From jared at actrees.org Mon Sep 1 12:48:31 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 12:48:31 -0400 Subject: [ACT] AmEx Cities Tree Challenge- Sept.1 Message-ID: Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/friend_alert_08aug28.html August 28, 2008 ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom Cast Your Vote for Trees Make Cities Cleaner, Greener, and More Beautiful Click to Vote by September 1, 2008 This holiday weekend, American Express is inviting the public to help nominate projects that can make a difference in the world, and ultimately decide which projects get $2.5 million in funding. On behalf of local grassroots volunteers nationwide, we submitted a project idea, "Making Cities Cleaner, Greener and More Beautiful". If you like the idea of volunteers planting city shade trees across the nation, then help spread the word on message boards or ask your friends for their 'vote' through Sep 1. It takes only one minute. AmEx considers many factors in selecting finalists for the challenge. We believe just a few votes from our friends in urban forestry will give this national project a good chance for consideration. To vote, click on the NOMINATE button at this link. You do not have to be an AmEx cardholder to vote. (click Register as Guest) Thanks for caring about city trees and have a great holiday weekend! Click here to nominate "Making Cities Cleaner, Greener, and More Beautiful" Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: members at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT members http://actrees.org/site/lists/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alice at actrees.org Tue Sep 2 16:45:27 2008 From: alice at actrees.org (Alice Ewen Walker) Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 16:45:27 -0400 Subject: [ACT] ACT Network Update - Sep 2, 2008 Message-ID: Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/Newsletter_2008Sep2.html September 2, 2008 In the News Success Story Research Public Policy Events Funding ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS This year, ACT is on the organizing committee of a national, bipartisan campaign to greatly expand service opportunities for Americans, elevate service as a core element of citizenship, and create targeted service corps to address our nation's most important challenges. The campaign is called ServiceNation. GIVE TO ACT CFC#12402 IN THE NEWS NeighborWoods Symposium 2008 September 24, 2008- Des Moines, IA Working with Mayor Frank Cownie and Trees Forever, ACT is staging the full-day Symposium: "Leading the Way to Greener Communities- Where Culture, Economy and the Environment Grow Together." Nationally recognized urban forestry experts from Washington DC, Indianapolis, and Sacramento will share best practices and successful program models. The event will be paired with a press event and tree planting at a youth facility. Read the full story SUCCESS STORY The Urban Forest Project The Urban Forest Project is a growing national exhibition that most recently rooted in Baltimore. The exhibition spanned all through the city and into 6 area parks. Through banners, the Urban Forest Project shares the urban forestry message. The project brings together more than 350 local artists, designers, college students, K-12 students and area businesses to create awareness for making one's city more sustainable. Each participant designs a banner based on the sustainability of a tree. The results are remarkable! Find out how RESEARCH California Climate Registry Urban Forest Project Protocol Davis, CA (July 1, 2008)- The California Climate Action Registry is in its final review stages. At the beginning of June, nearly two years of work came to an end with the draft of the Urban Forest Project Protocol to the California Climate Action Registry. Since then, the team has made adjustments to the Protocol to suit the overarching policy framework of the California Registry as well as the Climate Action Reserve. Learn more PUBLIC POLICY 2008 Labor Day District Work Period Washington, DC (August 9, 2008)- Your Congressional representatives will be home from August 9 through September 3 (Senate) or September 7 (House) for the August and Labor Day District Work Period. This is a great opportunity to schedule a meeting with your representative. As a constituent, your issues and concerns speak far louder than ACT can on your behalf. So call your representative's district office, and ask to schedule a meeting or invite him/her to an event. ACT has provided some talking points as follows. Get involved EVENTS Trees and Utilities National Conference Call for Proposals- Deadline: September 5, 2008 In its 16 years, the Trees & Utilities National Conference has promoted best practices in utility arboriculture while encouraging cooperation and partnerships between utilities, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations. The Arbor Day Foundation is seeking proposals for the conference. They are particularly interested in proposals that demonstrate utilities and nonprofit tree planting organizations working in partnership with each other. Register today FUNDING NeighborWoods Month Tshirt Grant- Deadline: Sept. 15 This year, ACT is offering a special grant for Tshirts. Only ACT members are eligible for 25 Tshirts at no cost. This grant is available as long as supplies