In an effort to educate students and the community on recycling, conserving energy, and going “green” in general, the City of Batavia Youth Bureau is sponsoring its annual Earth Day event beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 21 at Austin Park.
Morning refreshments will be provided by Tim Horton's.
This year’s event will feature a short presentation on energy efficiency and how to reduce your "carbon footprint" to kick off the event.
The following agencies will set up booths and interactive displays for the participants to visit:
- GLOW Solid Waste
- Finger Lakes Energy Smarts Communities Program
- Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners Program
- Youth Bureau, City of Batavia
- Genesee ARC
- Pathstone Corporation
- Smoke Free NOW.
Students will also receive giveaways at some of the booths. After folks have visited all of the booths, school/student groups from John Kennedy, Robert Morris, Batavia Middle schools, Students United for Positive Action as well as others, will be sent out to clean a park or an area in the city.
Volunteers from Kiwanis Club will accompany several of the student groups. We will then meet back at Austin Park and will proceed to Centennial Park for a Tree Planting Ceremony, where the students in attendance will actually plant the tree. Everyone will then be invited back to Austin Park for a pizza lunch. The event will conclude at approximately 12:30 p.m.
If you would like more information on Earth Day or would like to participate, call the Batavia Youth Bureau at 345-6420.
