By Emma Giebel, VRG Intern
April is one of my favorite months of the year, but it has only become so
recently. After four years at college, April has changed from the month of “April
Showers,” to the month dedicated to celebrating this beautiful planet we live
on. Since being involved in sustainability at my university, I have had the
opportunity to work on planning many of the events during this month. One of
these events is the annual Evergreen Fest, which is a celebration of
sustainability. The event takes place on our beautiful quad, right in the
middle of Loyola’s arboretum. Nearly 20 clubs and organizations on and off
campus take their place with a table, where they can do whatever they wish,
such as hand out free samples, play games, or share information. That was what
my Co-Intern Taylor and I did for The Vegetarian Resource Group. Our table was
filled with information about veganism, and there couldn’t have been a better place
for us to be present at. The community members attending this festival were
people who already have an interest in environmentalism, so many of them were
eager to learn more. It was great to share our own personal stories with
veganism and vegetarianism, and talk about the topic with our peers. The whole
festival was a celebration of sustainability, so it was perfectly fitting that
we were their spreading information about the best diet you can have for not
only yourself, but the planet.