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This Year Make Earth Day, April 22nd, A Family Affair

Tips On Getting Kids Excited About Greening Our Planet Earth

(April 14, 2002: Woodstock, NY) - This April 22nd marks the 32nd
annual Earth Day, a national American and now global expression of
public will bringing together environmental activists and the community
at large, to foster respect for the planet and help create a
sustainable society. Tom Kay, environmental pioneer and co-founder of
one of the oldest and largest environmental portals on the Internet,
the EcoMall, (www.ecomall.com), urges parents and educators to
celebrate and appreciate the environment at a grassroots level with
activites ranging from purchasing organic food staples to planning a
community Earth Day event with the help of local schools.

Earth Day is a great opportunity for parents to reinforce positive,
meaningful events with their children, said Kay, a father of two
children. This one-day observance can evolve into a year-round
lifestyle choice for conscientious families wishing to do good for
themselves while taking care of their community and environment.
Most importantly, parents and educators can use Earth Day as a means of
encouraging earth-friendly habits and deeds in their everyday lives.

Kay suggests that parents and educators consider the following
environmentally conscious activities to celebrate Earth Day:

* Appreciate the Earth: Wake early, take a morning walk with your
children and watch the sunrise. Breathe in the morning air and focus on
the natural world around you. Reflect on the things that you love
about the earth. Write in your journal, make up a story, draw a
picture, write a poem. Think about how you as a family can preserve
and keep the earth in good health.

* Make an Earth-Day Pledge: Sit down with your family and come up
with earth-friendly resolutions you can all keep. Examples could be to
start recycling and purchasing recycled products, make the change to
non-toxic cleaners and pesticides, purchase organic produce, bike to
school or work, or become vegetarians.

* Arrange a Special Earth Day Action in Your Own Community: Plant a
tree or organize an Earth Day clean up - supply bags and pick a park,
street, or other public area and clean it up. Host a recycling event
or organize a drop off site for toxic materials such as batteries and
paint cans. Set up a table in a public place and let people know how
you feel about taking care of the earth. Set up a compost
demonstration alongside a plant sale.

* Beautify Your Schools: Participants can prepare garden beds and
children can plant flowers at a later date. Have volunteers bring
garden tools. Ask for landscaper and Master Gardener volunteers to
help oversee this project. Plant a tree at the school.

* Green Your Schools: Talk to school administrators about changing
over to non-toxic cleaners, serving organic milk, food and juice, and
using recycled, non-toxic school supplies. Have your school conduct an
energy audit. Ask them to incorporate environmental themes and
activities into the school’s curriculum.

* Organize an Eco-field Trip: Plan a trail walk through a park, a
visit to a nature center, organic farm, science museum, your local
recycling plant, landfill, or water reservoir.

* Plan an Earth Day Event: Write and perform an Earth Day play,
organize an Earth Day Music Concert or Earth Day Art Show. Have an
Eco-Fashion show, demonstrating clothes made from hemp and organic
cotton. Organize an organic picnic - invite friends for lunch in the
park on the grass with only organic foods. Get the local schools
involved in their own special events with the kids. Your school can
make a sculpture of recycled materials, or individual classes or
individual children can create their own recycled art projects.
Create an Earth Day mural.

* Support Pro-Earth Groups: Plan an Earth Day walk-a-thon or
clean-up-a-thon. Take financial pledges from people to sponsor you for
each mile you walk or each garbage bag you fill. Donate the money to a
reputable environmental agency or use the money for local
beautification. Adopt a park, playground, or street. Adopt an
endangered animal from an environmental organization.

* Shop Green: Use your purchasing power to support environmentally
friendly companies and products by doing your shopping on-line, which
cuts out pollution from car travel and the waste of paper catalogs. To
browse hundreds of earth-friendly companies offering everything from
non-toxic household cleaners, organic and hemp clothing, natural body
care, energy efficient products to recycled paper and more, check out
the EcoMall on the Web at www.ecomall.com.

* Reduce Waste: Clean out your closets and bring things that you no
longer need to a thrift shop. Don't throw things away! Instead, have
a swap meet and trade clothes, toys, and books with your friends.
Make a list of disposable items that you can do without. Take a
grocery store tour and learn how to purchase products that have little
or no packaging, organic produce, and products made of recycled
materials.

* Take Action! Write a letter with your children to the President or
your local, state or federal government representatives asking them to
focus on a particular environmental issue. Write to a corporation and
congratulate them on their "good" environmental practices or ask them
to clean up their act.

Tom Kay is co-founder and president of EcoMall.com. He has been a
pioneer in alternative environmental solutions and a leading force in
green retailing since 1970, when he started his own distribution
company for solar energy, TK Solar Distributors. As a solar energy
consultant for Exxon Enterprises, Kay was commissioned to write a
report that became the seminal white paper, "An Overview of the
Solar Thermal Industry." Tom Kay holds two patents on solar collectors.

Since its launch on November 15, 1994, the EcoMall (www.ecomall.com)
has received over 70 awards and accolades for its on-line service which
provides green education, a comprehensive selection of environmental
products and services, exclusive interviews with celebrities and more.
The EcoMall offers a voice to America’s sustainable business industry,
featuring over 300 retailers and wholesalers in over 60 shopping
categories, links to government education, environmental news, activism
alerts, the popular Green Shopping Magazine and business-to-business
opportunities.

