Earth Day 2013 Celebration
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Centenary College and the Hackettstown Community are organizing the Fourth Annual free, public Earth Day Celebration! Our itinerary is a work-in-progress. More details, additions, and changes are forthcoming.
Science Fair!
If you are a K-8 student and would like to be involved visit our Earth Day Science Fair website.»
Get Involved!
If you are a business owner, a local member of the community, or a member of the Centenary College campus and wish to get involved, please contact Dr. Lauren Bergey at: (908) 852-1400 x2407 or email bergeyl@centenarycollege.edu.
Event Calendar
Schedule coming soon!
All Day Events Schedule
All events are free and open to the public!
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Breakfast with the Birds at Hackettstown State Fish Hatchery
- Bird watching and nature walk starts at the Charles O. Hayford Hatchery directly behind the campus.
- RSVP to Lynn Taylor at 908-852-1400 ext 2216
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in the Seay Administrative Building
Science Fair Display and Judging
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. NEW THIS YEAR!! eWaste pickup, electronics
recycling and disposal!
(Free and open to the public, donations to support Earth Day
activities accepted.)
Location: Lackland Center Parking Lot!!
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on the Front Lawn:
Food and vendor tables open all day
- Food and drinks
- “Green” and handcrafted products
Kid’s activities and Environmental Education tables will be open all day
Earth Day Passport Fun
- Upon registration at the event, participants will receive their free Earth Day passport and will be able to collect stamps and stickers from the many activities and vendors throughout the day.
- Collecting at least 70% of the stamps will allow the passport holder to pick up a gift bag at the registration table (while supplies last), as well as access to a half-price ticket to “The Unfortunates”, a Centenary Stage Co. production at 8pm on April 21st.
12:30 - 1:00 p.m.:
“Recycled Materials” fashion show on The Front Lawn.
Main Stage Schedule
Live Music & Performances
11:30 - 12:30 pm: Atlanta Cafe Band
1:00 - 2:00 pm: Plus One
2:30 - 3:30 pm: Brother Budda
Vendor and Sponsor Information
Vendors
If you are interested in being a vendor at our celebration please submit the appropriate form.
Vendor Information
Food
Weenie Wagon hot dogs!
Philly Pretzel Factory
Coffee Coops
Silver Birch Café
Harper's Bakery
Other Vendors
Pennoni Associates
Sasco Insurance
Enterprise Rent a Car
Hackettstown BID
Funky Earth Art Jewelry
A Touch for Health
Roxy's Relics
Viridian Energy
Astrum Solar
Crafty Momma
Sponsorship
If you are interested in sponsoring our celebration
please download our Sponsorship Form>>.
Volunteer Information
We are looking for volunteers to help out with our Earth Day event on the front lawn in several ways, so if you are interested, please see below and respond to the appropriate contact.
Faculty and Staff Volunteers:
We need even MORE volunteers this year than before, because we need 10 volunteers to cover the eWaste program for the entire time, as well as people to help with set-up, the information booth, and break down at the end of the event. We would prefer at least a 2 hour block of volunteering, and the times are as follows:
- Set-up, front lawn: 8 am – 11 am (need 6 people)
- eWaste recycling, Lackland parking lot: 10 am – 2 pm (need 10 people
- Information booth, front lawn: 11 am – 4 pm (need 2 people)
- Break down, front lawn: 3 pm -5 pm (need 4 people)
If you are interested in helping with one of these shifts, please contact Dr. Lynn Taylor (taylorl@centenarycollege.edu) .
Student Volunteers:
Community service help on two different days:
- Monday, April 22nd, 2013 - "Neighborhood Clean-up" 10am - 2pm. Please contact Dr. Lauren Bergey at bergeyl@centenarycollege.edu.
- Saturday, April 27th, 2013 - "Earth Day Celebration", from 8 am until 6 pm in various capacities and time blocks, please contact Lynn Taylor at taylorl@centenarycollege.edu if you are interested in this.
View some of the fun from our 2012 Earth Day Celebration!