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The Student Wellness Community Calendar is updated weekly to provide health, wellness, and well-being resources that are available through both or campus and greater community. We will be adding Illinois student curated resources aimed at the 8-dimensions of wellness.  This calendar is packed with opportunities from classes on stress management, to adult social dance classes, and workshops covering therapeutic arts. Find information on upcoming fun runs, and athletic events. Explore what it means for you to “be-well Illinois”. 

Pumpkin Smash

Event Type
Other
Sponsor
Students for Environmental Concerns & Student Sustainability Committee
Location
Landscape Recycling Center, 1210 E University Avenue, Urbana, IL
Date
Nov 4, 2023   11:00 am - 3:00 pm  
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Students for Environmental Concerns (SECS), with funding from the Student Sustainability Committee, is working with Champaign County Environmental Stewards to hold a Pumpkin Smash event. A Pumpkin Smash is an event after Halloween where people bring their pumpkins and “smash” them to be put in a bin and composted. Pumpkins are 90% water, and when they decompose in landfills, they release methane, which is a significant contributor to climate change as a greenhouse gas. If pumpkins are composted correctly, the water gets returned to the soil, and the methane doesn’t get released into the atmosphere. We aim to collect pumpkins from the Urbana-Champaign area and compost them to counteract this issue. So come on out and smash your old pumpkins after the Halloween holiday!

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