First Annual Trash Dance - TONIGHT!

February 1 @ 8 pm, Baker Center Ballroom B

The Ohio University Office of Sustainability is holding their first annual Trash Dance in Baker Center Ballroom B. Come out for a fun night with music provided by DJ Self Help, as well as food and prizes for best outfit, including a $100 gift certificate to ReUse Industries! Dress up in things you already have and add some trash for good measure; it makes the best accessory! There will be rewards for best outfit, so get creative! Ticket costs: $5 in advance, $7 at the door. Buy tickets in advance on the first floor of Baker on Friday until 5 pm. Contact Sarah at dewitt@ohio.edu for more information!

Good Works Walk for the Homeless Pictures

On Saturday January 19, AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteers from ReUse Industries joined over 400 area residents to take part in Good Works' Annual Walk for the Homeless. This year's walk participants raised over $32,000 for Timothy House, the homeless shelter run by Good Works located on the West side of Athens.

Here are some of the pictures we took that day:

Above: Good Works founder and executive director Keith Wasserman speaks to the crowd about the reality of homelessness in Southeast Ohio.

Above: A group of walkers listen as former residents of Timothy House share their experiences.

Above: The participants in the walk visit a homeless camp and listen to the stories shared by former residents of Timothy House.

For more information on Good Works, please visit their website at www.good-works.net