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New Eco Field Day takes place at Miller Park this weekend

Electric scooters will be used in an Eco Field Day race. / GreenSpaces Contributed Photo
Electric scooters will be used in an Eco Field Day race. / GreenSpaces Contributed Photo Electric scooters will be used in an Eco Field Day race. / GreenSpaces Contributed Photo

Remember when field day was the highlight of each elementary school year’s conclusion?

You and your friends can recapture that free-spirited feeling and team camaraderie by putting a team in Eco Field Day, which will take place in Miller Park on April 26-27. This new event is being sponsored by GreenSpaces.

“In the past, we’ve been asked to go to many Earth Day events; UTC had one, Chattanooga Zoo, EPB. So we decided it would be good to come together and host one big event for the city,” says Dawn Hjelseth, director of GreenSpaces.

If you go

› What: Eco Field Day› Where: Miller Park, 910 Market St.› When: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, April 26; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 27› Admission: Friday games $125 per team of five, spectators free; Saturday events free› For more information: 423-648-0963

Friday is the day for friendly competition – but not too friendly, there is a trophy involved – in the Corporate/Adult Field Day Challenge. All the events are eco-themed, such as: