Campus Beautification Day 2008
April 8, 2008
RAIN DATE: April 9, 2008

Volunteers Needed
Join faculty, staff and students in this annual event geared to beautify our campus. Activities include: installing plants, placing mulch and general clean up of the campus grounds.

SIGN UP: 8:00-11 a.m.
Main Quad, Tenley and Brandywine

PLANTING: 8:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Plan to wear comfortable clothes appropriate for working in the garden. No experience is needed and all equipment will be provided.

BARBECUE: Noon, Amphitheater

RAFFLE: 12:45 p.m.
Only ticket need be at raffle to win.
Special thanks to our raffle donors:
ABC's Good Morning America, American Café, American Combustion, Inc., American University Facilities Management, American University Campus Store, American University Grounds Department, Aramark, Armand's Pizza, Booeymonger's, Brickman Group, Café Deluxe, Cakelove, Chevy Chase Florist, Chicken Out, Clyde's Chevy Chase, Coca~Cola, De Carlo's Restaurant, Guapo's, Holiday Inn Chevy Chase, Holiday Inn Georgetown, Katzen Cafè, Maggiano's, Mayflower Chinese Restaurant, McDonald's, Megabytes, The Mud Box, Riverstone Realty, WAMU 88.5 FM, The Washington Nationals, Zip Car

VISIT: The Green Initiatives display on the quad.

QUESTIONS: contact Katherine Kirlin or 202-885-2431 

AU's Public Garden & Arboretum

>   come witness the campus grounds, whose award winning design and management focus on meeting the varied needs of the AU community.

>   enjoy the amazing diversity found in the extensive collections of plants species and sculpture from around the globe.

>   learn the fruits of our research, including documenting species hardiness, testing adaptability of traditionally non-hardy species in favorable microclimates, monitoring new plant varieties, and exploring various maintenance products and techniques.

> read Enter the garden of knowledge (American Today, Sept. 25, 2007)