Green Okanogan 4th Annual FREE Earth Day Alternative Faire

Saturday, April 23, 2011

This FREE event will begin at 10 a.m. with a focus on the topics which offer alternatives toward green living in the Okanogan. Last year GO hosted their second eWaste collection drive and will be doing so again this year. A local lunch will be served with the event ending around 5. We look forward to seeing you at the Community Cultural Center in Tonasket, located at 411 S Western Ave. Let’s celebrate Earth Day by getting informed, planning for the future and having some fun!

The first 50 attendees to register will receive a free GREEN gift, so come early when the doors open at 9:30 for coffee and networking and get your gift! Last year we hosted our second eWaste collection drive and will be doing so again this year. Bring in your old TVs, computers, monitors, towers and laptops and we will recycle them responsibly. All proceeds go to create greater recycling opportunities through Green Okanogan, aka GO Recycle.

After an update on Green Okanogan and Recycling in Okanogan County we have many different topics for alternatives which include funding, transportation, plus solar and wind energy. There will also be information presented by Slow Food Okanogan, Community Action, Carbon Cycle Crush, a Green Intentional Community, and more. A special presentation regarding what you need to know about GMO Food is much anticipated. We will show some brief films regarding cullet utilized in pavement and solar panels in highways. Cullet is crushed glass, which is of interest to GO Recycle.

Throughout the day, event attendees will be treated to a showing of many different types of alternative artwork. Come check out some interesting versions of our local talent featuring green and recycled art pieces.

Lunch will feature local foods, as eating local is another way of being green and working toward reducing our carbon footprint; sure to be delicious with something for everyone offered at a $5 suggested donation.

Remember to bring your eWaste to recycle; this includes TVs, computers, monitors, towers and laptops only. Your eWaste items can be brought around to the back of the CCC on Saturday or to the WVCO location mentioned below.

Other Green Weekend related events include the Okanogan Valley Tree & Plant Exchange from 10-4 in Tonasket’s Triangle Park on April 16. Call 486-4056 for more information on the Plant Frenzy. Also join us on Friday, April 22 at the Wenatchee Valley Community College in Omak for their 3rd Annual Green Fest. This years theme is “Working on the World to Change”. Phi Theta Capa hosts their 2nd eWaste collection drive; a representative from Green Okanogan will be on hand to supervise this responsible collection at the College. Green Fest starts out with a Fun Run and ends with music in the park that evening! Contact WVCO for more information on this event.

An additional note regarding the play, “All I need to know I learned in Kindergarden” will have their final performance at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, just following the Green Okanogan Earth Day Alternative Faire. We look forward to seeing you there!

For more information about GO Recycle come to this event, or call the Recycling Chick at (509) 486-2389

Join our discussion space at www.facebook.com/GreenOK to talk about a Go ReCycle warehouse/property purchase and what membership/participation in GO could look like, as well as other Green issues like alternative energy (wind, solar, bio-fuels).

If you'd like to get updates from us by email (including when we post/update content here, like a recycling list) please email . If you'd like to know when we have opportunities for people to plug in (we can use everything from grant writers to more board members to people to sort stuff at the center) get on the list at , also.

For general feedback, input, and inquiries we can be reached at:

Green Okanogan
P.O. Box 604
Tonasket, WA 98855

(509) 846-5800 Peter James
(509) 486-2389 Loreen, the Recycling Chick

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