2009 Festival Info
April 25, 2009 at the North Little Rock Riverfront Park. 10am - 3pm
2009 Festival Sponsors:
ROOT
Center for the Study of Integrated Medicine
April Ambrose
FOREST 10,000
Arkansas Traveler's
TREE 5,000
LAMAR
KLRB
Electric Transportation of Arkansas
City of NLR/
North Little Rock Visitor Bureau
TRUNK 2,500
Micheal Watt Web Designs
NAPCO
Ben E. Keith Foods
Viridian
Ecological Conservation Organization
Arkansas Chapter Sierra Club
Diamond Bear Brewing Co
Jay Clue
Nightflying
BRANCH 1,000
Arkansas Renewable Energy Association???
Natural Awakenings
Boulevard Bread Co.
MIDDLETON HEAT AND AIR
American Composting, Inc.
Crook Environmental Consulting
L'Oreal USA
Dizzy's
CynerGreen
Loca Luna/Bene Vita
TWIG 500
L&W Environmental
The Green Corner Store
Waste Management
Trivia Marketing
WCI
LEAF 100
AR Hispanic/ Premerica
Caracalla Spa
Ozark Society
Earth Rugs
Mustard Seed Church
Natural Food Store
Allan LaFrance, Inc
ACORN 50
LumenEssence: True to the Light Within
Argenta CDC
Our Natural State
2009 Festival Booths
Abbey Carpet & Floor of Little Rock
AGRA
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
Argenta Bead Company
Argenta Bead Company
Argenta Community Development Corporation
Ark. Dept. of Environmental Quality
Arkansas Army National guard
Arkansas Earth Institute
Arkansas Environmental Education Association
Arkansas Green Guide
Arkansas Hispanic / Primerica
Arkansas Local Foods Initiative
Arkansas Marine Sanitation Program
Arkansas Native Plant Society
Arkansas Renewable Energy Association
Arkansas Travellers
Audubon Arkansas
Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas (BACA)
Birth Works
BongoWillie Festival Drumming
CARE for Animals
Central Arkansas Land Trust
Central Arkansas Transit
Chicago Style
chris massingill functional ceramics
Citizen's Daily Lobby blog/GreenAR by the Day
CityGrove Townhomes
Conway EcoFest
Cookie Lee Jewelry
Cultural Homestay International
Cultural Homestay International
CynerGreen and CG Kidz
Devy Lee Distributors
DirectBuy of Little Rock
Dizzy's Grill & Bistro
Ecological Conservation Organization
EDWARD JONES INVESTMENTS
Electric Transportation of Arkansas
Falk Plumbing Supply
Farmers Insurance Group
Flying Burrito of Little Rock
Food Shed Farm
Freckled Frog
Freecycle LR Metro
FuRR (Feline Rescue & Rehome)
FutureFuel Chemical Company
Game and Fish Trailer
Go Green Ink & Toner, LLC
Green Irene
Green Party of Arkansas
Healing Farms
Heifer International
Heifer International
Hewlett-Packard
Hot Springs/Garland Couty Beautification Commission
HQ, 90th RRC; Army Reserve
Keep Little Rock Beautiful
La Leche League of Little Rock/Conway
Little Rock Council of Garden Clubs
Little Rock Green Drinks
Little Rock Mommies
L'Oreal USA
LR Sustainability Commission
Museum of Discovery
Mustard Seed Church
NAPCO
National Guard Armory- Water Truck
nativ
Natural Awakenings
North Little Rock Electric Department
North Little Rock Parks and Recreation
O.T.S. Ozark Tracker Society
Oogles n Googles L.L.C.
Park Hill High School
Pat's Kitchen
Pulaski County Brownfields
Radio Disney
Rainbow's End Designs, Inc.
Salt of the Earth LLC
Savvy Kids
Sierra Club
Small Business Administration
Social Security Administration
St. Vincent Health Systems
Starving Artist Cafe'
The City of Little Rock
The Green Corner Store
The Ozark Society
The ROOT Cafe
The Station Grocery & Deli
US Green Building Council - Arkansas Chapter
UUCLR
Xocai Healthy Chocolate
Who: The Arkansas Earth Day Festival is produced by the Arkansas Earth Day Foundation.
What: The atmosphere on this sunny Saturday in April at the Arkansas Earth Day Festival is inviting and attractive featuring distinctive exhibits focused on home based solutions to environmental concerns. By attending the 2009 Arkansas Earth Day Festival, you could…
SHOP: AED has some amazing merchandise including solar ink organic-cotton t-shirts, reusable shopping bags, stickers, buttons, seed medallions, pencils, and vendors will have for sale hand-made crafts, green products and services, foods, jewelry and games;
BE ENTERTAINED: We have a variety of music included female singers, bluegrass band, folk band, martial arts performers, and so much more;EAT: Local vendors bring fresh, organic, delicious and healthy eating options for our hungry attendees;
PLAY GAMES: The booths offer interactive games for you to learn how to live green and save green!
