WHAT: In honor of the 49th annual Earth Day, hundreds of children will be treated to a rousing, upbeat celebration – featuring the greenest mascot in the major leagues – at a ‘Very Phanatic Earth Day’ free event held in partnership with the Phillies, Constellation and the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.

• The event kicks off in the Schuylkill Center’s amphitheater, an outdoor seating area with a series of rock steps that engage the audience in movement-based stories about nature and ecology. The Phanatic, as well as Phillies Director of Public Affairs Scott Palmer, will lead the audience in dancing the air cycle, creating a magical rainstorm, and telling a food chain story with lots of sound effects.
• Children will also get to plant a tree, with the Phanatic digging the first ceremonial shovel of dirt. The tree planting will be followed by a round of Earth Day Bingo, an interactive game that helps teach simple tips to conserve energy and be more sustainable.
• The Schuylkill Center was founded in 1965 as Philadelphia’s first environmental education center. Its 340 acres of fields and forests serve as a living laboratory to foster appreciation, deepen understanding, and encourage stewardship of the environment. Features include a wildlife rehabilitation clinic, an environmental art program, volunteer opportunities and educational programs for all ages, including Nature Preschool.

**WHEN:            **Earth Day - Monday, April 22, 2019, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

WHERE:        Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy’s Mill Road, Philadelphia, PA

ABOUT CONSTELLATION:

Constellation is a leading competitive retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses across the continental United States. Constellation’s family of retail businesses serves approximately 2 million residential, public sector and business customers, including more than two-thirds of the Fortune 100. Baltimore-based Constellation is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation's leading competitive energy provider, with 2018 revenues of approximately $36 billion, and more than 32,000 megawatts of owned capacity comprising one of the nation's cleanest and lowest-cost power generation fleets. Learn more at www.constellation.com or on Twitter at @ConstellationEG.