FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, April 16, 2010

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgc.edu

SGC to Host Earth Week Activities Beginning April 19

This year’s Earth Week celebration at South Georgia College will feature an interesting series of environmentally conscious presentations that highlight important conservation and ecological issues. Each year, SGC promotes environmental awareness through Earth Week activities, scheduled around the annual Earth Day celebration, which takes place on April 22.

The college kicks off Earth Week on Monday, April 19 with a presentation on the Broxton Rocks by SGC’s own Frankie Snow. The talk begins at 6:30 p.m. in Stubbs Hall, room 142. On Tuesday, April 20, SGC’s Environmental Awareness Club will plant a tree outside Davis Hall at noon in honor of Dr. Jim Cottingham, Vice President for Student Affairs. At 6:30 p.m. in Stubbs Hall, room 142, Dr. Adam Safer and Robert Preston will host a snake show featuring a variety of snakes from around the globe. On Wednesday, state herpetologist Dirk Stevenson will present an informative talk on the endangered eastern indigo snake in Stubbs Hall, room 142, at 6:30 p.m. The week will conclude on Earth Day – Thursday, April 22 – with a film titled The End of the Line, which offers a shocking inside look at the global fishing industry. SGC students will also be able to make an environmental pledge from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Engram Union. Prizes will be furnished by Wal-Mart Distribution Center.

These events are sponsored by the Environmental Awareness Club and the SGC Cultural Events Committee. These presentations are free and open to the public.

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