We Plant Trees!

We love our city! And I couldn’t be more proud of Team E–my family– for banding together to join our community beautify our city by planting trees. Trees are valuable & necessary for the environment–they reduce greenhouse gases, provide habitat for wildlife, lessen cooling costs and raise property values.  Planting trees make a difference! Click for more...

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This service project took place on February 7, 2015 on 33rd and Pacific in the city of Long Beach, CA.  My 6th Grader will be receiving required service hours from his school–but most importantly, he gained valuable experience and appreciation for the environment.  As he had a shovel in hand digging a hole for the tree, he said, “This is harder than I thought, but it’s fun!”

Love that he can use his growing physical strength to contribute to the planet.

It is a family project.

Packing in the soil.

Our trees: I. Am. Groot. ☺

We planted 3 trees all together! They are located on 33rd and Pacific Avenue with the first tree right where the parking of the Metro Station is located. So, from now on, we will always have a kinship with these 3 trees–even naming them, ready for this–I, Am, & Groot (special shout-out to all the Guardians of the Galaxy fans). I’m looking forward to seeing them grow and bloom–apparently they will have beautiful pink flowers. How special!

As a family, we’ll be participating in more Tree Planting drives in our city. We already have the date of our next one programmed into my calendar.  Maybe your city has some events coming up. I encourage you to find out and participate. The value and experience added to your life–adults & kids alike–is priceless.