Earth Day Trashion Show
Every year, SWEP Envirolution students bring the Trashion Show to the main stage at the Earth Day Festival at Palisades Tahoe.
Tahoe Truckee Earth Day is the largest Earth Day celebration in the area. This free, environmental education community event provides residents and visitors an opportunity to learn about the various environmental issues that affect the North Lake Tahoe – Truckee region. SWEP is proud to be to a longstanding partner in this event, providing Sustainability Club students the opportunity to engage in environmental advocacy by inspiring community action and participation in stewardship efforts.
Advocacy in Action
Trashion Show Assemblies empower students and the community to take action towards sustainability efforts in the areas of energy and water conservation, waste reduction, composting, wildfire prevention and preparedness, and climate change. High school students take center stage, wearing unique outfits they created out of upcycled materials, while sharing environmentally-focused messages tied to each design.
Here, SWEP Envirolution student, Lily Fay, showcases her original choreography, wearing a self-made costume
decorated with up-cycled plastic water bottles. Her performance raises awareness about the impact of plastic pollution
and celebrates the upcoming reduction ordinance on single-use water bottles, set to take effect in Truckee on Earth Day 2025.
Earth Day Raffle
SWEP also hosts an Earth Day Raffle with amazing prizes, including artisan goods, certificates to local vendors & restaurants, rounds of golf, and lift tickets to local ski resorts. Winners are announced directly following the Trashion Show. Stop by our booth near the main stage to purchase your tickets - you won't want to miss this! All raffle proceeds directly support connecting students to the environment.
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You are able to pre-purchase raffle tickets, however, please note that you must be present to claim your prize. Raffle tickets are available for purchase online at the link below.
If you would like to empower local youth to become environmental advocates
by making an in-kind donation towards SWEP's Earth Day Raffle, please email info@4swep.org.
SWEP is a registered 501(c)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible.
In-Kind Donations
SWEP extends heartfelt thanks to all of our generous donors for their incredible support
of our Earth Day Raffle fundraiser!
How Your Generosity Powers Our Mission
With over 20 ongoing programs and only 7
full-time employees, SWEP has little overhead, but a large amount of offerings to the community.
Your donation directly supports relevant
and vital year-round programming that promotes climate action and environmental stewardship to Tahoe-Truckee youth, inspiring students to take action in protecting their environment.