COOK COUNTY LOCAL ENERGY PROJECT
2nd Annual Cook County Earth Day Fair!
Saturday April 22nd, 11 am to 3 pm​
Cook County Community Center
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CCLEP, Zero Waste Cook County & Cook County Climate Action Team welcome you to the 2nd annual Earth Day Fair in Grand Marais!
Join in to celebrate our ancestor's stewardship of Cook County, our community & our love of the Earth together.
This event is free of charge.
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​This Earth Day Fair will facilitate an inclusive
environment for the community to learn, collaborate and
grow together. Our focus is to nurture individual and community action toward sustainable solutions in a supportive atmosphere to cultivate change, equity and resilient living for Cook County. This is an excellent opportunity to unify and develop community action toward climate justice as stewards of our Earth together!
Live Music featuring:
Ben Nicols
Zahir Orest
Dre AKA Jamaican
Dan Nelson Trio
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Local Food Vendors
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*Please consider bringing your own travel mug, utensils, and containers for food and beverages so we can avoid using single-serving products & promote sustainable practices at this event!*
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Tea, coffee & water will be provided.
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To be mindful of all folk's comfort and accessibility, we will record and have closed captioning for the 2023 Speaker Series which will be available online for your convenience.
Thank you to the sponsors of the
Earth Day Fair!
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CCLEP is a small nonprofit that runs on grant support and donations from folks like you. Consider donating to CCLEP so we can continue to organize events like this for our wonderful community!
2022 Speaker Series
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-Recycling in Cook County 101 with Neva Maxwell
-The Climate Emergency Resolution with Olya Wright, Naomi Tracy-Hegg & Kat Meyo
-The City Climate Action Plan & ASHPs with Shane Steele
-Energy Efficiency in Cook County with James Joerke
-Electric Vehicles in Cook County with Daren Blanck
-Plant-Based Eating with Carly Puch
-Pollinators & Beekeeping with Mark Ditmanson
-Rethinking Fast Fashion with Maryam Torabi