The following is a guest blog from Anne Marie Treger, a climate organizing all-star from Summit, NJ. A big-time Step it Up organizer, Anne Marie has thrown herself full-time into getting her community and beyond involved on the climate issue this Mother's Day weekend. Read below to see how she got her start -- be prepared to be inspired!

My journey to 1Sky began from home.

A couple of years ago my oldest little boy came home from school with tears in his eyes because he learned about "global warning" from TIME for Kids. I was shocked but naturally I told him he was "brilliant"... that it should be called global warning (then maybe people would actually care) but it is really called global warming and we should explore it together. And so the journey began. We surfed the net, made some changes and very soon I understood the interconnection between our health and the earth's health. When we tweaked the diet and implemented green cleaning products our overall health improved and 2 of my kids' asthma disappeared.

I remember standing at my kitchen sink one day with a profound realization that even running a household could be a green collar job and that the choices I made in the supermarket were votes for a healthier way of life. I have been hooked ever since.

With some spare time on my hands (since my kids were not sick!) I sent an email to my city and asked "How I could ensure a brighter future for my children?" Soon after that, I started volunteering with the Environmental Commission and we formed the Summit Clean Power Team to spread the word about the virtues of clean power. I started reading books like Blessed Unrest (Hawken) and Deep Economy and my life started changing. Bill McKibben's work really spoke to me as a call to bring our community together. I organized the Step It Up rally in November (where I wore my green collars!) and that experience really gave me wings.

There is a real groundswell of grassroots work going on. We are learning to work together to share our educational resources to help encourage green businesses and of course green homes. Part of my role as a volunteer with the city is to plan you guessed it...a celebration!

I began planning an event which choreographed education, entertainment, art, music and real life examples of green all together into one fabulous day. Once I got it down on paper I remember thinking I have to do this now, but just like most good things we wait for...9 months later the celebration will happen! The celebration is called The Summit Green Fest and it will take place on May 10, 2008. It has been a long time in the making, lots of volunteers and tireless work but an amazing chance to inspire our area into healthier actions... Please visit www.summitgreen.org and be sure to share the day with us.

We will have music and the most exciting part will be the art! Local nursery school mothers are coordinating with us to engage a multi-generational creative community building experience. In concert with 1Sky, GreenPeace-Project Hotseat- Mommy Meet-Up, the 350.org muralist Kevin Buckland (from Step It Up) we will create some murals, 350 art, and a pledge tree that will grow throughout the day. We also will also give away some organic cotton bags from a fair trade factory made ( by Joy Organic) with www.summitgreen.org printed on it with and a place to paint your favorite picture.

So what are you doing for Mother's Day? Click here to read more about the Summit, NJ event, and here to register your own art party.

Happy Mother's Day Everyone!!!