NEWS 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 19, 2010

 “GOING GREEN IS LIVING GREEN” 

Earth Day 2010 

Going Green is Living Green!  What does that really mean? Well… on Saturday April 24 the City of Sumter invites you and your family to Swan Lake Iris Gardens for a day of GREEN!!  Come to the 2010 Earth Day Celebration and have a chance to see Sumter organizations, schools, industries, businesses, local governments and utilities displayed in the gardens for FREE!  From 9:00 am to 2:00 pm music will fill the green gardens with a variety of entertainment, green activities for the children, food and beverages and lots of fun!!! Going Green is Living Green while enjoying the beautiful outdoors on Garden Street and Liberty Street at the Swan Lake Iris Gardens.  For those with a green thumb make sure you have room to take home some plants!  The Sumter Green Truckload Sale will be going strong from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the main entrance as they too celebrate Going Green!  For more information call 803-436-2640 or log on to www.sumtersc.gov ! 

 Earth Day Celebration 2010 – Entertainment Schedule

 9:00         Lakewood Band
 9:30         Oakland Primary
10:00        Kingsbury Elementary
10:30        Wilder Elementary
11:00        Lakewood Chorus
11:30        Crestwood Chorus
12:00        Shaw Heights
12:30        Chamber Choir
  1:00        Show Choir

Earth Day Celebration 2010– Booth Displays 

Shaw AFB                               Vermi Composting
Tuomey                                  Recycling
Progress Energy                       Hybrid Car/Energy
Clemson/Carolina Clear             Stormwater
City                                        Wastewater/PocoNite
City                                        Recycling/Sanitation
City                                        Recycle Truck (visit with Rocky)
Dist 17                                    Art Project – Hands-on Project for Kids
SC Env Trn Cntr                        Water Garden 
Eaton Corp                                  Hybrid Car/Orange County Chopper
Concessions -Chick-Fil-A
Concessions -Snowie
Habitat for Humanity                  Sustainable Products
Sumter CPW                             Rain barrel/Recycling
Clemson Exten                         Rain Gardens
Sumter Printing                        Sustainable practice
Poinsett State Park                   Sustainable
SC Wildlife Fed                         Climate Change
Hatfield Heating                       Energy information
Wal*Mart                                Eco Garden Display
Cherryvale                              Pinecone Bird Feeders Hands-on Project for Kids
Sumter Green                          Welcome/Green Info
SHS                                       Composting/Recycling
SHS Environ                            Environmental Center
Hillcrest                                 Solar Cars/Appliances
City of Sumter                        Composting/Xeric Scalping
Tracy Evans                            Bottle Cap Jewelry
Coca-Cola                              Recycling

For more information & Contacts Call:
Swan Lake Visitors Center/Swan Lake Iris Gardens
(800) 688-4748 or (803) 436-2640
Email: tourism@sumter-sc.com
Web Address: www.sumtersc.gov