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Earth Day Celebration

April 26, 2008

The Kent County Humane Society and WC's Center for Environment & Society presented the annual Mutt Strut, Pet Fair and Earth Day Celebration in Wilmer Park.

Somerset, Wicomico and Worchester won the Do It in the Dark competition, reducing their energy consumption by the highest percentage from last year. John S. Toll Science Center also made the extra effort to go green. Jake Deal '10 took home the 2008 George Gets Ingenious prize for his student garden proposal.

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CES Climate Action Coordinator Briggs Cunningham at the CES booth.

CES raffled off a rain barrel for home water conservation.

Puppies up for adoption from the Kent County Humane Society.

The Sultana cruised by several times throughout the day.

The Student Environmental Alliance offered tie dying for Earth Day tshirts.

Interspecies affection blossomed in the spring sunshine.

Members of the Anthropology Club demonstrated the historic atlatl throw.

CES Director John Seidel shows the younger generation an atlatl works.

CES Associate Mark Wiest gives the atlatl a try.

Phil Doccolo ’08 pitches a spear at Murray the Mastadon.

Students enjoyed both the beautiful weather and the music.

Sam Bulkilvish ’09 displays her tie dyed Earth Day shirt.

Many dogs wore green bandanas to show their support for Earth Day.

Alisha DiGiandomenico ’10 educates a park-goer about electronics recycling.

Kascie Herron ’07, Cynthia Sebian-Lander ’07 and Sam Bulkilvish ’09 display the finished 1Sky banner. Park goers drew images representing their hopes in the face of climate change.