Homecoming 2006 • "Wear Calvin" Day

Wear Calvin Day!
Friday, February 17, 2006

Sara Burde Tibbe

Sara Burde Tibbe '98 participated in Wear Calvin Day while in Mississippi. She writes, "On 2/17/06, I didn't wear my Calvin shirt for long. I replaced it with a Tyvek suit that I wore during "mold remediation" work in East Biloxi. My husband and I spent the day with a group from our church (New Hope Christian Church in Bartlett, TN) working with the organization Hands on USA. This group has been working in Biloxi since Katrina, doing debris removal, demolition, mold remediation, and rebuilding. During mold remediation, we began by using grinders to remove the mold from a house's studs. Then we vacuumed the mold spores. We ended with a thorough wipe-down of the house with a bleach solution. Tough work! But, we were thrilled to have the opportunity to help in bringing a little hope to an area that is still devastated.

Campus Store staff and student workers
The Campus Store employees model their Calvin-wear.

Calvin-wear at the Campus Store


Meeter Center: Ryan Noppen (Program Coordinator), Lauren Colyn (Student Assistant), Karin Maag (Director), and Paul Fields (Curator)


The Political Science Department and DeVos Center staff lead the way with displaying their Calvin clothing. And more members of the Poli Sci Department show their Calvin spirit:

Jim Penning
Scott Thomas
Doug Koopman, Bob DeVries, student assistant
Corwin Smidt
 

Departments with 100% participation in Wear Calvin Day:

Admissions
Alumni Relations
Campus Store
Career Development
Education
Financial Aid
Financial Services
Health Services
Heritage Hall Archives
Mail Services
Meeter Center
Office of Conferences and Campus Events
Political Science
Registrar's Office
Seminars in Christian Scholarship
Student Academic Services
Student Life

 
The "wear Calvin" invitation: Show and share your Calvin spirit on Homecoming Friday and Saturday. Wherever you are, wear something Calvin. Send your pictures and/or stories to the Calvin Alumni Office (alumni@calvin.edu) for possible publication. Calvin faculty and staff — led by their president and provost — will be joining you in their Calvin sweatshirts and other maroon and gold apparel. Departments with 100% participation on Friday, February 17, received a gift certificate for a free box of Krispy Kreme donuts!