Earth Day Festival This Weekend

By Katy Agro Myers

The 21st Annual Earth Day Festival! Sponsored by the Good Neighbors Group

April 29, 2023 9am-12pm Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company, 161 Ritchie Highway, Severna Park

Participating Organizations Accepting Items

• Anne Arundel Animal Care and Control (pet items)

• Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy

• Anne Arundel County Litter Crew

• AAUW (books – adult)

• Annapolis Compost

• Annapolis Green (Corks)

• Asbury Church Assistance Network (school snacks, diapers & pull-ups in large sizes)

• The Big Bean

• BD Provisions

• Blendabowl

• Bubbe’s Closet (clothing, baby items)

• Burgers & Bands for Suicide Prevention

• Cafe Mezzanotte

• Chesapeake PC Users Group (cell phones, laptops, tablets)

• Clay Street Community Development Corporation

• Cousins Hauling (metal for recycling)

• Echoes of Nature

• EPS Recycling (block foam and foam containers)

• Flexible Packaging Association

• Folger McKinsey Elementary: Green Club

• Girl Scout Gold Award Project: Oyster Recovery

• Go Melvo Sno-balls

• Good Day’s World

• HOPE For All (kitchen items, boys & mens pants, coats)

• Just In Time Wellness

• Leveling the Playing Field (sports equipment)

• Magothy River Association

• Maryland Reentry Resource Center

• Maryland Queen Bee

• Native Plants for Life (pots 1gal & up)

• Naturally In Knots

• Neighborhood Sun

• Noonday Collection (cloth grocery bags)

• Orphan Grain Train (back packs, school supplies, medical equipment, clothing)

• Oak Hill Elementary: Green Team

• Power Factor

• Priddy Music Academy

• Rise Above Animal Rescue (pet items)

• Refill Goodness (bread tabs, plastic bottle caps)

• Sasswell: A Healing Arts Venue

• Severna Park Elementary: 1st Grade and Human Relations Committee

• Severna Park High School: Green Club (plastic bags/wrap for recycling) Key Club, Marine Bio Club (snack bags & wrappers for recycling)

• Severn River Association

• Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County (books – children/YA)

• Unity Gardens

• Jing Ying Institute of Kung Fu & Tai Chi

We are so excited to be holding this year’s Earth Day Festival at the Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company! This location which sees 50-60,000 cars pass per day will help us draw even more attention to important issues around the well-being of people and the planet. With so many great opportunities to learn, engage with knowledgeable people, have fun, listen to music and eat great food, we hope this one-day event will inspire people all year long. Stay tuned for exciting new events at the Festival this year!

Meanwhile, we’ll once again host our Good Neighbors Depot to unload unwanted items with a mind toward sustainability. We’ll have opportunities to recycle, upcycle and donate what you no longer need while helping others. Check back here as we build the list of items we’ll accept at the event.