 And if you went shopping through Central Square Mall and Grand Rapids over the weekend, you might have noticed multiple activities going on in celebration of Earth Day. The third annual Earth Day at Central Square Mall took place on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Earth Day and raise awareness of environmental issues. The event had talks from authors of environmental books, a movie showing for kids, and a bake sale in addition to literature about ways to protect the environment. I think our major mission is to raise community awareness because a lot of people aren't really thinking about what's happening, aren't paying too much attention, and we want them, we want awareness to increase. So we're trying to get people in, share information with them, however we can. While the event is typically a one-day event, this year was moved to two days in order to not interfere with Grand Rapids March for Science, which also took place on Saturday. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.