Volunteers join Neighborhood Coordinator team

July 2010 Neighborhood Coordinator Training — Dozens of new Neighborhood Coordinators attended Friends of Trees' July trainings. (FOT file)

By Kate Farrington

Last week Friends of Trees held three separate Neighborhood Coordinator trainings. Sunday’s was for new Neighborhood Coordinators, Tuesday’s was for Vancouver coordinators, and Thursday’s was for Portland coordinators. All three events were well attended.

Participants heard from Friends of Trees staff, Vancouver Urban Forestry, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, and veteran Neighborhood Coordinators. The presentations explained the coordinators’ roles and the importance of a healthy urban forest.

Participants also enjoyed delicious donated pastries and bagels on Saturday and pizzas on Tuesday and Thursday.

At the trainings, Neighborhood Coordinators met for the first time with other volunteers who will assist them. The groups discussed outreach ideas and planting goals. It was great to see everyone working together and to watch Neighborhood Coordinators gear up for the upcoming planting season.

Thank you to all of our amazing Neighborhood Coordinators!

–Farrington is Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator for Friends of Trees.