TAKE A GREEN TOUR: A green tour of North Little Rock’s up and coming environmentally friendly homes or learn about the farmers market;
LEND A HAND, PICK UP LITTER: We will be organizing litter clean-up crews before, during and after the festival;HAVE FUN KID‘S AREA: Get into recycled crafts, bicycle demos, big bubbles, large art project/mural, energy bike, green playhouse, sidewalk chalk, and interactive environmental models;
RECYCLE: We will be accepting most recyclable items at the festival including plastic bottles, paper, and glass.
When: Saturday, April 25, 2009. Festival hours are 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Festival is on the grounds of the North Little Rock Riverfront Park between the Main Street and Broadway bridges
Why: These events aim to motivate, educate, and energize all Arkansans and their families, businesses, and government to take positive action for our a clean and healthy environment while celebrating Earth Day.
How many people attend? The 2008 Festival boasted an estimated 15,000 attendees; attracted over 60 sponsorships ranging from personal businesses, government agencies, individuals, and non-profits; showcased over 80 booths and vendors providing interactive and educational experiences; and received assistance from over 500 volunteers! More specifically, the festival has seen a compound Annual Growth Rate of 119% and a 500% growth in attendance from the first festival. The estimated attendance of the 2009 Festival is upwards of 20,000 visitors.Who can participate? Families with children of all ages, professionals looking for green education, products and services, students looking for jobs and education in the environment field, businesses looking to change their ecological footprint, and committed environmentalists looking to network. In accordance with our mission, preference is given to sponsorships from individuals, businesses and organizations that promote environmental stewardship, appreciation and awareness and can provide proof of their “green” achievements.
How can I be a part of the 2009 Earth Day Festival? Four options: You could… BE A SPONSOR of the event and fund our activities monetarily or with in-kind donations; HOST A BOOTH at the event and showcase the green of your business, organization or service; VOLUNTEER with us the day of the Festival by yourself, or in a group, OR help us plan the event from the very beginning. Volunteers will also be eligible to receive free Earth Day merchandise and last year AEDF organized over 500 volunteers! PERFORM on stage and entertain the crown with your band, dance crew or just yourself.Applications for Sponsorship, Booths and Volunteers can be found through our website at ArkansasEarthDay.org, while applications through Performers go through SonicBids.com
What kind of media does the festival attract?
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansas Times, Sync Magazine Nightflying Magazine Natural Awakenings Stephens Media Arkansas News Bureau Mother Earth News Saline County Voice Log Cabin Democrat Life in the Ozarks Little Rock Family Environmental Design and Construction Magazine US News The Green Guide KKPT 94.1 KABF 88.3 KUAR 89.1 KMJX 105.1 KARN 96.3 KABZ 103.7 KARK channel 4 KATV channel 7 KTHV channel 11 FOX channel 16And an untraceable number of web references including the use of MySpace, Facebook, YouTube.
The 2008 Festival received international attention for the monumental partnership between Google and Specialized Bike Co. who announced the winner of the Innovate or Die Contest at last year’s Arkansas Earth Day Festival and unveiled the winning design, the Aquaduct, a mobile bike capable of transporting and filtering water for use where clean water is not easily accessible or is polluted. Who has been involved in the past? A complete list of our sponsors and/or booths can be given on request. A sampling of last year’s sponsors:UUCLR, LAMAR Advertising, Ecological Conservation Organization, Natural Awakenings, Diamond Bear Brewing Company, Electric Transportation of Arkansas Earthrise EcoSchools, Goldman’s Recycling, Global Youth Service Day, Sierra Club Arkansas, TME, INC, The Wilcox Group, Arkansas Sustainability Network Middleton Heat and Air, Boulevard Bread Company, LR Wastewater, Entergy Arkansas, NAPCO, Argenta Community Development Corporation.
A sampling of the booths is as follows:
Arkansas Business Publishing Group Arkansas Democrat Gazette, ADEQ, Arkansas Earth Institute, Backyard Garden Project, Arkansas Renewable Energy Assoc, Restore Humanity, Specialized Bicycles, Winrock International
What is the Festival’s Carbon Footprint? We always reduced the carbon footprint of our events as best we could and offset the carbon we couldn't (mostly attendee travel) making the festival carbon-free! At the event we are: providing full-spectrum recycling, using all electric or human-powered vehicles, making signs and other things from reclaimed/recycled materials, paperless policy, solar panels to help run our stage, providing refillable bottles and a single water source instead of bottled water, using recycled toilet paper and other paper goods, upholding a no-Styrofoam policy, and so much more! How to contact Arkansas Earth Day Foundation? Our office is located at the building of the Ecological Conservation Organization (ECO) at 120 S. Cross St Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 537-0973 info@arkansasearthday.org or www.ArkansasEarthDay.orgArkansas Earth Day Foundation produces the annual Arkansas Earth Day Festival.
