To celebrate Earth Day, the college hosted an entire week of events. One of the highlights was the ceremony to dedicate the solar array at Crawford House, of which there are photos below.
Then, recognizing the latest trend in environmentally-friendly practices – upcycling – the Echo asked students to submit photos of their own upcycled creations.
MC president Tom Bogart addresses visitors at the dedication ceremony for the solar array at Crawford House on Thursday, April 19. Photo courtesy of the MC Flickr website
Dr. Mark O’Gorman played a major role in securing the grant to fund the solar project and has hopes that future environmental studies students will benefit from the array. Photo courtesy of the MC Flickr website
Bruce Guillaume, director of Mountain Challenge, explains how the solar array works to a group of visitors before the dedication ceremony. Photo courtesy of the MC Flickr website
Members of the group responsible for securing the solar array pose with Bogart as he prepares to cut the ribbon, dedicating the array. Photo courtesy of the MC Flickr website
The solar array consists of 12 photovoltaic panels which will hopefully provide about a third of the electricity needed to power Crawford House. Photo courtesy of the MC Flickr website
Dr. Drew Crain talked about the college’s next big sustainability project: the orchards being planted in the College Woods and at Penrose Farm. Photo courtesy of the MC Flickr website
Melissa Kiewiet created a kitchen apron out of an old place mat and some tea towels. Photo by Melissa Kiewiet
Katie Brobst transformed an old piece of jewelry in to a new one, using parts of an old watch for a new necklace. Photo by Katie Brobst
Mountain Challenge goes through a lot of ropes, so director Bruce Guillaume commissioned Shannon Woolfolk to put one of those retired ropes to good use. The result was this patriotic rug made out of a red, white and blue rope that now serves its new purpose keeping Crawford House clean, as well as green. Photo courtesy of Mountain Challenge
Kiewiet also created a hanging herb planter made with a piece of old plywood and some plastic two-liter bottles. Photo by Melissa Kiewiet
Brobst’s second project is a wall decoration – a collage of pictures using a hub cap she found as its base. Photo by Katie Brobst
Kiewiet’s final creation is another apron, this time made out of some white material she found at a thrift shop and an old Scrabble game. Photo by Melissa Kiewiet
