Davey's Andy Jungwirth (left) and Eduardo
Medina (right) helped hundreds of children
from Mooseheart Child City and School climb
a rope 25 feet to the ceiling.
Story submitted by Mandy McCauley,
Client Experience Coordinator, West
Chicago Office
Davey Chicago employees took
200-plus kids to new heights at the
Mooseheart Child City and School.
Mooseheart is a residential childcare
facility and Child City, Mooseheart's
campus, is home to hundreds of
children and teens, from infancy
through high school, whose families
are unable to care for them for a
variety of reasons.
Davey volunteered to set up a 25 feet
tall climbing challenge at a recent fun
fair for the organization. Davey's climb-
ing hosts included: Andy Jungwirth,
sales arborist at the West Chicago
office; Eduardo Medina, regional
recruiter and trainer; Felicia Speranske,
groundman at the West Chicago office;
Brad Wise, district manager at the
West Chicago office; and Casey West,
client experience coordinator at the
West Chicago office.
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| May/June 2016
Davey's Miles Peart from the Toronto West office teaches a number of scouts about trees and
the tree care industry.
Davey's Miles Peart grew up in the
outdoors as a scout.
Now, Peart, sales arborist at the Toronto
West office, returned to the Scout Can-
ada campgrounds he once roamed as
a child to complete hazard tree removal
work as a professional.
While Peart worked, he saw another
opportunity to give back.
"I volunteered to get out there with
the kids and teach them about tree
care," says Peart. For two years, Peart
has taught kids in Willowdale's Scout
Troup from Club Pack to Beaver Colony
about basic tree identification, tree
biology and how trees propagate. He
also took the kids on a nature walk.
"A lot of the kids going into scouts are interested in the environment, in knots
and working in the outdoors," says Peart, who was a scout for 10-plus years.
"All are similar passions for those who work at Davey."
Davey Canada looks to explore this blossoming client relationship with Scouts
Canada for future recruiting ventures and partnerships. Already, all Scouts
Canada campgrounds in Ontario are now considered available training grounds
for Davey staff.
"We have a lot to offer them (Scout's Canada) and they us," Peart says.
SCOUT GROWS UP TO BECOME ARBORIST
BOARD
BULLETIN
Miles Peart teaches children in Scout Canada
about hazardous trees during a nature walk.
CHILDREN CLIMB TO
NEW HEIGHTS
