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April 2010 http://coolcitiesde.us

Painting Newark Green—A Cool Cities


Celebration on April 19th
Join us to celebrate the City of Newark’s
commitment to energy sustainability,
environmental stewardship and climate
protection by endorsing the U.S. Mayors
Climate Protection Agreement with light
refreshments on Monday, April 19 at 7 pm
at the City of Newark Municipal Building,
220 Elkton Road in Newark. Activities will
include a green ribbon cutting and special
recognition to the honorable Mayor Vance
A. Funk III. This event is cosponsored by
Newark City Councilman from the fifth
district Ezra Temko.

Cool Cities Delaware is a Earth Hour in Review


state-wide volunteer effort
that encourages local In addition to the State of
governments adopt energy Delaware, several local
sustainability, governments were official
environmental stewardship participators in Earth Hour on
and climate protection March 27, 2010, turning out non-
policies and programs. essential lighting to raise
awareness of the need for action
Join us on Facebook on climate change. They included
Questions? please contact:
Ron Zink, Chairman Cheswold, Newark, and Smyrna.
28 Winged Foot Road
Dover, DE 19904
coolcitiesde@gmail.com We were also proud to partner
(302) 735-8996 with the Unitarian Universalist
A Program of: Fellowship of Newark for their
Earth Hour celebration. See page
two for the Faces of Earth Hour
that were photographed during the
event.
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Christina River Watershed Cleanup, April 10
Help clean and protect our waterways.
The Christina River Watershed provides
75% of the public water supply for New
Castle County, including the cities of
Elsmere, Newport, Newark and
Wilmington. Since this annual watershed
cleanup began in 1992, more than 330
tons of tires, appliances, household
items, plastic scraps and styrofoam
debris have been removed from the
Christina River and its tributaries. For
The “Wild and Scenic” White Clay Creek is the City of details and volunteering information visit
Newark’s largest source of drinking water, contributing 560 www.christinarivercleanup.org.
million gallons to residents and businesse s each year.

Green Jobs Event for Delaware’s Youth, April 22


Cool Cities Delaware is proud to support Jobs for Delaware Graduates. This non-
profit organization has been exposing Delaware’s youth in public high schools to
green jobs, energy sustainability, and environmental stewardship throughout this
school year. Their annual competition, located at the Dover Sheraton, coincides with
the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22. Green businesses, organizations, and
training programs will gather to further expose students to these important concepts.
Learn more at http://jobsdegrads.org/

The Faces of Earth Hour, 2010

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