last, and the only requirements are: 1. Be an ACT member in good standing, and 2. Register a NeighborWoods Month event. Apply for this grant Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Thu Sep 4 12:07:46 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:07:46 -0400 Subject: [ACT] ACT Webcast Message-ID: <3180D5E8-AE47-40F5-96C6-CAF87C2A94CA@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/bbls_2008sep11.html September 11, 2008 Session Topics First Segment Second Segment Network Exchange Register ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers. ABOUT WEBCASTS The Brown Bag Lunch Series is a monthly webcast held at the lunch hour. The goal is to create informal trainings for local urban and community forestry organizations. The trainings leverage local successes by amplifying to a larger audience the model organizations' methods, materials, and approaches. NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTOR NeighborWoods Month 101 September 11, 2008 1:00- 2:00pm EDT National NeighborWoods Month is a united campaign to celebrate trees and raise awareness for the value of urban forests. Last year, NeighborWoods Month staged 235 events in 62 cities, engaging over 15,000 volunteers in hands-on service to care for city forests. Join this special webcast to learn how NeighborWoods Month can help you unite local efforts under a national banner to gain greater attention and leverage resources. Also come hear about this year's event tools and how to use them with your community partners to expand your city's celebration of NeighborWoods Month in 2008. Register now SESSION TOPICS Brown Bag attendees will learn: * How to stage an event to help your local urban forest. * Using the NeighborWoods Month Planning and Promotion Kit. * Funding resources available. * Free downloadable tools, templates, and resources. * NeighborWoods Month website. Register now DEVELOPERS ROUNDTABLE Patrice Sheehan, Delaware Center for Horticulture (Wilmington, DE) The Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) invited ten development companies, fifteen community development organizations, the state forester, ACT, the store manager of the local Home Depot, and Wilmington Mayor James M. Baker to come together for roundtable discussions about community trees. The purpose of the event was to rally the support of various influential stakeholders by discussing the benefits of trees and demonstrating how to join many others who already incorporate trees into construction and redevelopment plans. Register now HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Claudia Schenck, Tennessee Environmental Council (Nashville, TN) Providence Park is a model affordable housing community in southeastern Nashville-Davidson County developed by Nashville Area Habitat for Humanity (NAHFH). Yet, despite its "green" status, little consideration was given to the landscaping, especially on homeowners' properties, and the consequences of having few trees including noise from the nearby highway, excessive stormwater runoff, poor energy efficiency due to lack of shade and windbreaks, and increased health risks due to poor air quality. Register now NEIGHBORWOODS NETWORK EXCHANGE Extended Learning- On the Ground There is so much more that can be learned in a week than in an hour, and on the ground as opposed to on a webcast. So here is your chance! Join the webcast to learn more about the NeighborWoods Network Exchange and how you can spend a week shadowing another ACT member. Register now REGISTER FOR THE WEBCAST: http://actrees.org/site/stories/neighborwoods_month_101_1.php Register now Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Fri Sep 12 12:18:00 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:18:00 -0400 Subject: [ACT] ACT Webcast Message-ID: Trouble view this? Go to: actrees.org/files/Newsletter/ bbls_2008sep18.html September 18, 2008 Session Topics First Segment Second Segment Network Exchange Register ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers. ABOUT WEBCASTS The Brown Bag Lunch Series is a monthly webcast held at the lunch hour. The goal is to create informal trainings for local urban and community forestry organizations. The trainings leverage local successes by amplifying to a larger audience the model organizations' methods, materials, and approaches. NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTOR Urban Forestry Partnerships in Education September 18, 2008 1:00- 2:00pm EDT There are many reasons to partner urban forestry with traditional education, but probably they all come back to laying the foundations of future citizens who are learned, capable, and responsible. Such experiences are valuable to our students. But there's also something in it for you. Community partners can benefit from collaborative arrangements with schools by gaining visibility and recognition for contributions, pre-screening summer workers, influencing curriculum, and improving the community's quality of life and economic development in general. Register now SESSION TOPICS Brown Bag attendees will learn: * Planning and commitment. * Partnerships and funding. * Curriculum based teaching. * Educating in schools versus educating in communities. * Hands-on environmental education as a powerful tool. * Benefits of environment-based learning applications. Register now NURSERY TRAINING- STUDENTS