DEEP Green (Des Plaines Environmental and Energy Program) will host The first annual Des Plaines Earth Day Youth Fair on Sunday, April 20 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Arndt Park Field House, 1990 White Street, in Des Plaines.

The Earth Day celebration will feature educational skits, arts and crafts projects, and displays designed to teach school age children about the environment. Highlights include a 30-minute play starring "Captain Recycle", along with a variety of hands-on projects, such as paper-making, seed pots and a "Green Dream Tree". Science projects from area students will also be on display and several students will be recognized for their work.

Families will be able to take a self-assessment quiz to measure their "greenness" at home, and there will be a bulb exchange program in which residents will receive a free Energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) in exchange for an incandescent bulb.

DEEP GREEN (Des Plaines Energy and Environmental Program) is an ad hoc Committee chaired by 6th Ward Alderman Mark Walsten that provides information on environmental issues to City Government and helps plan educational activities for the community. For information and event registration, contact Mary Rohde at 847-803-6912.