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| Lots of children enjoyed activities at last year's Pottstown EcoFest in Smith Family Plaza. |
Pottstown may be a small town, but it speaks with a big voice for the environment.
Both the Pottstown Climate March and the Pottstown EcoFest were started by local residents with the same passion to protect the planet. This year the two events will join together on Saturday, April 27, for one big day of eco-activism, education, and family fun.
From 3 to 4 p.m. kids will have the opportunity to have their photo taken when a member of The Paw Patrol, Rocky, the recycling dog.
Marchers will congregate in front of Hill School, 800 E. High Street, walk through Riverfront Park, and wind up at the EcoFest at Smith Family Plaza Park, 100 E. High Street. There they can enjoy music, meet rescued bats, eat delicious food from local restaurants, shop green, sign petitions, and learn ways to live more sustainably and compassionately.
In 2017, Larry Cohen organized the first Pottstown Climate March to protest President Trump’s roll-back of environmental protections. A spirited crowd of 300 people, from pre-schoolers to seniors, showed up with colorful handmade signs ready to walk in solidarity for the earth. The success of this march encouraged its organizers to make it an annual event.
When Bill Sharon, cofounder of the Pottstown Pet Fair, introduced fair participants Caitlin Mercer and Jenny Reimenschneider, the two women discovered they shared a similar vision: to create a local event promoting actions that protect all animals, especially ones that protect the planet.
Marchers will congregate in front of Hill School, 800 E. High Street, walk through Riverfront Park, and wind up at the EcoFest at Smith Family Plaza Park, 100 E. High Street. There they can enjoy music, meet rescued bats, eat delicious food from local restaurants, shop green, sign petitions, and learn ways to live more sustainably and compassionately.
In 2017, Larry Cohen organized the first Pottstown Climate March to protest President Trump’s roll-back of environmental protections. A spirited crowd of 300 people, from pre-schoolers to seniors, showed up with colorful handmade signs ready to walk in solidarity for the earth. The success of this march encouraged its organizers to make it an annual event.
When Bill Sharon, cofounder of the Pottstown Pet Fair, introduced fair participants Caitlin Mercer and Jenny Reimenschneider, the two women discovered they shared a similar vision: to create a local event promoting actions that protect all animals, especially ones that protect the planet.
In 2018, their first EcoFest brought together 40 local businesses, restaurants, nonprofits and animal rescues.
It turned out to be an excellent way to enlighten and inspire others, and, so, the Pottstown EcoFest also continues as an annual event.
According to Mercer, EcoFest is important because it encourages cultural change. She also finds it especially meaningful to continue an event that Bill Sharon, who passed away last summer, helped to start. “He wanted us to create another animal-friendly event in our town, and it’s an honor to continue it in his memory. He was a great friend to us and to the animals of Pottstown,” sje said.
Both Pottstown Climate March and EcoFest start at 12 p.m., and EcoFest goes until 5 p.m. They offer wonderful opportunities for like-minded neighbors to meet, learn, have fun, and speak out on environmental issues that matter to them.
According to Mercer, EcoFest is important because it encourages cultural change. She also finds it especially meaningful to continue an event that Bill Sharon, who passed away last summer, helped to start. “He wanted us to create another animal-friendly event in our town, and it’s an honor to continue it in his memory. He was a great friend to us and to the animals of Pottstown,” sje said.
Both Pottstown Climate March and EcoFest start at 12 p.m., and EcoFest goes until 5 p.m. They offer wonderful opportunities for like-minded neighbors to meet, learn, have fun, and speak out on environmental issues that matter to them.
Pottstown EcoFest is hosted by Mobilization for Animals, PA, Inc. (www.mobilizationforanimals.org).
To get more information or to volunteer call 610-393-2538 or email: mfaevent@yahoo.com. To register as a vendor, fill out an application at www.pottstownecofest.com.
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