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Mechanicsburg Earth Day Festival

The Downtown Mechanicsburg Partnership will present their 12th annual Earth Day Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 18, along Main Street and Market Street. There will be exhibitors, eco-friendly product vendors, activities, games, live music and organic food. Items for recycling such as Styrofoam, pharmaceuticals, old crayons, markers will be collected at several booths on South Market Street and businesses around town.

Live music and dancing on the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union main stage begins at 10 a.m., with secure paper shredding from 9 to 11 a.m. The Mechanicsburg Area School District Green Team will provide kid-friendly crafts using recycled items. All ages can paint kindness rocks with the Mechanicsburg Woman’s Club or decorate grocery bags with Earth-friendly messages sponsored by the Lion’s Club. Silent auction bids can be made on rain barrels hand-painted by local artists and high school students. Downtown businesses will offer product promotions.

Mechanicsburg Area School District Operation Wildcat Project Bikes and Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg will hold a bike drive, collecting used bicycles for repair and distributed to needy kids and disadvantaged adults.

Admission is free. A complete list of items to be recycled can be found at MechanicsburgEarthDayFest.com.




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