3rd Annual Provincetown, MA 5K Walk/Run for AIDS

This weekend I participated in the Provincetown, MA 5K Walk/Run for AIDS.
Through participation, I was able to help support those affected by HIV/AIDS, the runners, the community and the commitment to AIDS research.
It was a lovely day when I arrived at Commercial St. to begin the walk and as soon as I stepped foot over the starting line, it began to pour. The walk was in fact enhanced by the rain as it was hot and humid! I met so many amazing people, cheered on runners and supported a cause that I believe in.

According to UNAIDS in November 2010, there are 33.3 million people living with AIDS.

We still don't have a cure.

Support your local communities by participating in an AIDS walk/run this year!

See AIDS SUPPORT CAPE COD LINK HERE

Support our local Beaches, why go far?

Here is a list I've compiled of several really nice local Mass beaches, and historic places to check out this summer! Please take a look and visit them this summer!

* Wingaersheek: http://www.bostoncentral.com/activities/wingaersheek_beach/p668.php
* Crane's: http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/northeast-ma/crane-beach-on-the-crane.html
* Good Harbor: http://gloucester-ma.gov/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=121
* Singing Beach: http://www.manchester.ma.us/pages/manchesterma_recreation/singingbeach
* Salem - not for beaches, for history/entertainment http://www.salem.com/Pages/SalemMA_WebDocs/destination

Or if you want to go a little out of state...
* Hampton Beach, NH - This is more of a novelty than a good 'beach'. Not tops for swimming - way to cold because of it's location. Long boardwalk with arcades, restaurants fried dough, free concerts, cotton candy. http://www.hamptonbeach.org/

Dave Matthews & Tailgate Recycling

This week I headed down to the Comcast Center in Mansfield with my sister Caroline and our friend to volunteer for the ‘So Much to Save’ recycling program for the BAMA GREEN PROJECT sponsored by Dave Matthews Band.

We were there to encourage fans to recycle their waste in the tailgate parking lots before the show. After they recycled their cans/bottles, we gave them a raffle ticket to enter a drawing to win a signed DMB poster.

This was such a positive experience, even though I was out in the baking sun, collecting heavy glass and plastic bottles (often soaking me in beer) into heavy duty trash bags (from underage drinkers who suspected that I was an undercover police officer). Next we'd weighing the collected materials. I personally, single-handedly collected over 100 lbs of recyclables from the parking lots. We collected several hundred pounds over the course of the evening, which is repeated AT EVERY DMB concert across the country.

Additionally, as part of the project, they teamed up with Filter for Good, partnering with Brita!
Over 2,000 water bottles were refilled at the Brita Hydration Hubs, while 3,400 people without water bottles used Brita compostable cups to quench their thirst without the waste of plastic water bottles!

DMB is doing a lot of Greening! See some of the ways that they are doing this:

• Dedicated Reverb on-site staffer to handle all greening and fan outreach logistics
• Biodiesel fuelings for touring fleet
  
• On-line carpooling service for concert goers
  
• Waste reduction and recycling backstage
  
• Non-toxic cleaners and post-consumer recycled bathroom tissue on tour buses
  
• Reusable water bottles for band and crew to reduce plastic bottle waste
  
• Biodegradable and compostable catering products, including potato and corn based utensils, bowls and cups
  
• Local and organic food backstage
  
• Eco-friendly merchandise
• Carbon offsets to neutralize all CO2 emissions from touring fleet, air travel, hotel accommodations, and venue energy use
  
• Working with the concert venues to help them be more green
  
• Inviting local non-profit groups to be a part of the Eco-Village at each show