Action for Earth

If anybody knows Westland families with kids in K-8th grade, here's a great environmental/art program happening at the library:

Action for Earth is an innovative environmental and art program combining the hands-on science of the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, the art of area children, and a community-wide environmental event to raise awareness in the Westland community of environmental awareness.

Families with children in K-8th grade that sign up will need to commit to 4 events (all on Saturdays), all held at the Westland Public Library except for the March 20th event:

1. Jan. 30th, 1-2 p.m.: Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Workshop titled "Good Earth, Great Food" (more info on these workshops on the website);
2. Feb. 27th, 1-2 p.m.: Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Workshop titled "The Uninvited" (about non-native plant species);
3. March 20th, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Community Event involving seed-planting for the new Westland Community Garden (event held at the Bailey Center); and,
   
4. March 20th, 12-5 p.m.: Environmental art creation and collection at library (don't have to stay for full 5 hours, only as long as art is created). All pieces of art work will be incorporated into a mural/mosaic that will be donated to the library.
   

There are 5th and 6th events on Earth Day that we would love the families to attend, but are not requiring them:

5. April 22nd, 4-5 p.m.: Grand opening of new Westland Community Gardens (will be located near AT&T building on Cherry Hill and Hix); mayor will be there, press, etc. Should be fun.
6. April 22nd, 6:30-8 p.m.: Earth Day concert at the library featuring the Biakuye Percussion Ensemble. All children who create art for the March 20th event will receive a free poster of the library mural so they can show off their artwork to family and friends.

Feel free to pass out my email (andy.schuck@westlandlibrary.org) or call me if people have questions which are not answered here. Thanks!