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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a name="OLE_LINK1"><b><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Become
an Eco-Conscious Consumer at “Buy Green”<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></a></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=3
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font-style:italic'>“Shrink Your Footprint Series” Continues at <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Buttonwood</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Zoo<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Sponsored by eight local environmental organizations, the “Shrink
Your Footprint Series” continues at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New
Bedford</st1:City></st1:place>’s Buttonwood Park Zoo on Saturday,
February 21st from 10 a.m. to noon with “Buy Green,” the second
event in a series of three. “Buy Green” will demonstrate
simple ways for people to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle, thereby reducing
their negative impact on the environment. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>“Buy Green” will consist of a three-part lecture and a workshop.
</span></font><a href="http://earthsistersherbals.com/"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Earth Sisters Soap and Candles</span></font></a><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> will provide information about the
importance of using all natural soaps and candles not only for your health, but
also for the health of the environment. The </span></font><a
href="http://ggreendesign.com/"><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>‘G’
Green Design Center</span></font></a><font size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>
will discuss green home design choices, and educate participants about
eco-friendly building materials, as well as home energy efficiency.
Lastly, author and green cleaning guru </span></font><a
href="http://www.thecleaningcoach.us/"><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Leslie Reichert</span></font></a><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> will share green cleaning secrets and lead a hands-on workshop where
participants will create their own green cleaning solution to take home.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>The Shrink Your Footprint Series is designed to help people reduce
their negative environmental impact, energy use, water use and expenses through
lectures and workshops. All events, which are held at Buttonwood Park
Zoo’s <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Education</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, are free thanks
to funding from a $5,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Southeastern
Massachusetts and the Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance
(SEEAL). The sponsoring agencies are: Buttonwood Park Zoo, Dartmouth
Natural Resources Trust, <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lloyd</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceName> for the Environment, Mass Audubon’s
Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, The Coalition for <st1:place w:st="on">Buzzards
Bay</st1:place>, The Marion Institute, Trustees of Reservations and Westport
River Watershed Alliance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>The third event in the series, “Water Green,” will be held
on Saturday, March 21.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Last month, nearly 100 individuals attended “Eat Green”
which featured speakers from </span></font><a
href="http://www.silverbrookdartmouth.com/"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Silverbrook Farm</span></font></a><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> – an organic farm located in Dartmouth,
Westport’s </span></font><a href="http://www.thewestportbayside.com/"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Bayside Restaurant</span></font></a><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> – the first green certified
restaurant in Massachusetts, and </span></font><a
href="http://www.nuestras-raices.org/"><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Nuestras Raices</span></font></a><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'> – a grass-roots organization that promotes economic, human and
community development in Holyoke through projects relating to food, agriculture
and the environment. Select participants created window box gardens with
containers and herbs donated by </span></font><a
href="http://www.quansettnurseries.com/"><font size=2><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>Quansett Nurseries</span></font></a><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'> and door prize winners brought home more than
$200 in prizes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>For more information, contact JoAnn Bernier Cornell at 508-558-2918 or
e-mail </span></font><a href="mailto:jcornell@lloydcenter.org"><font size=2><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>jcornell@lloydcenter.org</span></font></a><font
size=2><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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