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MyDavey Bulletin - March/April 2015

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March/April 2015 | 9 they spread out to several live wreath unloading sites at trucks parked throughout Arlington, volunteers listened to an opening ceremony in which they received encouragement to first read the names on gravesites before laying wreaths. "Some tombstones may have been forgotten or never visited," Connelly explains. While she has friends with loved ones buried at Arlington, Connelly also volunteered in remembrance of her grandfather, a Navy veteran, who passed away last year. Shop Manager John Moss from Dulles, Virginia, attended with his daughter, Beth, and granddaughters, Eliza, 14, and Addison, 5. "It was a nice day for the event," Moss says. "Those girls make me so proud I just had to share their contributions." Moss started working on the Arlington account when he first joined Davey 30 years ago. Connelly and volunteer Frank Graziano, director of engineering at WSSI, agree they'll volunteer for Wreaths Across America again. "It's a good way to show appreciation," Graziano says. "It was heartwarming." Connelly, who enjoys simply observing the families and other volunteers who attend the event, says wreath laying at Arlington was "a nice way to start the holiday season." If you're interested in supporting the cause but are unable to attend future Wreaths Across America events, you can donate to the cause here: http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/act-now/. Barry Sherwood clips seed pods from small branches of a descendant of the last standing Liberty Tree. I t was the biggest tree to ever attend a special holiday shopping extravaganza in Cleveland, Ohio. The tree was so big, a crane was required to remove it from the homeowner's property —and police had to escort the 40-foot-tall specimen to its final destination, Cleveland's I-X Center. In late November, Davey's West Cleveland R/C crew helped remove a large blue spruce tree for a Strongsville, Ohio, homeowner who had requested its removal from the lot. Aware of upcoming involvement with I-X Center's holiday shopping kick-off event, "Christmas Connection," Davey's office chose the blue spruce to fulfill the expected live Christmas tree request. "Each year we are tasked to find a tree for 'Christmas Connection,'" explains Kyle Celmer, district manager of Davey's West Cleveland R/C office. "When we visit clients that want a candidate-sized tree removed, we make note." In most cases, such trees slated for removal were planted too close to homes or driveways and have outgrown their landscape beds. "This is common for many 20+-year-old landscapes," Celmer says. But instead of being removed and forgotten, the tree Celmer's crew ultimately selects earns another "moment of glory" by contributing to an annual local event featuring vendors from the Midwest. "We always suggest and encourage a replant- ing plan upon removals," Celmer explains. Last year's blue spruce tree received extra attention and decoration from Nov. 21 through Nov. 23 during "Christmas Connection." Another Moment of Glory Davey's West Cleveland R/C crew removes a 40-foot-tall blue spruce tree from a residential lot in Strongsville, Ohio. The newly-famous blue spruce from Strongsville required a police escort to Cleveland's I-X Center before it was decorated for "Christmas Connection."

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