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Celebrating Earth Day with a low-waste craft
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Ava Minori, left, Robin Vongerichten, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, Michelle Rivera, Delilah Barrios, Taqiuua Burch-Leveille and Imani Leveille show off their low-waste planting pots they painted at the Earth Day art workshop.
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Sabrina Yazdpour of ReWild Long Island, left, admired the artwork of nine-year-olds Delilah Barrios and Ava Minori of Valley Stream who participated in the Earth Day craft.
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Fara Maldonado of Elmont helped her son Adonis paint his low-waste flower pot.
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Selene Ferdinand, of Elmont, right, went home with two decorated flower pots and native plants thanks to Sabrina Yazdpour, of ReWild Long Island.
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Sonya Jones of Elmont, right, guided her nine-year-old daughter Alyssa as she created her flower pot masterpiece
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New York State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and ReWild Long Island hosted a low-waste art workshop on April 23 at Averill Boulevard Park in Franklin Square to commemorate Earth Day.
ReWild Long Island is a environmental non-profit based in Port Washington that promotes sustainable landscaping through education and community resources.
Community members of all ages participated in painting and decorating flowerpots using low waste techniques.
Each gardener went home with a free native plant and their customized planting pot.
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