EARTH DAY EVENTS

23345 S Beavercreek Rd near Carus Road, Beavercreek OR

22 April, 2022

Description

Beavercreek United Church of Christ Earth Day Event 2022 April 22/23 It’s coming, it’s different, it’s new, it’s exciting, it’s a big deal, it's free! We will be having our first annual Earth Day Event at Beavercreek UCC (aka The 10 O’Clock Church) (23345 S Beavercreek Rd.). This will be a new kind of endeavor and outreach for BUCC. We are putting out the welcome mat for the entire area, not just our usual family and friends. We are partnering with Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District, which is now located in Beavercreek at the corner of Beavercreek Rd and Ferguson Rd. (the former llama ranch location.) They are supporting us on their social media and bringing a trove of beautiful informational materials and handouts to set up in our meeting hall. We have also partnered with the Beavercreek Hamlet, who are posting on social media and their reader board for the event. And of course, you can find us at BeavercreekUCC.org and Facebook.com/BeavercreekUCC. Friday night, 4/22 at 6:00 PM is movie night/discussion around sustainability and includes some special fun activities for the kids, which will continue on Saturday. Saturday 4/23, starting at 9:00 AM will be the main event. Our guest speaker on Saturday morning is Greg Smith, professor emeritus of Lewis and Clark College where he was Professor of Education and taught “Envisioning a Sustainable Society”. He will be sharing his vision of “Resilient Communities” in a PowerPoint presentation followed by a Q&A session. We need to pose this question to ourselves: “How do we move forward as a community in balance with the earth?”. We have a variety of different groups already committed to having a presence at the event: CC Soil & Water Conservation Native Plant Sale Equal Exchange BUCC Net Zero solar project Camp Adams Composting Master Recycling Kids’ activities Pollinators/Bees BUCC Food Pantry Prayer flags Food Vendor Besides our speaker, kids’ activities and information tables on Saturday, there will be a Land Blessing on the property and to close we will raise the prayer flags to the Peace Pole, hold a drumming circle and be guided in a shamanic journey to the Heart of the Earth.