| Youth to Spend Earth Day Cleaning Up Sabana Park
Several events are planned around Costa Rica in observance of Earth Day Sunday, one of which will bring about 100 young people to La Sabana park, west of San José, to clean up and plant trees, according to a statement from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). It will be a very rich experience for all participants... Youth will take charge of collecting trash, cleaning the lake, painting and planting more than 300 trees of native species to Costa Rica, said Johanna Arce, coordinator of the Council for Young People (CPJ) development program. Participants will include members of the council's regional committees and other youth groups. However, young people ages 12-35 who don't belong to one of these groups are also invited to participate and should apply with CPJ.
Destination Park at Dix One Step Closer to Reality
RALEIGH, N.C. - Friends of Dorothea Dix Park, DIX306 and Dix Visionaries, groups advocating for the preservation of the Dorothea Dix property as a world-class destination park, announced today their support of North Carolina House Bill 1644. The bill outlines future uses of the Dorothea Dix Hospital Campus and was introduced on the House floor this week.
We are excited that the General Assembly is taking positive steps towards preserving all 306 acres on Dix campus for a world-class destination park by working to establish a park district, said Jay Spain, president of Friends of Dorothea Dix Park.
A world-class destination park is a city-centered park like Central Park in New York. It is a place where families, schoolchildren and visitors can gather to enjoy open space and views of the city.
Duddy headlines "Tomorrow's Champions" May 18 in NYC
NEW YORK CITY (April 20, 2007) - Unbeaten middleweight sensation "Ireland's" John Duddy headlines "Tomorrow's Champions," presented by Irish Ropes Promotions, on May 18 at the Beacon Theatre in Manhattan.
Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs), rated No. 8 by the WBO, as well as No. 9 by the WBA and No. 13 by the IBF, faces Dupre "Total Package" Strickland (18-1-1, 7 KOs) in the 10 round, non-title main event. Born in Derry, Northern Ireland and now living in Queens (NYC), Duddy is the reigning IBA World and WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion.
New York State middleweight title-holder and Polish knockout artist Pawel "Raging Bull" Wolak (14-0, 9 KOs), fighting out of Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, takes on tough Anthony Little (7-6, 1 KO) in the eight round co-feature.
STAR lists ' New York , New York' Spring Fling Week events
Spring Fling Week starts tomorrow. Fun events are planned each day to celebrate this year's theme, " New York , New York! " Saturday, April 21 Mentalist Craig Karges will perform at 10 p.m. in the O'Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium. His show is one of STAR's Tommies After Dark events. No tickets are needed. To find out more about the show, visit Karges' Web site. E-mail STAR programming intern Dan Miles by Tuesday, April 24, to enter the Hot Dog Eating Contest on Wednesday, April 25. Sunday, April 22 STAR will provide a roundtrip shuttle bus to the Mall of America from 1 to 7 p.m. (see the mall directory). The bus will leave the arches on the hour from 1 to 5 p.m. and will leave the MOA on the half hour from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. This shopping trip provides an opportunity to get your semiformal attire for the Spring Fling Dance on Saturday, April 28.
Surfrider Announces Earth Day Surf Contest in Manhattan Beach
The Surfrider Foundation's South Bay Chapter is holding its 13th Annual Earth Day Surf Contest on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Rosecrans Ave. in Manhattan Beach. The contest is open to men and women ages 13 and up and will include Longboard, Shortboard and Bodyboard divisions. Over 100 competitors are expected to participate in addition to the many spectators. Applications can be picked up at local surf shops or downloaded from the chapter's website at: www.surfrider.org/southbay
"After all the focus on activism that we do as Surfrider members,
this contest is a great opportunity for us to observe Earth Day in the environment that we serve to protect, and come together to watch local surfers rip the waves and enjoy the fruits of our labor on our wonderful local beaches," said Alan Walti, Chairman of the South Bay Chapter.
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