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| The ExhibitorsAlternative Energy StoreAssabet Valley Vocational SchoolBoy Scout Pack 24Calero’s seed planting and educational activityCompostable utensil/dish display by Andrea
DREAM (Development, Revitalization, Energy, Architecture, Management) Collaborative EF Education EL Harvey waste and recycling company Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Face Painting by Mary and her daughter Girl Scouts 62850 Green Marlborough Green Workforce Training Hannafords Immaculate Conception School KinderCare Learning Center Marlborough Conservation Land and Trails Marlborough High School Marlborough Wellness Committee New England Breeze Organic Gardening Felipe Ozo’s Art from Found Objects Prudential Realty Rain Barrel and Compost Display by Bob Scout Pack IC 24 S’Mores baked in a Solar Oven SunBug Solar Walk with Green Marlborough
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Vehicle Exhibits2010 Toyota Prius with bike rack2011 Honda NGV natural gas vehicleThe Marlborough Earth Day Fair is hosted by Green Marlborough.
Amy Beaudet Andrea Belford Bob Belford Jen Boudrie Martin Levins Mike Manning Rick Boudrie Susi Price In addition to this core team, many others contributed in large and small ways to making the day a success. Thank you everyone! A Special Thank You to Martin Levins who initiated and managed the electronics recycling effort this year. All profits from the electronic collection fees will go to Marlborough Schools. Martin was also responsible for about 1/4 of the exhibits this year and this was highly appreciated. And many thanks to Mike Manning for initiating the paper shredding and the many other things he did to support the event. Grassroots This fair is a 100% grass roots effort to encourage and celebrate local environmental and community efforts.
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The MusicSinger P.E. James Top of the SlideOther ContributorsBob and the Elks ClubJudy for Videography GoLoCo.org Marlborough Parks & Recreation Director Marlborough local newspapers Marlborough Schools Foundation
Thinking Globally & Acting Locally Many thanks to the residents and businesses who gave their time and resources to create a fair that educated and inspired so many people. Thank you to Ramon at Organic Gardening, Julie at Murphy Insurance, Alice at the Marlborough/Hudson Unitarian Church, and Brian at the Colonial Power Group for their donations to Green Marlborough. Thanks to the foresight of leaders for creating our most popular park, Ghiloni Park, which can be enjoyed by all Marlborough residents who enjoy the outdoors.
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Marlborough Girl Scouts had a poster and baked goodies for sale
Press Release / Letter to the Editor
Date: May 2, 2011
Contact: Jen Boudrie T 508-481-0569
Thanks to Many for 4th Annual Marlborough Earth Day Fair
The weather was breezy and cloudy but many people came to the 4th annual Marlborough Earth Day Fair on April 30th at Ghiloni Park . There were 33 exhibit tables, two recycling events, a walk in the park, music, food, experts, family activities and a few hundred visitors. The fair’s goal is to connect people to local resources and organizations, celebrate our local sustainability efforts and enjoy a day together in our most popular park.
There are many people to thank for this community event and at the top of the list are Green Marlborough members and several exhibitors who spend many hours making it happen. A special thank you to Martin and Mike for partnering on exhibits and signage, and organizing the electronics and confidential documents shredding recycling efforts for the Marlborough Earth Day Fair. And a special thank you to Rick for leading the local walk and spending the whole day helping with the fair.
I’m proud of our exhibitors who were a healthy mix of community, business and education: Green Marlborough, SunBug Solar, the Alternative Energy Store, New England Breeze, DREAM (Development, Revitalization, Energy, Architecture, Management) Collaborative, Green Workforce Training, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Organic Gardening, Ozo’s Art from Found Objects, KinderCare Learning Center, Marlborough High School, Assabet Valley Vocational School, Immaculate Conception, Hannafords, Bob’s rain barrel and compost display, Andrea’s compostable dishware display, Face Painting by Mary and her daughter, the Wellness Committee, Walk with Green Marlborough, The Calero’s seed planting and educational activity, IC Scout Pack 24, Girl Scouts 62850, EF Education, Boy Scout Pack 24, Prudential Realty, 2011 CNG car, and Prius with a bike rack.
Activities enjoyed were interacting with experts on a variety of sustainability topics, walking in nearby Marlborough State Forest , seeing school and scout exhibits, and face painting/crafting/seed planting for children.
Food included oodles of fresh fruit from Hannafords, lots of home-made baked goodies from the Girl Scouts, and S’mores baked in a solar oven.
A big thank you to EL Harvey, a local waste and recycling company from Westborough, for providing FREE electronics recycling and paper shredding at the Fair. EL Harvey was founded in 1911 and is a fourth generation business. EL Harvey provides residential trash pick up and recycling in towns such as Framingham, Hopkinton and Grafton.
The Marlborough DPW was not available for the Marlborough Earth Day Fair this year but is available for comments and inquiries about Marlborough recycling. People who need recycling bins may use any large suitable container – just write the word RECYCLE on the container so the recycling truck driver knows it is for recycling.
Thank you to our Marlborough Conservation Officer who provided a tri-fold display of Conservation Lands in Marlborough and their trails. For information about conservation lands, the Open Space Plan and Open Space Funds contact the Marlborough Conservation Office.
Thank you to our Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Marlborough permit to use the basketball court at Ghiloni Park, to Bob and the Elks for the tables, Susi for sandwiches for our hardworking crew, Judy for shooting footage for Green Marlborough TV show, GoLoCo for the festive flags, and many, many others for helping with the planning and the set up.
Thank you Ramon of Organic Gardening, Julie of Murphy Insurance, Marlborough/Hudson Unitarian Church, and Brian of Colonial Power Group, and Mary and her daughter for face painting for their donations to Green Marlborough.
Thank you to Singer P.E.James for the excellent acoustic guitar playing and singing, and Top-of-the-Slide, a Marlborough high school band, too. Their combined TALENT provided tunes worthy of a great Earth Day event.
Many thank you’s to the residents who walked, biked and drove their most fuel efficient car to the fair. This community event was a 100% grassroots effort by and for the residents of Marlborough and could not be a success without you.
I’m proud that Marlborough is one of many communities with an Earth Day Fair to encourage and celebrate environmental sustainability.
Jen Boudrie
Founder, Green Marlborough
May 2, 2011