Happy Earth Month from Aardvark Sports Shop!
Join our Earth Day Giveaway with Wildlands Conservancy! We’re giving back to the community that gives so much to protect nature here in the Lehigh Valley (that’s you)! For all the ways you get out here – whether that’s trail running, hiking, walking, or simply catching your breath – we’re celebrating you this Earth Month! We’re giving away a $100 gift card that could help you snag your next new pair of sneakers.
HOW TO ENTER
1 - Take a photo of yourself with one of Wildlands Conservancy’s nature preserve trail markers.
2 - Submit your trail marker photo as evidence in the form on Wildland’s Conservancy’s website to be entered to win.
3 - A winner will be selected at random. Giveaway closes Wednesday April 30th.
At Aardvark we do what we can to prioritize different avenues for environmental consciousness. We have already had some awesome events for Earth Month, but don’t worry if you missed them because there are more coming up!
On April 13th we partnered with the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association and The Running Kind to host a trail work cleanup down at Sand Island. With over 20 volunteers we collected over 30 trash bags full of waste found in and around the canal. The Monocacy Creek Watershed Association is, as stated on their website, “a nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection, enhancement and stewardship of the Monocacy Creek and its watershed.”
Still upcoming, we are hosting an Earth Day Plogging Run on April 23rd at the shop. Are you wondering… what is plogging? Plogging is simply defined as picking up trash or litter as you jog! Our weekly running group will be provided necessary means to pick up trash on the run and we hope you join us! The run takes off at 6PM from Aardvark and typically runs about 3 miles around Downtown Bethlehem.
Year round we serve as a local drop off for sneaker donations that are sent through Sneaker Impact and the MORE Foundation Group for upcycling or recycling purposes. We encourage you to bring your old sneakers with you when you come to get fit, we will take them off your hands! In addition this Earth Month we are collecting your race shirts that you do not want anymore to recycle them at our local recycling center.
What are some ways you can make a difference in lessening your footprint through running?
1 - Run locally. Do what you can to enjoy your local trail networks, roadways and communities without traveling too far.
2 - Use a reusable hydration system. With the warmer weather rolling in, you will need more hydration on the run. Ditch the cups and bottle and grab a hydration vest or handheld bottle! It’s easy to use & refill to minimize your waste.
3 - Choose sustainable products. Every brand has a story in sustainability and some focus on it more than others. We carry a variety of Earth focused brands such as Brooks, Newton, and ALWRLD.