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1. April 13: NewtonSERVES -- Green Decade’s environmental projects!
2. April 22: Newton Centre Small Business Energy Initiative
3. April 28: Environmental Speaker Series: "Back to the Farm: What Community Farms Do for Us"
4. 2008 Newton Student Energy Essay & Art Contest: April 30 Awards Program
5. April Environment Show: "Wild Edible Plants - Part 2"
6. Bloomingdale’s Shopping Benefit: $4,600 raised for Green Decade!
7. May 3: Green Decade Fundraiser Yard Sale
8. May 18: Bike Newton Rally
9. Join GDC now for 2008
10. Other: Mass Power Shift Conference, Healthy Lawns & Landscapes Workshop, Charles River Cleanup, Clean Water Action
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| 1. NewtonSERVES 2008 -- GREEN DECADE’S ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS! |
Sunday, April 13
9 am-3 pm for projects
3:30 pm Sundaes on Sunday!
Newton City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Join Green Decade and other volunteers in one or more of our three NewtonSERVES environmental projects, among the 55 projects all over the city of Newton on this Annual Day of Community Service.
• Enviro-Quilt 2008: volunteers are asked to bring colored (recycle) paper which is blank on one side for writing environmental tips, fun facts or drawings, to be joined into a large recycled paper quilt with recycled twist ties! We plan to display the quilt at City Hall and the Energy Contest Award Ceremony, among other sites. (Ages 8 and up, indoors)
• Newton Centre Business Recycling Project: Students for a Greener World (SGW) is inviting Newton Centre businesses to participate in a one-day pick-up of recyclable paper and cardboard. Volunteers will go to participating businesses to pick up the recyclables. Please bring wagons, carts, wheelbarrows, etc., to help carry it to the collection site. The City will provide a dumpster at the site, then transport it to the Rumford Avenue Recycling Depot. SGW is managing this event with the hope that the City's new recycling contract will include businesses, non-profits, religious organizations, etc. (Ages 11-up).
• Newton's 5th Annual Trade and Recycle Day: Swap 'til you drop! Back by popular demand. Newton residents may bring useful but unwanted belongings for swapping, donating, recycling or reusing. Bring your stuff or just come pick up something for free. Please visit www.ci.newton.ma.us/dpw/recycling for a list of acceptable items. For more information, email ReuseRecycle@aol.com or visit www.WasteNotNewton.com, a free web site to swap and trade stuff. (Ages 11-up)
Register on-line before Friday, April 10 for these or other NewtonSERVES projects. For more nformation: Denise Joseph 617-796-1284 or djoseph@newtonma.gov. |
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2. NEWTON CENTRE SMALL BUSINESS ENERGY INITIATIVE
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 6 pm
Coldwell Banker Office
1261Centre Street, Newton Centre
The Green Decade Coalition, in partnership with the City of Newton, is reaching out to Newton Centre Businesses to share information on how to take advantage of valuable financial incentives available from NSTAR. Business owners & managers will learn how the program works and how they can reduce your energy bills right along with their carbon footprint. Participants are invited to sign up for a free Energy Audit with emphasis on lighting, a very simple way to demonstrate to customers the business owner’s commitment to the environment. A display banner in Newton Centre Village, as well as local media coverage, will give special recognition to participants in the program.
Refreshments will be served. We thank Coldwell Banker for generously allowing us to use their space for this special event. RSVP: Ana Zarina at 617-332-5257 or anazarina@greendecade.org. |
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3. ENVIRONMENTAL SPEAKER SERIES: " BACK TO THE FARM: WHAT COMMUNITY FARMS DO FOR US" WITH GREG MASLOWE AND GREY LEE
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Monday April 28, 7- 9 pm
Free
Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library
330 Homer St., Newton Centre
Co-sponsored by the Green Decade Coalition/Newton, the Newton Free Library, the Newton Community Farm, the Newton Farmers Market and the Newton Conservators.
Join us for a lively evening with Greg Maslowe, Farm Manager of the Newton Community Farm and Grey Lee, Executive Director of Land’s Sake in Weston, as they address the importance of community farms in our cities and towns. The program will include:
* The role and purpose of non-profit farms operating on community owned land
* Why cities and towns should support these farms
* How community based non-profit farms teach sustainable agriculture, preserve open space and foster community while reconnecting people withtheir food and help build a local food economy
All ESS events are held at the Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium, at 7 pm, usually on the 3rd Monday of the month, January through June. For more information about the series, contact 617-965-1995 or Environmental Speakers Series on our website. |
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4. 2008 NEWTON STUDENT ENERGY ESSAY & ART CONTEST AWARDS: APRIL 30
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Wednesday, April 30, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Newton City Hall, War Memorial Auditorium
The entries are in for the 2nd Annual Energy Conservation Contest, with over 120 Newton students submitting essays and artwork on the topic of energy conservation! All contestants, families, friends and GDC members are invited to join us for this event, when the awards will presented by Mayor David B. Cohen and the contest co-sponsors including the Green Decade, Newton Schools Foundation, Green Energy Newton, and NSTAR, and other organizations. First place essay contest winners will read their essays, all artwork will be displayed in the War Memorial Auditorium and refreshments will be served. For additional information, contact energycontest@greendecade.org or 617-965-1995. |
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5. APRIL ENVIRONMENT SHOW: " WILD EDIBLE PLANTS, PART 2” WITH RUSS COHEN
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Throughout the month of April
This is the second segment of Russ Cohen’s presentation, Part 1 of which was shown in February. Learn to eat your way through the woods with the help of professional environmentalist and wild foods enthusiast Russ Cohen. His lecture slide presentation on the Wild Edible Plants of New England, was originally presented as the Newton Conservators Fall lecture (September 2007) at the Newton Free Library. Russ Cohen is the author of "Wild Plants I Have Known ... and Eaten" published by the Essex County Greenbelt Association.
