Looking for a way to celebrate earth day in Ontario. Visit the Earth Day Canada site and see programs and activities happening all across Canada, with over 158 activities happening right here in Ontario. Activities include everything from clean-up projects, eco-festivals to conservation volunteering and educational earth-day programs.
Earth Day Canada is a national environmental communications organization mandated to improve the state of the environment by empowering Canadians to achieve local solutions. Since 1991, EDC has been coordinating Earth Day/ Earth Month events, and creating successful community programs. EDC is a registered charity, and the Canadian arm of Earth Day network. They have over 3,500 affiliated community-based organizations and 5,000 member organizations, EDC operates year round to provide resources, user-friendly programs and networking assistance to help Canadians help the Earth.
In the Haliburton area...check out the Haliburton Earth Day Family Festival hosted by toes member The Gaia Centre. The festival takes place April 25, 2009 at Fleming College, 297 College Drive in Haliburton, Ontario from 9:30-1:00 pm. Features include storytelling, games, arts, music and discovery! Fun, ideas and hands on experiences for the whole family. Special Guest, Jennifer Morgan, is a storyteller, author, parent, teacher, and corporate consultant. Workshops for all ages including "Peace Puppets for the Planet" , "Gardening with our 5 Senses" and "Earth Wise Parenting". For further information visit www.gaiacentre.org
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment