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Seven ways to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on January 10, 2012 at 3:14 pm

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. You’re invited to leave a legacy in honor of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at one of our seven tree planting and restoration events this weekend. The events are in Portland, Vancouver, Eugene, Springfield, Salem, [...]

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New Crew Leader Update!

Posted on November 16, 2011 at 10:19 pm

By Jenny Bedell-Stiles We’re kicking into high gear here at Friends of Trees as we enter the thick of the planting season. One indicator of this is, drum roll please … the 85 motivated volunteers who have trained to become Crew Leaders! The Neighborhood Trees program hosted a successful Crew Leader training on November 5 [...]

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How can your community group help seniors this fall?

Posted on November 3, 2011 at 1:56 pm

By Brighton West Are you part of a community group looking for a project? Friends of Trees would like to invite you to help rake leaves for elderly residents between November 10 and 13. The Portland Leaf Harvest is encouraging individuals and groups to help with fall yard work. Last year, Home Depot volunteers partnered [...]

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New billboard campaign promotes FOT partnership with the Portland Timbers

Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:45 pm

By Chris Crabb Friends of Trees debuted a billboard campaign this month that playfully mimics the iconic portraits of diehard Timbers fans seen on billboards around Portland earlier this year. The two Friends of Trees billboards feature illustrated Portland Timbers fans, but instead of axes, they’re wielding saplings and spades. The messaging is simple – [...]

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