Picnic In the Park
Posted by Paige
Better World Betty and Friends Celebrate Earth-friendliness with Community Picnic
Better World Betty and its friends, including the Blue Ridge Eco Shop. EcoDry Cleaners and Rebecca’s, is hosting a picnic to celebrate earth-friendliness in our community on Sunday, August 3, 2pm-5pm at Pen Park Pavilion #3.
Environmentally-minded citizens are invited to enjoy food, music, eco-games, and prizes with green-sceners of all ages. Bring your picnic foods and reusable beverage bottle or simply partake of light food provided by BWB and Rebecca’s Natural Foods.
Face-painting and games will begin at 2pm, followed by a scavenger hunt through Pen Park’s nature trail at 3pm. The local band Trees on Fire will play an acoustic set at 4pm. People are invited to bring their gently used CDs and books to swap, as well as clothing to be donated to Twice is Nice, a local thrift shop which benefits the Jefferson Area Board of Aging.
Better World Betty and its friends, including the Blue Ridge Eco Shop. EcoDry Cleaners and Rebecca’s, is hosting a picnic to celebrate earth-friendliness in our community on Sunday, August 3, 2pm-5pm at Pen Park Pavilion #3.
Environmentally-minded citizens are invited to enjoy food, music, eco-games, and prizes with green-sceners of all ages. Bring your picnic foods and reusable beverage bottle or simply partake of light food provided by BWB and Rebecca’s Natural Foods.
Face-painting and games will begin at 2pm, followed by a scavenger hunt through Pen Park’s nature trail at 3pm. The local band Trees on Fire will play an acoustic set at 4pm. People are invited to bring their gently used CDs and books to swap, as well as clothing to be donated to Twice is Nice, a local thrift shop which benefits the Jefferson Area Board of Aging.
Better World Betty is a local grassroots organization dedicated to providing local solutions for a greener life.
Trees on Fire is a 5-piece group based in the hills of Charlottesville, VA is known around the region for its activist involvement, both in song material and in the events and causes the band champions. The band was recently honored as Greenest Regional Band in Blue Ridge Outdoor magazine’s annual Green Issue.
