The Rev. Lise Sparrow, of Guilford Community Church, said 29 people -- including 20 teenagers from the Interfaith Youth Group -- from her church are also going. There will also be 50 students from the Putney School in attendance, as well as young men and women from the Preserve Our Planet group at B
Lise Sparrow, pastor of the Guilford Community Church, first heard about Maathai while Maathai was being held as a prisoner in Kenya. Sparrow organized a local letter writing campaign through Amnesty International to support her.