HURON VALLEY EARTH DAY! by Katheryn Krupa

Earth day is celebrated every April in Highland Township and Milford, Michigan with a very special afternoon of family fun!  On Sunday, April 24, 2015 from noon to 4pm, the Huron Valley Green Team and Carl's Family YMCA off Commerce Road in Milford will host a free earth day event at the YMCA packed with activities for families, children - anyone can attend!  There will be face painting, arts and craft activities, dancing, music, free food, free saplings, and the International Academy will put on a "green" fashion show (one year there was a dress made entirely of brochures!).  There will be a wide variety of booths such as how to protect your lake's water quality and green building techniques to the "reptile man" with turtles and other reptiles.  I might even bring my snake again this year!  Finally, winners of the Huron Valley earth day poster contest are given their awards and the YMCA is decorated with dozens of awesome posters created by local students.  This is an annual event put on by the Huron Valley Green team so if you missed the fun last year, I urge you to mark your calendar to attend this afternoon of family fun!  Below are some photos from last year's event.

EARTH DAY POSTER CONTEST:  In celebration of earth day there was a poster contest for all Huron Valley elementary and middle school students.  The theme this year was Live Green through the 3R's:  Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.  A wide variety of excellent posters were submitted by elementary and middle school students and many even used recycled materials.  Many of these posters will be displayed around the gym, so everyone can enjoy the ideas and creativity of our Huron Valley students.