On September 15, 16, and 17, the annual Greentree festival took place at Kirkwood park, bringing together the community through various celebrations. This event included various tents with food, games, companies, crafts, and a folk life area. One group that attended this event is the group Teens for Climate STL. They staged a protest march through Kirkwood park. Teenager Hazel Johnson says that she is mostly concerned about peabody coals.
“My main focus is spreading awareness about the fossil fuel industry.”
Volunteer plays an instrument in the folk life area of the Greentree festival.
![Seeds of Happiness:
Mark Borella is a 1984 Kirkwood alum who owns and operates the Seeds of Happiness studio.
"A friend of mine's son was sick, and we knew he wasn't going to make it. I made a handful of these little smiles, [and gave it to the family.] I said maybe you can hold on to [them] until you get your smile back. [The family] said 'it would be very selfish if I didn't tell you to do this for other people.'"
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