Northern Kentucky Earth Day Celebrations

The Northern Kentucky chapter of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth had a great Earth Day Weekend. The chapter took Earth Day as an opportunity to work with ally organizations, register voters, recruit new members, and give back to the community through a variety of events.

On the Friday before Earth Day KFTC members were tabling at Northern Kentucky University to discuss mountaintop removal and raise awareness about the upcoming primary election. The event, which was hosted by our allies the Environmentally Concerned Organization of Students, proved to be a great chance to work with allies, register students to vote, and talk to students about the change that we can achieve by working together.

The next morning KFTC members made their way to Goebel Park in Covington, Kentucky to help Keep Covington Beautiful and the Center for Great Neigbhorhoods with the Great American Cleanup  and talk about what members were doing to build a more sustainable community in Northern Kentucky. Members were excited about the opportunity to remove invasive species like honeysuckle from the park, as well as discuss our work with our neighbors.

No sooner was that event over that members went across the river to help our allies at the Sierra Club out at the Earth Day festival at Sawyer Point, and to share our newsletters with our friends across the river. Members were excited about the opportunity to talk to about mountaintop removal mining, the growth of the local chapter, and hand out a few copies of our newsletter, Balancing the Scales.

There can be no doubt that the weekend was a great success! Through the three events the chapter recruited 8 new members, registered 11 new voters, spread awareness about the devastation in Appalachia, and raised over $100 to support the work we are doing.