Environmentally Friendly Club Paves Way to Healthier Living

SFE: an HCC student club leaving a legacy for a healthier tomorrow.

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Students For the Environment club members.

  The Ybor chapter of Students for the Environment, SFE, is a club that dedicates itself to environmental and sustainability issues. A key goal for the SFE is to strive toward a more environmentally friendly campus, push toward intercampus and local environmental issues, and promote sustainability in our community.

  SFE is part of a global movement to save the planet and believes students can work together toward this endeavor.

  The club was founded in early 2015, stemming from a faculty-driven Sustainability Committee that provided an opportunity for students to have their voices heard on environmental issues that impact our communities.

  Now both faculty and student groups work closely together to move HCC campuses toward a better future. By the fall of 2015, the club filled its ranks with active members and began planning green initiatives around campus.

  One of the clubs intended projects involves creating a learning garden that will help reconnect students with nature and food, and act as a learning platform for growing food in urban areas.

  The SFE club has begun working on some interesting events and have planned trips.
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  Some of the trips taken were to a local apiary, a collection of bee hives, to learn about the care of bees, a
behind the scenes tour at the Florida Aquarium to better understand the marine ecosystem, and the club even conducted a waste audit to improve the recycling ability on campus.

  The SFE member continue to meet to brainstorm new project ideas, and have discussed showing environmental films on campus.

  The clubs message is clear, not only do they want to make people aware of environmental dangers, but they want to present solutions for preventing them in the first place. The members believe in ins
piring people into action, even if in small ways to help make a difference.

  As part of the green movement, the SFE philosophy is to build a more environmentally conscious society. One where concern for the health and well-being of humans, nature and animals can bring harmony.

  Instilling these ideas in the general public and future club members will help better the community and will help progress into better citizens of the world. These environmental actions will not only leave behind a legacy for other students who wish to continue the club, but act as a blueprint for anyone who wishes to make this world a better place