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IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2018</font></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style=""><b><span style="font-size:10pt">CONTACT:<span> </span></span></b></span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt">Ellie
Costello (MUD Executive Director) Office:<b>
</b>406.721-7513 Cell: 406.531-9122</span></span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10pt">Email:
<a href="mailto:director@mudproject.org">director@mudproject.org</a></span></p>
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MUD’s 12<sup>th</sup> Annual Earth Day Festival:<span></span></font></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">Missoula, MT— Missoula Urban Demonstration Project is
hosting a free community-wide Earth Day Celebration on April 22 from 12-4pm at the
MUD Project site on Wyoming Street, and adjacent properties, including Home
Resource.<span></span></font></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000"><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style=""><span style="font-size:10pt"><span> </span>The 12<sup>th</sup> annual Earth Day Celebration will
highlight our community-wide efforts toward sustainability and feature
education on Ending Plastic Pollution: Missoula & Zero Waste. </span></span><span style="font-size:10pt">The festivities include an environmental
exposition, activities, and workshops for children and adults, performances,
educational panels, and presentations, as well as food trucks, beer, and local
music. Jen Bernosky, MUD board member and Account Manager at Republic Services,
says, “[The event] <span style="background:white">provides community members
access to valuable information about resource sharing, recycling, reuse, and
other ways to live more sustainable lives. It’s also a great chance to chat
with individuals and businesses that are leading local efforts to reduce waste.” </span><span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="">MUD will be partnering with a diverse group of organizations to share its
vision with the Missoula community that</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white"> education, demonstration, and celebration of urban
sustainable living will create equitable communities and healthy ecosystems.</span><span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000"> MUD invites all organizations and businesses to
participate in the Earth Day Festival as a sponsor. By sponsoring the 2018
Earth Day Celebration, you have the opportunity to show support for a healthy
environment and garner positive publicity for your company or organization. <span>All sponsorship levels include the
opportunity to table at the event. </span>If you chose to have an expo table,
interactive displays with demonstrations and activities are encouraged and
merchandise sales are welcome. In-kind sponsorship opportunities are also
encouraged, particularly in the form of additional event programming. Please
share your ideas with us on the sponsorship form. <span>To ensure that MUD has all promotional materials ready in time, complete
the online sponsorship form at </span><a href="http://mudproject.org/earthdayregistration2018/">http://mudproject.org/earthdayregistration2018/</a>
<span>and send MUD your logo electronically
by April 1.</span><span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span> </span>MUD is promoting Sustainability Month events across our
community for all of April. In conjunction with the National Earth Day theme of
Ending Plastic Pollution, we'll be partnering up with a variety of organizations
to get people out and activated about community-based sustainability efforts
that will culminate in our on-site festival. E-mail </span><a href="mailto:info@mudproject.org" style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-decoration:none">info@mudproject.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""> to submit an event to the Sustainability Calendar
for April. <span></span></span></font></p>
<p class="gmail-Default" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span> </span>We hope you will consider sponsoring
the MUD Earth Day Celebration. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";letter-spacing:0.1pt;background:white">All the funds from this event will
directly support MUD Project, a non-profit that promotes urban sustainable
living. The organization provides the community with a tool library, a truck
share, a demonstration site, youth education programs, and workshops. Learn
more about MUD and upcoming events at <a href="http://mudproject.org">mudproject.org</a>.<span></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:10pt">Founded in 1981, the Missoula Urban
Demonstration Project (MUD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes
urban sustainability through hands-on learning, resource sharing, and community
engagement. MUD's vision is that through <span>education</span>, <span>demonstration</span>,
and <span>celebration</span> of urban
sustainable living, we will create equitable communities and healthy
ecosystems. Find out more at </span><a href="http://www.mudproject.org" style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:10pt;text-decoration:none">www.mudproject.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt">. <span></span></span></font></p>
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