GREEN DAY , from Page 1 downtown here has been a nice plus , too , with the high visibility ,” Hammonton Green Committee Chair Amy Menzel said .
With various people and families taking part in arts and crafts , people educating themselves on different topics , Green Day also showcased other businesses and vendors showing their passion for not only their
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Sarah Kelly , owner of Honeydew Artworks , showcased different jewelry , home designs , and paintings hand made by herself . Being eco-friendly was something she valued and felt a lot of art businesses value ecology and she was no different .
“ I use all of recycling packaging . I try to get as many recycled materials as possible and
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make that into artwork . So I sell like used chains and all of my packaging and all of my packaging recycled and recyclables ,” Kelly said .
The festival also featured vendors to help educate people on not only the environment , but also the effect it has on animals . David Sauder of Animal Rights Activists of New Jersey in Blackwood , N . J . Sauder , who grew up on a dairy farm and has family members who are dairy farmers . After reading some pamphlets from a 4- H Fair , he could no longer deny the cruelty that animals faced and eventually went vegetarian and then vegan . The experience led him to become an animal rights activist and formed a group with other activists .
“ I ’ ve been trying to educate the public in trying to get people to change their minds about eating animals and treating animals cruelly like in the fur industry . We are a non-violent , nonprofit organization and we do educational protests at first doors ,” Sauder said .
He credits the Green Day Festival as a way to help further educate the public on the cause and has been coming to the festival for many years .
“ We think it ’ s good , it ’ s one venue that we can bring our table to educate the public on . We ’ ll
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Fariha Rahman ( left ), Naira Elseaidy ( top right ) and Emily Mark take part in arts and crafts at the Green Day Festival .
have educational tablings throughout the year at different outdoor events ,” Sauder said .
All the way down on the street stood The Skair Studio , with hiphop and rap music blasting in the background . Showcasing handmade all-natural products such as sip-and-paints , T-shirts , business cards , and prints , owner Ashley Morston felt music is a way to keep everyone in a good mood to help get to the end of the projects .
“ We ’ re doing everything from making body butters to soap and music is a great part and great asset to that . It ’ s a great mood booster , mood stabilizer and hiphop and R & B itself is a culture that is kind of silently dying so we should do what we can to represent it because I grew up in New York City and this is part of our culture ,” Morston said .
The environment is extremely important for Morston and tries her best to use sustainable packaging when making her products .
“ I also have a programming where you get discounts for bringing back glass bottles and glass containers so that we can reuse them and redistribute them ,”
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