Keep Rockland Beautiful Raises $10K For Environmental Programs

From Keep Rockland Beautiful: On Mother’s Day, Keep Rockland Beautiful celebrated Mother Earth and the organization’s 20th Anniversary, by staging a fun group event that raised nearly $10,000 which will be put toward the various educational programs they provide throughout the year.

Participants braved spring showers to hold the pose together with Rockland Lake as a beautiful natural backdrop, symbolizing that we need to all work together in harmony with the environment to support the health of Mother Earth. The event was documented by drone photography and promoted on social media using the hashtag #MothersDay4MotherEarth. Local yoga instructors were on hand for warm up, stretching, and instruction for “tree” pose – a

simple yoga posture that can be done by raising your hands in the air which simulates the branches of a tree.

Each participant received garden gloves thanks to sponsor Orange & Rockland and other goodies thanks to Wegmans Supermarket, Ascape Landscaping which provided maple tree saplings to take home, Alianza Furniture who sponsored a Snapchat geofilter so that everyone in attendance was able to Snapchat to their friends to help raise awareness. Other sponsors included: The JCC of Rockland, Caribbean Food Delights, Green Meadow/Waldorf School, Lauterbach Law Office, Mercedes-Benz of Nanuet, Nyack Pediatric Dentistry, Pink Entourage, Rockland Parent Magazine, SolarCity and Weld Realty.

“This was a fun event designed to raise awareness of our cause as well as raise funds and while we didn’t break the world record, we’ll keep on growing forests with our community,” stated Susan Wilmink, Development Officer for Keep Rockland Beautiful.

Keep Rockland Beautiful is known for coordinating county-wide cleanups and hands-on environmental education programs for kids and teens. Fundraising is a crucial part of keeping the organization alive, as the cost for educational programming, purchasing supplies, and raising awareness continues to rise. To learn more or donate to the cause, visit http://keeprocklandbeautiful.org/.

Photos courtesy of KRB