Happy Earth Day!

On Sunday, I tabled an Earth Week event on the downtown mall in Charlottesville.  It was called the Charlottesville Eco Fair!  There were a lot of other environmental groups tabling as well, so it made for a fun and informative day.

showing off the cool Rivanna River maps - waterproof and tearproof!

We got a number of visitors at our table, most of which had heard of the Rivanna River... though we also had a few who did not even know that a river ran through the middle of Charlottesville!  That always amazes me.  But, we did our job and informed them.

 It was a bit cloudy, but warmed up by noon!  The other funny thing was how many politicians were there to schmooze the non-profits.  They were all about saying hello, handing out those cards, and being friends with the environmentalists.  It's always surprising how many offices and positions there are even in local government.  Some of the positions these folks were running for I had never even heard of!

We also got a fair number of high school students from Charlottesville H.S. who were getting extra credit in their science class to visit tables at the Eco Fair!  They were on their cell phones the whole time, but good for those kids, getting out to learn a little something!  All in all, it was a nice event and a great Earth Week in C-ville.  I got to talk to people and practice my awesome merch skills on the table again...

interactions with teens