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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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July/August 2018
COMMUNITY ROOTS
For Arbor Day, the sales management
team from Davey's San Diego R/C
office helped bring some joy to children
taying at Ronald McDonald House.
Daniel Kump, district manager, Ian
Campbell, assistant district manager,
and Matt Kirk, sales arborist,
volunteered their time to plant two
fruit trees in the house's edible garden.
The kids loved the trees so much
that they named one "Lily the
Lemon Tree" and the other
BRINGING FRUIT TREES TO RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
Left : Before the planting, children learned
about trees and what they do. The San Diego
R/C office donated trees and snacks to
Ronald McDonald House.
Right : Pictured from left, Matt Kirk, sales
arborist, Ian Campbell, assistant district
manager, and Daniel Kump, district manager,
weren't sure who benefitted more from the
planting, the kids or them.
"Chad the Guava Tree," Campbell said.
"They really loved digging in the dirt,
planting them and putting rocks around
them from the nearby other gardens
to make them look special," he said.
"Lots of smiles and happy faces."
At first, the Davey team hadn't planned
to do aftercare on the tree, but that
quickly changed.
"Then we saw the reaction of the kids,
the joy it brought them and how much
CELEBRATING A TREE CAMPUS USA AWARD
Davey was the presenting sponsor
for High Point University's 2018 Arbor
Day Celebration.
This is the ninth year High Point
University has received the Tree
Campus USA Award from the Arbor
Day Foundation. High Point University's
First Lady Mariana Qubein has
spearheaded the efforts on the
university's grounds and arboretum.
Scott Wyatt, district manager,
Greensboro R/C office, said Davey
donated to the event to support the
Steel Magnolia Tree Project
Endowed Fund.
The Greensboro R/C office has been
working with the campus on their
tree work for the past five years.
"We have a great relationship with
them," Wyatt said. "They expect a lot
of themselves, and they expect a lot
from their vendors. If you both have
that vision of ultra-high performance,
it works."
High Point University President Nido Qubein
speaks at the Arbor Day Celebration. He was
a motivational speaker and spoke at the Davey
National Managers' Meeting in 2000 before
he became president. Photo Credit: Lee
Adams, High Point University photographer
ownership they were taking of them,"
Campbell said. "They made us want
to go the extra step to continue caring
for the trees."
