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MyDavey Bulletin - July/August 2014

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6 | July/August 2014 W hen Scouting's founder Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell wrote the following words in a letter to all Scouts, he may not have assumed their meaning would continue to positively affect the lives of young boys around the world today: "Try and leave this world a little better than you found it." On Arbor Day, Cub Scout Pack 3266 did just that by helping Davey's Akron R/C crew plant a very special tree: a red maple Davey donated and planted at Longcoy Elementary School in Kent, Ohio. It honors Michael Broyles, the late husband of Denise Broyles, whose two sons, Mathias, 9, and Aidan, 8, attend Longcoy. Broyles is a supervisor of financial accounting for Davey. Davey crewmembers John Martin, sales arborist, and Patrick Adolph, foreman, dug a hole for the tree on school grounds and placed the tree within it. The next day, Cub Scouts arrived to place dirt and lay mulch around the tree. As Broyles points out , "It was so nice for the boys to be able to partake in the tree planting." A Scout's Honor Cub Scouts help spread mulch around the base of Longcoy Elementary School's new red maple tree on Arbor Day. A day full of activity is what Davey's Albany crew was tasked with on Arbor Day. First Stop: Washington Park The team worked with the City of Albany and the Washington Park Conservancy by donating a horse chestnut tree to Washington Park. The team, which included Sales Arborists Dan McGrath and Scott Morris, Trimmer Trainee Tom Baker and Foreman John Sargeant, partnered with Bill Brandow and Bill Lemmon of the Washington Park Conservancy and Assistant City Forester Ray Schaap, to plant the tree and prune and cable others around the park. The new chestnut replaced a silver maple that was removed after the harsh winter. Second Stop: Gordon Creek Elementary School In addition to working at Washington Park, the Albany residential crew visited Gordon Creek Elementary School to help students plant three dogwood trees just outside the school's gymnasium. Davey gave students, including kindergarteners and Gordon Creek student council members, pencils and information to take home about the importance of Arbor Day. "The students raced to grab a shovel to get right to work with us," says Sales Arborist Bryant Merkley. "They helped us pack in the holes after we planted the dogwoods." Merkley led the team, including Trimmer Jon Woodworth and Trimmer Trainee Tom Liddle. "Trees are the answer," Merkley explains. "I always say the best time to plant a tree is yesterday." Trimmer Trainee Tom Baker (left) and Ray Schaap of the Washington Park Conservancy plant a horse chestnut tree at Albany's Washington Park. All Around Town for Arbor Day

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