Miss Earth Maryland Volunteers at Montgomery County GreenFest 2015

Gree(n)tings everyone!!!

I hope you and yours are doing well. I am doing well, thanks to the Almighty. On March 28th, I served as a volunteer at the inaugural Montgomery County GreenFest. This event was a one-day festival focused on the people and environment of Montgomery County, Maryland! Being a resident and a proud graduate of Montgomery County Public Schools, as well as Maryland's earth warrior, I was very excited for the purpose of this event. Although it was a very cold day, I was happy to see so many people in attendance and making this event successful.

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Montgomery County Executive Isaiah Leggett and Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, and 11 nonprofit and governmental partners served as hosts for the GreenFest. The event was held at Jesup Blair Local Park and Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus. The festival featured educational, entertaining and family-friendly activities, exhibits and workshops suitable for all ages. Several documentaries were also shown, in commemoration of the Environmental Film Festival that was going on in our nation's capital this weekend. Montgomery County's Executive Mr. Isaiah Leggett gave the welcome remarks at the event.

Just Tree-ling
Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Interview with Montgomery County Television
Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Interview with Montgomery County Television
Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

The Montgomery County GreenFest was formed by the merging of the Silver Spring GreenFest and the H2O Summit, two established green festivals. Both festivals were targeted to specific audiences within the County. H2O Summit was focused on water related issues, specifically educating on the problems of stormwater and pollution. The Silver Spring GreenFest was an environmental celebration hosted by Silver Spring Green. By combining the two events together, the Montgomery County GreenFest was focused County-wide on all types of environmental issues, including water, waste reduction, energy and community engagement.

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Besides getting to chat with the many Eco-friendly organizations and earth-loving people, I liked how the festival exhibited environmental principles in the planning and execution of the day. Some ways they put the Green in GreenFest include: instead of handing out printed scheduled to everyone, they uploaded the full schedule of activities that attendees can view online while at the event; the City of Takoma Park is sponsored a shuttle from the Takoma Metro stop directly to the GreenFest, and encouraged people to walk, bike, skate or bus their way to the GreenFest rather than drive; also, the City of Takoma Park also brought trash, recycling and compost bins to minimize waste. My shift started with being placed next to one of the waste stations to show attendees what goes where.

Miss Earth Maryland 2015 Ruby B. Johnson

Maryland Earth Fact: 

In 2007, Forbes.com rated Maryland as the fifth "Greenest" state in the United States.

Ruby B. Johnson,

Your Miss Earth Maryland 2015

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