Festival on the Green

The 6th Annual Festival on the Green! will be held on Sunday, September 13th from noon to 5pm behind the Storrs Center commerical plazas.

Don't miss the kick-off event, the Celebrate Mansfield Parade which begins at 12. The parade will run along Storrs Road between Route 275 and Dog Lane.

Plus, there will be performances from local bands (including the headliner, James Montgomery Band), food from local restaurants and vedors, an art show, cooking demonstrations, petting zoo, and more.

The festival is a low-waste event. Not only do all food vendors use compostable cups, bowls, plates, etc., but the "plastic" material used to produce these items is actually corn. The goal of the festival is to divert 90% of the waste generated at the event from the Town of Mansfield's trash incinerator. Bins for recyclables, compostables, trash, and returnable bottles helps with this goal.

Want to be a part of the action? Volunteers are needed for:

• Set-up (9:00-12:00)
• Parade traffic control (11:00-12:30)
• Puppets in the Parade (Time TBD)
• Clean-up (5:00-6:30)
  

If you are interested in volunteering, contact the Mansfield Downtown Partnership at 429-2740 or mdp@mansfieldct.org

Gearing up for Fall

Hello ALDers!

Welcome to the new Alpha Lambda Delta blog. This will be a space for us to post about events going on around campus, cool things you should check out, ways to get involved, and more. We will be updating it often, so keep checking back to read about all things ALD and UConn.

Even though it is summer, lots of exciting things have been going on for ALD. First, as you may have heard, we are having a photo contest. Entitled ALD Across the World: A Photo Contest, we are asking you to take photos of yourself and your friends and family at all of the exciting vacation spots you visit this summer. You do that anyway, right? The only stipulation is that the ALD logo is present in the picture. Whether this is on a t-shirt, sweatshirt, coffee mug, or even a print-out creatively displayed, we are looking for interesting compositions and displays of the logo. Submissions are accepted until September 1st, so there is plenty of time to enter!

Some more very exciting news: ALD member Leah Goldberg has been chosen as one of 35 recipients of the Jo Anne Trow National Scholarship from National ALD. Leah is a rising Junior in the School of Nursing. Selection for the scholarship is based on academic record, participation in Alpha Lambda Delta activities, applicants' statements, and campus and community activities. We are all very proud of Leah!

Everyone at the University is gearing up for fall and for the return of the students, and ALD is no exception. Our first general member meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8th. There will be lots of opportunities to get involved this year, so stay tuned...