An upcoming fundraiser in Reston will help save the Amazon Rainforest.
There will be family fun activities including a yard sale, a ranger station, live music and crafts for kids at the Pony Barn Picnic Area (Steeplechase Drive and Triplecrown Road) on Sunday (Oct. 27) from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., according to a press release.
Admission is free but all of the donation funds from the event will go towards the Amazon Conservation Team, an organization that preserves indigenous communities and natural ecosystems, the press release said.
“The Amazon Rainforest supplies 20 percent of the oxygen we need to live on Earth; however, the size of three football fields are being deforested every minute at the Amazon, according to latest government data,” the press release said.
The event is sponsored by several local businesses around the Reston community.
All are welcome to attend. Anyone wanting to sponsor a yardsale table can email the event organizer.
Photo via Reston Association
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