Sand Shack’s Keep It Blue
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Sand Shack Presents “Keep It Blue”
Saturday, July, 11, 2009
Stone Harbor, NJ
Sure, it’s good to Be Green. But do you Keep It Blue? Join us on Saturday, July 11th as Sand Shack hosts an all-day ocean conservation event dedicated to educating individuals about how they can help the environment and how they can keep it blue.
Event Location:
9425 Third Ave.
Stone Harbor, NJ 08247
Event Details:
Sand Shack and The Wetlands Institute Present:
Keep It Blue Touch Tank for Kids
9am – 12pm
Horseshoe crabs, spider crabs, sea stars, sea urchins and whelks all at your fingertips! Bring your kids out for a day of fun, interactive learning. Our Touch Pool event allows children to study, respect, and gain appreciation for the world’s aquatic resources through a unique hands-on educational experience. Education staff members will be on sight to guide and teach children about the animals in the tank as well as explain what you can do to help our marine life. There will be giveaways, prizes, and much much more!
Keep It Blue Eco-Fair
1pm – 5pm
Organic teas, bags made from recyclable goods, organic baby clothing, all-natural dog treats…this is just some of the merchandise that will be on display and for sale at our Keep It Blue Eco-Fair. Local companies and businesses will be presenting their unique, ecologically aware products as well as educate visitors on how they can help the environment. There will be a live DJ, food, giveaways, prizes and more!
Event Video:
Sand Shack’s Keep it Blue 2009 from Philip Suh on Vimeo.
Event Photos:
Here are just a couple of pictures from the event. For the full album click here: Picasa.
Keep It Blue Eco-Fair Companies:
Lush
Lush is a handmade cosmetics company headquartered in Poole, Dorset in the UK. There are more than 600 stores in 43 countries. Lush produce and sell fresh hand-made products from fresh face masks, soaps, bath ballistics, hand, hair and body lotions & treatments. The first Lush store opened on 1994 in Poole by husband and wife Mark and Mo Constantine. (http://www.lush.com/)
Bayshore Discovery Project
The Bayshore Discovery Project’s mission is to motivate people to take care of the environment, the history and the culture of New Jersey’s Bayshore region through education, preservation and example. Established in 1988, the organization has grown from a small group of conservationists who took on the task of restoring a dilapidated oyster schooner into a sailing classroom, and has become a multifaceted provider of education that serves more than 50,000 people each year through museum programs, special events, and a variety of additional shore-based programming. (http://www.ajmeerwald.org/)
Drom Sweet Dorm
Dorm-Sweet-Dorm is proud to offer “Mother Approved” care packages for college students that are truly organic and jam-packed with eco-friendly products. They offer the most unique care packages available – and students love them! Their college care packages truly deliver smiles. Send them once, twice or every month to show your child that you care. It’s truly a healthy gift giving choice that you can feel good about sending. (http://www.dorm-sweet-dorm.com/)
The Wetlands Institute
Come discover why The Wetlands Institute of Stone Harbor, NJ is “The Natural Place to Have Fun!” The Wetlands Institute, promotes the conservation and preservation of coastal ecosystems by providing a fun and educational experience for families, school groups and vacationers of all ages. They offer many attractions we for visitors, as well as the extensive array of educational programs available throughout the year. Be sure to visit in September for the annual Wings ‘n Water Festival! (http://www.wetlandsinstitute.org/)
Global Pursuit
Global Pursuit was formerly Island Pursuit. The new name was chosen to highlight the brands they call “Companies with a Conscience,” those that think and act globally. Now that “green” is a marketing buzzword for many businesses Global Pursuit wants you to know that this is not a new direction for them, but just a continuation of a path they’ve have been pursuing and broadening since our first link with Patagonia in 1989. They are proud of their long term partnerships with responsible companies and want their customers to be proud of purchasing products from them too. (http://www.globalpursuitsh.com/)
The Happy Gardner
The Happy Gardener is a direct sales company committed to helping home owners and the community learn about healthy alternatives to conventional garden and lawn care methods. Services we provide include: Earth-Friendly, Educational Demonstrations, Organic Garden Products, Community Service Projects, THG Club Membership Program, Business Opportunities. The Happy Gardener encourages environmentally-friendly gardening practices through our line of organic products, educational demonstrations and business opportunities. (http://www.thehappygardener.info/)
The Turtlesinger
Turtlesinger is a New Jersey not-for-profit corporation that presents entertaining environmental programs. They have conducted over 360 programs for organizations, schools, festivals, churches, camps, senior centers, fundraising events, libraries, colleges, and even birthday parties. Karen Buckley, the Turtlesinger, has more than just a love of singing and turtles. She has an extensive background in both reptile work and music. She holds a Bachelors of Music degree in vocal performance and a Masters of Music from Temple University. At Turtlesinger shows, Karen sings some of the over 60 songs in all kinds of styles that she has composed about turtles. (http://www.turtlesinger.com/)
Bright Baby Tees
Bright Baby Tees create high quality products with educational, visually stimulating designs, that help in the interaction and development of children. All of their clothing is organic and the inks used in their fabrics are phthalate & formaldehyde free. Bright Baby Tees believes that parents will enjoy their shirts even more knowing that they are safe for their family to wear, and safe for our environment too! (http://www.brightbabytees.com/)
PNC Bank
PNC Financial Services is a U.S.-based financial services corporation, with assets (as of December 31, 2008) of approx. $291 billion. PNC operations include a regional banking franchise operating primarily in eight states and the District of Columbia, specialized financial businesses serving companies and government entities, and leading asset management and processing businesses. PNC is America’s 5th largest bank by deposits and is the third largest bank off-premise ATM provider in the country. (https://www.pnc.com/)