Agenda Set for Cantigny Green Fair This Saturday
WHEATON, IL, September 21, 2009
Final plans are in place for the Cantigny Green Fair on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 am to 4 pm. Cantigny Park, part of the McCormick Foundation, and SCARCE are hosting the first-time event in partnership with Whole Foods and DuPage County.
The family-friendly attractions will emphasize the practical value of being environmentally responsible in our everyday lives.
“This will not only be a fun event, it will be as relevant as you can get,” said Laura Evans, Cantigny director of visitor services.
The fair will be conducted in a “green” fashion, expanding on Cantigny’s own environmental best practices. Cantigny Park and Cantigny Golf are committed to continuous improvement in such areas as water conservation, composting, waste recycling and reduced pesticide use. In addition, visitors who enter the park on foot or bike are rewarded with free admission, and Cantigny Golf encourages players to walk.
Here’s the Green Fair agenda for THIS SATURDAY:
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Recycled Art Contest
9:30 am – 10:30 am (judging)
11:00 am – 11:15 am (awards presentation)
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Giving Tree Band – live performance
10:15 am – 11:00 am
11:30 am – 12:15 pm
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
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"FashionEcoNista Show" emceed by Kristin Hassan
12:45 pm – 2 pm
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Johnny Kidd and the Johnny Council Band – live performance
3:15 pm – 4 pm
All-day activities will include:
- “Recycling Extravaganza” drop off (TVs, computers, cell phones, scrap metal, hearing aids, eye glasses, keys, ink-jet printer cartridges, Brita water filters, plastic bottle caps, bicycles, vinyl records and American flags).
- Cooking demonstrations by Whole Foods
- Joseph Gagnepain, scrap metal artist, creating art pieces on site
- Local and organic Farmers Market
- Eco-activities for kids including Recycled Papermaking and Super Crayons
- Ewert Energy Electric Car Display
- Energy Bike
- Solar oven baking by Sun Oven International
- Vermicomposting, rain barrel, groundwater flow, stormwater management and watershed education
- Beekeeping at Cantigny
- Green raffle prizes every hour!
The Green Fair attractions are free, and more than 80 vendors are participating. More information about the fair is online at
Cantigny.org and
s-c-a-r-c-e.org.
Cantigny Park is open every day through October from 7 am to sunset. Parking fees are $5 per vehicle or $2 off-peak (before 10 am and after 4 pm).
About the McCormick Foundation
The McCormick Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening our free, democratic society by investing in children, communities and country. Through its grantmaking programs, Cantigny Park and Golf, museums and civic outreach program the Foundation helps build a more active and engaged citizenry. It was established as a charitable trust in 1955, upon the death of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune. The McCormick Foundation is one of the nation’s largest charities, with more than $1 billion in assets. For more information, please visit
McCormickFoundation.org.
About SCARCE
SCARCE Mission is inspiring people, through education, to preserve and care for the Earth’s natural resources, while working to build sustainable communities. The SCARCE team educates an average of 10 school and 10 community groups every week, reaching around 300 people in schools, businesses and community organizations with their award-winning programs. SCARCE provides education on all environmental topics including recycling, composting, energy efficiency, water conservation and management, air quality, waste stream auditing and green audit consulting services. County-wide educational programs are made possible with funding from DuPage County. SCARCE operates six “rescue” or landfill diversion programs -- Book Rescue, Tools For Schools, Super Crayon Project, Gym Shoe Rescue, Cell Phone Rescue and Inkjet Cartridge Rescue. The Book Rescue and the Tools For Schools Programs divert books and school supplies from landfills and provides them to schools, organizations and children in need. This year, SCARCE also helped to plan and implement eight Recycling Extravaganza Events throughout DuPage County. For more information, visit s-c-a-r-c-e.org.