[OKC] Fwd: Planet Nichols Hills Earth Day

[Jennifer Alig]

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From: Katherine Walker <kwalbertwalker at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 12:35 PM
Subject: Planet Nichols Hills Earth Day

 *PLANET NICHOLS HILLS SPONSORS EARTH DAY EVENT*

Planet Nichols Hills, a chapter of the Oklahoma Sustainability Network,
will host it’s fifth annual Earth Day Event on Saturday, April 21 from 9:00
a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The event will be held at the former First Church of
Christ Scientist, 1203 Sherwood Lane in Nichols Hills.  The event will
focus on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and will feature an Eco-Expo Tent,
interactive demonstrations for all ages, local produce, picnic foods and
tables. There will be a Pick Up the Pace children’s One Mile Fun Run,
children’s art tent and community garden, wildlife, music and much more.
In addition, a Household Hazardous Waste Collection and an e-waste
collection will take place for NICHOLS HILLS RESIDENTS WITH PROPER
IDENTIFICATION ONLY. For more information call 405/820-2263or visit our
website at www.planetnicholshills.org.

Hazardous Waste Collection will take place from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
and the Children’s 1 Mile Fun Run sponsored by Pick Up the Pace will begin
at 9:30 a.m. The Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Eco-Expo Tent will focus on
sustainable living in our community.  The tent includes interactive
exhibits and a sampling of local products, No. 5 Recycle Bins, and a Better
Bags giveaway all sponsored by the Green Mission Team of Whole Foods Market
of Oklahoma City. Other activities and booths will include the Oklahoma
Food Cooperative, Jerry Newhouse and his worm composting demonstration,
Peripheral Energy, Habitat for Humanity, Central Oklahoma Humane Society,
Lean and Green demonstrations with interactive garbage sorting, and
Organics OKC.

Recycling opportunities include a Hazardous Waste Collection for NICHOLS
HILLS RESIDENTS WITH PROPER IDENTIFICATION ONLY, Cleats for Kids collection
bins and representative, and dry-cleaning materials recycling from Best
Cleaners. A community picnic and a Farmers Market will provide great
choices for the whole family including locally sourced veggies, locally
sourced sandwich wraps, hamburgers, hot dogs, snacks and drinks from the
Urban Agrarian, Earth Elements, and the Kona Ice truck.

Children’s activities include a 1 Mile Fun Run sponsored by Pick Up the
Pace (a local children’s running and fitness group), an interactive art
tent, bounce house, music by The Ready, Set, Go Show, seed planting with
Whole Foods Market, a Red Coyote running demonstration, a Stretch U
demonstration, and Green theme coloring books from Whole Foods Market.
Products for sale will include local foods, Planet Nichols Hills reusable
bags and aprons, Sow Love Beads, and more.

Planet Nichols Hills is a regional chapter of the Oklahoma Sustainability
Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.  Plant Nichols Hills strives to study,
discover, demonstrate, model and facilitate activities that move the
community towards an increasingly sustainable future.  For more
information, please visit www.planetnicholshills.org.
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