The Addison County Clean Energy Community is hosting Sun Day to celebrate the power of clean energy to save money, live healthier lives, and to confront the climate crisis by eliminating fossil fuels. Join us for a kid friendly afternoon of live music, food trucks, an electric vehicle petting zoo, art projects, face painting, advice on how to make the switch to clean energy, an opportunity to learn how to get involved in our local efforts, and more.

MUSIC
Noon & 1:45 PM
Listen to the songs of Magnetic Horse and the Middlebury College Bluegrass All Star Band.

FOOD
Noon - 3 PM
Enjoy delicious vegan Middle Eastern fair courtesy of Aladdin .

SPEAKERS
1 PM

Ian Baucom, President, Middlebury College
Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Gaen Murphree, Writer and Activist
Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Vermont Senate Majority Leader
Shea Brams and Mica Bodkins, Middlebury College Students and Solar House Residents

EXHIBITS
Noon- 1 PM; 1:45 PM- 3 PM
Get practical advice about how to make the transition to clean energy and learn about the work of local climate action organizations and how you can get involved in their efforts to make a swift and just transition to clean energy in Vermont.

• 350 VT

• Climate Action Center of Addison County /Energy Navigators

• Clean Cities Coalition

• Cooler Communities

• Efficiency Vermont

• Henry Sheldon Museum Tempestry Project

• Middlebury College Climate Action Program, Sustainability and Environmental Affairs

• Middlebury College Sunday Night Environmental Group

• Middlebury Indivisible

• Pollinator Pathway of Addison County
  

• Third Act Vermont

• Vermont Community Thermal Networks

• Vermont Conservation Voters

• Vermont Energy Education Program

• Vermont Natural Resources Council

• Vermont Public Interest Research Group

• Walk/Bike Council of Addison County

STORY HOUR
1:45 PM
Join Tricia Allen from the Ilsley Public Library for climate and clean energy story hour, where she’ll share The Secrets of the Sun, a children’s book produced as part of the Energy Detectives series.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE PETTING ZOO
Noon- 1 PM; 1:45 PM- 3 PM
Explore a wide range of Electric Vehicles on display and talk with your neighbors about their experience of driving electric in Vermont.

MAKE ART
Noon- 1 PM; 1:45 PM- 3 PM
Share your vision of a clean energy future in pictures! We’ll have a table where you can join in the Sun Day art project and draw your sun.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Town of Middlebury Energy Committee, Efficiency Vermont, Third Act Vermont, Vermont Conservation Voters, Climate Action Center of Addison County, Vermont Natural Resources Council, Vermont Public Interest Research Group, Middlebury College Climate Action Program, 350 VT

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