EARTH DAY

Happy Earth Day!

April 22nd is recognized by the United Nations as Earth Day. Earth day is acknowledged around the world with fairs, celebrations, or personal efforts of respect to the natural world we count on for survival. Celebrations happen all during the week. Check out www.cumbavac.org/Earth_Day.htm, for a list of web sites for Earth Day and Ecology, focused on April 22nd.

You might want to check out www.earthday.net, where you will discover ways to get involved. They have a 'take action' section, ways to donate, and focus points of this years Earth Day, which include Education, and Climate Change. 'Around the globe' talks about how the world is celebrating. This years Earth Day celebration brings excitement for the 2010 40th Anniversary theme, 'the green generation' denoting the peaked interest in all things environmental with the current generation. This is exciting because it suggests an expectation of unique contributions are up and coming in the environmental community.

Things to consider while enjoying Earth Day include changes you want to implement to your lifestyle, or bold efforts like which 'green' business idea you haven't thought of yourself, or you might like to look further into. There is also the opportunity to become aware of issues that you may be voting on in the future. It's a great feeling to be around people with the same interest, you might even make a few new friends.