The National Cherry Festival is going "Green"
Join us Friday, July 10, 2009 for DTE Energy Green Day!
Interested in helping clean up the Boardman River? Join the Cherry Capital Paddle Club at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 10 to help make our river a cleaner, safer and more enjoyable experience for everyone. To RSVP, please click here.
DTE Energy Green Day Schedule
Friday, July 10, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
DTE Energy Green Day Schedule
10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony with Blessing, Dove Release & Remarks
10:30 a.m. Puppet Show & Story Telling with Chris Evans and Wild Ginger
10:45 a.m. Music & Whoopin’ with Darlene
1:30 p.m. African Drumming by Jam Rek
2:30 p.m. Music by Claudia Schmidt
3:45 p.m. Children’s Parade around “Green Day” Area
All Day Eco-Kids Activities
Fish painting hosted by Watershed Center GT Bay, aquatic critter crafts with Great Lakes Bioneers & SEEDS, build a playhouse with mud, clay and straw, egg carton flower planting and renewable energy games, and don’t forget we’ll have solar powered live music throughout the day!
GREEN Information Sessions
11:00 a.m. Grid Tied Wind Power—Michigan Wind Power
12 Noon NMC Mobile Solar Classroom Guided Tour
1:00 p.m. Windspire, Michigan Made Wind Power—Contractors Building Supply
2:00 p.m. Geo-Thermal Demo—Geo-Furnace
2:30 p.m. Natural Plasters—Harmony Homes Construction
3:00 p.m. Saving Money & Energy—Paradigm Energy Services
Participating Vendors:
DTE Energy Green Team
Inland Seas Education Association
Waste Management of Michigan
Paradigm Energy Services
Traverse Area Paddle Club
Eco Building Products
Harmony Homes Construction
Odom Reusable Building Materials
Home Builders Association of Grand Traverse
Cherryland Electric Co-op
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians
Cartridge World
Conservation Resource Alliance
Great Lakes Bioneers / SEEDS
Big Fish Environmental, LLC
Watershed Center of Grand Traverse Bay
Traverse City Light and Power
Ecostore USA
Michigan Wind Power
Contractors Building Supply
E-Waste Electronic Recycling
Grand Traverse County Resource Recovery
Michigan Sierra Club
Join DTE Energy, Waste Management and the National Cherry Festival in making Northern Michigan a greener place to live.
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