EARTH DAY 2015 @ Prospect Education Center
Good Citizens Teaching Others About Taking Care of Planet Earth
EXCITING!...students and staff are gearing up for our community event! This year marks our 10th celebration. Check back for update information. If you are a member of the community, a teacher interested in bringing your class or a presenter with an earth-friendly/living-thing-friendly idea to share, contact Steve Reynolds at 559/782-7095x611 or sreynolds@portervilleschools.org.
FREE--information, ice cream, and water! Come and Enjoy!!!
When: Friday, May 1, 2015
Where: 645 N. Prospect Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257
Indoor or Outdoor: Outdoors
Time: 10:00 A.M. until 2:00 P.M.
Invited: Teachers & Students in Grades K-6 and the community-at-large
Updated: April 30, 2015
Our Event @ Earth Day Network-CLICK*
CONFIRMED PRESENTATIONS--Final day to enroll--Tuesday, April 21, 2015
1-NOAA/US Weather Service, Hanford, CA--Weather-Ready Nation
2-Sequoia Community Corp, Visalia, CA--Recycling & Conservation
3-Porterville Public Library--Recycled Music
4-Citrus High School, Porterville, CA--Plant Demonstration & Greenhouse
5-Mearle Stone/Volt, Porterville, CA--Volt or Spark
6-Culligan Water, Lindsay, CA--Water
trailer
7-BullzEye
Advertising, Porterville, CA--Welcome to Earth Day!!!
8-PEC Advisory--Sue Acob--Solar
Ovens...
9-PEC Students/Karen Vanni/Child Care-Temporary TATS
for Tots...
10-USFS and Smokey Bear--(Bev) * Smokey for Kids...
11-TCOE Robotics, Visalia, CA-Robotics & Earth Day
12-Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Visalia,
CA--Conservation in the Central Valley
13-Circle J Ranch/SCICON, Springville, CA--Bees
14-Wilkinson Sheep, Ducor, CA--Sheep+
15-Jamba Juice--preorder to have on May 1
16-Bartlett Middle School, Porterville, CA--Community Garden
17-Porterville Police Department--Safety, Anti-gang, Anti-bullying, PD info
18-Mr. Franco & Mr. Corwin--Helping Hands Help Save Water
19-Dharma Floats (Steve), Porterville, CA--Flotation Therapy for
Health
20-Pleasant View School, Poplar, CA-Recycled 2-Liter Bottle Raft
21-Environmental Science Academy/MHS/PUSD, Projects for Earth Day
22-Wild Ones, Springville, CA--Wild Raptors
23-Vista del Lago Visitors Center, Department of Water Resources--Drought Issues
24-Sequoia Middle School, Porterville, CA--Seed, Sod, P, & N
25-Reptiles--here with us; live!
26-All Drone Solutions, Exeter, CA--Drones and Planet Earth
27--MHS Earth Day 2015Video Shoot
28---Welcome to Earth Day! PEC Earth Day
Student Committee and Staff
29--Citizenship--PEC Students
00-Advisory: Sheri Keen-Water Conservation, Karen Vanni-Oceanography, Steve Reynolds-Lorax
000-PEC History Students/Sue Acob-History Posters w/ Earth-Friendly Legislation
PRESENTERS INVITED--
Earth Day 2015 Presenter Registration--click HERE...(contact @
PEC)
Funding Factory--EcoBudddies learning curriculum--FREE!
Homegrown Organic Farms-(Steve)
Drought-Resistant Landscaping plants--(Steve)
Family Farm Fresh--(Bev)
Sequoia Natural History Association-(Steve)
National Parks Service/Sequoia and Kings Canyon-(Steve) * Web Rangers *
Giant Sequoia National Monument Association--(Steve)
Porterville Sheltered Workshop/Boomerang Recycling--(Michelle)
E-Waste Recycling--(Michelle)
Army Corp of Engineers--(Steve)
Tulare County Farm--(Bev)
Science Dippity/Tim Baker--(Steve)
Tulare HHSA--(Karen)
Sierra View District Hospital--(Michelle & Chhaya)
Wild Places--(Jim H.)
Whole Foods--(Steve)
UC Davis--(Mr. Franco)
Culligan Water--(Steve)
Tulare County Animal Shelter--(Sonja)
Lowe's--
Wal-Mart--
Home Depot--(Julissa)
Setton Pistachio--(Steve)
CVS/Walgreens--
In-Shape City--(Julissa)
City of Porterville Wastewater Treatment--(Steve)
Channel 26/Kevin Ramer/Weather or Kopi--(Michelle)
Terra Bell Asphalt Recycling--(Sonja/Don)
Subway--
Solar Installation--(Michelle, Carla, Jim H.)
Sierra Management/Porterville Transportation
Aro Pistacho-(Julissa)
Save-Mart--(Charidy)
Bicycle--http://youtu.be/34r1xtbh_1k
Velomobile-http://youtu.be/RWne926oTPs
PM bikes--Cllick...
Clifton's Nursery, Porterville, CA--
Water Conservation--(Steve)
Arbor Day--(Steve)
Emergency Water Relocation/Transportation--
Mendez Auto Repair/Smog--(Jessica)
Kids vs. Global Warming--(Steve)
Habitat for Humanity--low-cost shelter-(Steve)
Lemon Cove Village--small houses-(Steve)***
Kids Right to Know Club--(Steve)
PHS Science--
GHHS Science--Diane Wagner
SHS Science--
HMA Science--
SCCA Science (Steve)
Petsmart--(Marlene)
Exeter Irrigation--(Autumn)
Disabled People--(Paige)
Tulare County Sheriff (Steve)
SAM Academy (Steve), Sanger, CA--Applied Science
City of Porterville, CA--Water Conservation
Sequoia Sightseeing Tours, Visalia, CA (Steve)
***Koempel Landscaping (Steve)
Cary's Honey Farms, Inc. (Steve)
Lindsay Hydroponics (Steve)
Tulare Solar/Canby's
***Jonsteen Company--trees
***Pioneer Middle School, Porterville, CA--Don't Litter & School Garden
***Tulare County Farm Bureau, Visalia, CA--Planting a Seed
More...
***Contacted & considering coming:-)
SCHOOLS & CLASSES ATTENDING w/ NUMBER of STUDENTS--Final day to register--Monday, April 20, 2015
CLICK for Teacher/Class registration form
1-Belleview School--2 classes (2nd grade-60)
2-California Hot Springs School--(all classes-15)
3-Hope School--1 class (30)
4-Olive Street School--6 classes (5th & 6th-180)
5-Springville School--3 classes (90)
6-West Putnam School--6 classes (K & 5-150)
7-Vandalia School-1 class (4th & 5th-30)
00-Final day to register--Monday, April 20, 2015
DONATIONS--If you would like to donate items or funds to help sustain this event, call or email; tax ID number available--
559/782-7095x4611
sreynolds@portervilleschools.org
* Walmart Distribution Center-funds
* Jonsteen Company--trees
* Save Mart--bags for students