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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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September/October 2025
Vacant Lot Farm Club, a nonprofit turning urban lots into
community spaces, reached out to the Calgary Residential
office, Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited, for mulch
for its endeavor. The organization's current project is set to
feature a compost patch and no-dig garden, along with other
environmentally friendly spots, in Calgary.
Now, Davey has driven over 30 tons of woodchips from
NEW SUSTAINABLE SPACE IN TOWN, ONE WOOD CHIP AT A TIME
Commercial Landscape Services (CLS)
employees in Ohio are living out Davey
values of leadership, stewardship and
perseverance by building playsets and
playhouses for children fighting cancer.
In partnership with Roc Solid, a
pediatric cancer foundation that
supports playset building programs
and other initiatives to support families
affected by cancer, Columbus and
Cleveland office crews built four play
structures this summer.
"This is exactly who Davey is," Mark
Svozil, vice president and general
manager, CLS, said. "We are about
our communities. We are about our
families. We are about teaching our
teams that giving back carries such
a deep sense of pride."
OHIO CLS CREWS BUILD FUN FOR CHILDREN FIGHTING CANCER
This is the first year Davey is building
with Roc Solid, but the company has
sponsored events with Roc Solid for
the last two years. Davey's goal is
to build six to eight playsets or
playhouses a year moving forward and
expand its efforts into other markets.
"Davey has strong family values,
which extend beyond the workplace,"
Tony Clum, operations manager,
CLS, said. "For myself and our teams
to give back to families who are
going through the unthinkable is a
tremendous feeling. The impact that
you can have on those
for simply giving your
time is so great that I
hope to continue this
with our teams for many
years to come."
STEWARDSHIP
worksites for the project. Jason Rehill, district manager,
Calgary office, said his office takes part in similar efforts for
other organizations, like local churches, in the area.
"We're recycling rather than putting anything into landfill, and
what we're doing is promoting cohesiveness and helping
out the community" Rehill said. "Community cohesiveness
is important, especially during the summer here."
A Calgary crew from Davey Canada brings
woodchips to a nonprofit working to create
sustainable community spaces in urban areas.
Mirha, a young girl in remission,
plays in a playhouse built for
her by employees of the Davey
Columbus territory. In total, local
CLS crews built two playhouses
in Columbus, Ohio, this summer,
along with a structure in Ravenna,
Ohio, and Uniontown, Ohio.
