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Trees Atlanta Celebrates 25 Years of Planting and Conserving Trees
Anniversary Celebration Scheduled for Friday, June 25, 2010

Atlanta, Georgia, April 14, 2010: Trees Atlanta announced today that it will celebrate twenty-five years of planting and conserving trees in Atlanta, GA with a celebration on the evening of Friday, June 25, 2010. The event is open to the public and citizens who have supported Trees Atlanta over the years as well as those who are new to the non-profit organization are invited to attend. Trees Atlanta will direct a portion of the evening’s proceeds toward tree planting and education efforts.

Trees Atlanta was founded in 1985 by Central Atlanta Progress, the Atlanta Commissioner of Parks, and The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. in order to address in-town Atlanta’s lack of trees. Though it began as an urban beautification program, Trees Atlanta’s work is now considered essential for the continued vitality of Metro Atlanta. Trees not only make our city more attractive, but they also provide innumerable environmental, human health, social, and economic benefits.

“Whenever I ask someone what they think of when they think of Atlanta, the answer is always ‘trees’,” said Trees Atlanta Founding Executive Director, Marcia Bansley. “We have accomplished much in the past two and a half decades. We look forward to coming together with new and old friends, native Atlantans and newly planted Atlantans as Trees Atlanta celebrates twenty-five years.”

The event is being organized and executed by a committee of volunteers from across Metro Atlanta. Committee members include: Angel Anbari, Debbie Armstrong, Sylvia Attkisson, Pam Breen, Gina Buntin, Regina Clifton, Michelle Edwards Crosland, Ann Dalia, Mot Dinos, Elly Dobbs, Eleanor Edmondson, Julia Emmons, Martha Eskew, Anita Finkelstein, Paige Harvey, Kelly Haywood, Davar Irvani, Alison Womack Jowers, Kayo Makita, Marge McDonald, Maria Mixson, Selene Morgan, Barb Myers, Birney Robert, Danny Roberts, Vera Smith, Susan Soper, Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel, Erin Steele, Charlotte Ros Terrell, and Lucinda Whitehead.

The evening will include chef-attended stations serving a scrumptious summer supper provided by Three Sisters Catering as well as a green rooftop bar with Atlanta’s sparkling skyline as its backdrop. Individuals wishing to support Trees Atlanta at a deeper level may bid on silent and live auction items including a beach stay in St. Croix, a Costa Rican get-away, a landscape design package and a weekend at Ritz-Carlton.

The 25th Anniversary Celebration is scheduled for Friday, June 25th from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The event will be held at Trees Atlanta’s “green” headquarters, the LEED Platinum Certified Kendeda Center, located near Downtown Atlanta at 225 Chester Avenue, SE, Atlanta, GA 30316. Tickets are $75.00 per person and sponsorships are still available. For additional information, visit www.treesatlanta.org or call Joe Staley at 404-522-4097.

About Trees Atlanta

Trees Atlanta is a non-profit citizens’ group, dedicated to protecting and improving our urban environment by planting and conserving trees and educating the public about the importance of trees. Since 1985, Trees Atlanta has planted and distributed more than 75,000 trees and engaged a volunteer corps of 4,500 citizens.

Atlanta has long been known as “The City in the Forest.” Trees are widely considered to be Atlanta’s trademark, but our canopy is in decline. Since 1975, Metro Atlanta has lost 65% of its tree cover. Fortunately for Atlantans, Trees Atlanta is putting those trees back by planting several thousand trees each year and works year-round to preserve existing trees. In the past twenty-five years, Trees Atlanta has planted and distributed more than 75,000 trees and educated thousands about the many benefits of trees.

For more information about Trees Atlanta, visit www.treesatlanta.org or call 404-522-4097.

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