Coe College Communications

Hey Guys!
So I've made e-mail contact with Kali Rietcheck, who is the president of Coe
College's Environmental Club. Would people be interested in meeting up with
her and possibly professors from their Environmental Studies department so
that we could compare sustainability efforts?

I was thinking that if they had a club meeting during the week we were there
that we could sit in on that and possibly get dinner before/after with some
of the officers of the club/important people who are working on their
sustainability efforts. Or if they don't have a meeting scheduled, we could
always arrange to meet somewhere else with these people.

Stacey

Count Down - IOWA here we come!

Hi Team!

It was great sharing some laughs last night! Since we are a small group I think our trip experience will be like no other! I’m glad it is coming together so nicely! So we are at a countdown with 10 days remaining until we leave for Iowa! Samantha thought of a great idea to get together to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button at the Smith Opera House on Friday, March 13 at 7 pm. Tickets for students are $3. If you are interested in going, let me know and I will send out a reminder email of where to meet that night. Maybe everyone will be too busy last-minute packing!

Stacy, our HWS Campus Greens President, brought up Coe College last night because they are located in Cedar Rapids, IA and have a great ‘going green’ program on their campus just as HWS does! Their website mentions how their president has also signed the Climate Commitment and that the Coe campus is participating in RecycleMania too! Time to meet our competitors! We may have a lot in common and could possibly try to connect with a few of Coe’s students to exchange new ideas for campus sustainability! Stacey is going to work on this and hopefully make arrangements for a meeting on one of our free evenings! This website gives an overview of Coe’s sustainability efforts! Pretty impressive! If any other team members have ideas of how to spend our evenings –please post them here!! We should do some homework on Cedar Rapids!

So I thought I would give you a heads up as to what ‘must haves’ you should pack for this trip--- (please use a duffle bag since suitcases are to boxy for the van)

• Rain gear (let’s hope we don’t have to use it
• Knee-high rubber boots – they sell them at Tractor Supply/ LL Bean/ Bass Pro Shop and range from $17-$50+
• Clothes that WILL get dirty (there is a laundry facility so keep it minimal)
• Small backpack –to carry belonging each day to site
• Warm layers –there is no fashion statement needing to be made! LOL
• Spending cash for meals (~$90) and fun money
• Baseball cap and Sunglasses –good for the boat and bad hair days
• Snacks for the road to share
• Hat and gloves –wind and rain can take a toll after a day outside working

(Post anything else you can think of, Martyna and Deirdre –my returnees)

OKAY! We are hoping for great weather, right!!? See Cedar Rapids, IA the 7-day forecast! I see 57 degrees!!! Let’s keep it that way!!!

I found this website that describes the experiences of flood victims and the river that we will work hard to recover. Check out these images and videos to get a feel for the difference you are going to make by volunteering your time over Spring Break! Something to really be proud of! Thanks, team!

OK! I am putting the finishing touches (confirmations) on our trip plans! Thanks for all of your timeliness with payments and meetings! I really appreciate it! See you again on the morning of Saturday, March 14^th! (I’ll post a time and place to load the vans) ---Sarah :)