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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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July/August 2018
BUCKET TRUCK
GETS PEOPLE TALKING
Davey's Santa Cruz R/C office partnered up with the Davey
Tree Surgery Company to participate in the annual Santa
Cruz Touch a Truck event. Davey Tree Surgery supplied a
boom truck with 100 feet of reach for the event. The event
organizer, Gina Johnson, said the truck was a huge hit.
"People are still talking about it!"
This was Davey's second year participating. The event is
a fundraiser for the Scotts Valley Educational Foundation,
benefitting the local public school district. "We live in the
community, have young children and wanted to give back
to the community," said Travis Evans, district manager,
Santa Cruz R/C office.
FIELD NOTES
Travis Evans and Jaime Merritt from Davey's Santa Cruz R/C
office, along with Ben Johnson and Jeff Johnson with the Davey
Tree Surgery Company, attended the annual touch a truck event in
Santa Cruz, California.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
TURNS ADULTS INTO KIDS
Ben Wasielewski, foreman, Orlando R/C office, participated
in a Touch a Truck event at Trinity Lutheran School located in
downtown Orlando.
His daughter Ava, 8, was a third-grader at the school at the
time, and that's how Wasielewski became involved with the
event. This is one of the school's largest fundraisers. The
money raised supports school functions for the students.
"It's good for the kids and families," he said. "But, it's also
good to show the public that we are out in the community
and support schools."
One of the memorable moments from the day was watching
the adults become kids themselves, Wasielewski said.
"The adults were climbing through the trucks just as much
as the children were," he said.
"Can we go up in the bucket?" This was the number one question
Ben Wasielewski heard from children and adults. During the event,
the bucket stayed extended to display an American flag.
