Chatsworth Avenue School and the Chatsworth PTA received two certificates of achievement at Westchester County’s “Earth Day Westchester 2009: A Celebration of Green, Sustainable Living,” on Sunday April 19, at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla.
Westchester County Executive Andy Spano presents a certificate of achievement to Chatsworth Principal Gayle Boyle.
Larchmont Village Trustee Marlene Kolbert was a member of the Task Force.
Westchester County Executive Andy Spano presented the County’s first sustainability awards for environmental achievements. He also gave annual Earth Day recycling awards, which recognize community recycling programs and those who “go the extra mile” in their recycling efforts. The event featured live music, a farmers market, raffles, giveaways and information about practical and easy ways to make your home, earth and Westchester County a cleaner, greener and healthier place to live.
• Plant-a-Bulb/Change-a-Bulb events to encourage planting of flower bulbs and the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs that save energy.
• A rooftop herb garden is in progress.
The Earthy Day event was sponsored by the Westchester County Park and Environmental Facilities departments in conjunction with Andy Spano’s Westchester Climate Change Advisory Council, a task force charged with detailing what the Westchester community can and must do to meet the worldwide challenge of climate change.