Environmental fun includes park cleanup, wellness expo, Zumba & yoga classes,
inflatable rides, DJ music, community art project, karate demonstration and more
CARTERET, NJ – In celebration of Earth Day, the Borough once again will gather families for a fun eco-friendly event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 in Carteret Park on Carteret Avenue at Cypress Street.
The Fifth Annual Carteret Earth Day Celebration will include a wellness expo that will feature vendors, a Zumba class with RWJ Rahway Fitness & Wellness Center at Carteret, a yoga class with Zentimacy Yoga Studio, and a karate demonstration with Jones Martial Arts. Vendors either will be selling holistic, organic products or providing wellness services, including massage, physical therapy, chiropractic care, and health screenings.
“The best way to take care of the planet is to take care of ourselves,” Mayor Daniel J. Reiman said. “For that reason, the Annual Carteret Earth Day Celebration includes a wellness expo that will offer a variety of vendors who have Carteret residents’ best interests in mind.”
Wellness Expo participants also will include:
- Garden State Therapy, multi-disciplined practice based in downtown Carteret that will offer physical and occupational therapy
- Central Jersey Medical Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides primary care, dental and preventive health services in Carteret, Perth Amboy and Newark
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Community Outreach, local medical center that will provide free health screenings, such as blood pressure and blood sugar, as well as mental health resources.
Children also will enjoy bouncy houses provided by Party Perfect Rentals, a community art project led by Central Jersey Arts Council, and live DJ music by DJ Irwin T of Nyghtvizion Entertainment. Event highlights also will include food trucks and municipal, community, charity and county information booths.
Food trucks will include ChefDeluxeMe, whose menu features Chimi Sliders, Street Tacos, Empanadas, Crispy Shrimp, DeluxeMe Wings, Mac and Cheese, Churros, Tres Leches and Fried Oreos.
More than 60 volunteers have pledged to clean up not only Carteret Park, but also Waterfront, Bishop Andrews, Civic Center and Noe Street parks. Most of the volunteers are from Amazon, DSV, Clean Earth and Khalsa Aid. Cleanup volunteers will gather at 10 a.m. in Carteret Park, an hour before the event opens to the public, and then be disbursed throughout that park and the others.
Volunteers are needed for the Borough’s Adopt a Park program, which coordinates a town-wide fall park cleanup. To volunteer or just obtain more info about the Fifth Annual Carteret Earth Day Celebration, contact the Clean Communities Office at 732-541-3835 or makinb@carteret.net. Updates about the event will be available at Carteret.net or by following @MyCarteret on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
