ROCHESTER ? If you’re looking to get a booth at the Michigan Earth Day Fest April 23-25, you’d better hurry because exhibit space is very limited. Only a few exhibit areas are still open for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
“We’re still looking for green living, wellness and food exhibitors,” said Steve Rogge, a principal with Tri-Green, which is again hosting the annual green, clean, sustainable event. “The green business area still has a few openings.”
Last year some 200 exhibitors and 50,000 people were at the weekend event in Rochester. This year, Rogge said he’s expected to double those numbers.
The event kicks off Thursday night April 22 with a preview party, where civil leaders and members of the press will see Tri-Green present its first Green Awards.
“If you want to get plugged into our Earth Day Fest, the largest Earth Day celebration in Michigan, and frankly one of the largest in the United States, than you?d better act fast,” Rogge said. “We have a limited booth space and we anticipate an audience of 100,000 people from around Michigan wanting Earth friendly alternatives in food, energy, transportation, wellness, home, career and more.”
Michigan’s largest Earth Day event has been held in Rochester for the past four years. In April 2006, the Earth Day Expo was co-founded by Upland Hills Ecological Awareness Center (UHEAC), Natural Awakenings Magazine, and Oakland University. It was held at OU and was attended by over 1,000 visitors and 50 exhibitors.
After three years of steady growth at OU, a partnership of UHEAC and Rochester Downtown to more than 50,000 attendees and 170 exhibitors.
Tri-Green is a Michigan L3C (an innovative for-profit/non-profit hybrid) whose mission is to build partnerships with local business, government and non-profit organizations to promote economic and community development that meets the triple bottom line – people, planet, and prosperity.
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