[OKC] Picnic for the Planet

Wed Mar 31 08:07:43 PDT 2010

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Contacts: 

Dan Yates, President, Sustainable OKC

(405) 837-8046

dan.d.yates at gmail.com

Shauna Lawyer Struby, Past-President, Sustainable OKC & Co-chair, Transition
Town OKC  

(405) 210-6027

sstruby at cox.net

March 31, 2010

Picnic for the Planet

Local businesses and groups invite you to picnic in honor of Earth Day 

April 22 will mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. To honor and to
commemorate this momentous occasion, a number of local businesses and
organizations are banding to together to invite you to "Picnic for the
Planet," Sat., April 17, 3-6 p.m., Douglas Park, Oklahoma City. 

Planned and organized as a low-impact, low-carbon event with the goal of a
very small carbon footprint, building community, supporting local
businesses, farmers and ranchers, and honoring Earth Day, "Picnic for the
Planet" is free and open to the public. Everyone is invited to bring their
own picnic and join in low-carbon fun.  

Purpose: Build community, honor our planet, and celebrate nature and the
40th anniversary of Earth Day with low-carbon impact.

When: Sat., April 17, 3 - 6 p.m.; rain date, Sun., April 18, 3 - 6 p.m.

Where: Douglas Park, Oklahoma City. This large city park is close to
Centennial Expressway, and has a playground, pavilion, gazebo, baseball
field and plenty of parking. Click  <http://bit.ly/alSJRe> here for a Google
map.

Who: Everyone is invited and it's free.

Sponsored by: Earth 

Organizers:  <http://www.dwellingsokc.com/> Dwellings,
<http://www.earthelementsfarm.com/> Earth Elements Farm,
<http://www.eatwiseokc.org/> EatWiseOKC,  <http://www.landandform.net/>
Land+Form,  <http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron/> Cimarron Group of the
Sierra Club, Planet Nichols Hills
<http://nicholshills.net/News.asp?NewsID=177> ,
<http://www.slowfoodokc.com/> Slow Food OKC,
<http://www.sustainableokc.org/> Sustainable OKC,
<http://www.goinglocalokc.com/> Transition Town OKC, and
<http://www.vanstavern.com/index2.php#/home/> VanStavern Design Group.

How to participate:

.         Bring your own picnic made from local food, or from a local
restaurant or caterer. Support our local farmers, ranchers and businesses! A
dollar spent with a local farmer, rancher, producer, restaurant or store is
usually spent 6 to 15 times before it leaves the community. From $1, you
create $5 to $14 in value within that community. Spend $1 at a national
chain store, and 80 percent of it leaves town immediately. 

.         Commit to a low-trash event. Bring reusable items such as napkins,
plastic plates and cups.  Pack-in and pack-out your trash and pick up after
yourself and your group.

.         Carpool, ride a bus, bike or walk to the picnic. By carpooling,
using transit, walking or biking to the picnic we will use less energy and
pollute less. 

.         Have low-carbon fun. Bring picnic blankets, camp chairs,
beverages, kites, Frisbees, footballs, baseballs/gloves, soccer balls,
acoustic guitars, drums, unplugged musical instruments. 

.         Build community. Visit with neighbors, friends, make new friends. 

.         No signage, flyers, handing out of materials, selling,
solicitation, advertising or fundraising. Just come have fun together.

.         Share if you'd like. If you want to share your picnic with others
in a potluck, the organizers will provide a few tables for tabling of picnic
items.  You're also welcome to bring your own portable table if you have
one.

Details about "Picnic for the Planet" are also online at:
<http://www.dwellingsokc.com> www.dwellingsokc.com,
<http://www.earthelementsfarm.com> www.earthelementsfarm.com,
<http://www.eatwiseokc.org> www.eatwiseokc.org,   <http://www.land+form.net>
www.land+form.net,  <http://www.oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron>
www.oklahoma.sierraclub.org/cimarron,  <http://www.slowfoodokc.com>
www.slowfoodokc.com,   <http://www.sustainableokc.org>
www.sustainableokc.org,  <http://www.goinglocalokc.org>
www.goinglocalokc.org, and  <http://www.vanstavern.com> www.vanstavern.com. 

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Sustainable OKC,  <http://www.sustainableokc.org> www.sustainableokc.org, is
a local nonprofit working at the crossroads of business, the environment and
social justice. 

Transition Town OKC is a project of Sustainable OKC focused on supporting
the people of Oklahoma City as we transition from oil dependence to local
resilience, energy security and sustainability. Via workshops,
presentations, networking, book discussion groups, films, events, online
resources, and working together creatively, our goals are to strengthen our
local economy, support our local farmers, and to support the development of
clean, renewable sources of energy. We are committed to helping others who
wish to start Transition projects anywhere in Oklahoma. This nonpartisan,
inclusive and positive movement believes we can build a healthier, more
connected and resilient way of life - if we act now and work together. Find
out more at  <http://www.goinglocalokc.org> www.goinglocalokc.org.  

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