Earth Day Helena 2007 a success!

Earth Day Helena 2007 a success! (quick link, to be expanded soon)

Huge thanks to all the volunteers, speakers, sponsors (links below), guest exhibits, and all the participants that made it Earth Day Helena 2007 a memorable success. Here are a few photo highlights, links to some of the print coverage, and tidbits from the days events. Special thanks to the City of Helena for making plastics recycling possible at the event, Montana Department of Transportation for providing a functioning exhibit to recycle mercury containing light bulbs, The Third Wheels, S.A.V.E. students of Carroll and the College for being our host, Scott Settle for providing beef for our barbecue (local organic), and, again all the volunteers who helped plan, setup, take down, run the plastics drive, and the rest.

The S.A.V.E. Awards:



Student Advocate of the Year: Tyler Evilsizer
S.A.V.E Legend (highest honor): Jason DeShaw

Sponsors:
Alternative Energy Resources Organization (AERO)
Montana Renewable Energy Association (MREA)
The Real Food Store
Saturn Resource Managemental
The S.A.V.E. Foundation, 501(c)(3)


Featured Speakers:
- Steve Loken
- Bob Raney
- George Ochenski
- Senator John Brueggeman

Activities:
- Opening Music, The Recycling Games (Youth Activity), Slack Line Competition by ClimbHelena.com, Plastics Recycling, The Third Wheels of Helena, and environmental exhibits.


Articles (more added soon):
http://www.helenair.com/articles/2007/04/19/outdoors/c02041907_02.txt

More photos of Earth Day Helena 2007 here