Alpharetta Arbor Day February 18, 2012
Alpharetta Rotary participated in the annual Alpharetta Arbor Day celebration at Wills Park. The ceremony included planting a ginkgo biloba tree after Alpharetta Mayor and Rotarian, David Belle Isle, read the Arbor Day Proclamation. The event concluded with a brunch at the Mansell House provided by the city to thank the many community organizations involved for their efforts.
Red bud seedlings were made available by Alpharetta Rotary for all who attended. These seedlings were the last of over 1000 handed out or planted by the club this spring, coordinated by Community Service Director, Wayne Robinson and Jason Binder. The project was in response to Rotary International President Kalyan Banerjee's challenge to Rotarians to help improve the environment by planting trees this year.
Thanks to Boy Scout Troop 3000, Harry's Farmers Market, the City of Milton, the City of Alpharetta and the students at Abbots Hill Elementary school for supporting this venture. We would also like to thank Terry Porter, the Environmental Programs Director of Alpharetta, and Cindy Eade, the Sustainability Coordinator of Milton, who helped make this a successful project within the community.
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