Verizon, REHAU and Patriot Disposal Partner with 3rd Annual EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival

BROADLANDS, Va., Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The third annual EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival is garnering attention from Fortune 500 companies and area environmental leaders.  Organizers of the annual spring event announced presenting sponsorship commitments by Verizon, REHAU and Patriot Disposal for the upcoming April event.

"Verizon is proud to renew our commitment to Loudoun's Earth Day celebrations this year," said Catherine Hogan, manager of external affairs and government relations at Verizon.  "Our company and our employees have been closely linked with Loudoun County and other Northern Virginia communities for more than a century, and we take seriously the need to be responsible stewards of the environment. Verizon's sustainability program includes a comprehensive host of initiatives, from paperless billing, to recycling of cell phones for victims of domestic violence under our Hopeline program, to providing the networks and services that make telecommuting a viable alternative."

The Broadlands Wildlife Habitat Committee, which puts on the event, expects some 5,000 attendees on April 10th at Clyde's Willow Creek Farm in Broadlands, VA.  Patriot Disposal, which services thousands of Ashburn-area residents and businesses with recycling and trash disposal, is hosting a creative instrument making workshop and a musical number based in New York to bring the message home.  "We are thrilled to sponsor a musical performance that combines the arts and science called "Bash the Trash," said Patriot Disposal owner Jean Poague.  "Visitors will have a chance to make a musical instrument out of recyclable materials, participate in a parade and be entertained with a show that hits home the need to reduce, reuse and recycle."

REHAU, a global polymer processing company, is joining Patriot and Verizon as an Earth Day partner in an effort to better educate decision makers on energy-efficient business and home construction options.  Dr. Kathleen Saylor, CEO, said "Every day, REHAU promotes environmental stewardship by engineering products for the built environment that reduce energy costs and conserve finite resources. We are proud to observe Earth Day with our support of EarthDay@Loudoun. It's a wonderful opportunity to join together with others to raise awareness of environmental issues at the local level."

The EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival will be held on Sunday, April 10th from 11am-4pm. EarthDay@Loudoun organizers are currently accepting applications for remaining Gold and Bronze level sponsors. Platinum level sponsors include Van Metre Homes, Clyde's Willow Creek Farm, I Am Modern Magazine and 92.5 WINC-FM.  For more information on how to be involved, visit the websites to www.earthdayatloudoun.org or [email protected].

SOURCE EarthDay@Loudoun Family Festival