Fairfield Celebrates Earthday

Residents of Farifield will have a busy schedule this week if they plan to attend all of the Earth Day activities in the area. Here is a small sample of some of the major events to celebrate the planet.

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4, will participate in a discussion on energy and environment from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Greenfield Hill Congregational Church. The town hall-style meeting will include Roger Smith, executive director of Clean Water Action; Richard Johnson, president of the Fairfield Prep Political Awareness Club; and Kathleen Casey, president of the Fairfield Ludlowe Democrats.

Fairfield University will host "More Green Cleaners Party," a free event to educate the public on why it's a healthy and smart move to whip up eco-friendly homemade cleansers using benign components, such as olive oil and castile soap. The event will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. April 21 in Bannow 319 on the university campus. To reserve a spot, contact msregan@mail.fairfield.edu.

The Sacred Heart University Marketing Club is hosting an Earth Day celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. April 22. There will be a number of demonstrations, and one of the highlights will be the planting of the "Giving Tree" in the garden outside of Seton and Merton halls.

The Watermark at 3030 Park is hosting Tisha Ferguson, director of outreach at Connecticut Fund for the Environment, who will lecture on the need for clean water in Bridgeport and Long Island Sound, storm water, legislative help given to older cities regarding watershed lands and the protection of river banks. The lecture will take place from 2 to 3 p.m. April 22 in the auditorium. To reserve a seat, call 374-5611.

The Fairfield and Sasqua Garden Clubs are sponsoring the symposium "Going Green in Your Own Back Yard" at 7 p.m. April 22 at the Southport Congregational Church. The event will feature Jay Feldman of Beyond Pesticides and Chip Osborne of Osborne Organics. For information, call Alice Cooke at 847-7109 or Courtenay Hardy at 259-7865.

Ecologist and economist Robert Constanza, Ph.D., will deliver Fairfield University's Earth Day lecture on April 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kelley Center.

The Sasquanaug Association for Southport Improvement will conduct its annual cleanup of Southport Village on April 25 starting at 10 a.m. at the entrance of Southport Park.

And finally, the town of Fairfield's annual Earth Day celebration will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 9 at Fairfield Warde High School. The event is still being organized but it will include a number of exhibitors as well as demonstrations and entertainment. One of the highlights is the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority's residential electronics collection, which will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. More information on the town's annual event will be published in the Fairfield Citizen in the next few weeks. Residents can visit www.fairfieldearthday.wordpress.com for more information.

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