Connect. Share. Discuss. Live a sustainable life.

Time: April 24, 2010 from 11am to 5pm
Location: UU Church
Street: 2672 East Alluvial Avenue
City/Town: Clovis, CA 93611
Phone: 559-457-8110
Event Type: festival
Organized By: Green Fresno, Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno & Fresno Pacific University
Latest Activity: Apr 25, 2010
Fresno Earth Day will be held on Saturday, April 24th, 2010, from 11 am to 5 pm, at the beautiful and ecologically inspiring Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, CA. This LEED certified facility, with it's 33.5% energy reduction, was declared in 2007 by PG&E as the most energy efficient church in PG&E's service area.
We will welcome Fresno Earth Day attendees to a magnificent day filled with entertainment, education, and hands on activities for all ages. The combination of great live music, practical workshops, demonstrations, exhibits, kid's activities and delicious, local food will make for an earth-friendly experience that will be inspiring and enjoyable for all.
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
11:00AM - 5:00PM
2672 East Alluvial Avenue, Clovis, CA 93611
Here's What's Happening at Fresno Earth Day this Year:
All Day Long
~ Exhibits ~ Music ~ Green Car Show ~ Movies ~ E Waste Recycling ~ Solar Cooking Demonstration ~ Kids’ Activities and Storytelling
11:15 – 12:00pm Workshops & Tours
~ Water Issues & Action ~ Bike Maintenance & Safety ~ Thrift Store & Online Shopping ~
~ Home Energy Audit ~ Healthy Air Living for Kids ~ Paper Making ~ Tour of “green” features of church and campus
12:00 – 12:50pm Raffle & Speakers
~ Jessica Mast – Fresno Earth Day organizer ~ Edie Jessup – Healthy food advocate ~ Dick Haas – Recalling Fresno’s first Earth Day ~ Paul Buxman – Painter, farmer and musician
1:00 – 1:45pm Workshops & Tours
~ Vegetarian Meal Planning 101 ~ Composting Made Easy ~ Green Living ~ Sustainable Seafood Choices ~ Pharmaceutical Waste
Tour of “green” features of La Querencia (cohousing community)
1:00 – 2:30pm Fresno Chaffee Zoomobile classes for kids
1:45 – 2:15pm Raffle & Live Music by Stolen Thunder
2:00pm – 2:45pm Environmental Justice Forum
2:45 – 3:15pm Raffle & Live Music by Chris Janzen and group
3:00 – 3:45pm Workshops & Tours
~ Converting to Drip Irrigation ~ Connecting to Climate Change ~ Healthy Air Living for Kids ~ Crafts From Used Fabric ~ Integrated Pest Management ~ Composting Made Easy
Tour of “green” features of church and campus
3:45 – 4:15pm Raffle & Live Music by Paint Me Something Beautiful
4:00 – 4:45pm Workshops & Tours
~ Voluntary Simplicity ~ Organic Vegetable Gardening ~ Healthy Air Living for Kids ~ Green Gifts ~ Faith and the Environment ~ Composting Made Easy
Tour of “green” features of La Querencia (cohousing community)
Presented By: www.GreenFresno.org, Fresno Pacific University, and The Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno
For more information please contact Tom Cotter at 559-457-8110, t.cotter@sbcglobal.net
Comment
Comment by Carla J. Neal on April 25, 2010 at 7:58am
Comment by Renel Ralston on April 24, 2010 at 8:40pm
Daryl Baltazar is writer for Green Fresno covering all sustainability topics. Please contact him if you have event or article ideas.
© 2012 Created by Victor Ramayrat.
Copyright 2011. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
RSVP for Fresno Earth Day to add comments!
Join Green Fresno