Heights Eco Fair is scheduled for May 27 at Coventry PEACE Park
Contact Information:
Maggie Kinney
Coventry Library Branch Manager,
Heights Libraries
Phone: 216-321-3400
Email: mkinney@heightslibrary.org
Catalina Wagers
Co-founder
Cleveland Heights Green Team
Phone: 214-405-2025
Email: greenteam@chgreenteam.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HEIGHTS ECOFEST
May 8, 2023
Heights EcoFest is a unique family friendly-community-building event where visitors are invited to connect with local resources and join in activities designed to promote and expand awareness of sustainable practices and intended to inspire and promote a greener and healthier lifestyle.
The lineup of exhibitors and partners is extensive and organized in four categories: Sustainable Living; Healthy Living; Eco Kids; and a nature inspired Art Zone. This year’s theme is 'This Art is for the Birds,' a brainchild of artist Robin VanLear, founder of Art Acts, who is collaborating with Lake Erie Ink and Artful to bring awareness, through creative experimentation, to the fragility and importance of birds to our natural world. The immersive art experience invites children and adults alike to write poetry, explore sidewalk chalk art, and craft birds from upcycled materials while learning why and how to care for them. The fair will also feature performances by local artists, healthy and sustainably sourced food for purchase, yoga, tai chi, cardio drumming, and dance in the park.
In addition, Goodwill of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio will be on location providing the community an opportunity to recycle clothing, household items, home décor, electronics (working and non-working), toys and books.
Heights EcoFest will take place on the beautiful grounds on Coventry PEACE Park on Saturday May 27 from 12.00 to 4.00 pm and is hosted by Heights Libraries and the Cleveland Heights Green Team in partnership with FutureHeights and the Coventry Village Special Improvement District.
Visit https://www.chgreenteam.org/eco-fest-2023 for a complete list of activities, exhibitors, performances, and parking information.
Use this link to access promotional materials.
About Cleveland Heights Green Team
Cleveland Heights Green Team is a grassroots volunteer organization formed by three residents of Cleveland Heights who share a passion for environmental advocacy through community engagement and participation.
We believe that by connecting and working with like-minded residents, businesses, local advocacy groups, and City officials, we can achieve growth without compromising the equity, opportunity, and right of our residents to a community that is environmentally healthy and resilient.
Our mission is to reduce and to better manage local impact on our environment through advocacy, stewardship, and education.
About Heights Libraries
With four branches located in both Cleveland Heights and University Heights, Heights’s libraries aim to anticipate and fulfill our customers’ needs and to provide our customers with a unique and rewarding library experience. We strive to be a community gathering place and provide an environment where all are welcome.
Press Release
September 28, 2022
Heights Eco Fair is scheduled for October 8th at Coventry PEACE Park
The Cleveland Heights Green Team (CHGT) in partnership with Heights Libraries, FutureHeights, the Coventry Village Special Improvement District, and Amplify Dispensary on Coventry is hosting the 2nd annual Heights Eco Fair on October 8th from noon to 4.00 pm at the Coventry PEACE Park.
The event serves as a space for the Northeast Ohio community to connect with local resources with the intention to highlight and promote a more environmentally friendly and healthier lifestyle. The fair is designed to raise awareness about issues and solutions and to spark ideas for new collaborations.
The lineup of exhibitors and partners is extensive and organized in four categories: Sustainable Living; Healthy Living; Eco Kids; and Swap Zone, where residents will have the opportunity to bring their unwanted, but in working condition, CDs, video games, DVDs, VHS, cassettes, as well as children’s books. They can swap or take media and books. Leftovers will be recycled by GreenDisk or donated to organizations in need.
The fair will also feature performances by local artists, healthy and sustainably sourced food for purchase, a community bike ride organized by Bike Cleveland, and yoga and dance in the park. One major addition to this year’s program is an art exhibit by CH-UH High School students. About 250 students have worked on upcycle-art projects since the start of the school year, utilizing materials from within the school building that would otherwise have ended up in the trash. Visitors will get a chance to admire the students’ works of art and vote on their favorites.
The Eco Fair is a family friendly-community-building event where visitors can participate in hands-on activities that can increase their awareness of sustainability practices while introducing them to a wide variety of vendors with expertise in earth-friendly techniques and pro-tips.
Visit https://www.chgreenteam.org/eco-fair-2022 for a complete list of activities, exhibitors, performances, and parking information.
Press Release
April 4, 2022
Cleveland Heights Celebrates World Health Day with a community Bike Rally
Bike Cleveland in partnership with the Cleveland Heights Green Team, University Hospitals, and the Cleveland Heights Police Department will be hosting a community Bike Rally on Thursday April 7 as part of the Earth Month in the Heights initiative and in honor of World Health Day.
Residents are invited to meet at Boulevard Elementary School on Lee Road starting at 4.00 pm where they can participate in a variety of activities such as bike safety lessons, bike ride lessons for children, a mobile bike repair shop, and safety equipment give away. The 4.1 miles community bike ride starts at 5.00 pm. The route is all on paved neighborhood roads and concludes with a ride through historic Cain Park.
In addition, MedWish will be on location collecting discarded medical supplies to support relief efforts in Ukraine.
Press Release
March 28, 2022
Heights residents honor Earth Month with a wide range of grassroots events
Earth Month in the Heights is a crowdsourced effort led by the Cleveland Heights Green Team for Heights’ residents to participate in a wide range of activities and events designed to inspire awareness and advocacy for a healthier and greener Heights. Over thirty events, organized by the community for the community will provide everyone in the Heights with access to transformational action.
