Newest articles on The Sacramento Press written by Alvin Vaughn2nd Annual Green Oak Park Set for Friday, September 10Alvin Vaughnheadline-362962010-09-09T15:29:52Z2010-09-09T15:29:52Z<p>Ubuntu Green, a Sacramento community-based organization, will host the 2nd Annual Green Oak Park! to highlight green and healthy lifestyles in the Sacramento area. The event will be held on Friday, September 10 at the Oak Park United Methodist Church, and will coincide with the National Day of Service. Among this year’s special guests are Mayor Kevin Johnson, U.S. Representative Doris Matsui and Councilmember Lauren Hammond, who will give brief welcoming remarks.</p>
<p>The day begins with a Green Job and Education Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Among the exhibitors are: UC Davis Health System, Sacramento Builders Exchange, Cosumnes River College, Sacramento City College and Green Tech Education and Employment, with representatives on hand to answer questions.</p>
<p>Green Oak Park! starts at 5 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. Among the exciting activities are:</p>
<p>• A CFL bulb exchange sponsored by SMUD; <br />
• Tours of a Habitat for Humanity LEED-Certified home; <br />
• Free locally-grown food and healthy cooking lessons from Soil Born Farms and the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op; <br />
• A tree planting and home garden demonstration;<br />
• A Green Community Art Project designed for kids;<br />
• A live performance by acclaimed Neo-Soul guitarist Kevin Sandbloom.</p>
<p>Mayor Johnson, Representative Matsui and Councilmember Hammond will begin their remarks at 5:15 p.m. “Green Oak Park! is a perfect example of what it means to be Green today. The Sacramento community will be able to experience firsthand the range of Green jobs, technologies and opportunities that we have right in our own backyard,” said Johnson.</p>
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Green Oak Park! 2010 at-a-glance:</p>
<p>Date: Friday, September 10, 2010</p>
<p>Time: Green Job and Education Fair 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.<br />
Green Oak Park! 2010 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.</p>
<p>Location: Oak Park United Methodist Church (parking lot)<br />
3600 Broadway, Sacramento</p>
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To learn more about Green Oak Park! and for a complete list of Green Oak Park’s sponsors and partners, please visit <a href="http://www.ubuntugreen.org/green-oak-park">www.ubuntugreen.org/green-oak-park</a>.</p>
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About Ubuntu Green</p>
<p>Ubuntu Green, is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, committed to promoting healthy, sustainable and equitable communities through advocacy, education, and community empowerment.</p>
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</p>Alvin Vaughn2010-09-09T15:29:52ZGreen the Block Comes to Oak ParkAlvin Vaughnheadline-131662009-09-03T23:52:31Z2009-09-03T23:52:31Z<p>For Immediate Release</p>
<p>Contacts:<br />
Charles L. Mason, Jr.</p>
<p>(916) 475-4290 cell</p>
<p><a href="mailto:cmasonjr@yahoo.com">cmasonjr@yahoo.com</a></p>
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Alvin Vaughn</p>
<p>(510) 909-2347 cell<a href="mailto:advaughn@hotmail.com">advaughn@hotmail.com</a></p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong>“Ubuntu Green Sponsors “Green the Block” Activities For Oak Park Neighborhood”</strong></p>
<p>September 1, 2009—Sacramento, CA—Ubuntu Green, a Sacramento community-based organization, is the lead sponsor of this year’s Green the Block event. Green the Block is part of a nationwide effort to give communities of color a voice in the emerging clean-energy economy. The event will coincide with the National Day of Service on September 11, 2009, where volunteers nationwide will take part in improving their communities.</p>
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The Oak Park United Methodist Church at 3600 Broadway will be the site of Green the Block from 5 to 8 pm. Friday, September 11, 2009. Attendees will receive materials on green living, healthy lifestyles, green job opportunities and community service projects. There will also be a green community art project, and showing of the documentary Fresh. The event will also include music, healthy refreshments and fun family activities.</p>
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“We have been looking forward to Green the Block for some time,” said Ubuntu Green’s President, Charles L. Mason, Jr. “It will be an opportunity for members of the community to get involved in greening their communities in a family friendly, fun and relaxed atmosphere.”<br />
Ubuntu Green is partnering with the following fine organizations to bring Green the Block: The Oak Park Neighborhood Association, Oak Park Weed and Seed, The Oak Park Business Association and Oak Park United Methodist Church.</p>
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<strong>About Ubuntu Green<br />
</strong>Ubuntu Green is a community-based organization that supports and develops green activities through community gardens, neighborhood clean-up programs, community arts programs and public health and education outreach.</p>
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