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Earth Day “Take-Home Kit” learn how you and your family can protect the environment every day in lots of ways.
Earth Day, April 22, is an annual observance held to increase public awareness of the environment. Each year on Earth Day, millions of people throughout the world gather together to celebrate the event by cleaning up parks and schools, going out and teaching others and learning about progress in reducing pollution.
2009
EPA Mid-Atlantic 2009 Earthday Contest - Reduce Your Class Footprint - for students in grades 4 through 7 in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Registration is closed and reports are now under review.
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Region 3 2009 Earth Day Events that were held:
Event/Activity |
Date/Time |
Employee |
Location |
Website/Other Information |
Northfield Community School’s “Green Fair” |
March 27 |
Rashmi Mathur |
Northfield Community School |
Featuring Green organizations, crafts, foods, activities, Green Fair art, Fair art and composition displays by the students |
Clean Air Council Run |
April 18, 9:00 a.m. |
@40 on EPA team |
Martin Luther King Drive, Phila. |
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Community Service |
April 18 |
Fred Suffian |
Twin Oaks Park |
This is a day of community service. We have between 50 - 100 volunteers from the girl scouts, boy scouts and high school organizations participate. We plan to assemble rain barrels, label storm drains, naturalize detention basins, plant flowers and pick up litter. We provide breakfast and lunch for the participants |
Recycling – reuse of items |
April 22 |
Ann Carkhuff |
West Vincent Elementary School, |
The book, The Lorax, will be read and discuss the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling. |
Regional Earth Day Outreach |
April 22 |
Larry Brown |
Suburban Station |
R3's principal events; Suburban Station information fair -- for thousands of downtown commuters and kids… and a science symposium with other federal agencies at a Phila. middle school |
Ground Water Protection Presentation |
April 22 |
Andrea Bennett |
Merion Elementary School |
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Anacostia Watershed Society Earth Day Rally Celebration |
April 22 |
Catherine King |
DC |
http://www.anacostiaws.org/ |
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary's Earth Day event |
April 22 |
Jennifer Sincock, Brian Poe, Amy Howell , Jim Bennett |
Rodney Square, |
The event features dozens of "green" vendors from throughout the tri-state region; vendors will be offering a variety of products and conservation tips for the house, workplace and roadway. Other attractions include: free giveaways; activities for kids; a live radio broadcast by WJBR 99.5 FM; and a press conference hosted by the Air Quality Partnership of Delaware, and much more. EPA will have a booth to educate the public about the National Estuary Program, and what they can do to help protect the Delaware Estuary and its watershed. http://www.delawareestuary.org/ |
Storm Drain Stenciling |
April 22 |
WPD Vistas |
Around 17th & Arch Sts, Philadelphia, PA |
Announcement to entire building will be coming out next week about the stenciling project |
WaterSense |
April 22 |
Ramon Albizu, Katie Lamb |
Suburban Septa train station |
Promote the WaterSense program by educating the public about water-efficient products and practices |
City of Philadelphia Recycling Event |
April 22, 2009 |
Eric Carlson |
Love Park |
Details have not been released |
Recycling – clothes, mending, reusing |
April 23, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. |
Nan Ides, |
Wissahickon Charter School. |
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| Earthday Presentation | April 23, 8:00 am to 2 pm | Glen Lapsley, Joan Schafer | Central high School, 1700 W Olney Ave Philadelphia, PA 19141 |
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Tree Planting Events |
April 25,2009 |
Maryann Helferty |
Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery or Chester Counties, or in Philadelphia, |
Philadelphia Horticultural Society and the DCNR TreeVitalize program will coordinate volunteers to plant 1,000 trees this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region. |
April 25, 2009 |
Steve Donohue, Matt Colip, & Vistas Scott Willingham & Michelle Gugger |
Core Creek Park east of Rt. 413 on Tollgate Rd. Middletown Township, PA. |
Recycling, gardening, live entertainment, animal shows, nature explorations, planting, children's crafts and the annual tree give away |
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| Earthday Tree Planting Event | April 25, 2009 at 3:00pm | Middletown Township Community Park 2600 Langhorne-Yardley Rd., Langhorne, Pa. |
tree planting | |
| Earthday Celebration | April 25, 2009 10:30 am to 2 pm |
Crow's Woods (off Upland Way in Haddonfield, NJ | Celebration includes 10:30 Nature Walks and Clean up 11:30 Music 12:00 Free Family BBQ and Live Animal show at 12:30 and seed plantings with the Haddonfield Garden Club. Girl and Boy Scouts will be participating also | |
EPA Park Clean Up Team |
May 7 |
Class of 2007 - Michelle Moyer |
Tacony Park Creek |
50 EPA volunteers to help with the following: |
Philadelphia Horticultural Society and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources TreeVitalize program are thrilled to announce that more than 1,000 trees will be planted this spring in the greater Philadelphia/SE PA region.
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The first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, was organized by former U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. An overwhelming response helped to continue Earth Day celebrations throughout the years since then, leading the way to enactment of environmental laws and creation of environmental organizations which continue to serve us well. No single organization owns Earth Day. Internationally there are hundreds of organizations planning activities on April 22 and through the month of April.
It takes everyone to protect our earth....... everyone working together, 365 days a year. In the 34 years since the first Earth Day we have made tremendous progress because of the efforts of the public. The greatest gains in environmental quality in the years ahead will come with voluntary actions that encourage environmental stewardship.
Everyday is Earth Day.
