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GIVING
Saluting Branches
On September 23, the first official day of fall, more than 1,100 arborists and tree care professionals awoke, put on their personal
protective equipment and jumped into their vehicles to travel to 27 National Cemeteries in 20 states across the U.S.—all for one
reason: to give back to the nation's fallen warriors. Davey Tree employees accounted for more than 10 percent of volunteers in the
first "Saluting Branches: Arborists United for Veteran Remembrance." Volunteers from utility services, residential/commercial and
the Davey Resource Group worked across the nation's cemeteries to provide large and small tree and branch removals, raise tree
canopies and prune and clear ground debris. Together, Davey Tree employees and volunteers from other tree companies helped
create beautiful and lasting change to enrich 27 national cemeteries and pay tribute to our nation's veterans.
" As a veteran (U.S. Navy Seabees 1978–1983), it was a way to help pay back those who have served, along with their families,
and some that have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom."
JEFF NEWBORN, DISTRICT MANAGER, KANSAS CITY R/C OFFICE
Davey Tree employees
volunteered in communities
around North America.
