Release Date: March 26, 2007

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Monmouth College’s Students for Environmental Awareness (SEA) will sponsor an Environmental Chidren’s Fair on March 31 from 1 to 4 p.m. on the fourth floor of the college’s Haldeman-Thiessen Science Center.

The fair, which is free and open to the public and geared for children ages 3 to 12, will focus on “El Agua,” with activities and information relating to oceans, rivers, lakes and glaciers.

“This event will be set up as an open house, where parents and children can move from room to room as they please and leave whenever they like,” said SEA member Kelsey Cole, a sophomore from Grayslake. “The purpose of the fair is to expose children to the environment of the world. This is valuable experience that will hopefully foster care and appreciation in children for something they may not have daily contact with.”

Children will be able to create “cardboard fishies,” recreate an oil spill and watch “March of the Penguins,” among other activities.

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