Spellman Museum to Host Earth Day Program April 18

The following information is from the Spellman Musuem of Stamps & Postal History:

Don’t throw away that paper cup, glass jar, plastic bottle, shoe box or tin can.  Bring it to the on the Regis College campus in Weston to be recycled by decorating it with free postage stamps.

The Museum is holding its annual Earth Day celebration on Wednesday, April 18, from noon to 4 p.m. In addition to providing colorful stamps to decorate used items, children can learn how to make envelopes from old paper and can use them to send Earth Day greetings to friends, with the museum providing the postage. There will also be stamp games and puzzles with stamp prizes awarded. Families can also make a stamp map using worldwide stamps that feature many endangered species.

A display featuring United States and worldwide stamps that depict many environmental topics will be on exhibit. Refreshments will be served and tips about how to start a stamp collection will be available. All children will receive a free packet of stamps and can have their photograph made into a “stamp.”

The museum gift shop and U.S. Post Office, which sells all current stamps, will also be open. 

Admission for adults is $8, $5 for seniors and $3 for children ages 5 to 16. No reservations are necessary. For more information call 781-768-8367 or visit www.spellman.org.