College Eco Club To Host Wellness Fundraiser
Bermuda College’s Eco Club will host a wellness fundraiser featuring yoga, surfing, and environmental activities at Horseshoe Bay Beach on November 15.
A spokesperson said, “The community are invited to attend this Eco Wellness Retreat fundraiser for Bermuda College Eco Club Sunday November 15th at Horseshoe Bay Beach where they will enjoy yoga, surfing and environmental stewardship stations from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
“Spaces are limited so that participants get the optimal experience of each activity. All proceeds go to Bermuda College Eco Club sustainable initiatives both locally and globally including student scholarships and travel opportunities to carry out sustainable projects overseas. Last year’s fundraising efforts have resulted in our first Eco Club scholarship which will benefit two Bermuda College students from any programme who are environmental stewards in Spring 2027.
“We also supported fourteen members to travel to Bahamas and carry out important initiatives such as cleaning up an illegal dump in a Bahamas National Trust nature reserve.
“Yoga will be led by Mrs. Lorissa Peters, qualified yoga instructor, who is has been a big supporter of Eco Club. She has shared her yoga expertise with us before during exam time outside in our Bermuda College courtyard when students benefited from calming yoga at a stressful time. Mr. Ian Bridges [Cheese] from Surf Bermuda will lead the surf lessons, and he is a model environmental steward connecting people to the ocean via surfing.
“He has been an amazing key stakeholder for environmental science students at Bermuda College helping to deliver curriculum on how the impacts of climate change can lead to coastal erosion changing the whole shape of the beach and hence wave formation. This curriculum is delivered on a surfboard and students never forget it.”
Amy Harvey, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Bermuda College Eco Club Mentor, said, “BC Eco Club and our members are a very active part of the greater Bermuda community working hard to foster environmental stewardship. The hope is if we connect our community to our environment, they will love it and take care of it. One of our goals for this year is to increase more outdoor time and we are incorporating that into our events as well as encouraging our campus to do the same.
“We have faculty building outdoor time into their curriculum such as taking students to outdoor plays for English and sand sculpting at the beach for Art. Support staff are also taking events and meetings outside too. Our continued mission is to raise environmental awareness and promote sustainable behaviours. We strive for our initiatives to encompass these core values of the club.”
The spokesperson said, “Tickets must be bought in advance on www.ptix.bm. The Eco Wellness Retreat will start at 10 a.m. at Horseshoe Bay Beach on Sunday November 15th. Rain date is Sunday November 22nd.
“For more information, please contact aharvey@college.bm or follow us on IG @bcecoclub.”
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