FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 29, 2015

For More Information:
Glenville State College
Public Relations Department
(304) 462-4115

GLENVILLE, WV - In partnership with the New Vision Renewable Energy program, Glenville State College will be the site of a free 'Glolympics' night on Monday, October 5. Registration will take place at Morris Stadium at 6:30 p.m. and the games will begin at 7:00 p.m. Event organizers indicate that the fun is open to anyone aged 8 to 80.

The games, which are purposefully scheduled after dark, include soccer, disc golf, volleyball, corn hole, and more. As a highlight of the program, the field will be lit with the same solar lights that New Vision helps construct and share with schoolchildren in developing countries.

Plans are already underway to incorporate construction of the solar light kits in the elementary education science courses at GSC. Students in those classes will learn how to assemble the lights and then develop a teaching unit around it culminating with a hands-on lesson in the Gilmer County elementary schools.

To help implement that plan, a fundraising goal of $6,000 has been set. That would purchase 40 light kits which could then be assembled by students here in the Mountain State before they're shared with students in areas like Ghana and Haiti.

In the event of inclement weather, the games will be held in the Lilly Gymnasium on the main campus.

For more information about the free 'Glolympics' event or to find out how to purchase a light kit, contact Dr. Joe Evans at Joe.Evans@glenville.edu or (304) 462-6314 or Dr. Kevin Evans at Kevin.Evans@glenville.edu or (304) 462-6304.