Beavercreek UCC Earth Festival
May 20, 2023
Our Earth Fest planning team is working hard to bring our second annual Earth Event to Beavercreek UCC (aka 10 O’Clock Church). As an Earthwise congregation, we are joining with other local affiliations to try to raise awareness and take ecologically sound action for the Earth.
We invite everyone in greater Beavercreek area to join us as we continue to build on a theme from last year’s Earth Day Event, “How do we move forward as a community in balance with the earth?”
Community resilience and disaster preparedness will be highlighted. We will have various speakers throughout the day presenting on a variety of topics. Teri Poppino and Barb Derkacht will offer “How to Build a 72-Hour Kit.” Ryan Johnson, a Search and Rescue volunteer, will present emergency knot tying, and Bill Heerdt from EN-ROADS will show their Global Climate Dynamic Simulator EN-ROADS. En-ROADS is a freely-available online climate change policy simulation model that provides policymakers, educators, businesses, the media, and the public with the ability to explore dynamics in energy supply, land use, transportation, carbon removal, and more.
One may unearth unique insights on how these driving forces – and the policies which dictate their behavior – affect a variety of climate change impacts, from global temperature change to sea level rise.
We are again partnering with the Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District, which brings a wealth of information about Earthwise practices, and the Beavercreek Hamlet, which will have a booth with veggie starts.
For lunch, Climate Café will be catering a delicious, sustainably sourced and produced, plant-based meal for the community. Seating is limited, so make your reservation as soon as possible.
Here are the groups and activities committed to the event:
Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District
Hamlet of Beavercreek
Equal Exchange
Composting
OSU Master Food Preservers
OSU Master Gardener’s Clinic
Village at the Falls
Search & Rescue knot tying
Master Recycling
Kids’ Activities
Tie Dye Fun
Pollinators/Bees
BUCC Food Pantry and Backpack Buddies
En-Roads
Climate Café
In addition to our speakers, kids’ activities, and information tables, there will be a Land Blessing on the property and a Drumming Circle to close the event.
In alignment with our Earthwise theme and actions, we recommend carpooling or if you’re up to it, ride a bike!
Schedule of events
🕘 9:00–4:00 Kids’ activities / booths open
Speaker/host: Diana Brainerd & company
Location: Porch and tents / Fellowship Hall
🕤 9:30–10:15 Map and compass navigation
Speaker/host: Ryan Johnson
Location: Knot Today! tent
🕝 10:15–11:00 Build your 72-hour kit
Speaker/host: Teri Poppino & Barb Derkacht
Location: Fellowship Hall
🕥 11:00–12:00 En-Roads Climate Simulator
Speaker/host: Bill Heerdt
Location: Fellowship Hall
🕛 12:00–1:00 Lunch
Speaker/host: Climate Café
Location: Fellowship Hall
🕜 1:30–2:00 Canby UCC Solar Installation
Speaker/host: Joel Daniels
Location: Fellowship Hall
🕜 2:00–3:00 Tie Dye fun
Speaker/host: Diana Brainerd
Location: Porch and tents
🕞 3:30–closing Land blessing and drum circle
Speaker/host: Pastor Jennifer & Carol Koshkarian
Location: Outdoor Labyrinth
Reserve your Climate Café meal
🍲 Seating is limited, so sign up to reserve your lunch! 🥗
Climate Café is offering the following:
Tsao style veggie bowls with stir fried soy curls, spring veggies, and asparagus in a taste-tempting hoisin sauce
Strawberries and hazelnut cream for dessert
