MCC’s Arbor Day Event

Please come join us on March 29, 2012 for

MCC’s Tree Campus USA Ceremony &

Bob Ford’s 45^th Year Service Tree Dedication

McLennan Community College has been named a 2011 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of the college's commitment to effective community forestry management. This is the first time MCC has been honored with this distinction. The college is one of only six higher education institutions in Texas to earn this designation and one of only two community colleges to do so. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. For a complete press release about this event, visit: http://www.mclennan.edu/news/973.html.

Key events occurring on MCC’s Arbor Day Event include:

1:00 pm – 2:15 pm: MCC Students Volunteer Event for mulch spreading outside the Science Building by the water fountains.

2:30 pm: Tree Campus USA & Arbor Day Celebration & Bob Ford’s Tree Dedication Ceremony located outside the Lecture Hall (all students, staff, and faculty are invited).

After Dedication: Janice Jackson (Campus Botanist/Biology Instructor) will lead a tree tour of campus.

For more information about the Arbor Day Celebration, contact sustainability committee member Elaine Fagner at 299-8442 or efagner@mclennan.edu.

MCC’s Bi-annual Shred and Recycle Day

MCC’s Bi-annual Shred and Recycle Day is next Friday (March 30^th from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm at the back of the MAC parking lot). You can bring your items from home and work. Please spread the word to your students. If your students are eligible to earn extra credit, please send them our way that morning! If you need assistance with having your recyclables picked up, please call Sid Ross by Tuesday of next week at 299-8849 or email him at sross@mclennan.edu.

We are not accepting: electronics, glass, tires, paint, or oil products. All other single stream recyclables currently put in our bins on campus will be accepted.

The MCC Sustainability Committee appreciates your help and time to protect our environment!