BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:The Ellen Pickering award\, presented by AlexRenew and the Env ironmental Policy Commission\, recognizes community members that have had significant\, positive impacts on our environment. Join us at the Del R ay GardenFest\, hosted by the Del Ray Citizens Association\, to celebrate the award recipient's achievements in helping protect our environment an d enjoy a fun\, free\, educational afternoon of garden-centric demonstrat ions\, informational booths\, and activities! \nAward presentation will o ccur at 1:00pm. \nLocation: Colasanto Park Baseball field\, 2600 Mount Ve rnon Avenue\, Alexandria VA 22301 \nhttps://delrayalx.wixsite.com/garden fest2025\n METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award on Apr 27\, 2025 VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award on Apr 27\, 20 25 X-WR-CALNAME:Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award on Apr 27\, 20 25 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Awards CATEGORIES:Community Outreach CATEGORIES:Del Ray CATEGORIES:Earth Day CATEGORIES:Eco-City CATEGORIES:Environment CATEGORIES:Environmental Policy Commission (EPC) CATEGORIES:T&ES Events DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend arTest/Detail.aspx?si=58920\n\nThe Ellen Pickering award\, presented by A lexRenew and the Environmental Policy Commission\, recognizes community m embers that have had significant\, positive impacts on our environment. Join us at the Del Ray GardenFest\, hosted by the Del Ray Citizens Associ ation\, to celebrate the award recipient's achievements in helping protec t our environment and enjoy a fun\, free\, educational afternoon of garde n-centric demonstrations\, informational booths\, and activities! \nAwar d presentation will occur at 1:00pm.\nLocation: Colasanto Park Baseball f ield\, 2600 Mount Vernon Avenue\, Alexandria VA 22301 \nhttps://delrayal x.wixsite.com/gardenfest2025\n\n\nLocation: No Location Specified\nConta ct Person: Melissa Atwood\nContact Email: melissa.atwood@alexandriava.gov \nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Awards\, Community Outreach\, Del Ra y\, Earth Day\, Eco-City\, Environment\, Environmental Policy Commission (EPC)\, T&ES Events\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps. alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=58920\n\nWeb resources:\n \nEllen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award\nhttps://www.alexandriav a.gov/earth-day/ellen-pickering-environmental-excellence-award\nThe award is named in honor of Ellen Pickering's lifelong dedication to preservati on and conservation in the City of Alexandria. Mrs. Pickering was a longt ime City activist who first gained recognition for her lobbying efforts m ore than 40 years ago that ultimately helped create the Mount Vernon Trai l between Alexandria and Washington\, DC.\n\nEnvironmental Policy Commiss ion\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/EPC\nEstablished in 1970 by the Alexand ria City Council under Chapter 4\, Article M\, of the City Code\, the Ale xandria Environmental Policy Commission (EPC) advises and makes recommend ations to the City Council and\, where appropriate\, to the Planning Comm ission and City Manager\, on matters relating to the following as defined in the EPC Bylaws:\nThe Climate crisis and its effects\nClean air\nLand use\nNoise pollution \nPesticides\, herbicides and contaminants\nSolid wa ste\nWater quality and supply\nOther topics relating to conservation and protection of environmental conditions in the City of Alexandria\, and\nS uch other matters as may from time to time be referred to it by the City Council.\n\n\nEarth Month Events\nhttps://www.alexandriava.gov/EarthDay.h tml\nJoin us to celebrate and recognize Earth Day as we take "Steps to a Greener Alexandria." Each week of Earth Month focuses on our Eco-City pr inciples and initiatives as we celebrate a month focused on Transportatio n\, Water Resources\, Energy & Climate Mitigation\, Air & Land\, and Soli d Waste.\n\nDel Ray GardenFest\nhttps://delrayalx.wixsite.com/gardenfest2 025\nGardenFest is a fun\, free\, educational afternoon of garden-centric demonstrations\, informational booths\, and activities! Celebrate sunshi ne and springtime by learning about all sorts of gardening topics\, inclu ding at-home composting\, growing native plants\, beekeeping\, and much m ore!\n DTEND:20250427T200000Z DTSTAMP:20250409T180905Z DTSTART:20250427T160000Z SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:c7e5d24e-167e-4087-ad72-2952eec229b9 URL:https://www.alexandriava.gov/earth-day/ellen-pickering-environmental-e xcellence-award X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap ps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=58920">https://apps.alexa ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=58920</a><br />\n<br />The Ellen Pickering award\, presented by AlexRenew and the Environmental Policy Com mission\, recognizes community members that have had significant\, positi ve impacts on our environment. Join us at the Del Ray GardenFest\, hoste d by the Del Ray Citizens Association\, to celebrate the award recipient? s achievements in helping protect our environment and enjoy a fun\, free\ , educational afternoon of garden-centric demonstrations\, informational booths\, and activities! \n<br />Award presentation will occur at 1:00pm .\n<br />Location: Colasanto Park Baseball field\, 2600 Mount Vernon Aven ue\, Alexandria VA 22301 \n<br />https://delrayalx.wixsite.com/gardenfes t2025\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: No Location Specified\n<br />Cont act Person: Melissa Atwood\n<br />Contact Email: melissa.atwood@alexandri ava.gov\n<br />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Awards\, Communit y Outreach\, Del Ray\, Earth Day\, Eco-City\, Environment\, Environmental Policy Commission (EPC)\, T&\;ES Events\n<br />\n<br />Import this ev ent into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.as px?id=1&\;si=58920<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/earth-da y/ellen-pickering-environmental-excellence-award">Ellen Pickering Environ mental Excellence Award</a><br>\nThe award is named in honor of Ellen Pic kering'\;s lifelong dedication to preservation and conservation in the City of Alexandria. Mrs. Pickering was a longtime City activist who firs t gained recognition for her lobbying efforts more than 40 years ago that ultimately helped create the Mount Vernon Trail between Alexandria and W ashington\, DC.<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/EPC">Environme ntal Policy Commission</a><br>\nEstablished in 1970 by the Alexandria Cit y Council under Chapter 4\, Article M\, of the City Code\, the Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission (EPC) advises and makes recommendations to the City Council and\, where appropriate\, to the Planning Commission and City Manager\, on matters relating to the following as defined in the EPC Bylaws:\nThe Climate crisis and its effects\nClean air\nLand use\nNo ise pollution \nPesticides\, herbicides and contaminants\nSolid waste\nWa ter quality and supply\nOther topics relating to conservation and protect ion of environmental conditions in the City of Alexandria\, and\nSuch oth er matters as may from time to time be referred to it by the City Council .\n<br>\n<a href="https://www.alexandriava.gov/EarthDay.html">Earth Month Events</a><br>\nJoin us to celebrate and recognize Earth Day as we take ?Steps to a Greener Alexandria.? Each week of Earth Month focuses on our Eco-City principles and initiatives as we celebrate a month focused on T ransportation\, Water Resources\, Energy &\; Climate Mitigation\, Air &\; Land\, and Solid Waste.<br>\n<a href="https://delrayalx.wixsite.co m/gardenfest2025">Del Ray GardenFest</a><br>\nGardenFest is a fun\, free\ , educational afternoon of garden-centric demonstrations\, informational booths\, and activities! Celebrate sunshine and springtime by learning ab out all sorts of gardening topics\, including at-home composting\, growin g native plants\, beekeeping\, and much more!<br>\n X-COA-DTSTAMP:20250409T180905Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR