coe-staff: Help the COE Celebrate Eugene's 150

[Lisa Fortin]

Hello,
Below is an article outlining the COE's participation in celebrating Eugene's 150th birthday by providing 150 backpacks to students at Fairfield elementary.  Have questions or want to find another way for your or your students to participate?  Contact the Director of Service Learning, Deanna Chappell Belcher at deannacb at uoregon.edu<mailto:deannacb at uoregon.edu>.

College of Education is First Campus Group to Celebrate Eugene's 150th
 Birthday

 To get the University of Oregon more involved with What's Your 150?,
 the City of Eugene created the Campus 150 Challenge. The challenge is
 to get students and faculty at the university to participate in
 celebrating Eugene's 150th birthday by either setting up their own 150
 goal or contributing to a campus organization's 150 goal. Whether it's
 through a student group or an individual, the possibilities are
 endless for creating a 150 goal.

 The College of Education is the first group on campus to participate
 in the challenge with a goal of collecting 150 backpacks for kids
 attending Fairfield Elementary in Eugene. "We are thrilled to
 participate in Eugene's 150th birthday celebration," Director of the
 Service-Learning Program Deanna Belcher said. "It is a fun way to
 honor the ongoing relationship between the University and its hometown
 and to encourage students, faculty and staff to pull together in a
 small way behind our common mission of caring for and educating all our children."

 Backpacks can be dropped off in the HEDCO lobby Monday through Friday
 between 8 and 6 p.m. until school begins in mid-September. Photo
 opportunities will be available to all media.

Eugene, Oregon, was first incorporated as the town of Eugene City on
 October 17, 1862. City staff and community members are working
 together on a number of events and activities to celebrate Eugene's
 150th birthday, and they want students of the University of Oregon to
 get involved and be a part of the celebration.

 What's Your 150?

 To celebrate the awesome place and amazing people of Eugene, the City
 has come up with an activity that anyone can get involved in leading
 to October 17. What's Your 150? is an opportunity for community
 members to get creative and do 150 things for Eugene's 150th birthday.
 People can post their ideas on the Eugene at 150 Facebook page to inspire
 others to do their own 150 -  facebook.com/Eugene at 150<mailto:facebook.com/Eugene at 150<mailto:facebook.com/Eugene at 150%3cmailto:facebook.com/Eugene at 150>> .

 There are lots of opportunities to participate, share ideas and join
 the
fun:
Online at
 www.eugene-or.gov/birthday<http://www.eugene-or.gov/birthday<http://www.eugene-or.gov/birthday%3chttp:/www.eugene-or.gov/birthday>>
Visit facebook.com/Eugene at 150<mailto:facebook.com/Eugene at 150<mailto:facebook.com/Eugene at 150%3cmailto:facebook.com/Eugene at 150>>
Call 541-682-8478



Lisa Fortin
Director of Events and Student Recruitment
College of Education, University of Oregon
Ph:  541-346-1607
Fax:  541-346-5818

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