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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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July/August 2019
LEADERSHIP
HEDGE CLIPPINGS
SUPPORT ALTRUSA
CLUB FUNDRAISER
Donated branches from a cedar hedge
trimming at the Altrusa Club ended
up hanging as holiday door swags
around Nanaimo, British Columbia,
and helped generate over $3,400 for
women and children in crisis.
Matthew Coady, district manager,
Nanaimo R/C office, and trimmer Tyler
Long donated branches from a hedge
standing 10 feet tall by 50 feet wide
to the club for their annual charity.
"They're not a regular client, but we're
trying to make this a regular thing
Funds from the swag fundraiser allowed the
club to purchase crisis care kits for women
and children, provide learning programs for
those children and helped with scholarships
for teens and adults
PIQUING INTEREST IN ARBORICULTURAL CAREERS
Roy Montan, senior regional safety
specialist, corporate safety
department, and Rich Rathjens,
senior agronomist, Davey Institute,
volunteered to present sections of an
eight-week arborist education program
to inmates at the Richland Correctional
Institution in Mansfield, Ohio.
The course was a partnership between
the Ohio Chapter International Society
of Arboriculture, the Ohio Department
The participants in the arborist education
program at Richland Correctional Institution.
This course idea came from a new arborist
education program piloted by the Pennsylvania
Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources at a Pennsylvania correctional
institution. Photos courtesy of Tyler Stevenson,
urban forestry program manager, Ohio
Department of Natural Resources.
each year," Coady said. "We try to
help the community and organizations
like the Altrusa Club as much as we
can, especially around the holidays."
of Natural Resources Division of
Forestry and the Ohio Department
of Rehabilitation and Corrections.
The program introduced career
opportunities in arboriculture and
was modeled after the Ohio Chapter
ISA's Certified Arborist Prep Course.
"I hope they received a good overview
of what opportunities there are in
tree care and landscaping," Montan
said. "And, a bigger picture of the
services that Davey provides."
The participants received a certificate
of completion for attending the course.
