Showing posts with label Environmental rally. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Environmental rally. Show all posts

Wayland Earth Day Celebration This Sunday April 11th 11-2

Finishing touches are being carried out in preparation for the Wayland Earth Day Celebration this Sunday April 11th from 11 –2 at the Wayland Town Building courtyard. Smokey the Bear will walk through the crowd meeting children of all ages, turtle hatchlings will make their grand appearance, lively interactive play at the cake walk station will delight the children, and numerous activities including seedling planting, face painting and creating handmade crafts such as musical instruments, bird feeders and tool boxes will engage every member of the family. Joules the Energy Magician will inform us about energy conservation while entertaining the crowds 1-2pm.

Adults will enjoy a nature walk guided by world-renowned naturalist, lecturer, eco tourism guide and author of 15 books on North American and African wildlife, Peter Alden. In addition, over 35 local environmentally friendly organizations and businesses will be available to describe their missions.

Food will be available for purchase including pastries and coffee in the morning, and lemonade and pizza at lunch. Please also look for the impressive selection of items that will be available for raffle sales. All proceeds will be used to bring environmentally friendly products and services into Wayland schools.

Meeting Agenda - Sunday, March 4, 2007

Hi Friends,
This is a reminder about the Sunday, March 4 Weston Climate Group meeting tomorrow at the Weston Community Center!

AGENDA:
  • 3:30 pm - volunteers report on meeting on website planning, discuss and vote on blog
  • 4:00 pm - speech by Michael Crowley "Practical, Cost-Effective Green Building Design and Construction"
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • "Step It Up, 2007" - Saturday, April 14, 2007
    66 Massachusetts communities and 777 in US have signed on!
"STEP IT UP CONGRESS! CUT CARBON BY 80% BY 2050"

NEXT WESTON CLIMATE GROUP ORGANIZING MEETING:
  • When - SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 4:00 pm
  • Where - FORBES ROOM, BROOK SCHOOL APARTMENTS
Here is a first go around of ideas:

Location: Weston Town Hall Steps between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm requested, hope for approval next week
  • Bike from home to Weston Center
  • Decorate your bike with recyclable materials
  • Prizes for the craziest, most beautiful, bizarre bike
  • Have a bicycle parade around the Town Green
  • Invite the H.S. Band to play
  • Invite the H.S. Dance group to preform
  • Food concession for lunch, e.g. pizza and sodas (project for the H.S. Group?)
  • Program: invite local, state and national elected officials to speak
  • Local officials to talk on their vision for carbon reductions for Weston, State and Nation, and what the legislative agenda is for this coming year for cutting carbon to reach the 80% benchmark by 2050
(If unable to attend, ask for someone from their office or a written statement to be read at the rally)

Check out the website at http://www.stepitup07.org/

See you Sunday,

Jane Danforth