EARTH DAY CELEBRATION - Open to the Public

Press Release

For Immediate Release: April 11, 2009

Media Contact:

Mark Perloe, M.D.

Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Earth Ministry

Phone: 404-561-2229

Email: mperloe@ivf.com

EVENT

DETAILS:

Date: April 19th, 2009

Time: 10:00 am

Location: 1025 Mt. Vernon Highway, N.W., Sandy Springs, GA 30327

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: On Sunday, April 19th, Northwest Unitarian Universalist

Congregation is celebrating EarthDay. This celebration is open to the public and members of all religious

regation is celebrating EarthDay. This celebration is open to the public and members of all religious

communities.

The Northwest Earth Ministry Team will present an intergenerational service honoring our individual and

collective action to live our seventh principle, which reminds us of the interdependent web of all existence.

Through music, theater and art we will together reflect on Rev. Jim Macomber’s words, “What I do affects you; what you do affects me. And what we do collectively—or allow to be done—affects the world we live in. We are called to do everything we can to preserve our world for future generations.”

Following the service we will throw open our doors for an Earth Day Fair and Open House to include food, entertainment, activities, speakers, resource materials and tours of our recently solar module array. We refer to Northwest Unitarian as “Our Home in the Woods” because we love our wooded acreage/retreat and just completed phase one – 20 solar modules – of our anticipated 108 module PV array – with plans to become 100% energy neutral. Please watch our YouTube Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teoMW3zpOKk

10:00 – 11:15 Intergenerational service open to the public

11:15 ‐ 11:45 Dr. Jay Sampat Whats New ‐ Solar Thermal Systems

11:45 ‐ 12:15 Eric Taub  Verus Carbon Neutral Partnership The Basics of Cap and Trade and How it Affects You.12:15

12:15 ‐ 12:45 David Baker Making Rain Barrels

12:45 ‐ 1:15 Marcia Bansley Trees Atlanta

1:45 ‐ 2:15 Michael Black Green Activities of a Fellow Congregation Booth Becki Gregory

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta Ens & Outs Booth

Kitty Meyers

Pam Zenner

Selling plastic bag recycling stands; CFLs; rain barrel templates

Booth Dr. Jay Sampat What's New ‐ Solar Thermal Systems

Booth Sandra Adams Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: One Green Thing

 

About Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta

We are a dynamic and diverse religious community. We encourage, support, and inspire each other to live as compassionate spiritual and ethical people. We affirm, promote, celebrate, and live our shared Unitarian Universalist principles through worship, religious education, social action, and an open exchange of ideas.

Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation

1025 Mt. Vernon Highway, N.W., Sandy Springs, GA 30327

Phone: 770-955-1408

E-mail: OfficeNWUUC.org On the Web: www.NWUUC.org