RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and
university recycling programs across the U.S. This year there
are 496 schools participating, including 10 in Georgia. During
10 weeks each spring, schools compete in different contests to
see which institution can collect the largest amount of
recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables,
the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highest
recycling rate. Schools report measurements on a weekly basis.
RecycleMania is divided into two divisions, the Competition
Division and Benchmark Division. As this is our first year of
participation, DSC has chosen to enter the Benchmark Division
which is less formal and does not include placement in the
official rankings or eligibility to win any categories.
However, we will be able to see how our recycling efforts
compare with those around the country. The campus is currently
recycling all forms of paper, aluminum, and cardboard. By the
beginning of February, bins for the collection of plastic
bottles will be placed in all the campus buildings. The
competition began on January 19th and will conclude on March
27th.
Dalton State to host Elderfest’s
An Appalachian Christmas at Amicalola
Falls State Park
Release Date: Nov. 21, 2006
Dalton State College's Center for Continuing Education
will sponsor "An Appalachian Christmas" for Elderfest
2006 at Amicalola Falls State Park, December 3-6.
Elderfest is designed for Dalton State Elderhostel alumni and their friends
and families who are interested in hostelling and
learning more about the Elderhostel experience.
"There's no better place to be than the North Georgia mountains, and with
the Amicalola Falls Lodge decorated for Christmas,
you'll think you've found Santa's second home," says
Carol Burton, Dalton State's Elderhostel Coordinator.
"We have a wonderful program planned. We will take a look at Truman Capote's
two short stories that focus on Christmas in the South,
and we'll listen to holiday music from around the world
- from movies to Broadway," Burton continues.
"We'll hear Pat Hammond Greenwald tell us the story of
Carlie, a woman of the mountains, and we'll learn more
about the early settlers who made their homes in these
hills."
Storyteller Bob Thomason and his brother Greg will also be on hand to
entertain the guests with songs and stories, Burton
said.
Carol Burton, Elderhostel Coordinator for Dalton State,
holds a copy of the brochure that describes Elderfest's
"An Appalachian Christmas," scheduled for December 3-6.
During the three-day program, participants will also
hear from a descendant of the Creek Indian tribe who
will talk about the spirituality and spirit of the
Tribal peoples who were removed from the mountains of
North Georgia.
"Vette Middleton, a Creek descendant, will provide us
with a unique perspective that combines the gifts of
spirit, touch, and humor that were common to these
people," says Burton. "When you leave, you will have
been blessed by seeing, touching, and feeling the
spirituality of
this land and its humble people."
Participants will pay $330 per person for double
occupancy and $450 for a single room for the program.
Accommodations are in the Amicalola Falls State Park and
Lodge, which is home to the highest waterfall east of
the Mississippi River.
Elderhostel, a nonprofit organization, is the nation's
first and the world's largest education and travel
organization for adults aged 55 and older. More than
8,000 programs are offered each year in more than 90
countries.
The Dalton State Elderhostel programs have a big
following, partly because of Georgia's location as a
major thoroughfare connecting Florida to points north.
Elderfest, initiated in 1993 by Carol Burton, is an
annual reunion for those who have attended Dalton State
Elderhostel programs in the past, their friends and
families, and others who are interested in learning more
about hostelling. For more information about Elderfest
or Elderhostel, please call 706.272.4454.