The Environment Show is broadcast on the NewTV Blue channel (Comcast Chan. 10, RCN Chan. 15, Verizon Chan. 34):
Mondays 3:00 p.m.
Tuesdays 1:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.
Wednesdays: 11:30 a.m.
Thursdays: 12:00, 4:00 and 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 10:00 a.m.
Videos of previous Environment Show programs are now available for viewing online at the GDC website. This monthly show is produced alternatively by the Green Decade and the Newton Conservators. |
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6. BLOOMINGDALE’S SHOPPING BENEFIT: $4,600 RAISED FOR GREEN DECADE!
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Many thanks to our members, friends and volunteers who contributed to “the shopping benefit” at Bloomingdale’s on February 27! Over $1,000 was raised in advance ticket sales, with an additional $475 contributed by Bloomingdale’s for the 95 people who submitted their tickets at the door and qualified GDC for a $3,100 share of At-Door Ticket Sales funds. We also extend our appreciation to Bloomingdale’s for inviting the Green Decade to participate as one of the 40 charities and non-profits included in the 2008 “shopping benefit” fundraiser.
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7. GREEN DECADE FUNDRAISER YARD SALE
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Saturday, May 3
10 am-2 pm
226 Kent Road, Waban
(corner of Windsor Rd and Kent Rd just up from Barry’s Deli)
Fundraising Co-Chair Laura Katleman-Prue will host a fundraising yard sale, the proceeds of which will go to the Green Decade. Volunteers and donations welcome, including kitchen goods, books, appliances, paintings, sculpture, clothing, linens, lamps, furniture, jewelry, work tools, garden tools. Please drop-off your items to donate to the sale anytime on Friday, May 2, at 226 Kent Rd. Contact Laura at bosbrownie@yahoo.com or 617-795-7272 x2 to volunteer or to make an appointment for drop-off times other than May 2. |
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8. BIKE NEWTON RALLY & SAFETY DEMONSTRATION
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Sunday May 18, 12:30 pm
Newton City Hall War Memorial Auditorium Steps
Sponsored by the Green Decade Coalition/Newton
Join the rally to demonstrate substantial and serious grassroots support for improved bicycle safety in Newton. The program includes a bike clinic, entertainment, food, safety instructions and merchandise, speakers and a 2.5 mile Friends and Family Ride.
Donations are welcome -- please send them to Green Decade Coalition/Newton; P.O. Box 590242; Newton,MA 02459. Be sure to write "Bike Newton" on the check. Volunteer or find more information at www.bikenewton.org or contact event chair Lois Levin at loislevin@comcast.net. |
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9. JOIN GDC NOW FOR 2008
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Join the Green Decade, for as little as $25 for an individual/family membershipl, $50 for a business membership or for students, only $10 for the year! This year, new and renewing members will also receive a reusable shopping bag as our thank-you for joining the Green Decade.
Join or renew on-line and pay by credit card or download the membership form and mail with your check made out to GDC/N, to PO Box 590242, Newton, MA 02466. Membership forms are also available in each issue of the Green News. For more information, contact 617-965-1995 or e-mail membership@greendecade.org.
As always, members receive discounts at GDC events and sponsoring businesses, plus the Green News newsletter, published 6 times each year and mailed to our members. If you prefer to receive the Green News on-line, you will help save paper and postage costs. E-mail us at contact@greendecade.org and be sure to include your name and e-mail, along with Green News Online in the subject line. |
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10. OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS
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MASS POWER SHIFT CONFERENCE
Boston Convention Center, Boston University, Boston Common, & the Massachusetts State House
April 11-14 ($10 for four days)
Workshops and speakers, music & rally Sunday afternoon on the Boston Common, lobby
for Global Warming Solutions Act on Monday, April 14.
Invited speakers: Van Jones, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights/Green For All; John Kerry, United
States Senator; Ed Markey, United States Representative and Chairman of the House Special Committee on Climate Change and Energy Independence; Marjora Carter, Sustainable South Bronx/Green For All.
Registration on more info at http://www.masspowershift.org.
HEALTHY LAWNS & LANDSCAPES WORKSHOP
Free Healthy Lawns and Landscapes workshops, led by Ann McGovern of the Mass. Department of Environmental Protection. The purpose of the workshops is to teach residents, landscapers and municipal staff how to maintain landscapes without using pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Attendees will receive a chance to win a compost bin. Refreshments will be served. For more information on the workshops and healthy landscaping methods, visit www.mass.gov/dep/recycle.
Tuesday, April 29, 7-9 pm - Cary Memorial Library, 1874 Mass. Ave., Lexington
Contact: Eileen Entin, 781-862-6418
Tuesday, May 6, 6-8 pm Charles River Watershed Association,190 Park Rd., Weston
Contact: Julie Wood, 781-788-0007 x228
9th ANNUAL EARTH DAY CHARLES RIVER CLEANUP
Saturday, April 26, 2008 9 am-12 pm
(Severe weather date: May 3)
To organize a group of volunteers, volunteer yourself, or get more information, please view our list of regions based on towns and bridges, and color-coded map. Contact the regional coordinator for the area of you'd like to work in or leave a message on our Charles River Cleanup general information line: 781-788-0007 x 303. For more information: www.crwa.org
CLEAN WATER ACTION 14th ANNUAL PARTY IN THE SPRINGTIME
Sunday, May 4, 2008, 2-4 pm
Doyle Conservation Center, Leominster, MA, 464 Abbott Avenue (off Route 2)
Honoring Senator Pamela Resor and Senate President Therese Murray for their commitment to the environment. More information: Katy Krottinger, 617-338-8131, x211 or kkrottinger@cleanwater.org |
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