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| Preparing at Marlborough's Ghiloni Park |
for the Marlborough Earth Day Fair. |
The weather was wonderful!. |
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| There was plenty to see and do. |
Kids and parents came after soccer games |
and found all kinds of things going on |
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| Amy showed her solar hot water display |
Mary was painting faces. |
Girl scouts had a statue from recycled materials! |
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| Barbara had Community Preservation info. |
Baha handed out Stop-Junk-Mail kits. |
There were many exhibits and experts. |
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| The three greenest cars in the US on display were
the new Honda Insight, a Prius, and... |
a CNG Honda that runs on natural gas |
Bob was on bike patrol and stopped by. |
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| Leslie and her two children had info on Safe
Routes to School & the walking school bus. |
Growing Place garden projects was there. |
Marlborough's senator and city councilor say hi. |
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| Staples Eco Easy product line was a hit. |
People crowded around to learn about green home
and office products. |
There was a lot to smile about.. |
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| Visitors could learn a lot from exhibits |
ECC Environmental is in Marlborough |
Perfectly Natural is an eco store in Sudbury |
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| Carlos from Blue Skies Studio created artistic
masterpieces from found objects. |
People marked routes for walking and biking trails on a Marlborough map. |
MassRecycle.org had a recycling display |
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| Music was in the air, too. |
Freeana and Rosen were lyrical. |
The Weekend Band rocked. |
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| Wes and Joe made music for Marlborough while
people checked out exhibits and experts |
The DPW provided water-saving kits, recycling
bins, and composting bins |
Two children's bikes were raffled for free |
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| The Stream Team info was there to see. |
Local farms with fresh produce were listed. |
A Mass. dairy farm was also represented. |
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| Rohm and Haas representatives brought |
their environmental sustainability report. |
French Hill Neighborh'd Association came |
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| GoLoCo flags made the fair festive. |
Several families came to the fair. |
Martin takes a moment to say "Hi"! |
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| A recycling site was set up. |
Residents brought carloads of electronics |
...that were loaded into a recycling truck. |
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| More than ten lawn mowers were brought... |
and eco friendly lawn mowers were bought. |
The new Allied Waste truck was displayed. |
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| And the Allied Waste crew educated people |
All in all it was a good day. |
Even a hawk came to see the fair! |
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The
Exhibitors
Allied
Waste
Alternative Energy Store
Carlos
Ozo's Art
Community
Preservation
Conservation
Commission
Department
of Public Works
ECC
Environmental Solutions
Face
Painting
French
Hill Neighborhood Association Gardens
Are
Girl
Scouts
Green
Marlborough
Growing
Places
Jamie
Eldridge
Low
Carbon Diet
Marlborough
DPW
Marlborough
Walking/Biking map
Mass
Recycle
Melaleuca
Perfectly
Natural
Rohm and Haas
Staples
Stream
Team
Sudbury
Valley Trustees
Wellness
Committee (Safe Routes to School and
Walking Schoolbus)
WeCare Environmental
Westborough
Herb Chambers Honda
Vehicle
Exhibits
NEW
Honda
Insight, electric hybrid
Toyota
Prius, electric hybrid
Honda
NGV, compressed natural gas hybrid
Allied
Waste Automated
collection truck
Bicycle
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The
People
*The
Earth Day Fair Team
*Peggy
Ayres
*Amy
Beaudet
*Andrea
Belford
Bob
Belford
*Rich
Berte
*Jen
Boudrie
Rick
Boudrie
Carol
Camero
*Grayce
DiCenzo
Mike
Doucette
*Barbara
Earley
Baha
Javid
*Martin
Levins
Roger
Perry
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.
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The
Music
www.TheWeekendBand.com
www.WesandJoe.com
www.freeanaNDrosen.com
Other
Contributors
Allied Waste
Fireflies
Restaurant
GoLoCo.org
Marlborough
Parks
and Recreation
Marlborough
Recycling Committee
Marlborough
Conservation Office
Marlborough
DPW
Marlborough
Facilities
Marlborough
TV and local newspapers
Marlborough
Public Schools Foundation
Price
Chopper
Prospectors
East Saloon
WeCare
Thinking
Globally & Acting Locally
Many
thanks
to the residents, businesses, and municipal department staff who
gave their time and resources to create a fair that educated and
inspired so many people.
Thanks
to Parks and Recreation for Ghiloni Park
which can be enjoyed by all Marlborough residents who enjoy the
outdoors.
The
Fair neither cost nor profited Green
Marlborough a penny thanks to the
many people who contributed their time
and resources to the Fair. Thank
You!
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