Retractions: 

AED would like to appologize for the following mistakes by our volunteers:
In previous newsletters we published the incorrect web address for the printable parking map.  The correct address is: www.rivermarket.info/pdfs/parkingmap.pdf

We also left a sponsor off our list and it's one of our greatest long-time sponsors: Sierra Club of Arkansas!  They are a Branch level sponsor!  Thank you!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hope Grows with 2008 Arkansas Earth Day Festival and Concert

Good morning,

Below is a release about Arkansas Earth Day's Festival and Concert 2008. This year's festival includes the national debut of "The Aquaduct," a bicycle that filters dirty water as it is being transported. In addition, we have over 85 booths, 60 sponsors, a full day of performances, interactive activities, food, shopping, and an evening concert.

Please visit www.arkansasearthday.org or www.clintoncenterearthday.com for more information.

Contact information:
April Ambrose
501-733-9996
info@arkansasearthday.org

Hope Grows in the Natural State with Fifth Annual Arkansas Earth Day Festival and Concert this Saturday

LITTLE ROCK, AR ­­ (April 22, 2008) ­ The Arkansas Earth Day Foundation, in partnership with the William J. Clinton Foundation, will host the fifth annual Arkansas Earth Day Festival and Concert on Saturday, April 26.

This year's free, rain-or-shine festival is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park. The free concert begins at 7 p.m. at The Arts Scene in North Little Rock. The 2008 theme is "What Can YOU Do?," giving attendees positive and simple ideas for greening their lifestyle.

The festival is designed to educate and energize individuals, businesses and government to take responsibility for a clean and healthy environment. With fun and interactive experiences ranging from healthy food options to eco-friendly shopping opportunities, the festival aims to motivate all Arkansans and their families to take positive action for our environment while celebrating Earth Day.

"As volunteer-executive director for the past five years, it is exciting to see the festival continue to grow exponentially each year. In 2004, the Festival attracted 300 attendees, and we are expecting more than 15,000 this year,” said April Ambrose, founder of the Arkansas Earth Day Foundation. “Remember, hope grows with each of us!"

The festival will feature more than 85 booths including interactive/hands-on activities for all ages; freebies; hand-made arts and crafts; live animals; health and wellness and green products and services; local foods; games; environmental video and survey projects; and a showcase of green actions and ideas by governments, non-profits, businesses, schools, churches, and individuals. The children's area will include bicycle rodeo (safety training), recycled crafts, big bubbles, large art project/mural, energy bike and a green playhouse. Additionally, “One Million Things You Can Do,” a video where children interview other children about green actions and how they can make a difference and live green, will play throughout the festival.

In addition to a day of activities, be sure to check out the "Innovate or Die Competition" award-winning Aquaduct bicycle which is a three-wheeled mobile filtration vehicle that is designed to both transport and filter up to twenty gallons of water in developing countries where access to clean water is unavailable. The team that created this prototype bicycle will be on hand to demonstrate how the bike works and to answer your questions.

Additional activities include green building tours of the William J. Clinton Center and Heifer International's headquarters, both of which are LEED Platinum-certified buildings. Keep Little Rock Beautiful will be hosting its Great American Pick-Up during the festival as well. They will meet in front of the Peabody hotel at 2:45 p.m. The cleanup will begin at the Riverfront Park and will end at the Clinton Center. Thousands of pieces of energy-efficiency literature from the Arkansas Energy Office and hundreds of trees from the Arkansas Forestry Commission will be given away.

