Earth Day Exhibitors
For more information, please contact:
Wes Tilghman
Chapel Hill Parks & Recreation Department
(919) 968-2787
wtilghman@townofchapelhill.org.
50 plus exhibitors and demonstrators have applied to exhibit at Earth Action Day, a Celebration on the Plaza. The Parks and Recreation Department would like to share with you exhibitors and demos to be featured.
The Town of Chapel Hill Storm Water Management division will be partnering local Rain Barrel providers to host a rain barrel demonstration as well as selling barrels to the public. Orange County’s Solid Waste Management will be participate in Earth Action Day, providing composting demonstrations as well as supporting our zero waste initiative. The Orange Water and Sewer Authority, a public, non-profit organization that serves the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area, will demonstrate the use of a low-flow shower heads.
These many exciting exhibitors and demonstrators are just a taste of what will be showcased at Earth Action Day “Celebration of the Plaza.” Be sure to stop by and see other earth-friendly ways you can improve your green living.
Complete List of Exhibitors
| 1360 WCHL | 1360 WCHL, Your News, Talk and Tar Heel Station |
|---|---|
| Active Living by Design & The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board |
Go! Chapel Hill - Sidewalks, Crosswalks and Beyond! |
| C & T Italian Ices | Italian Ices |
| Carrboro Greenspace | Will share information about the carrboro greenspace. Will have a vermicompost as a showcase |
| Carrboro Solar Works | Solar Power privided to Stage by Carrboro Solar works |
| Chapel Hill Communications & Public Affairs |
Local Government news and information. |
| Chapel Hill Transit | Special Needs: would it be possible to have a hybrid bus on display at street level. We will provide bus schedules, EZ rider info, and info on hybrid buses available. |
| Clear Water Solution | Water analysis, samples of water, information on water purification and custom building water purification systems for each particular water. |
| Cycle 9 | Demonstrating bicycles to tryout-electric-assist bikes and cargo bikes. Information on bicycle commuting and safety handouts and verbal. |
| Eartheal | Display borad explaining the community green guide project; climate change showdown game (for 5th and 6th graders) available for demonstration. |
| Envirofix | Brochures and signs for clean air service. |
| Envrn Resource Progr | Participants will play a game, "Carbon Reduction Solutions Wheel", answer questions about saving energy and small prizes will be given. |
| Epoch Solutions | Truckload of 55-gallon rain barrels to park on Henderson Street Post Office. |
| Fire Department | Board providing info and green aspects of Residential sprinkler systems. |
| Footprint Eco Magaz | Handing out copies of our local environmental magazine. |
| Foundation for a Sustainable Community |
Information about our organization. |
| Friends of Bolin Creek | Posters, bochures, sign-up clipboards, photos, and notecards for sale. |
| Get Clean | Advertising Get Clean, biodegradable cleaners and demonstrating how the cleaner works. |
| Grassroots Energy | Information about Green jobs. |
| Green Home Builders | Providing information on the third annual green home tour. We will also have sample building materials. |
| Green Teen Clubs | Posterboard and information sheets. Teens on sight to answer questions about the club and how to go about setting up a club. |
| Historic District Co | To highlight the overlapping goals of historic preservation and substainability. Hand-outs and articles will be provided. |
| Howard Perry Walston | Will distribute company flyers and brochures |
| Lawson for Congress | Passing out Constitutions and pamphlets on environmental policies. Information on Homeland Security proposed by bio-disease lab. |
| Locopops | Selling popsicles. |
| Morehead Planetarium | Live science demos and interactions. Alson promotional materials for upcoming classes and events. Astronomy, physics, biology, archaeology-for all ages. |
| NC GreenPower | Giving away brochures, pens, notepads. |
| NIKKEN INC | Brochures and demostrations unique of water fictraction systems and air flitiration system. |
| Orange Solid Waste | Hybrid Vehicle |
| Orange Solid Waste | Program information. 2 compost demonstrations and recycling collection |
| OWASA | Water conservation displays, information and give-aways items such as showerheads and toilet flapper, etc.. |
| Parks & Rec Tree Propram | Power point demo, pictures leaflets. |
| Peoples Channel | Exercise free speech through media production, education and cable television programming |
| Piedmont Biofuels | Information about alternative fuels and fuel conservation. Books on renewable energy. May have some ingredients used to make bioiesel on display. |
| Piedmont Wildlife | Hands on activities for children about wildlife. Possible live turtle and lizard. Handouts about handling injuerd animals. Info on wildlife hospital, volunteersing, and education programs. |
| Pledge Cards | Sign a Pledge Card and receive a FREE CFL lightbulb |
| Rain Water Solutions | Giving info out on benefits of collecting rain water. One person will "man" the table with info and sell rain barrels and one person will be located near the truck for convient pick up. |
| Recyclery | Provide inoformation on recyclery and BUB program. Present some bikes for show. |
| Scooters Incorporate | Scooters and displays. |
| Sierra Club Group | Info on "Cool Cities" project, info. on campaign to protect Jordan Lakep; Air pollution board game. |
| Smith Middle School | Students display boards about fuel cell cars. |
| Southern Energy Mgmn | Workshop presentation on solar hot water & PV |
| Stormwater Mgmt | Enviroscape watershed model (interactive) , exhibits, and handouts. |
| Sustainability Offic | Literature; energy saving light demonstration; segway rides. |
| The Accidental Baker | Baked goods for sale |
| The Forest Foundation | Exhibit handmade fairtrade crafts for sale. Hand out flyers, brochures about our projects and fair trade issues. Bumper stickers for sale. |
| The Joshua Tree | Natural material, handcrafted jewelry available for purchase and a game for children. |
| The Well | Children’s crafts using a variety of recycled materials. (possibily) crochet plastic bag instruction & patterns and distribution of informationabout our organization. |
| Time Warner Cable | The Power of You |
| Trader Joe’s | Healthy food; literature. |
| Triangle Rails Trail | We have our own tent. We have a variety of handouts, including maps of the American Tobacco Trail. Large map of trail to demonstrate. |
| TWIG | Eco-friendly store “green store”. We will have samples and will demostrate as to how these products make a positive ecological contribution to our planet. |
| UNC Dept. Env. Hlth | Stormwater mgmt. at UNC. Demonstrate the function of porpous pavement that we use in several of our parking lots on campus. |
| Whole Foods Market | Natural and Organic Grocery Store. Free water, bananas, free reusable bags. Kidss activity decorating of canvas bags w/vegetable cutouts and paint. |
| Winmore | Information on green-built neighborhood and sunglasses to give away |
| Zipcar | Zipcar on site. Sign-up information, printed material, and a raffle drawing. |
