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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Celebrate Baltimore Green Week - April 25 - May 2 - Healthy Cities & Healthy Lives
FOR the purpose of joining in the celebration of Baltimore Green Week, encouraging Baltimore residents and guests to attend the 2008 EcoFestival and to participate in the week-long program of community events celebrating sustainable living, and endorsing Baltimore Green Week sponsors' and participants' mission of furthering the voice of organizations that promote a healthy living environment and, in turn, a healthy city and people.
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Baltimore Green Week is a week-long citywide program comprising community events, hands-on activities, forums, and lectures throughout the City to provide information about how a sustainable lifestyle benefits individuals and communities. This is the 5th year of the event started by regional volunteers to increase awareness of how local residents can make the Baltimore region cleaner and environmentally safer for all who live and work in the Baltimore metropolitan region.
The 2008 Baltimore Green Week Program runs from Friday, April 25 through Friday, May 2 and comprises 15 events, including the Baltimore Green Week Kick-Off Reception in partnership with Art on Purpose, held on Friday, April 25 at the Walters Art Gallery and EcoFestival - Baltimore's premier green festival - held on Saturday, April 26 in Druid Hill Park.
The EcoFestival will host an Eco-Kids section, a new variety of music and food, and a Wellness section that will include 108 Sun Salutations to celebrate the change of the seasons, a rain barrel workshop, toxic tours, and an Eco-Art exhibit. Students from the Maryland Institute of Art will exhibit a project developed in regard to climate change, and over 100 other exhibitors and vendors are expected to participate.
The City Council applauds Baltimore Green Week participants' mission of furthering the voice of organizations that promote a healthy living environment, healthy citizens, and a healthy city and encourages families and residents of Baltimore's neighborhoods to take part in this lively promotion of sustainable living.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That this Body joins in the celebration of Baltimore Green Week, encourages Baltimore residents and guests to attend the 2008 EcoFestival and to participate in the week-long program of community events celebrating sustainable living, and endorses Baltimore Green Week sponsors' and participants' mission of furthering the voice of organizations that promote a healthy living environment and, in turn, a healthy city and people.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the Mayor, the President, Baltimore Green Week, the organizations of the Department of Planning Directory of Community Associations, the Baltimore City Health Commissioner, and the Mayor's Legislative Liaison to the City Council.
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