Give Springs A Break - UF AWRA Ginnie Springs Camping Weekend (4/10- 4/12)

UF’s American Water Resources Association Student Chapter in partnership with the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute will be hosting the 2nd Annual Give Springs a Break Weekend this coming weekend, April 10-12th. All college students across Florida (both undergraduate and graduate) are invited to attend for a weekend of student networking, environmental advocacy, springs seminars, and of course tubing, snorkeling, volleyball, and camping!(There are one day access and one-night camping options as well) One of our sponsors, Swamp Head Brewery will be providing beverages Friday and Saturday night too! You do not want to miss this amazing opportunity to connect with students in related fields all around Florida while learning from some of the greatest minds in Florida springs ecology and advocacy. To register, find out more about this event, and the list of our guest speakers please check out the Calendar of Events on the Florida Springs Institute website. https://howardtodumfloridaspringsinstitute.wildapricot.org/event-1874504?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=3/23/2015 Please also check out our Facebook event Give Springs A Break 2015 and the Florida Springs Institute Facebook page for more details! All proceeds from this event will be donated to the non-profit Florida Springs Institute. If you have any questions about this event please email Heather at hculp@floridaspringsinstitute.org.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GIVE SPRINGS A BREAK: Please turn in a short paragraph or two explaining why you believe this educational weekend would be beneficial to you. If you have any photographs or videos you believe could supplement your essay we strongly encourage you to send them as well. Please turn in all submissions by Wednesday, 4/8, at 6pm and you will be contacted the following morning whether or not you have received the scholarship.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. Please send all submissions to emilyanntaylor001@gmail.com