The Calendar of Events include a Bike Rally for World Health Day hosted by Bike Cleveland, neighborhoods, green spaces, and community gardens clean ups, nature walks, sustainability forums, the first Heights Sustainability Fair, Cleveland Heights Earth Day 5k run, a book discussion at the Heights Library, and free trees for all University Heights and Cleveland Heights residents who wish to have one or more planted in their yards.
Earth Month in the Heights seeks to connect local groups and organizations, whose commitment to a more sustainable and healthier way of life in our communities is so valuable but, in some cases, not well recognized. It brings their work into the spotlight and offers residents the opportunity to learn more by participating in one or more of the events and inspire them to join as members or volunteers. Healthy communities welcome everyone to join in making a difference. Some of the local organizations and groups supporting the effort include Friends of Heights Parks, Heights Tree People, Noble Litter Busters, Doan Brook Watershed Partnership, ARTFUL, Future Heights, Boulevard Elementary Learning Garden, Bike Cleveland, Glendon Road Plus Neighbors, Heights Libraries, and the Nature Center at Shaker Heights.
In addition, the Cleveland Heights Green Team is supporting the Ukraine crisis relief efforts by partnering with MedWish International and conducting a discarded medical supplies collection drive as part of Earth Month. The drive emphasizes recycling, reusing, repurposing alternatives as a mechanism to divert waste from the landfill while also giving residents the opportunity to donate supplies to distribute to relief organizations operating in Eastern Europe. To make it easy for residents to drop off donations, the Green Team has organized two collection drives during two community events: the World Health Day Heights Bike Crawl on April 7, 4.00–6.00 p.m. at Boulevard Elementary School, and the Heights Sustainability Fair on April 23, 1–4 p.m. at Coventry PEACE Park.
Earth Month in the Heights is a groundbreaking community initiative intended to affirm that all have the responsibility and power to protect the environment, live healthier lives, and create an equitable, prosperous community for all.
Fri April. 1
Free Tree Planting
April 1 - May 31
Boulevard Garden Bed Workdays
Boulevard Elementary School, Cleveland Heights
09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Garden Walk Event in July
April 1 - June 30
Window Display Book Sale
April 1 - May 31
Sat April. 2
Schoolhouse Park Clean Up
14391 Superior Rd, Cleveland Heights
09:00 AM - 11.00 AM
Boulevard Garden Bed Work Days
Boulevard Elementary School, Cleveland Heights
09:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Tue April. 5
How to prepare for climate change
Shaker Heights Middle School - Auditorium
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Wed April. 6
Deyampert Giles: Spring Garden Preparation
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM ZOOM
Thu April. 7
Neighborhood Bike Rally for World Health Day
Medical Supplies Drive for Ukraine Crisis Relief
Boulevard Elementary School, Cleveland Heights
04:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Sat April. 9
A Walk in the Park
Lower Shaker Lake, Shaker Heights
10:00 AM
Rockefeller Park Stream Sweep
750 E 88th St, Cleveland, OH
12:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Tue April. 12
Dine for a Cause - Support Boulevard Garden
Bottle House 2050 Lee Rd, Cleveland Heights
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Local Government and the Environment
League of Women Voters Forum Zoom
07:00 PM
Thu April.14
Steve Cagan: Will it be Beautiful?
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM ZOOM
Sat April.16
Cumberland Park Clean Up
1740 Cumberland Rd, Cleveland Heights
9:00 AM
Ambler Park Stream Sweep
Ambler Park
12:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Wed April. 20
Barbara Boyd Park Clean Up
869 Ravine Dr, Cleveland Heights
10:00 AM - 01:30 PM
Earth Day Run 5K
Forest Hill Park
6:45 PM
Thu April. 21
Book Discussion: A Terrible Thing to Waste
Heights Library Lee Road, Cleveland Heights
7.00 PM
Sat April. 23
Noble Elementary Campus Litter Pickup
1293 Ardoon St #1601, Cleveland Heights
10.00 AM
Rockefeller's Forest Hill Wooded Lot Clean-up
Corner of Burlington & Mayfield, Cleveland Heights
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Heights Sustainability Fair - Design our Green Future
Medical Supplies Drive for Ukraine Crisis Relief
Houseplant info & demo with Houseplant Warrior author Raffaele DiLallo
Coventry PEACE Park
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Sat April. 23
Earth Spirit Mask Making
Art Acts Studio - Coventry Peace Campus
2843 Washington Blvd, Cleveland Heights
01:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Sun April. 24
Stormwater grates and street refuse cleanup: Lake Erie starts here
The Walt Park 2301 Fenwick Rd, University Heights
10:00 AM - 02:00 PM
Cain Park Clean Up Day
Cain Park 14591 Superior Rd, Cleveland Heights
2:00 PM
Wed April.27
Heights Sustainability Forum
Future Heights- Coventry Peace Campus
2843 Washington Blvd, Cleveland Heights
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Thu April.28
Build the Park Presentation and Q&A
Cleveland Heights Community Center
07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Fri April. 29
Ceremonial Tree Planting and Tree Give Away
Cleveland Heights Community Center
10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Oxford Elementary School campus litter pickup with Student Council
939 Quilliams Rd, Cleveland Heights
12.30 PM
Sat April. 30
Grow Not Mow - Native Plants Planting
Corner of Courtland Blvd & South Park Blvd
Shaker Heights
10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Family Exploration Day
Nature Center, Shaker Heights
10.00 AM
Earth Stewards - Fairmount Presbyterian Church tour
2757 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights