Wrapping up a special month
By Andy Meeks
April is a great month at Friends of Trees for so many reasons. We start to see the visible signs of our planting efforts as new trees leaf out for the first time in their new homes, we get to organize our annual Fruit Tree Giveaway, we celebrate Arbor Day and Arbor Month and Earth Day, and it’s the second-to-last month of our eight-month season. The finish line comes into focus.
But we don’t rest. We stay busy with a lot of outreach events and promotions connected to the fact that April has Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22) and Arbor Day (Saturday, April 26). With extra attention being paid to trees and our natural world in April, many businesses use this as an opportunity to give back to those important causes.
Friends of Trees was very fortunate to partner with several local businesses last month that not only raised awareness about the importance of trees and caring for our natural world, but also raised a significant amount of money for Friends of Trees – more than $8,500.
We’d like to recognize the following businesses that gave generously to Friends of Trees as part of their Earth Day / Arbor Day promotions. And special thanks to the individual champions who helped make them a reality. We are truly grateful for your efforts and enthusiasm!
- 100% of all customer donations in April
Fidelity National Title Company of Oregon
- $5 from every employee choosing casual Friday option between April and June
- 10% of profits during Earth Week
- $1 for every customer who switched to paperless billing between mid-March and April
- Donations for special bookings at all five properties between Earth Day and Arbor Day
- 10% of profits from all treatments during Earth Week
- More than 10% of profits during Earth Week
- $0.10 for every bag that a customer brought with them in April
Friends of Trees relies upon support at all different levels, from all parts of our community — from volunteering to event sponsorships and in-kind donations to individual donations. Every contribution, no matter what level, sends a powerful message of support for our community, our natural world and the positive impacts that Friends of Trees has in those areas.
To see a full list of our Business Partners who supported us during the 2013-2014 season, please click HERE.
– Andy is the Development Manager for Friends of Trees. He’d love to chat with you if you’d like to learn some different ways your business can support Friends of Trees. You can reach him at [email protected].