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January/February 2018
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
THE BASH TO PROTECT THE ASH
No matter what time of day you visit
Lake Daniel Park in Greensboro,
North Carolina, you'll find parents
pushing strollers and children exploring
the playground.
That's why on Earth Day in 2017, Davey
teamed up with Arborjet to adopt the
ash trees in this park and treat the
most significant ones – free of charge.
"Nearly all the trees in this park are
ash," said Keith Francies, operations
manager, Southeast operating group,
Residential/Commercial services. "If
Above left: The Davey team had a sign
installed to raise awareness and provide
educational materials about emerald ash
borer, which arrived in Greensboro in 2016.
Above: Tyler Littman, sales and service
technician at the Greensboro, North Carolina,
R/C office, applies an emerald ash borer
treatment to a tree in Lake Daniel Park.
SOUTH PITTSBURGH SUPPORTS TROOPS OVERSEAS
The South Pittsburgh R/C office collected 92 pounds worth of
goodies to send to Nancy Fleeher's son-in-law Fred Baker during
his deployment in Syria to give to local children.
When Nancy Fleeher, client experience coordinator,
South Pittsburgh R/C office, asked her son-in-law Fred Baker,
Air Force combat controller, what he needed sent to him
during his deployment in Syria, his answer was items for
the local children.
Fleeher looked to her colleagues to start a collection of
items to send.
"Every one of the employees in the office brought things in,"
Fleeher said.
Fleeher's daughter Traci Stoneking and the middle school
cheerleaders she coaches at Canon-MacMillan School
District also collected items.
All total, a 92-pound package full of candy, coloring books,
snacks, teddy bears, baby dolls and other things were sent
to Baker. Miles Stephens, district manager, South Pittsburgh
R/C office, paid for the shipping costs.
It took about three weeks to reach her son-in-law, and the
contents of the package lasted the duration of his
deployment, Fleeher said.
"Everybody needs to remember they're our veterans and
they are all over there risking their lives," she said.
the park were to lose these trees, it
would go from a shaded oasis to a
blazing hot space."
"Exactly. We had to save these trees
for the kids," said Scott Wyatt, district
manager, Greensboro, North Carolina,
R/C services. "It was also a great way
to show the city's residents that you
can protect ash trees from emerald
ash borer."
"It's important to give back to the
community, and it comes back tenfold.
It's great exposure for us, it's fun and
the community has now mobilized to
take action against EAB," Francies said.
"The residents of this district made
a presentation to their city council
asking them to treat the rest of the
trees in the park. I believe our sign
and event helped make that happen."
