Photos: A Green Day in Whitefish Bay

Cahill Park was a hotbed of eco-activity Saturday morning during the Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation's Green Day in the Bay event.

Cars lined up to get rid of old televisions, computers and other electronics and household items. Those items were picked up by Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which will either recycle the items or sell them in one of their Milwaukee area stores.

Volunteer groups also contributed to the eco-conscious event by cleaning up parks, roadways and other public spaces around the village.

Inside the Cahill Pavilion, an informational eco-fair harnessed the knowledge of a diverse group of organizations, including the Whitefish Bay Community Garden, Whitefish Bay Garden Club, Whitefish Bay Farmers Market, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, UW-Extension, North Shore Health Department and Healthy Communities Project. 

By the numbers:

300 reusable insulated/quilted Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation tote bags were handed out to Green Day in the Bay attendees.

111 volunteers helped in the spring clean up. They received free Stone Creek coffee and cocoa, courtesy of the Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation.

56 bicycles were donated to the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin's Safe Routes to School program, which educates Milwaukee-area school students about safe bicycling practices.

25 handmade leaf imprint pottery vessels were sold by the Whitefish Bay Garden Club.

Four barrels of sports equipment were donated to Globall Giving, a local organization that provides gently-worn athletic equipment to impoverished children in developing countries in Asia, Africa and South America.

Three truckloads of household goods were donated to Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which will either recycle the items or sell them in one of their Milwaukee area stores. The money is used to fund their Milwaukee-area building programs.

One lucky person received a free rain barrel in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's annual rain barrel give-away.