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WANTED: Creativity
W
hat does safety mean to you and your family? Encourage your
children to share their ideas with us!
We're looking for original artwork depicting vehicle safety from 5- to 16-
year-old children of Davey employees. Some ideas include the importance
of using seatbelts or how to avoid driving distractions.
Take a photo or scan your child's masterpiece
and send it to bulletin@davey.com. The MyDavey
Bulletin will judge the artwork within three
categories: ages 5 through 8, 9 through 12
and 13 through 16. The winner of each
category will receive a prize and a
feature in the July/August 2014 issue!
The deadline for submissions
is May 30. Good luck to
your budding artists!
To coincide with Davey's 2013 Christmas card order
and the spirit of giving, the company provided a
donation to the Arbor Day Foundation's Community
Tree Recovery Program in December 2013. Here is
a description of the program and the benefits it will
provide during the 2014 spring and summer season
from Program Manager Abbie Eisenhart:
More Trees, Please
rebuilding and recovery, the Arbor Day
Foundation has developed the Community
Tree Recovery Program. This new program
is working to create a systematic response to
disasters in communities nationwide. It helps
restore a healthy community tree canopy
and offers a positive engagement opportunity
for residents across the country who want to
be involved and support community tree
recovery efforts.
In coordination and cooperation with state
forestry agencies and key local partners, the
Arbor Day Foundation will bring national
awareness and identify financial resources
to support the distribution of trees to
communities in need.
The generous donation made by The
Davey Tree Expert Company will allow the
Arbor Day Foundation to continue to support
many important Community Tree Recovery
campaigns. In response to recent devastating
tornado and fire events, the Arbor Day
Foundation launched Community Tree
Recovery campaigns that are currently
ongoing in northern Alabama, Joplin, Mo.
and Bastrop, Texas.
This spring provides new opportunities
for restoring a sense of hope to communities
recovering from disaster as the program begins
providing trees to the areas devastated by
Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, the thousands
of acres burned by wildfires in Colorado, and
the many Kentucky communities devastated
by tornados in 2012.
—Abbie Eisenhart, program manager
Community Tree Recovery
Arbor Day Foundation
Trees play a vital role in our everyday lives.
They improve the quality of the air we breathe
and the water we drink. They beautify our
community and neighborhood streets and
shade our nation's children and grandchildren.
Trees are an integral part of our lives.
So, when natural disasters strike, the loss
of trees is devastating. Due to this great need
for trees as a key component of community
