Release No .0175.99. 
Media Advisory

Andy Solomon (202) 720-4623
andy.solomon@usda.gov

For planning purposes only
Not for publication

GLICKMAN TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY, ADDRESS CONFERENCE ON
BREAKFAST AND LEARNING

WASHINGTON, April 20, 1999 Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will participate in two public events marking Earth Day on Thursday, April 22, 1999. At 10:15 a.m., he will tour exhibits at the national celebration of Agriculture Earth Day on The Mall. At 11:30 a.m., he will join District of Columbia elected officials, including Mayor Anthony Williams and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, to help plant 700 new trees along the Anacostia River. 

WHO: Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman

WHAT: Earth Day celebration activities

WHEN & WHERE: Thursday, April 22, 1999

10:15 a.m. - The Mall, in front of USDA's Whitten Building
Jefferson Drive, between 12th and 14th Streets, SW
Washington, DC

11:30 a.m. - Anacostia River
Near Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium parking lot 7
Washington, DC
[This event will be followed by a brief press availability.]

Before Thursday's Earth Day events, Secretary Glickman will deliver opening remarks to the 1st USDA Symposium on Breakfast and Learning in Children at 9:00 a.m. in USDA's Jefferson Auditorium. Glickman will release USDA's annual report on the cost of raising a child. The Symposium will also feature presentations by national authorities in the fields of nutrition and education.

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