EARTH DAY 2011 @ PEC * Sowing Ideas; Growing Minds

Our SIXTH annual Earth Day Celebration will be happening on Friday, May 6th, 2011! Thanks to all who are helping and who will be joining us!

CLICK to sign-up and let us know you're planning on being with us. Find us at FACEBOOK. Click for Student Committee Application or for Attending Student Assignment.

--Who's invited: any and all who are interested in taking care of the earth and living things therein.

--What: Sharing Earth-friendly and people/living thing-friendly information, ideas, and concepts.

--Where: 645 N. Prospect Street, Porterville, CA

--When: 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.on Friday May 6, 2011.

--Contact: Steve Reynolds, Coordinator--559/782-7095x4611 * Email: sreynolds@portervilleschools.org

--Who will be presenting? Students and businesses/organizations (updated regularly):

STUDENTS @ the Prospect Education Center
Welcome to PEC!
Earth Day Student Committee--tour
Egg Cup Insects
How Bicycles Help the Earth!
Earth Day IDEAS--Click HERE

AREA SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES & ORGANIZATIONS
1/John Deere Water--Soil Moisture Monitoring
2/National Weather Service/Hanford--Weather in CA and Future Impact of Climate Change
3/Sequoia Community Corps--Recycling & Tulare Tom!
4/VIEW Partnership--Saving energy, money & the environment!
5/CSU Fresno--Organic Gardening & Worm Composting.
6/Tulare County Animal Control--Animal control information with animals.
7/Community Water Center--Drinking Water Challenges in the San Joaquin Valley
8/Homegrown Organic Farms--Organic and Sustainable Farming
9/Porterville Wastewater Management--Water Reclamation
10/LOOP Bus Transportation/Tulare County
11/US Forest Service--Keeping Your Forest Green!
12/Electronic Waste Recycling--Recycle Your Old Electronic Items...
13/REI in Fresno--Leave No Trace! Family Adventure...Kid Gear.
14/Pioneer Middle School--Earth Day Presentation
15/College of the Sequoias and Tulare County Farm Bureau
16/Blood Drive/Give Blood!
17/CFK Recycling (PEC)
18/Redwood Trees (PEC)
19/Tipper the Cow--Visalia Rawhides...
20/Egg Cup Recycling (PEC)
21/How do Bicycles Help the Earth? (PEC)
22/Jamba Juice--Healthy Eating!!!
23/Keller Agriculture--Horses!
24/Wilkinson Farms--Sheep
25/Recycling--Bead for Life & brass
26/Merle Stone Chevrolet--the VOLT!!!
27/City of Porterville Police--Crime Prevention...
28/Proteus--Education for LIFE!
27/Office MAX
??/Check back--more may sign on before 5/6/2011:-)

DONATIONS--Contributions from businesses and individuals to help finance this event.
AAA Porterville----bags for collecting "goodies" from the event.
Wal Mart Distribution Center--tables and supplies
Teachers @ PEC--EZ up covers, tables, money
Earthbound Farms--brochures and coupons.
Wal-Mart Distribution Center--school supplies and large trash cans.
Senior Gleaners--200+ bottles of water.
Tulare County Farm Bureau--information for teachers & students.
Roxanne's Shoes, Fresno, CA--recycling bags for gifts.
Jamba Juice--GoGo

MORE
Jamba Juice--preselling juice-call (782-7095x4611) or email to order
Free water!
Free ice cream!

--FYI--Who's Been Invited? Check back to see if they're attending...they'll be moved to the section above when attendance has been confirmed...

?-Visalia Toyota--Prius

?-Nissan of Visalia--Leaf

?-Starbucks

?-Family Tree Farms

?-KMPH-Great Day!

?-KTIP

?-Porterville Transit

?-USPS

?-Porterville College

?-College of the Sequoias

?-Sierra View District Hospital

?-Porterville Waste Management

?-Southern California Edison

?-Whole Foods Market

?-Gaia Napa Valley Hotel & Spa

?-Eco-Village, Fresno

?-Valley Air

?-Earthbound Farms

?-Dervaes Farm

?-World Vision

?-Hana Fresh/Hana Health

?-KJUG

?-KSOF

?-EF Tours

?-Small Planet Foods

?-Porterville Parks & Leisure

?-Save Mart Supermarkets

?-Sequoia Middle School

?-Burton Middle School

?-Summit Charter Collegiate Academy

?-Hoss McNutt & Odyssey of the Mind

?-Organic Farming Research Foundation

?-In-Shape City

?-Toby the dog:-)

?-Wild Places

?-Eco-friendly dry cleaning/Blackburn's

!!!-DAILY--Students & staff are contacting Earth-friendly organizations...

>>>Updated 5/9/2011