Tree Planting Project - Saturday, December 3

Our final 2011 project is scheduled for 8-noon on Saturday, Dec. 3, at Desert Winds Elementary and Picture Rocks Intermediate schools in Picture Rocks. We have been invited to help plant trees.

Don and Kathy,  Maeve and Lyle, Jan, Tonja, Tom and Lynn,  Were up bright and early Saturday morning at Desert Winds Elementary School to help plant trees, clean the grounds and shovel dirt!  Thanks to the work of our club and many other organizations over a dozen trees were planted, grounds were repaired after storms, painting and other beautification work took place.    

This is a project that is being funded by the Drachman Institute (the research and public service unit of the College of Architecture at the U of A), and the CPPW (Communities Putting Prevention to Work) grant that a consortium of organizations in Southern Arizona received about a year and a half ago. The Drachman Institute designed improvements to the playgrounds in order to improve the conditions for students and the community to get exercise and improve health.  The holes will be dug, so the work will consist of planning the trees (32 total) using soil and mulch.  Join us for a little fresh air and exercise!