Wednesday event at the park

EARTHKEEPERS TO GIVE OUT FREE REUSABLE BAGS ON EARTH DAY
Earth Day is April 22, and to celebrate St. Marys' impressive
recycling rate of more than 60% (twice the national average), the St.
Marys EarthKeepers are giving away free reusable cloth grocery bags
at St. Marys' Waterfront Park. From 10 am to noon on Wednesday, April
22, volunteers from the St. Marys EarthKeepers will hand out the bags
that were generously donated by Publix and Harvey's. According to St.
Marys EarthKeepers chair, Alex Kearns,
"St. Marys' dedication to the protection of our fragile planet is
growing stronger each day. We've seen it demonstrated by the
eagerness of our clean-up volunteers, the overwhelming participation
during the recent Earth Hour, the generosity of our member
contributors, and our citizens' extraordinary recycling efforts. Our
community is becoming renowned for its 'green-awareness', and we
should all be proud of what we've accomplished thus far."
Earth Day 2009 will mark the beginning of the Earth Day Network's
"Green Generation Campaign." This two-year global initiative will
culminate with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in 2010. From local
schools to international conglomerates, from small towns to
metropolitan areas—the call to educate, take action, and be aware of
our responsibility as societies and individuals is growing.
This year the St. Marys EarthKeepers invite all citizens to renew
their commitment to environmental sensitivity, pick up their free
reusable bag at the Waterfront Park, and use them to eliminate
plastic and paper bags at the supermarket.
Together we can change our world.
For more information, visit www.stmarysearthkeepers.com or call
912-729-1103.

EARTHKEEPERS TO GIVE OUT FREE REUSABLE BAGS ON EARTH DAY

ST. MARYS, GA—Earth Day is April 22, and to celebrate St. Marys'
impressive
recycling rate of more than 60% (twice the national average), the St.
Marys EarthKeepers are giving away free reusable cloth grocery bags
at St. Marys' Waterfront Park.

From 10 am to noon on Wednesday, April 22, volunteers from the St.
Marys EarthKeepers will hand out the bags that were generously
donated by Publix and Harvey's. According to St. Marys EarthKeepers
chair, Alex Kearns,
"St. Marys' dedication to the protection of our fragile planet is
growing stronger each day. We've seen it demonstrated by the
eagerness of our clean-up volunteers, the overwhelming participation
during the recent Earth Hour, the generosity of our member
contributors, and our citizens' extraordinary recycling efforts. Our
community is becoming renowned for its 'green-awareness', and we
should all be proud of what we've accomplished thus far."

Earth Day 2009 will mark the beginning of the Earth Day Network's
"Green Generation Campaign." This two-year global initiative will
culminate with the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in 2010. From local
schools to international conglomerates, from small towns to
metropolitan areas—the call to educate, take action, and be aware of
our responsibility as societies and individuals is growing.

This year the St. Marys EarthKeepers invite all citizens to renew
their commitment to environmental sensitivity, pick up their free
reusable bag at the Waterfront Park, and use them to eliminate
plastic and paper bags at the supermarket.

Together we can change our world.

For more information, visit www.stmarysearthkeepers.com or call
912-729-1103.

one more cleanup

This is the big one--The Great American Cleanup April 18. People from
around the country will be participating, and now that we have our
own Keep Camden Beautiful organization, we want to make a good show
in Camden. If you're not already committed to another area, please
join the EarthKeepers on Saturday, April 18 at 9:00am at St. Marys'
Waterfront Park. We will, once again, focus on the downtown area and
up Dilworth. We'll have bags and gloves. Your team leader is Ed
Torgersen. Let me know if you can join us. Shouldn't take more than a
couple of hours. Children welcome and encouraged.

Recycle your plant pots

If you're in a planting mood and buying new plants to grace your home
and garden, please remember to recycle the plastic pots after you've
removed the plants. No matter where you purchase your plants,
Donini's Florist in Downtown St. Marys (on Dilworth) will happily
accept your empty plant pots to recycle. That's hundreds of pieces of
plastic that we can keep out of our landfill. Thank you for being a
good Earth Steward and recycling your plant pots--AND TELL YOUR
NEIGHBOR!

Go Green Yard Sale Needs You

Save your treasures for this Ultimate Recycling Event--the Go Green
Osprey Yard Sale.
Date: Saturday, May 9 (Rain date: May 16)
Time: 9 – 12 (Set up at 8 AM)
Place: Osprey Village shopping center on St. Marys Road
Reservations for spaces are offered to Earthkeepers' Members and
Osprey Cove residents only.
Reserve a space to sell your items – $10 donation for the space
(limited to 50 spaces) and asking 10% of proceeds donated to St.
Marys Earthkeepers, Inc.
Please bring your own table
Contact: Pat Chiarelli, pchiarelli@tds.net or 729-8841
Please provide contact information - email address and phone numbers.
Make checks payable to: St. Marys Earthkeepers, Inc.
Send to: Pat Chiarelli - 202 Osprey Circle, St. Marys GA 31558 or
St. Marys EarthKeepers – 209 Osborne St., St. Marys GA 31558
Reservations will be confirmed when fee is received.
You can also donate items (no clothing accepted)
Contact: Julie Jones srj4242@comcast.net or 882-1210
All donations are 100% tax deductible - St. Marys Earthkeepers is a
501C3 organization – receipts will be provided the day of the sale.
Items not sold can be donated to the Salvation Army
which will make a pick-up at 12:00 PM.
This event is sponsored by St. Mary's EarthKeepers &
Go Green Osprey of the Osprey Cove Women's Club