If you work downtown, or if you have kids, gear up for a day of fun at the Earth Day celebration tomorrow on the Morristown Green. According to Paul Miller, Coordinator for the Morristown Office of Sustainability, the day will be reminiscent of the original youth-oriented Earth Day 40 years ago.
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Youth from the Inspired Futures Campaign will be setting up camp with a music & performance stage, filming of the “24 Hours of Earth Day” documentary, painting of message banners, and youth-to-youth mentoring with Morristown High School AP Environmental Studies students and more.
Here’s the rundown of the day:
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: pre-school aged kids b’earthday party – live music, picnic on the great lawn, games, giant edible earth-shaped cupcake mosaic, arts & crafts
2 p.m. Press event – launch of Sustainable Morristown, the new MorristownGreen.com website, Points for the Planet campaign and a preview of May 22′s Festival Earth
2 – 4 p.m. Grade School aged kids – music, arts, earth-based game stations
4 – 7 p.m. Middle & High School aged youth – voice of youth action forums, local youth bands concert and more!
April 22 will kick off a month of Earth-focused activities, culminating on Saturday, May 22 at Festival Earth. Stay tuned for more news around the Points for the Planet Action Campaign (running during the month’s time) as well as more details for Festival Earth.
Enjoy the day on the Green if you can make it!
