On Saturday, the Sierra Club community came out in droves
to celebrate the 10th anniversary at the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park. All were
welcome and all sorts of folks were there: the young hip organic farmers
sharing samples of their wares (oranges, coffee and huge beautiful zucchini!);
the first composting and recycling business owner on the Island talked up the
benefits of zero waste while also providing bins for compost waste and
recycling at the event. Children were entertained by seed planting, coloring
stations and best of all - a puppet show with a wide variety of characters that
kept us all on the edge of our seats. All attendees were treated to lunch
consisting of local flavors: rice, seeds, meat, beans, and salad – OH so good!
After lunch there were speeches: a story of how Puerto Rico Sierra Club began,
the community that keeps it going, the vision for the future and gifts of
words, applause and accolades for the staff and volunteer leaders. But what
really set this event a notch above the rest – the music and dancing! A live
band performed and got the entire crowd up to dance. Young and old, white,
black and brown, rich and poor, gay, bi and straight gathered on an impromptu
dance floor to shake our hips, laugh and smile as we sweated to the beat.
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