We had our event at my restaurant in our small town of only 800 full time residents, and there was another previously scheduled environmental event in a nearby town that probably reduced our attendance somewhat. And many of our weekend visitors who come from the NYC area weren't here this weekend because of the impending storm and the fact that it's mud season.

But the 15 or so parents, children and others who attended responded enthusiastically to a Power Point presentation I had prepared. We covered both the global and local effects of climate change, including the loss of winter activities, the likelihood of increased drought and more severe local weather, and the disappearance of fall foliage. All present said they had all learned new things about and gained new insight into climate change and how it's affecting their lives.

We had our event at my restaurant in our small town of only 800 full time residents, and there was another previously scheduled environmental event in a nearby town that probably reduced our attendance somewhat. And many of our weekend visitors who come from the NYC area weren't here this weekend because of the impending storm and the fact that it's mud season.

But the 15 or so parents, children and others who attended responded enthusiastically to a Power Point presentation I had prepared. We covered both the global and local effects of climate change, including the loss of winter activities, the likelihood of increased drought and more severe local weather, and the disappearance of fall foliage. All present said they had all learned new things about and gained new insight into climate change and how it's affecting their lives.