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IMPACT 100 UPDATE
The Impact 100 PBC award hired, equipped, and trained Dondre McCrary, a Community Tree Champion, to expand Community Greening’s mission in low income and minority neighborhoods. Dondre is promoting an engaged community while creating sustainable greenspaces and a vibrant tree canopy to equitably [...]
HOLLY JOLLY TREE PLANTERS
Saturday morning was a barn raising! It took a community effort of all ages to plant 90 trees in Mike Machek Boy Scout Park as part of the City of Delray Beach's 10,000 Tree Campaign. First timers, regulars, old people, young people, Lt. Daniela [...]
Real Christmas Trees vs. Artificial Christmas Trees: Which is Better for Our Environment?
Christmas trees currently make up a $2 billion industry every year, and growing. Real Christmas trees, on average, sell at around $75 per tree, and tree farms typically sell around 25 million to 30 million every year to either independent [...]
PARTNER APPRECIATION
We were fortunate to be introduced to Brian Press, a real estate agent at Engel & Völkers Delray Beach. We were impressed with Brian's caring spirit and his desire to make the world a better place. Brian is sponsoring a Youth Tree Team [...]
FEELING THANKFUL
Throughout the pandemic, we have been hard at work spreading joy and connecting neighbors. Through our unique Trees in Trunks events, livestreamed tree care workshops, and neighborhood plantings with our dynamic Youth Tree Team, we are still bringing people together [...]
PARTNER APPRECIATION
US Mortgage Delray Beach office has selected Community Greening to receive a percentage of each loan processed. This generous monthly donation allows Community Greening to plant more trees and provide jobs to local teens. The partnership funds a position on [...]
COME TOGETHER. RIGHT NOW….AND PLANT TREES
Teens, homeowners and local leaders emerged from their houses and joined together to plant 45 trees in Betty Thomas Park. People were literally giddy to get outside and dance to the music of DJ SoNyce. Thanks to a national grant from TD Tree [...]
TD TREE DAYS IN BOYNTON BEACH
TD Bank has selected Community Greening to receive a 2020 TD Tree Days grant to add 45 shade trees to the walking path at Betty Thomas Park in Boynton Beach. TD Tree Days is a community-based program created in partnership with the Arbor [...]