The 2nd Annual Earth Day Birthday Celebration was held at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center on Sunday, April 20 from 2 - 5 pm. Anyone who was in central PA on Sunday knows that we had downpours of rain all day, but 250 dedicated people from the community braved the weather and came out to the event! AND IT WAS A GREAT TIME FOR EVERYONE! Food was available in the pavilion area; for kids there was face-painting, tye-dye t-shirts, make-your-own-planters, make-a-tornado-in-a-bottle, and earth facts scavenger hunt - plus singing silly songs with "Music with Papa" in the barn; adults enjoyed music by Mark McLeod, Ancient Echoes, and Daughters of Anne in the barn, plus displays by Tussey Mountain Outfitters, ClearWater Conservancy, Half Acre Farm Bees, Envinity (a solar powered display that suffered from the cloudy weather!), a boy scout display, Appalachian Ski & Outdoors, and an engineering display by Sarma Principata.
Unfortunately several displays, including the "Giant Rabbits", were not able to be at the event.
One of the highlights was gathering visitors in the pavilion area to sing "Happy Birthday, Earth Day!" and have cake. People laughed good naturedly and indulged us, then enjoyed a delicious cake (pictured above). The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970.
A special thank you to the team of Penn State students who worked very hard to put this event together, as part of the RPTM 356 Event Planning class. They did a superb job!
Next big event: our Historic Harvest Festival on November 2, 2008!
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