Tree Planting Celebration - Saturday, October 27

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Treez Please now has a website.
www.treezplease.org

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TREEZ PLEASE Dedicates
First Reforestation Project

Saturday, October 27
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Corner of
Broadway and Kensington
Youngstown, Ohio

           
Treez Please an area organization devoted to planting trees in Youngstown announced today that it will dedicate its first project on Saturday, Oct. 27. The project, named Common Ground, is located at the corner of Broadway and Kensington Avenues on the city's North Side. The public is invited to visit the green space between 1 and 4 p.m.  Light refreshments will be served; there will be activities for children, entertainment and fun for the entire family. For those who wish to participate, light work projects will also be taking place.

The members of Treez Please are dedicated to grassroots community greening, urban reforestation, education, and other initiatives that support better awareness of the connections between trees, people, and community.  "Trees are primeval, they outlive us, because they are fixed they create a sense of permanence and stability in the community." said Attorney Debra Weaver President of Treez Please. 

Common Ground is the group's first project consisting of two adjacent lots that have been planted with burr and red oak, black locust, dawn redwood, tulip, redbud and hawthorn. A central meadow will be installed to demonstrate the value of flowers and grasses for birds and pollinators.

According to Attorney Debra Weaver, president of Treez Please, "The event provides an opportunity for the community to learn more about the organization and its efforts to move Youngstown's 2010 agenda forward through positive use of green space."