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Sarpy County Earth Day Celebration Planned for Sunday, April 30th in Bellevue

Activities and Information for All Ages will be Available at the Bellevue Public Schools Lied Activity Center from Noon to 4pm

Event date: 4/30/2017 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Export event

Join Green Bellevue for its annual Sarpy County Earth Day celebration on Sunday, April 30 at the Bellevue Public Schools Lied Activity Center. This event offers a memorable and fun way to raise awareness of the environmental initiatives in our community, and to educate about Eco-friendly practices.
There are a wide variety of activities planned throughout the day. Starting at 10am are two athletic fundraiser activities, MixxedFit/ZUMBAthon and 5k Run/Walk. The main events are from 12pm – 4pm, with the Trashion Fashion show at 3pm.
New this year to is an expanded Eco-friendly Auto Showcase that includes the Beardmore Chevrolet Bolt EV, Volt Hybrid and Woodhouse Nissan Leaf EV and several other vehicles. And the Big Green Q food truck will be serving up sandwiches and entrees.
Returning outside exhibits are the Midwest Kite Fliers and Recycling Exhibits sponsored by Papillion Sanitation and Firstar Fiber with recycling trucks and recyclables on pallets. An electronics collection will be taking place, sponsored by Cross Training Centers - anything that runs from electricity or battery can be dropped off for proper disposal. Most items are free, with exception of televisions and CRTs.
Inside the Lied Center will be an Educational Speaker Series including City of Bellevue’s recycling program, an introduction of the new Hefty “Energy Bag” program, and presentations from Fontenelle Forest and the Natural Resources District. Youth Activities include planting, storytelling , face painting and a recycling focused Trashion Fashion Show sponsored by Zoo Academy students. There will be local Environment-related groups exhibiting such as the Bellevue East Science Club, University of Nebraska at Omaha – Sustainability, Citizens Climate Lobby, Nebraskans for Solar, and vendors including Rosewood Environmental Art, Paradigm Gardens, and Norwex.
“There has been increased interest throughout the community on Earth friendly practices that we can each take part in individually,” says Don Preister, President of Green Bellevue. “and we think that the Earth Day Expo & Celebration will help energize people in Sarpy County to take a greater part in managing our impact on the environment.”
This event is free and open to the public. Visit http://www.greenbellevue.org/earthday for details, including a schedule of events, registration information and flyers.

About Sarpy County Earth Day

Green Bellevue expanded the city’s Earth Day celebration to include the county in 2014. The 2016 Sarpy County Earth Day is hosted by Sarpy County, The City of Bellevue, Bellevue Public Schools and Green Bellevue volunteers and sponsors.

 

This event is sponsored by Sarpy County, Papillion Sanitation, Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District, Fitssentials, Butler County Landfill, Altrusa of Bellevue, First Star Recycling, Metropolitan Utilities District, Tobacco Free Sarpy, Wells Fargo Bank, ConvergenceCoaching, Nebraskans for Solar, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Consolidated Social Management and Bellevue Junior Sports Association.

 

About Green Bellevue

Green Bellevue is a 501(c)3 organization of volunteers who work with the support of our city leaders to promote a more beautiful and environmentally friendly community. It is a grassroots effort comprised of individual citizens, businesses and organizations, schools, and public entities from Bellevue, Sarpy County and the greater metro area. Green Bellevue helps individuals and groups undertake programs to enhance our neighborhoods, preserve our natural resources and foster stewardship of our environment.

 

For more information about Green Bellevue and upcoming meetings and events, visit

http://www.greenbellevue.org and http://www.facebook.com/Green.Bellevue.

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