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SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES
Earth Day Celebrates 40 Years Uniting All
in the Preservation of Our Planet EARTH
arth Day is the largest, most
Ewidely celebrated international
environmental event. It is celebrated
in 190 countries by one billion
people. Earth Day helps celebrate
Earth’s unique place in the universe.
It is the only planet in our solar
system teeming with incredible
biodiversity.
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Ruamrudee and Redeemer
International Schools celebrated Earth
Week April 19-23 culminating with an
all-school assembly on Friday, April
23. The 8 th Grade class, homeroom
8-5 presented Liza LeGranite, The
Good Mother Planet by Rick Borsten,
delivering the message that Mother
Planet does love us,
but that WE
must keep loving with all our hearts,
THE WHOLE OF CREATION – and
not just us alone! Various agencies set
up booths in the breezeway to create
awareness of the environmental
issues facing us today and students
were gathering signatures and
commitments to reduce their use of
plastics.
Wisconsin Senator Gaylord
Nelson and Harvard University
grad Denis Hayes spearheaded
Earth Day on April 22, 1970,
uniting 20 million Americans.
It was the largest, organized
civic demonstration in U.S.
history. Earth Day was planned
over seven months, on a budget of
US$124,000. Nelson insisted the day
be based on grassroots movements
across the country and rejected a
top-down, national approach. The
first Earth Day 40 years ago led