You’re invited to celebrate Earth Day with EnAct, Madison Environmental Group, Inc. and Community Car!
Earth Day Picnic
Tuesday, April 22 11am – 1:30pm
In front of our offices at 25 N. Pinckney (on the Capitol Square)
Bring your own sack lunch and we’ll provide the Organic Valley cheese and Café Soleil treats.
Community Car and the EnAct Steps to Greener Living program will share tips on reducing your carbon footprint, and we’ll offer tours of our third floor green offices at 11:15 and 1pm.
In case of rain, we’ll picnic on the third floor. We hope you’ll also join us at the Earth Day events listed below.
For more information, contact EnAct at 204-2888 or visit www.enactwi.org.
P.S. Community Car is also offering a special Earth Day promotion: Join Community Car for just $15 at our Earth Day Picnic or online before May 1. Visit www.communitycar.com and enter “Earth Day” in the promo code field at the bottom of the online application form.
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Free Film and Discussion: Story of Stuff, April 18, 7pm
Indigo Coffee & Tea, 300 S. Main Street, Verona
Get acquainted with the EnAct Steps to Greener Living program at this EnAct-sponsored event. For information: www.indigocoffeeandtea.com/IndigoCalendar.htm
Habitat ReStore Earth Day Celebration, April 19th, 12 – 4pm
Habitat Restore, 208 Cottage Grove Road, Madison
Meet our staff and learn about Community Car and the EnAct Steps to Greener Living program. For information: www.restoredane.org/news.cfm#66
Every Day is Earth Day at Happy Bambino, April 20, 3 – 4pm
Happy Bambino, 2045 Atwood Avenue, Madison
Attend a panel discussion including Community Car on how families can become more green. For information: www.happybambino.com
MATC Earth Day Event , April 21, 10am-2pm
MATC-Truax Campus, 3550 Anderson Street, Madison
Visit our EnAct display and catch a presentation by Nicole Craig, our EnAct Program Manager, on Steps to Greener Living at noon or 1pm. For information: 608.243.4593 MATC Volunteer Center
Design MMoCA, April 24 – 27
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA), 227 State Street, Madison
Explore 16 one-of-a-kind room vignettes created by local and regional design teams, including Madison Environmental Group, Inc.’s own Fullcircle Design. April 26 at 11am, Sonya Newenhouse, our president, will present Climate Change and Residential Design: The Connection and Green Examples. A gallery talk, Fullcircle: A Green Retro-Fit, will be given April 27 at 1pm by Christi Weber, Fullcircle architectural designer. For information and tickets: www.mmoca.org.
Green Day Expo, April 26, 9am – 6pm
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, One John Nolen Drive, Madison
Check out the Community Car and EnAct displays and hear Nicole Craig, our EnAct Program Manager, speak on Stage A from 2-2:30. For information: www.thedailypage.com/green/
WISC-TV Going Green Special Program, April 28, 7pm and May 4, 6:30 pm
Anchored by News 3’s Susan Siman and Eric Franke, the special will show how we can all take steps toward a more eco-friendly lifestyle. Sonya Newenhouse, our president, will provide examples of how she lives green at home.
Going Green Wisconsin Expo, May 2 – May 4
Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison
Meet our staff and learn about Community Car and the EnAct Steps to Greener Living program. Sonya Newenhouse, our president, will present “Getting There Green,” a transportation talk, from 2:15-2:30 on May 3. For information: http://www.channel3000.com/mm-green-expo/index.html