Celebrate Earth Day All Month with Events, Volunteer Opportunities and Bingo!

Earth Day is Monday, April 22 and our Sustainability team is hosting events throughout the week to celebrate.

Not only that, but all month long you can play Sustainability Bingo—and be entered to win a prize! Simply download the Earth Day Bingo card, complete it by April 28 and send it along with a picture of you completing one of the activities to mcsotelo@carilionclinic.org.

Check out the events below and find more information about each of them on the Sustainability hub. And consider volunteering to help make these events happen! See the sidebar for details.

CRMH Earth Day Fair

Monday, April 22, 6:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Stop by and learn about the many ways our organization promotes environmental health. Our Sustainability team will be on hand with games and prizes, free tree seedlings while supplies last, information about our first greenhouse gas accounting and more.

You can even bring small electronics from home—your personal cell phones, tablets, laptops and cables—for safe, secure recycling!

In honor of Earth Day, consider taking the employee shuttle or the Star Line if you’re coming from another facility!

Earth Day Events at Other Carilion Facilities

Monday, April 22

The following locations will also have tables set up with materials and free tree seedlings available while supplies last: 

• CRCH
• CASB 
• CFMH
• CRBH
• CNRV

Composting at CRMH

Monday, April 22, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Have lunch at the Mountain View Café and visit with a Sustainability Champion to learn about proper disposal of excess food waste.

Piedmont Park Tree Planting

Wednesday, April 24, 4:30 – 5:15 p.m.

Attendees at this event (limited to 10, so register now!) will plant trees along the greenway at Piedmont Park. This event is in partnership with Roanoke’s Urban Forestry Program.

Sustainability Hero Award Winners Announcement

Thursday, April 25, noon

Watch the Wow wall to find out who our Sustainability Hero Award winners are, and read about their innovative sustainability efforts.

Campus Cleanup

Friday, April 26, 12-1 p.m. (or anytime!)

On Friday, April 26 go outside your office (or home office!) and participate in a Carilion-wide cleanup. Grab a trash bag and some gloves (either gardening or medical exam gloves) and walk around the area to pick up any trash you find. Participants at CRMH are invited to meet at the pedestrian bridge—supplies will be provided!

Whether you participate in the cleanup at noon Friday or another time during the week, send a picture of your efforts to mcsotelo@carilionclinic.org to be entered into a drawing for a prize!

For more information about our Earth Day (week-month!) celebrations and other Sustainability initiatives, reach out to Marina Sotelo, Sustainability program manager, at mcsotelo@carilionclinic.org or 540-266-6475.