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.