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Written by: Mike Kelly Jr. April 17, 2009 Posted on Active Rain
WHAT: Celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day Growing a Green Future
WHEN: Saturday, April 25 between 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. rain or shine
WHERE: Grassy Area at the SALT Block at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, 375 3rd Street, NE Hickory
More than two dozen educational, environmental and environmental-orientated business booths will be set up in the grassy area across the front of during the event.
Vendors will have giveaways, including free T-shirts to the first 500 people and 600 tree seedlings, and information about the importance of being green. There will also be an environmental film series, food vendors and 60 free pizzas will be given out at the event.
Participants representing environmentally-oriented businesses and organizations with booths:
City of Hickory Recycling Advisory Board – Giving away 500 free T-shirts and free pizzas.
City of Hickory Community Appearance Commission/Landscape Services –Giving away 200 River Birch, 200 Red Maple and 200 Shumard Oak tree seedlings.
City of Hickory Engineering/Stormwater
City of Hickory Public Utilities
Catawba County
Catawba County Utilities and Engineering
Keep Catawba County Beautiful
Catawba County’s Riverbend Park
City of Conover
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Reese Institute for Conservation of Natural Resources of Lenoir-Rhyne University
GoGreen Hickory
Catawba Valley Green Building Council
Garbage Disposal Services (GDS)
Wild Birds Unlimited
Carolina Thread Trail
Sunquest Solar Heating
Mike Kelly Jr. Eco-Broker/Century 21 American Homes
Air Purification
Shaklee Products
Hickory High School – Environmental Science students
Catawba Valley Medical Center Green Team
Good Wood Pizza
Environmental films will be shown in the community room at the Patrick Beaver Memorial Library, below is the schedule:
Start Time Film
ll:30 a.m. “Energy Crossroads -A Burning Need To Change Course” (1h/10m)
1:00 p.m. “Thread Trails” (20 min)
1:45 p.m. “Our Gentle River” (30 min)
2:30 p.m. “After The Storm” (22 min)
In addition to the Growing a Green Future event at the SALT Block on April 25, the Catawba Science Center has a full day of programming and all its exhibits will be open, including its special exhibit “Swamp Things” and people are encouraged to check out Patrick Beaver Memorial Library and check out what’s new at the library.
For more information, call (828) 323-7500 or go to www.hickorygov.com under special events.
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