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10 | July/August 2014 M ore than 700 volunteers participated in United Way's Day of Caring by lending a hand to beautify a local park for Arbor Day. Volunteers, including DRG's own Dean Powell, consulting utility forester at the Fort Smith, Ark., location, spent an entire April day planting 22 trees for a new park in the city of Mulberry, including maples, mulberries, dogwoods and junipers. In addition to the trees, donated funds from Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) provided new flower beds, a park sign and landscaping around the sign. Powell continued his efforts at the annual Beautify Fort Smith Spring Cleanup and Tree Giveaway event by collaborating with its creators to add something new, a tree giveaway. "We encouraged the community to help pick up trash," he says. "When they returned with a bag of trash, we gave them a free 3-gallon tree." "We gave away all 100 trees we had," Powell says, discussing the event's success. "Anytime you have a day like this that encourages litter One Volunteer Can Make a Difference pick up or planting trees, it positively affects the community. It promotes economic and social growth within the community. Projects W hen the community recognizes trees are important, it shows they think our profession is important, too." This comes from Jay Maier, founder and district manager of Maier Tree & Lawn, a recently acquired Davey company. Recognizing the importance of trees in the community is just one of the reasons Maier Tree & Lawn celebrates Arbor Day annually. This year, the company continued its tradition of participat- ing in Rochester Public Utilities' (RPU) Arbor Day celebration, which is in its 12th year. In fact, Maier and Patty Hanson of RPU have collaborated since 2002 to bring school-aged children and the general public together to celebrate the most important aspect of Arbor Day, the community's beloved trees. The celebration is complete with live music, tree experts, poster contests and various family activities, including tree climbing for kids. "The tree climbing event is my favorite part of the day," Maier says. "We set the kids up with hard hats and harnesses and have an arborist in the tree to help them. It's great to watch them touch the tree, get the feel for climbing and talk to them about the importance of the tree." Kids Get the Feel for Arbor Day Justin Madsen applies a temporary tattoo to a participant of RPU's Arbor Day celebration. Josh Jobes helps a child partici- pate in a tree climbing event. '' like this allow us to shine, show the community what we are doing and provide valuable information that people can take with them." Dean Powell (far left, in black) joins OG&E Community Affairs Manager Rob Ratley (third from left), OG&E Community Relations Coordinator Dana Craig (second from right) and other volunteers for a group photo. Arbor Day 2014

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