The Point Pleasant Borough Environmental Commission is excited to announce that the 2014 Earth Day Celebration will be held at Riverfront Park, River Road, Point Pleasant Borough.
The event will be held on April 26th from noon to 4 p.m. (rain date is April 27st). This year is the 10th Earth Day Celebration hosted by the Borough's Environmental Commission and they are once again preparing for a great event.
The event showcases vendors of green products/ideas, environmental organizations, and local and small businesses while also trying to instill environmentally responsible ideas and practices into our younger generations. There will be activities, games and rides for the kids. In addition, there will be food prepared by Jersey Shore BBQ, Shore Fresh Seafood, Cool Concessions LLC and Shore Point Foods as well as music performed by the Sherman Brothers, the Soup Sandwich Band and DJ Trish.
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The subject of this year’s Celebration and Photo Contest is, “Point Pleasant is Wild About Nature”, concentrating on the wildlife, wildlife conservation and the scenic areas of the Borough and the promotion and conservation of it all. The photo contest is open to students from Point Pleasant Borough and the Commission will be awarding prizes to the top 6 photos submitted. Also, a $500.00 Environmental Commission Scholarship will be awarded to a senior of Point Pleasant Borough High School this year (please reach out to the Borough High School guidance office for details).
The Commission is always looking for sponsors and donations, and the Commission is still accepting applications for all exhibitors and vendors. For more info, please contact Chris Constantino (732-232-0243) or emailpointboroec@gmail.com (please title the subject - 2014 Earth Day Inquiry). Updates are also located at https://www.facebook.com/PointPleasantBoroughEnvironmentalCommission and http://www.env.ptboro.com.
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All proceeds fund the annual scholarship awarded to Borough High School seniors, the prizes for the winners of the photo contest, and the operations and incidentals of the event itself. Any monetary donations are always greatly appreciated at any time.
We'd like to thank some of this year's sponsors:
Crystal Chiropractic, Anderson & Campbell Funeral Home, CME Associates, Leitner, Tort, Defazio, Leitner & Brause, PC, Bay Point Realty, Rejuvenation Station LLC, The Mosquito Authority #1198, NJ Greyhound Adoption, Intercoastal Appraisal Service, Ocean First Bank, Republicans for Point Pleasant, The Point Pleasant Democrat Club, Michael Riley - Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Advisor, O'Brien Funeral Home, C.R.A.B, and more....
