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Plymouth Harbor celebrates Earth Day

Residents led and participated in the event that include trivia, vendors and a video.


  • By Katie Johns
  • | 12:45 p.m. April 21, 2017
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The residents of Plymouth Harbor had an earthly celebration on April 21.

To kick off Earth Day, which is on April 22, residents hosted a conservation and sustainable celebration complete with vendors, trivia, giveaways, videos, an interactive art installation and a local produce vendor. Publix reusable shopping bags were available and resident Susan Mauntel modeled clothes from the Fund Shop clothing store. Residents could also bring old medicine bottles and laptop parts to be recycled.

An interactive art display allowed residents to guess as to what happened “After the Ball is Over.” A high heel, a torn picture and other items were placed on the table to give clues.
An interactive art display allowed residents to guess as to what happened “After the Ball is Over.” A high heel, a torn picture and other items were placed on the table to give clues.
Sara Kane of the Sarasota County Sustainability Office and Debbie Nimick
Sara Kane of the Sarasota County Sustainability Office and Debbie Nimick
Donna Maddox and Jerry Kaplan
Donna Maddox and Jerry Kaplan
Residents collected various items to recycle, including old medicine bottles.
Residents collected various items to recycle, including old medicine bottles.
Debbie Nimick and Nora Kerr
Debbie Nimick and Nora Kerr
Harriet Ersner and Happy Grahn
Harriet Ersner and Happy Grahn
Happy Grahn made various items out of old plastic newspaper bags during the event, including a door mat.
Happy Grahn made various items out of old plastic newspaper bags during the event, including a door mat.
Happy Grahn made various items out of old plastic newspaper bags during the event, including a door mat.
Happy Grahn made various items out of old plastic newspaper bags during the event, including a door mat.
Happy Grahn made various items out of old plastic newspaper bags during the event, including a door mat.
Happy Grahn made various items out of old plastic newspaper bags during the event, including a door mat.
Fran Nikolich, Bill Bracket and Isabel Pedersen
Fran Nikolich, Bill Bracket and Isabel Pedersen
Fran Nikolich made this necklace out of old bobby pins and modeled it around the Earth Day event.
Fran Nikolich made this necklace out of old bobby pins and modeled it around the Earth Day event.
Senior Vice President of Philanthropy Becky Pazkowski and Susan Mauntel
Senior Vice President of Philanthropy Becky Pazkowski and Susan Mauntel
A recycled chair painted by Susan Mauntel was on display during the Earth Day event.
A recycled chair painted by Susan Mauntel was on display during the Earth Day event.

 

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