Thursday, April 20, 2023

Summerlin & Downtown Summerlin Events For Earth Day

Celebrate Earth Day by supporting local students and using multi-modal transportation to explore the natural and manmade beauty throughout the master planned community of Summerlin®!
 
The two-day celebration of healthy decisions kicks off on Friday, April 21, with the popular giant Student Farmers Market organized by Green Our Planet in partnership with Clark County School District returns to Downtown Summerlin® from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.  This event celebrates the educational value of teaching gardens and healthy eating. The public is invited to purchase produce grown by more than 600 student farmers at 60 schools throughout Las Vegas with proceeds benefitting garden programs at participating schools. 
 
Green Our Planet, the local nonprofit that helps schools valley-wide to plant and operate teaching gardens and the organizer of the student farmers market, is actively involved in assisting several schools in Summerlin with their gardens funded by The Howard Hughes Corporation. This includes special Pollinator Gardens at select schools that feature flowers that support bees, butterflies, and ladybugs, with emphasis on providing respite for migrating Monarch Butterflies.
 
“Downtown Summerlin also has its own pollinator garden located in front of Banana Republic, and we encourage shoppers and visitors to make a visit to the garden a part of their Earth Day schedule that weekend,” said Danielle Bisterfeldt, SVP, Marketing and Consumer Experience, Summerlin. “Summerlin is proud of its history of environmental stewardship, and we invite everyone to celebrate Earth Day with us at Downtown Summerlin.”
 
And on Saturday, April 22, the Tour de Summerlin returns as one of the valley’s most popular cycling events for all ages and abilities. Presented by The Howard Hughes Corporation®, Summerlin and Downtown Summerlin®, Tour de Summerlin is expected to draw more than 500 cyclists.
 
Now celebrating its 21st year, Tour de Summerlin offers three distances 80-mile; 40-mile and a 20-mile rides to appeal to all skill levels of cyclists and start times beginning at 7:00am. To register, visit  www.tourdesummerlin.com . Registration fee is $105 per person. Children under the age of 15 may participate in the 20-mile ride with an accompanying adult for a fee of $20. The event benefits Breakaway Cycling, a nonprofit that promotes cycling and provides bike safety education to children through a partnership with Clark County School District. 
 
"Breakaway Cycling is extremely honored to be selected as the benefitting charity for the 2023 Tour de Summerlin,” said Brett Rawsky, Treasurer, Breakaway Cycling. “We look forward to working again this year with our partners at Team AMC and The Howard Hughes Corporation, and hope to see riders of all ages and abilities at this wonderful event!"
 
According to Bisterfeldt, Tour de Summerlin was originally developed to showcase the community’s beauty while giving cyclists first-rate, scenic routes that include Summerlin’s actively selling new home neighborhoods as well as stunning views of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area to the west.
 
“Summerlin has long been synonymous with cycling given its proximity to Red Rock Canyon and the community’s hallmark healthy, outdoor, active lifestyle,” said Bisterfeldt. “Even our newest office building, 1700 Pavilion at Downtown Summerlin, features bike storage to promote sustainable commuting options like cycling to work, so Tour de Summerlin is a natural for our community. We are thrilled to bring cyclists back to Summerlin and proud to bring awareness to cycling safety through the support of Breakaway Cycling.”
 
For more details, visit www.summerlin.com.

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