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On June 4, 2011, smil­ing faces with intent to learn and min­gle arrived at the Treep­eo­ple head­quar­ters in Bev­erly Hills. Ven­dors of green prod­ucts and ser­vices were strate­gi­cally placed on the recently upgraded site. Treep­eo­ple staff and vol­un­teers were teach­ing, learn­ing, and serv­ing. Short Talks given by local experts were cen­tral to the agenda of Green City Fair. Hey! Tanks LA hav­ing a booth, and giv­ing two talks that day left lit­tle time to explore the great booths I was hear­ing about from passers by. But my 4 year old daugh­ter Sadie gave me charged descrip­tion of a detailed photo of a dis­sected pel­i­can on dis­play at the Heal the Bay Booth. All of the plas­tic bits in its stom­ach in view. My wife described Sadie with wide eyes and con­cern as the she was schooled on what that bird was eat­ing daily because of non point source pol­lu­tion and the like. This has had a pow­er­ful impact on our fam­ily as we tell this story to other friends and fam­ily about Sadie’s expe­ri­ence and reaction.