Earth Day 2009 at Horner Park

Earth Team members were in charge of operations on Earth Day April 2009. We began the day mulching and picking up garbage around the park. ET students and many local residents came out to Horner Park to show their appreciation and respect for the local environment. Tom McManamon, Horner Park's manager was out getting dirty with us as we geared up the young ones with gloves and Earth Day t-shirts. They day continued with a welcomed visit from our newly elected alderman, Richard Mell, who even got a chance to talk to a few students about their experience in Earth Team. Activities for the children commenced at 11am and ran until 2pm. Children were invited to get their faces painted, listen to stories about the enviornment, plant a seed, make a seed shaker or seed bracelet, or engage one of our members in a excercise challenge in tug-o-war or hulla-hooping. Two bikes, donated by Working Bikes, were raffled off to two Earth Team members at the end of the day.
Thanks to everyone for their hard work and participation we could not have put on such an event without the support of the Chicago Park District, Friends of the Parks, Afterschool Matters, our local volunteer Sue Davenport, or the efforts of the 28 Earth Team members.

Marcellis, Joshua, and Nicole try to make the perfect circle for their wreath.
Teddy poses with his wreath.

The girls with their final products.

Holidays at Roosevelt Earth Team are filled with glitter and cheer!
The beginning of the wreaths, wrap and twist.

Final products ready to please the family at home.

Somebody turned Andres into a bunny!

Proud instructors, Stacey and Caitlin, show off their designs.

Two Earth Teamers and Caitlin, their instructor, pose next to their carved pumpkins.
Students collected pumkin seeds that were then made into tasty treats.

Laterria has been in Earth Team 3xs and is going to study Early Childhood Education in college after she graduates.

Team members pose with their final products. Ghostly.

Happy Halloween!! Fall 2008

Earth Teamers paint clay pots with environmental themes
Students hard at work perfecting their creative designs.

Say Cheese! Alma smiles at the camera!

Can you count all 28 of us, some might be hiding!

Posing with our finished products, someone cracks a joke.

Plant a seed station where visitors learned about how plants make sugar using the sun's energy.

Members of Earth Team pose in front of one of our activity stations. Visitors of Horner Park were invited to make seed bracelets and learn about more in depth about what's really inside of a seed.

Tug-o-war Challenge, who do you think will win?

Tug-o-war Challenge, looks like one side recruited some help.

Prize table: visitors were invited to committ to doing an environmentally friendly task at home, in return they get to choose a book donated from the Chicago Public Library.