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Earth Day at Holbrook Palmer Park drew about 150–175; town doubled event budget to $10,000
Summary
Town staff and the Environmental Programs Committee reviewed the April 27 Earth Day event at Holbrook Palmer Park, reporting roughly 150–175 attendees, volunteer-run bike valet, a focus on vegetarian vendors and children’s exhibits, and a council increase in the event budget from $5,000 to $10,000.
Town staff and the Atherton Environmental Programs Committee (EPC) reviewed the town’s Earth Day event, held Sunday, April 27, at Holbrook Palmer Park, saying staff estimates attendance at roughly 150 to 175 people and noting the Town Council increased the event budget to $10,000 this year.
The staff report said the event ran roughly 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and included exhibitors from local groups and city departments, demonstrations such as a reptile show and a falconry display, food trucks limited to vegetarian/vegan options in recent years, and a bike valet run by local Boy Scout and Girl Scout volunteers. “I would estimate that we had around a 150 to a 175 people come to the park,” the staff presenter said during the committee meeting.
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