Vol. 52, No.15
Serving the San Gabriel Valley Since 1966
April 23, 2014
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El Monte Goes Green with Earth Day Celebration by Valerie Martinez El Monte
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On Saturday, April 12, the City of El Monte hosted an Earth Day celebration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Arceo Park. The event served to highlight various ways community members can help conserve natural resources and better our environment. “It is so important that our community makes it a priority to reuse, conserve and recycle so that we can help protect our Earth,” said Mayor Andre Quintero. “Earth Day is always a great reminder that we can’t take our environment for granted.” As part of many efforts to create a greener El Monte, the City offered a variety of earth-friendly activities, including free papershredding, electronic waste collection and free contain-
El Monte children decorated T-shirts and showed them off at a fashion show at the City’s Earth Day celebration Saturday, April 12 at Arceo Park.
ers so that residents can properly dispose of sharps and motor oil. The event also featured fun activities for kids, including opportunities to create crafts from recycled materials, T-shirt decorating and fashion show, a moon bounce and giveaways.
In addition, residents were also able donate to important causes to assist local children and families. The celebration was a way to collect new and used books for re-distribution to schoolage youths during the Fiesta of Books event taking place next month, as well as non-
perishable foods, canned foods, toiletries and hygiene products for local families in need. All event activities were offered to the community free of charge.
El Monte Celebrates Easter with the Second Annual Healthy Easter Family Fun Day by Chelsea Dickerson El Monte
The El Monte community kicked off the spring season at the City’s Second Annual Healthy Easter Family Fun Day at Mt. View Park hosted by the City of El Monte’s Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department on Saturday, April 12. The event is a result in the City’s efforts to provide a healthy alternative to the traditional “candy filled” egg hunts. “This was a wonderful day for the children and families of El Monte who participated,” said Councilwoman Victoria Martinez. “The day was filled with fun and healthy activities like the annual egg hunt and a carrot eating contest. We appreciate the hard work of our Parks and Recreation Department for continuing this family tradition and incorporating healthy living ideas into this event.”
This entertaining event began with a special breakfast with the Easter Bunny from 9 to 11 a.m. Children then participated in a special Easter Egg Hunt according to their age division. Each age division had four chances to find a Golden Egg that could be redeemed for an Easter Basket. Other exciting, familyfriendly activities included arts and crafts stations, food vendors, information booths, a free bouncer, game booths, face painting, bunny ear crafts, carrot-eating contest, gunny sack races, egg spoon relays, tiny tot chalk area, jelly bean guessing jar and Zumba. Children could also meet and take photos with the Easter Bunny. Last year’s Healthy Easter Family Fun Day was recognized by the California Parks and Recreation
El Monte Celebrates Easter with the Second Annual Healthy Easter Family Fun Day
Society (CPRS) District 13 on March 26, 2014. The event was awarded in the CPRS Health, Wellness, and Community Life category for programs that promote participation in recreation
experiences, strengthen community image and sense of place, strengthen safety and security, increase cultural unity, protect environmental resources, and facilitate community problem solving.