Best Buddies Thanksgiving Fest!

For those who don't know, Best Buddies is a national non-profit ogranization that is dedicated to providing friendship and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities.  Students at Trinity College meet with their Best Buddy a few times a month in pairs and as a group there are events such as the Friendship Walk, Halloween Party, and last weeks ThanksFest!

On Sunday, November 21 Best Buddies came together in the giving spirit of Thanksgiving and made bird houses.  The houses - currently on display in the FACES Lounge, will be donated to home owners through Habitat for Humanity.

Afterwards, everyone shared delicious food.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Green Campus and ConnPIRG's No Drill's, No Spills campaign collaborated to hold energy audits the last full week before Thanksgiving break and the final week of Dorm Wars.
Some of the energy saving tips included:
1. Take colder showers. It will wake you up and actually make you cleaner!
2. Unplug you TV when it is not in use!
3. Take a shorter shower!
4. Brushing your teeth?? Turn off the water!
5. Use a drying rack instead of a clothes dryer

Hey, and outside the college dorm - these tips could mean more money in your pocket.

The goal of the energy audits was to help students learn ways they could make their dorm lifestyle more energy-friendly with the hopes of their building winning the pizza party prize!

On Saturday, Green Campus ended the week with Vigilante Recycling at the Tree House - from 11 pm to midnight.