What's your first Earth Day memory?

-- Earth Day Tribute #2 --

It all started with colleagues at The Watershed Project, a watershed education nonprofit that I've been involved with, sharing stories of our first Earth Day memories. Complete the following sentence: "My first Earth Day memory is...." If you wish it would be great to mention (1) in what year and (2) place where it happened. I wonder if there is an evolution to the messages we're hearing on Earth Day from its first occurence.

My first Earth Day memory is from 1992. My primary school in Singapore held a team drawing contest and my team's won. The theme was global warming and the drawing was of a big round earth with and ice pack on its head and a thermometer sticking out of its mouth.
--Jane

My first Earth Day memory is from elementary school in 1972 -- the third Earth Day -- and the teachers enjoined we kids to decide what to do. We decided to climb a hill and hold a rally for Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress, who was running for president against Richard Nixon. I went to a pretty cool elementary school. We didn't plant any trees, but we did build a pond. That's how I know so much about how leaky a pond built by kids can be.
--Guy

I used to look forward to Earth Day almost as much as any other holiday when I was in elementary school because I knew we'd get to plant a tree and spend the whole day outside!
--Jan