We are fundraising for our Earth Day celebration, Eco Palooza! The event is a celebration of the Earth aimed at educating both students and community members alike on environmental goals and ideas. We will be having live bands, environmental education games, and food to celebrate the Earth while working to educate attendees.

Eco Action believes that one of the largest issues impacting environmental sustainability is the lack of education on the topic in general. We are working hard to reach out to the community to engage them in best practices related to sustainable living.

Eco Action was founded in 1972 and is the oldest environmental club at the Pennsylvania State University. In the beginning decades of the club's existence, Eco Action held an annual Earth Day Celebration on Earth Day (or during the week of Earth Day). As the university grew in size, the amount of environmental clubs on campus grew, causing the membership of Eco Action to diminish.

Eco Action is now seeing its rebirth, and we have successfully gained more members over the past several years to a point where we have the manpower and resources to celebrate the Earth in a fun and informational event! We are working hard to bring an annual Earth Day Celebration back to Penn State's campus to encourage environmental awareness and education. We are aiming to not only educate our fellow classmates, but all of the State College Community.

The event, Eco Palooza, will be held on April 23, 2017 at the HUB Lawn from noon to 4 p.m. The event will have live music from the following musicians: Lowjack, Eric Ian Farmer, and Nathan Cutshell. Speakers have also been planned to speak at the event in between the bands. Eco Action has teamed up with other environmental clubs on campus who will be hosting informational booths at the event with educational games for students, kids, faculty, staff, and parents! There will be a recycled art show at the event which displays the art of children from our local elementary schools. A free yoga class will take place before the start of the event on the HUB lawn.

By making a gift today, you are helping us bring back this classic event from our past. Funds can support our informational tables, audio-visual equipment for our performers, and provide refreshments to our guests.