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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Y Contra
FROM: Supervisor Nancy Fanden fes• Costa
County
DATE: June 2, 1992
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SUBJ_CT: commEND THE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SPONSORED THE
1992 CONTRA COSTA EARTH DAY FESTIVAL
SPECIFIC REGUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Commend the organizations which sponsored the 1992 Contra
Costa Earth Day Festival. They include; PG&E, Diablo
Magazine, Navlet's, KISS radio, Valley Waste Management,
Contra Costa Water District, Pleasant Hill Bayshore
Disposal, and Lesher Communications.
Commend the City of Walnut Creek for their commitment to
educating and activating Contra Costa residents by hosting
the 1992 Earth Day Festival at Heather Farm Park.
Commend the Contra Costa Earth Day Festival Steering
Committee fortheir efforts in producing the extremely
successful 19,92 Festival.
COSTS: None to the General Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The 1992 Contra Costa Earth Day Festival, held at Heather
Farm Park in Walnut Creek, was an overwhelming display of
the community's interest and concern for environmental
issues. Because of the support of the organizations who
provided funds and services, the event was an outstanding
success.
Contra' Costa's Earth Day Festival which is the largest in
Northern California, drew a crowd of over 20,000 people, to
learn about environmental issues both local and global. The
festival featured exhibits by local students, encouraging
participation in environmental issues and programs.
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Cc: Community Development ATTESTED June 2, 1992
attn: Julie Fisher PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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Commend the organizations which sponsored the 1992
Contra Costa earth day festival.
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Office of Emergency Services also had its Emergency
Preparedness EXPO at the Festival. Because of the success
of the Earth Day Festival, OES was able to reach a far
greater number of people to educate about emergency
preparedness. This includes the County' s ability to respond
to environmental disasters, including, oil spills,
wildfires, and hazardous chemical releases.
The Contra Costa Earth Day Steering Committee is a group of
volunteers who spend countless hours throughout the year
organizing the Earth Day Festival. They have been doing
this since 1990, the 20th Anniversary of Earth Day, making
this their third year. Through their efforts, thousands of
people have been educated and activated about environmental
issues. The .Earth Day Festival is also a celebration of the
efforts, whether personal, local, or global, of individuals
and businesses to save the environment.
The Earth Day Steering Committee, consisting of Shelia Fish,
Sally McKirgan, R.C. Farris, Martin Dimbat, Julie Fisher,
Harvey Green; and Gave. Adams, are committed to educating and
activating residents and businesses in Contra Costa County.
The Committee is already looking forward to the challenges
of their 4th Festival in 1993 .