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November/December 2022
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
TOUR DES TREES BENEFITS TREE FUND
Davey was a Crown Partner of the 2022 Tour des Trees.
Benefitting the nonprofit Tree Research and Education
Endowment Fund (TREE Fund), which supports scientific
discovery in arboriculture and urban forestry, the Tour des
Trees is the TREE Fund's annual primary public outreach.
The riders cycled through communities, raised funds, and
planted trees.
The in-person Tour des Trees began in Des Moines, Iowa,
and ended in Nebraska City, Nebraska, and included a
virtual participation option. Over the course of the tour, riders
traveled over 440 miles through western Iowa and Nebraska.
"To many of us, this is more than an opportunity to ride
our bikes and raise a bunch of money for tree research and
education every year. I have formed some of the strongest
bonds and friendships of my life riding the Tour," said Laurie
Skul, financial planning and risk analyst, corporate office.
Davey riders who participated in the 2022 Tour des Trees included
(not all pictured): Jeffrey Carney, senior specialist, Davey Resource
Group (DRG), Utility Vegetation Management services (UVM);
Matt Harris, Board of Directors, The Davey Tree Expert Company;
Don Roppolo, director, arborist training; Cindy Schwab, regional
recruiting manager, corporate recruiting; Laurie Skul, financial planning
and risk analyst, corporate office; and David Vega, arborist skills trainer,
Davey Institute. Also participating was Davey retiree Tom Wolf.
Photo credit: Chris Jackson
OUTDOOR PICNIC AREA CREATED FOR BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
Davey Golf North's employees Spencer
Stack, landscape technician, and Zach
Young, business manager, assisted
members of The University of Toledo
fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, in creating
an outdoor picnic area for members
of the Schoenrock Family Boys & Girls
Club of Toledo, Ohio.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of America
is a national nonprofit organization
providing voluntary after-school
programs for youth, with the mission
of enabling all young people to
become productive and responsible
citizens.
Managed by Davey Golf North, the city
of Toledo's municipal golf courses
often host golf clinics for disadvantaged
youth. "When the new Schoenrock
Family Boys & Girls Club opened in the
fall of 2021, we raised our hand to help
enhance the property by adding an
Left: Pictured on the far right is
Spencer Stack, landscape technician,
Davey Golf North, with members of the
University of Toledo's fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi.
Right: Davey Golf North employees
volunteered to help create an outdoor
eating area at the Schoenrock Family Boys
& Girls Club in Toledo, Ohio.
outdoor dining area to the facility. We
got involved to positively impact the
lives of young people and to promote
our core values," Young said.
