Cherry Hill, NJ – Historic Croft Farm in Cherry Hill will be filled with activity at the 5th Cherry Hill Art Blooms Earth Festival, Saturday, April 26, 2014 – rain or shine. More than 90 displays, vendors, and activities along with an e-waste recycling collection will be part of the family-friendly event that includes bike rides, entertainment, healthy food choices, a Phillie Phanatic appearance and more. Admission is free. The annual event is a collaboration between Cherry Hill Township and Sustainable Cherry Hill, a 501c3 non-profit organization.
New this year is an Ambassador Corps of volunteers – many are Cherry Hill high school students completing community service hours. More than 60 people are volunteering from early morning until festival clean up time to assist with vendor set-up, welcome visitors, encourage proper waste disposal and recycling and work on the stage crew. The Sustainable Cherry Hill executive board will welcome visitors to contribute to a large display and create a ‘post-it’ declaring “One Thing” they hope for in protecting and preserving the environment.
A team of creative volunteers will fan out during the festival to encourage visitors to express their thoughts about protecting the Earth. The festival’s ‘artist in residence,’ Caley Vickerman, a leader of “Guerilla Haiku” will lead the students in creating an Earth Festival haiku clothesline display and a black-top area for chalk haiku art.
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The many Earth Festival displays include:
· Free seed planting
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· Crafts and other items for purchase made from recycled or repurposed goods
· School-based projects focusing on sustainability and infrastructure updates for Cherry Hill School buildings designed, in part to save money, energy and resources
· Ways to conserve energy
Entertainment takes place throughout the day featuring students from Mann, Kingston, Rosa, and Carusi schools, and professional performers – The DG Band, Little Stevie and his Electric Mojo, Haley Alexandra, RC Rosell, The Cherry Hill Pine Barons Barbershop Chorus along with groups from Kobukan Karate, Dance Arts Cherry Hill, Kempo Family Fitness and Happy Feet Dance Studio. The Phillie Phanatic goes “green” on the festival grounds about 1 p.m.
Other festival events include:
· Family fun bike ride: registration 8 a.m.; two and nine-mile rides; must wear helmet
· E-Force electronics recycling drop-off: most “Anything With A Plug;” NO TVs; glass monitors; large appliances
· Recycling: shoes, sneakers, hangers, plastic shopping bags, batteries
· Cherry Hill Food Pantry: bring non-perishable food for donation
· Plant exchange and free compost pickup
· Family and kid fun: moon bounce, face-painting and carnival games
· Healthy food selections from Chimp Aid Café, J-Dogs
Event updates are available at www.sustainablecherryhill.org. The festival is made possible in part by generous presenting sponsors: Hutchinson Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, LourdesCare of Cherry Hill and Ravitz Family Foundation; Leadership sponsors include: Sustainable Camden County, Investors Bank, M. Rosenblatt Roofing and Flaster Greenberg. For more Earth Festival information, contact Brenda Jorett, Brenda@brendajorett.com.
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