Saturday, April 03, 2010

Earth Mela 2010 The International Year of Biodiversity


Hi Friends,

Mother Earth needs to be remembered once in a while as we remember our family and loved once on Father's Day, Mother's Day, or Valentine's Day. And I second people which say that we do not need "days" to cherish the special things in life. yet, it is great feeling when everybody comes together and celebrates the same thing. It is Earth Day on April 22 every year. It was founded by U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental 'teach-in' in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year. This date is a Spring day in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn day in the Southern Hemisphere...

Earth...a planet which with all its unique qualities sustains the humankind. It is the day when we can share and learn things to make Earth a happy place!

Last year SPROUTS celebrated Earth Day with the event Earth Mela 2009 at MNPS with the theme 'A Carbon Reversal Movement'. Close friends, volunteers, and well-wishers helped in every way possible to make the event a success! The participants learnt easy to implement ideas to reduce our carbon footprint and the range of eco-friendly product choices that they have. The event had a variety of activities right form cycle rally, adventure sports, photo exhibition and film festival.

This year it's New and Bigger event! SPROUTS is organising Earth Mela 2010 with the theme "The International year of Biodiversity" at MNPS on April 24 and 25, 2010. This event will introduce participants to the amazing world of Biodiversity. many insignificant seeming creatures share our homes with us, they are immensely marvelous but yet ignored! the figure of 1411 has unfortunately made them even more trivial. Frogs, bats, snakes, dragonflies, and trees are overshadowed by the majestic Tiger...

This year we have the film festival, photo exhibition, cycle rally. product stalls, and lectures but with Biodiversity in mind. There will also be Nature Trails lead by experts on both days.

So make it a point to attend this amazing event and find out ways to join hands in the conservation of our endless biodiversity!
Registrations are OPEN and advance registration is Rs. 300 for both days (till April 20) and Spot registration fees will be Rs. 175 per day. To register your office teams, housing colony groups and mahila mandals, youth groups or even to join us as an individual, please call Ovee Thorat (98191-03530), vidya Venkatesh (98204-1395) or Anand Pendharkar (98201-40254) or email for details on sproutsonline@gmail.com

See you there!

Ovee