What can attendees bring? Sustainable Alternatives, in conjunction with Goldman Recycling, Keep Little Rock Beautiful and Ron Meyers and Associates, will be accepting the following recyclable items this year at Arkansas Earth Day: plastic bottles and containers, aluminum and steel cans, paper and cardboard, plastic shopping bags and dry cleaning bags, batteries, cell phones and printer and toner cartridges. In addition, the Shred Smart truck will be on site to shred any confidential papers to later be recycled. In the spirit of Earth Day, attendees are encouraged to bring refillable water bottles for personal hydration, as a main water source will be available for water refills. In addition, attendees are encouraged to use alternative transportation to and from the festival like: city bus, trolley, bicycle, walk/run, alternative fuel vehicle (electric, biodiesel, ethanol, hybrid, etc.), or car-pool. Pets on leashes, folding chairs and spending money are all things attendees are encouraged to bring. Photos and videos of attendees may be used for future promotional purposes.

AED's official merchandise includes items that help people to live more green including: ChicoBags (reusable shopping bags that stuff into a tiny sack which attaches to a purse or fit in a pocket), t-shirts (organic cotton with UV sensitive ink that is only readable in the sun), necklace medallions that can be planted to grow forget-me-not flowers, recycled newspaper pencils, and so much more.

The evening concert (7-11 p.m.) at The Arts Scene will provide a stimulating program of musical acts, eco-friendly fashions, beverages from local breweries and wineries, and sculpture from local artists. The event is aimed at inspiring the diverse groups of Arkansas's young adults to take a moment to learn ways to be green and have a fun night. Concert attendees will learn where to buy eco-friendly clothing and cosmetic products with the opportunity to have the option to indulge in eco-friendly beer and wine – all while listening to some great local rock, rap, jazz, hip hop, and acoustic sounds while observing the best impromptu sculpture. The concert will be limited to adults ages 18 and up, for a five-dollar entry fee.

As a Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) Lead Agency, Arkansas Earth Day's Fifth Annual Festival and Concert will mobilize more than 600 young people and other volunteers to participate in the 20th Annual GYSD, Friday, April 25 through Sunday, April 27, in Little Rock. This is the 20th Annual GYSD, which is the largest youth service event in the world, and is produced with State Farm Companies Foundation and Youth Service America.

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Arkansas Earth Day Foundation is a non-profit local coalition of concerned families, inspired seekers, elected leaders, and responsible businesses working to increase community awareness of environmental issues and access to sustainable solutions through education, events, recycling, networking, products and services. The first Arkansas Earth Day Festival was held in 2004 with an attendance of only 300; the festival has since grown exponentially to nearly 10,000 attendees in 2007. Founded by April Ambrose in collaboration with the Arkansas Center for the Study of Integrative Medicine, Arkansas Earth Day Foundation began as Conway Earth Day Foundation. The non-profit organization has no paid employees and produces the Arkansas Earth Day festival each year with college interns and volunteers. All donations or proceeds from the festival are used to produce the following year's event or for year-round environmental education activities. More information is available at www.arkansasearthday.org .

About the William J. Clinton Foundation:
Through the William J. Clinton Foundation, President Clinton promotes the values of fairness and opportunity for all. His vision is the Foundation's mission: to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. Together, with the generosity of citizens and volunteers, President Clinton and the Foundation are vigorously working to advance those principles that move us beyond differences to a common future of shared responsibility, shared benefits, and shared values. For more information, please visit www.clintonfoundation.org .

Booths:
AERT, Inc.
Arbonne International
Arkansas Business Publishing Group
Arkansas Center for the Study of Integrative Medicine
Arkansas Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects
Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Air Division
Arkansas Earth Day Foundation
Arkansas Earth Institute
Arkansas National Guard
Arkansas Native Plant Society
Arkansas Renewable Energy Association
Backyard Garden Project
Bale Honda
Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas
Birth Works Doula Services & Arkansas Childbirth Institute
Cartridge World
Central Arkansas Gem, Mineral, and Geology Society
Central Arkansas Master Naturalists
Chicago Style
Citizens Protecting Maumelle Watershed
Clinton Museum Store
Cookie Lee Jewelry
Diamond Bear Brewing Company
ecoIntegration
Ecological Conservation Organization (ECO)
Electric Transportation of Arkansas
Exceptional Massage Institute & Spa
Farm Girl Natural Foods
Flying Burrito of Little Rock
Foodshed Farm Basket-A-Month CSA
Freckled Frog
Functional Ceramics
Goldman Recycling
Green Lighting Co.
Green Party of Arkansas
Heifer International
Heifer Ranch
Itty Bitty Baby Bunz, LLC
Ivy's Mystic Treasures, LLC
Kalpana Sharma- Health Consultant
La Leche League of Little Rock/Conway
Laughing Moon Cafe
Lighting & Power Solutions, Inc
Little Rock Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.
Little Rock Green Drinks and Collectively Green,Inc.
Little Rock Parks and Recreation
Loca Luna and Bene Vita Restaurants
Michael Watt Web Designs
Middleton Heat & Air
Mustard Seed Church
NAPCO
Natural Awakenings
NLR Parks and Recreation
Ozark Society
Ozark Tracker Society
Parkview Arts/Science Magnet High School
Power of Arkansas
Razor Chemical Inc.
Restore Humanity
Ron Meyers & Associates
Sierra Club
Slow Foods
southwest special events
Specialized Bicycles
Sustainable Alternatives
The Backyard Garden Project
the family
The Root
Two Brothers Clothing Co.
U. S. Army Reserve - 90th Regional Readiness Command
U.S. Green Building Council - Arkansas Chapter
Whole Foods
Winrock International
Xango

Sponsors:
Partners:
Arkansas Earth Day Foundation
William J. Clinton Foundation

Root:
Arkansas Center for the Study of Integrative Medicine
April Ambrose

Tree:
Lamar Advertising/ Keep Little Rock Beautiful
Michael Watt Web Designs
UUCLR

Trunk:
Jay Clue
Natural Awakenings
Diamond Bear Brewing Company
Nightflying Publications
Earthrise EcoSchool
Electric Transportation of AR
Goldman Recycling
Global Youth Service Day (Youth Service America)
Tom Hudson Photography

Branch: 
Sierra Club - Arkansas
TME, Inc. and The Wilcox Group
Arkansas Sustainability Network
Middleton Heat and Air
Bale Honda
Boulevard Bread Co.
Tallulah
ArtScene
Little Rock Wastewater
Paddywacks
ASAP Printing Services
Box Turtle
Entergy Arkansas
City of Little Rock
Arkansas Renewable Energy Association
Sephora
U.S. Green Building Council - Arkansas Chapter

Twig:
MAC Marketing
Potlatch Corporation
Murphy Oil Corporation
Keels Creek Winery & Art gallery
Caracalla
Arkansas Free Press
A Twisted Flair Salon
Argenta Community Development Corporation
Deidre Nelson/Anue Salon
Cascade Tissue Group

Leaf:
NAPCO
Dana M Minton CPA
Natural Food Store
MESA Landscape Architects
Reynolds Forestry Consulting-RFC, Inc.
L&W Environmental
River Rock Builders
State Representative Kathy Webb
Kirkman Group, Inc.
Freckled Frog
Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice
Soos Stained Glass Inc.
Allan LaFrance Inc.
US Pizza

Acorn:
Jim and Pamela Mosley
LumenEssence: True to the Light Within
Little Rock Council of Garden Clubs, Inc.
Mustard Seed Church
Arkansas Environmental Education Association

Concert Event:
Sponsors:
Arkansas Earth Day
UUCLR

Emcees – Ron Mack and Razor Mack

Performers:
Butterfly
Rodney Block
Epiphany
Stone Trio
g-force
Moving Front
Bryan Frazier
Rockst*r

Fashion Show:
Boutiques:
Tallulah
Paddywack's
Freckled Frog
Box Turtle

Hair and Makeup:
Caracalla
Sephora at JCPenney
Deidre Nelson at Anue
JB at Twisted Flair

Refreshments provided by:
New Belgium
Diamond Bear
Keels Creek Winery

www.ArkansasEarthDay.org