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AWG Trivia Fundraiser

Have you ever wanted to beat your committee members in a trivia contest? Have you ever wanted to dazzle your colleagues with your command of useless knowledge? Do you want to raise money for AWG scholarships? Well, now is your chance! AWG has organized a Geoscience Department trivia session hosted by none other than resident trivia master Mr. Ben Barnes. Everyone, undergrad, grad, post-docs, and faculty are welcome and encouraged to participate!

 

The date is Nov. 17th at 7pm. The place is Ben Barnes’ zoom room (link will follow after signing up).

 

There is a $5 per person charge to participate (payable to Adam-Benfield-3 via Venmo). All proceeds are put towards AWG field camp scholarships. To sign up, please fill out this google sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Uf4lvAOcvaFRxTz-FgH3-Bin8bJLk3xuxLj0iAA9z8/edit?usp=sharing

You can self-organize into your own teams or throw caution to the wind and be randomly assigned a team. Your choice! Please limit team sizes to 6-7 people to make the relative brain power fair to everyone.

AWG Fall Festival!

Fall Festival flyer. Says: AWG Fall Festival, Holmes-Foster Park, Sunday October 25th, 2 PM. All proceeds to support undergraduate scholarships. 10$ entry fee for a pumpkin and pizza.

What: a (socially-distanced and safe) pumpkin-spice filled afternoon that includes a pumpkin carving competition, FREE pizza, and baked goods/apple cider (for purchase for fund raising). $10 gets you a pumpkin, entry to this exclusive event, and free pizza (did we mention there will be pizza?). We will have trash disposal and *very few* pumpkin carving implements, so please bring your own if you have them (knife, spoon, etc)! Winner of the carving competitions will get a free piece of swag of their choosing!

Where: Holmes-Foster Park

When: October 25th, 2pm

How: sign up on this list and Venmo (or deliver) $10 to Shelby Bowden (Venmo username: @Shelby-Bowden) BY OCTOBER 20th!! (I have to go buy the pumpkins beforehand).

Competition categories:

-geology

-culture

-spooky

-artsy fartsy

-nature (non geology)

*COVID-safety measures: We will enforce mask wearing, social distancing, and maintaining a safe and comfortable environment for all who want to attend. We will also be sanitizing the provided pumpkins before giving them out. If you would like to support AWG and participate but don’t feel comfortable hanging out, you are welcome to still come and grab a pumpkin, carve it at home, and share photos of your creation with us!*

New Online Store

Support the Penn State AWG field camp scholarship by purchasing t-shirts, mugs, stickers, and more! We will be selling AWG merchandise at colloquium and all AWG events. If you are not able to purchase in person, order from our new Etsy store! We have just released new mugs and t-shirts with a brand new design.

mug mugs in action

mugs: the perfect accessory to your morning meetings, and the eco-friendly way to fill up on coffee whenever you need.

 

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t-shirts: the most effective way to share your style. Look at that sweet block model on the front.

 

buff perri in the field with buff

buffs: pretend you’re on Survivor and wear in the field. Perfect as a headband, a neck warmer, or as a general sun shield. Be like Perri, and it will help you dig holes!

 

buttons and stickers sticker steminist button science for all button

stickers and buttons: share your love for AWG at all times– attach to your water bottle, backpack, laptop, or drone case.

 

Each swag purchase helps to support the field camp scholarship. Share broadly!

New T-Shirts!

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The Association for Women Geoscientists is happy to announce the launch of our BRAND NEW t-shirt designs for 2019 as part of our annual fundraiser for the AWG field camp scholarship. For the past few years AWG has been able to provide financial support for women and under-represented minority students attending Penn State’s field camp. This year we are excited to say that the national AWG chapter has agreed to match our fundraising up to $1,000 – which means that when you purchase a shirt, or a sticker, your money is doubled! See the attached flyer for all your swag options.
 
You can purchase your AWG swag before all department colloquia this semester, at AWG hosted events, or at any time if you contact Troy Ferland (tmf30@psu.edu), Joanmarie Del Vecchio (joanmarie@psu.edu), or any of your friendly AWG members roaming the halls of Deike. We will soon be re-launching our Etsy store so that friends far and wide can order swag (stay tuned), and we have exciting fundraising events like art classes in the pipeline for the spring.