Glow Out
GLOW OUT
Friday, October 30th 2009 from 7:00pm-9:00pm
Come outside in the brisk fall air to hang out with friends, throw light-up
Frisbees, play glow disc golf, roast s'mores, and listen to music...all while saving energy!
Glow OutWhat would it look like to have 200 people throwing 50 light-up Frisbees around campus at the same time? What would campus look like if these 200 people all blacked out their rooms (turning off lights and unplugging electrical devices) while they were playing? This is what we call a Glow Out!!!
If your looking for something fun and active to do on Friday, October 30th, this fall's Glow Out is where you want to be. Luther College Wellness, Sustainability, and SAC are teaming up for this first-of-its-kind competition in which students pledge to turn off all the room lights and electronics from 7:00pm-9:00pm and come outside to play catch with light-up Frisbees, roast s'mores, listen to music, and hang out with friends. If you like disc golf, there will also be a Glow Out Disc Golf Tournament Fundraiser you can register for and play in. Floors of dorms will compete between each other for the largest percentage of students pledging. The key here is to raise awareness about energy conservation, not necessarily to save buckets of electricity in a couple of hours!
See below for Glow Out information and registration.
Go to this link for Glow Out Disc Golf Tournament Fundraiser information and registration for.
How to Participate
Step 1 - Register and sign a blackout pledge
Since we only have 50 light-up Frisbees we are offering online pre-registration before the event. Register individually or in groups. If you pre-register as a group of 5 or more we will reserve a light-up Frisbee to use at the event. If you register individually there will be plenty of groups to join.
If you don't pre-register, you can still pledge and check-in the night of the event at one of our three sign-in tables. Depending on the number of participants, there may or may not be any Frisbee's left. If not, after checking in you can join one of the many groups already playing.
Step 2 - Blackout rooms the night of the event.
Before heading outside, turn off lights and unplug everything from the electrical outlets in your room. See if you can get your RAs to turn off floor hall and bathroom lights as well.
Step 3 - Check-in the night of the event.
All participants must stop in at one of our check-in tables to sign in and pick up a Frisbee. This is the same place you will return the Frisbee once you are done playing catch. People need to sign in so we can verify actual participation and the blacking out of rooms. If you don't sign in, you will not be counted towards the number of people participating from your floor.
Check-in Table Locations
- Towers/Ylvi (on Valders side of Ylvi, near sand volleyball)
- Brandt (in courtyard area on library lawn side)
- Larson/Farwell/Olson (in front of Larson by lawn in front of Main)
Check-in tables will have luminaries identifying them
Step 4 - Have a fun!
Find some green space and people and start throwing. If you get hungry for a snack, come to the Library lawn and roast some s'mores while listening to great music. The glow disc golf tournament starts at 8:00pm if your participating in that.
Step 5 - Return Light-up Frisbees
Since our intention is to hold this event again, return Frisbees to the check-in table you received it from once you are finished playing. We are tracking who checks the Frisbees out to insure they get returned. If you don't check the Frisbee back in we will be contacting you to get it back. The cost of the Frisbee will be charged to your account should it not be returned.
Step 6 - And the Winner is...
The floor with the largest percentage of residents participating will receive an ICE CREAM party. You must blackout your rooms and sign in at the check-in table in order to counted towards this percentage.
Questions? Contact Pieter Ver Steeg at verspi01@luther.edu or Dan Bellrichard, Sustainability Coordinator, at danbellrichard@luther.edu.