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>This Year Make Earth Day, April 22nd, A Family Affair > >Tips On Getting Kids Excited About Greening Our Planet >Earth > >(April 14, 2002: Woodstock, NY) - This April 22nd >marks the 32nd >annual Earth Day, a national American and now global >expression of >public will bringing together environmental activists >and the community >at large, to foster respect for the planet and help >create a >sustainable society. Tom Kay, environmental pioneer >and co-founder of >one of the oldest and largest environmental portals on >the Internet, >the EcoMall, (www.ecomall.com), urges parents and >educators to >celebrate and appreciate the environment at a >grassroots level with >activites ranging from purchasing organic food staples >to planning a >community Earth Day event with the help of local >schools. > >Earth Day is a great opportunity for parents to >reinforce positive, >meaningful events with their children, said Kay, a >father of two >children. This one-day observance can evolve into a >year-round >lifestyle choice for conscientious families wishing to >do good for >themselves while taking care of their community and >environment. >Most importantly, parents and educators can use Earth >Day as a means of >encouraging earth-friendly habits and deeds in their >everyday lives. > >Kay suggests that parents and educators consider the >following >environmentally conscious activities to celebrate >Earth Day: > >* Appreciate the Earth: Wake early, take a morning >walk with your >children and watch the sunrise. Breathe in the morning >air and focus on >the natural world around you. Reflect on the things >that you love >about the earth. Write in your journal, make up a >story, draw a >picture, write a poem. Think about how you as a >family can preserve >and keep the earth in good health. > >* Make an Earth-Day Pledge: Sit down with your >family and come up >with earth-friendly resolutions you can all keep. >Examples could be to >start recycling and purchasing recycled products, make >the change to >non-toxic cleaners and pesticides, purchase organic >produce, bike to >school or work, or become vegetarians. > >* Arrange a Special Earth Day Action in Your Own >Community: Plant a >tree or organize an Earth Day clean up - supply bags >and pick a park, >street, or other public area and clean it up. Host a >recycling event >or organize a drop off site for toxic materials such >as batteries and >paint cans. Set up a table in a public place and let >people know how >you feel about taking care of the earth. Set up a >compost >demonstration alongside a plant sale. > >* Beautify Your Schools: Participants can prepare >garden beds and >children can plant flowers at a later date. Have >volunteers bring >garden tools. Ask for landscaper and Master Gardener >volunteers to >help oversee this project. Plant a tree at the school. > >* Green Your Schools: Talk to school administrators >about changing >over to non-toxic cleaners, serving organic milk, food >and juice, and >using recycled, non-toxic school supplies. Have your >school conduct an >energy audit. Ask them to incorporate environmental >themes and >activities into the school’s curriculum. > >* Organize an Eco-field Trip: Plan a trail walk >through a park, a >visit to a nature center, organic farm, science >museum, your local >recycling plant, landfill, or water reservoir. > >* Plan an Earth Day Event: Write and perform an >Earth Day play, >organize an Earth Day Music Concert or Earth Day Art >Show. Have an >Eco-Fashion show, demonstrating clothes made from hemp >and organic >cotton. Organize an organic picnic - invite friends >for lunch in the >park on the grass with only organic foods. Get the >local schools >involved in their own special events with the kids. >Your school can >make a sculpture of recycled materials, or individual >classes or >individual children can create their own recycled art >projects. >Create an Earth Day mural. > >* Support Pro-Earth Groups: Plan an Earth Day >walk-a-thon or >clean-up-a-thon. Take financial pledges from people >to sponsor you for >each mile you walk or each garbage bag you fill. >Donate the money to a >reputable environmental agency or use the money for >local >beautification. Adopt a park, playground, or street. >Adopt an >endangered animal from an environmental organization. > >* Shop Green: Use your purchasing power to support >environmentally >friendly companies and products by doing your shopping >on-line, which >cuts out pollution from car travel and the waste of >paper catalogs. To >browse hundreds of earth-friendly companies offering >everything from >non-toxic household cleaners, organic and hemp >clothing, natural body >care, energy efficient products to recycled paper and >more, check out >the EcoMall on the Web at www.ecomall.com. > >* Reduce Waste: Clean out your closets and bring >things that you no >longer need to a thrift shop. Don't throw things >away! Instead, have >a swap meet and trade clothes, toys, and books with >your friends. >Make a list of disposable items that you can do >without. Take a >grocery store tour and learn how to purchase products >that have little >or no packaging, organic produce, and products made of >recycled >materials. > >* Take Action! Write a letter with your children to >the President or >your local, state or federal government >representatives asking them to >focus on a particular environmental issue. Write to a >corporation and >congratulate them on their "good" environmental >practices or ask them >to clean up their act. > >Tom Kay is co-founder and president of EcoMall.com. He >has been a >pioneer in alternative environmental solutions and a >leading force in >green retailing since 1970, when he started his own >distribution >company for solar energy, TK Solar Distributors. As a >solar energy >consultant for Exxon Enterprises, Kay was commissioned >to write a >report that became the seminal white paper, "An >Overview of the >Solar Thermal Industry." Tom Kay holds two patents on >solar collectors. > >Since its launch on November 15, 1994, the EcoMall >(www.ecomall.com) >has received over 70 awards and accolades for its >on-line service which >provides green education, a comprehensive selection of >environmental >products and services, exclusive interviews with >celebrities and more. >The EcoMall offers a voice to America’s sustainable >business industry, >featuring over 300 retailers and wholesalers in over >60 shopping >categories, links to government education, >environmental news, activism >alerts, the popular Green Shopping Magazine and >business-to-business >opportunities.
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