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FIELD
Trees are an important conversation topic, no matter what
language you speak.
That's why Davey's Chicago The Care of Trees (TCOT) office
agreed to teach a bilingual tree lesson to Henry Lloyd
Elementary School students in both English and Spanish,
so everyone could understand the importance of trees.
District Manager Auxilio "Chilo" Tovar, a native Spanish speak-
er, recruited Alison Herrell, sales arborist, to help.
Herrell and Tovar took turns teaching six classes, first in
English then in Spanish, about trees, the tree care industry
and the equipment tree professionals use. They brought
in "show-and-tell" items for the kids, including a bladeless
chainsaw and personal protective equipment (PPE).
"A big challenge is people in the city don't understand the
importance of trees because there are so few," Herrell says.
"Our goal of this day was emphasizing at a very young age
that trees are important."
EVERYONE SPEAKS 'TREE'
Davey's Alison Herrell (pictured left) and Auxilio Tovar (pictured right)
teach six elementary school classes about trees in English and Spanish.
The holidays are a time that we all look forward to each
year, but for some this time of year is not so joyful.
Davey's corporate office works closely with the Portage
County United Way each year to brighten the season for
these members of the Kent-area community. For the past
few years, employees participated in the United Way's
Angel Tree Program by putting gifts under a tree in the cor-
porate office that would then be distributed to 50 different
children in the area.
Additionally, Davey's corporate office participated in a new
program for United Way this year called Share the Warmth.
Corporate employees donated winter clothing items to be
distributed to 4 different agencies in Portage County. Items
collected for Share the Warmth included dozens of hats,
gloves, scarves and cowls.
THESE ANGELS DELIVER
Pictured left to right: Gwen Newell, HR specialist- compliance;
Sue Straub, HR administrative services; Jennifer Labajetta,
benefits administration specialist.
