Earth Day 2007: Party in the Park
On Saturday, April 21, 2007, from 7:00-10:00 p.m. at Atlantic Station's Central Park will again be the backdrop for the 11th annual Party in the Park. Hailed as a model for smart growth and sustainability for the whole country, Atlantic Station is the largest brownfield redevelopment in America. In all, 11 acres of greenspace were added and 2,000 trees are being planted-beautifying our city while also reducing the urban heat island effect.

Party in the Park is Atlanta\'s largest Earth Day event, bringing together a diverse group of grassroots environmentalists, devoted philanthropists, and business professionals whose collective goal is to integrate sustainable practices and policies wherever we work, live or play. Enjoy live music, food by Whole Foods Market, and a silent auction stocked with deals on unique getaways, outdoor gear, art and jewelry. Proceeds for the evening benefit Earth Share of Georgia, Georgia\'s only dedicated environmental fund. Purchase tickets ($50/person) online at http://www.myereach.com/"http://www.earthsharega.org/earthday2007/partyinthepark.html/"
or by calling 404.873-3173.

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Earth Day 2007: Leadership Breakfast
On Friday, April 20, 2007, from 8:00-10:00 a.m., at the Biltmore Hotel, 817 West Peachtree street, Atlanta, GA 30308, business and non-profit leaders from metro-Atlanta will gather to celebrate innovations in sustainable business practices at the Earth Day Leadership Breakfast. Now in its fifth year, the Breakfast will feature Charles Jordan, Chairman of the Board of The Conservation Fund as the keynote speaker. Jordan will address the future of conservation and issues of diversity on the national level. The Honorable Mayor Shirley Franklin will also be in attendance to lend her support to the environmental community. Business leaders will also see their dollars at work through member group table-top displays. Past keynote speakers have included Governor Sonny Perdue, polar explorer, Robert Swan, oceanographer and environmentalist Jean Michelle-Cousteau, and Conservation Fund president and CEO, Larry Selzer.

The Leadership Breakfast is now sold out, please contact Elizabeth Patrick to reserve a place on the waiting list by calling 404.873.3173.For more information and directions: http://www.myereach.com/"http://www.earthsharega.org/earthday2007/leadershipbreakfast.html/"

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Earth Day 2007: Corporate Green Day Challenge

This year's Earth Share of Georgia's Corporate Green Day Challenge, on Saturday, April 28, 2007, mirrors that first Earth Day when the National Education Association estimated nearly 10 million public school children with their teachers took their classroom to the woods to study the effects of pollution on nature. Several hundred volunteers from Cox Enterprises, Inc., The Home Depot, Starbucks, SKANSKA USA and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, plan to help to repair stream beds, restore urban nature paths, and replenish the tree canopy throughout the metro area.

A party to thank our volunteers will be hosted by CH2M Hill at their new offices located at 400 Northpark, 1000 Abernathy Road on the Garden level 3. For more information call 404.873.3173 or visit "http://www.earthsharega.org/earthday2007/greenday.html"> www.earthsharega.org/earthday2007/greenday

Earth Share of Georgia's member organizations, Captain Planet Foundation and the Chattahoochee Nature Center will host the 5th annual "Earth Day Kids Fest" on Saturday, April 21st from 10am to 3pm at the Chattahoochee Nature Center at 9135 Willeo Road in Roswell. This is a unique family event where local organizations join forces to focus attention on the environment. For more information on Earth Day events visit Earth Share of Georgia's online calendar at: http://www.myereach.com/"http://www.earthsharega.org/pr5.nsf/Calendar?OpenPage\"

City of Atlanta Earth Day Celebration 2007-Arms Around Atlanta
Join in on the fun as a team or individual. Families, neighborhood associations, neighborhood planning units, elected officials, corporate
teams, faith-based teams, students and school groups and many others are invited to participate. Teams that accomplish the most will
be recognized for their good works by the City of Atlanta.

The Arms Around Atlanta Earth Day Celebration is a city-wide, community based City of Atlanta, Keep Atlanta Beautiful, and BeltLine Partnership project to help clean up and refresh selected right of ways around neighborhoods and parks located on and close to Atlanta's BeltLine. With the help of community volunteers, we will cleanup litter, roundup tires and recycle old and unused computers, tv's, cell phones and other e-waste this coming Earth Day. In addition, we hope to instill and encourage a sense of ownership and pride in
our neighborhoods, our community parks, and the proposed investments of greenspace, multi-use trails and transit that will comprise Atlanta's BeltLine.
Our goal is to remove 10,000 illegally dumped or used tires, clean up 6,000 bags of litter and to collect more than 40,000 pounds of electronic waste. All tires and e-waste collected will be recycled. Based on what is collected sponsors will donate funds and equipment
to furnish local parks with park benches, jogging tracks and other park items all made from recyclable materials.
when & where
04.21.07: 8:00 am - Noon ~ Litter Pickup, Tire Roundup and E-Waste Recycling ~ Check-in at Grant Park
04.21.07: Noon - 6:00 pm ~ After Rally Celebration with Fun and Entertainment ~ Grant Park Pavilion
04.22.07: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm ~ Environmental Education and Earth Day Celebration ~ Grant Park
11.17.07: 11 am - 5 pm ~ Celebrating the Fruits of Our Labor and Dedicating Results of Our Recycling ~ Isabel Gates Webster Park
how
For more information, please call Peggy Denby at Keep Atlanta Beautiful at 404.249.5853

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CollectiveGood will have cell phone recycling information and boxes at all of our Earth Day 2007 events.

CollectiveGood is founded on principles of environmental responsibility. Through our recycling programs, we protect the environment by keeping tons of toxic waste from entering landfills every month. We recycle practically all of the materials we receive, either for their materials components, or into reuse. Though reuse is the highest form of recycling, causing the least drain on resources for the maximum benefit, recycling all of the materials possible is critical to true environmental stewardship. CollectiveGood "closes the loop" by recycling everything from the phones, their batteries, chargers, accessories - even the boxes and donation forms.

Start a cell phone recycling program at your work today by contacting us at 404.873.3173 or by visiting: http://www.myereach.com/"http://www.collectivegood.com/donate2.asp?CHid=4470\"

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5th Annual Back to the Chattahoochee Race & Festival!
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Race 9:00 a.m. and Festival 10:00-2:00 p.m. For more information: http://www.myereach.com/"http://www.ucriverkeeper.org/community5.htm/"

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