Nancy Wolf, Magnolia Tree Earth Center (New York, NY) Started by the NY State U&CF Council, John Bowne High School in Flushing, NY operates a Grow Out Nursery based on the National Tree Trust model. Using Arbor Day seedlings, students care for the trees for at least three years prior to distributing containerized trees to other schools in the region as well as New York City. The nursery is tied into the plant science curriculum, and also developed a manual for how other schools can start and operate a similar nursery. As an extension of the program, Bartlett sponsors one student each summer, and trains him/her in the arboriculture field. Register now WORKSHOP TRAINING- TEACHERS Peggy Davis, Executive Director, LSU Hilltop Arboretum (Baton Rouge, LA) While the Education Director at Baton Rouge Green, the organization ran about 10 in-service Saturday workshops for classroom teachers each year. Each session was 2-3 hours, and utilized the Project Learning Tree curriculum. The program was run through the local school board and also included a tree planting aspect. Now the Executive Director at Friends of LSU Hilltop Arboretum, Peggy is developing a similar program using Project Learning Tree and partnering with the LSU Forestry Department. Register now NEIGHBORWOODS NETWORK EXCHANGE Extended Learning- On the Ground There is so much more that can be learned in a week than in an hour, and on the ground as opposed to on a webcast. So here is your chance! Join the webcast to learn more about the NeighborWoods Network Exchange and how you can spend a week shadowing another ACT member. Register now REGISTER FOR THE WEBCAST: actrees.org/site/stories/urban_forestry_partnerships_in_education.php Register now Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Mon Sep 15 14:14:00 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:14:00 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Celebrate NeighborWoods Month 2007 Message-ID: <5C31C899-C5B0-4C82-B6B3-1FDC72067834@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/nwmonth_2008Sep15.html September 15, 2008 Spotlight Photo Contest E-Tools Mini-Grant Promotional Gear Register ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS FACEBOOK CHALLENGE NeighborWoods 2.0 Looking to connect with peers and volunteers? Try Facebook... 14 million people did last month! This networking site is a great way to reach youth and engage new audiences in your mission. Accounts are free and pages are easy to design and update. Contact ACT if you need help setting up a Page. And here's another reason to create a Page... Recruit the most Fans to ACT's Page and we'll feature you as a Super Fan! Get online! SENDS US YOUR SNAPS WIN $500 This year, we're looking for great action shots that celebrate a spirit of volunteerism and stewardship for trees. Send us your inspiring, surprising, or amusing photos and we'll feature your images at the ACT Annual Meeting and Member Rally on Nov. 17 in Atlanta. The winning photograph will receive a $500 Home Depot gift card. Learn more E-TOOLS Electronic Outreach Tools (E-Tools) The web tools are fun, friendly, and easy to fit into your existing outreach materials. We've created colorful NeighborWoods Month banners, ribbons, and logos for you to use. THe tools do not require advanced technological knowledge to employ, and will overlay one corner of your webpage without altering it. Just past a one line script into your HTML to add the desired image. It's that easy! Get connected MINI-GRANT Up to $500- Deadline: Rolling Make your event more memorable and successful. Request up to $500 in financial assistance as a way to accomplish something extra, such as purchasing marketing, media, or additional promotional items, hiring a photographer, creating awards, or making your event kid-friendly. Apply for a Mini-Grant FREE GEAR AND MATERIALS Order NeighborWoods Promotional Gear By registering your October event with ACT, you will receive free professionally designed marketing materials including T-shirts, posters, banners, door hangers, toolbelts, and kids' activity cards. See samples and order additional quantities! Order Free Gear REGISTER YOUR EVENT Join the Campaign! How can NeighborWoods benefit you? * Builds partnerships and recognition * Improves quality of life * Educates people about trees Help us promote your work. Register your event today. Register your event Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe/Unsubscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Tue Sep 16 12:10:27 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:10:27 -0400 Subject: [ACT] ACT Network Update Message-ID: <81A96226-B2B0-4321-8EBF-516D2E44206E@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/Newsletter_2008Sep16.html September 16, 2008 In the News Success Story Research Public Policy Events Funding ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS This year, ACT is on the organizing committee of a national, bipartisan campaign to greatly expand service opportunities for Americans, elevate service as a core element of citizenship, and create targeted service corps to address our nation's most important challenges. The campaign is called ServiceNation. GIVE TO ACT CFC#12402 IN THE NEWS Hurricane Gustav Highlights the Need for Storm Safety Landscaping Baton Rouge, LA (September 5, 2008)- Hurricane Gustav came ashore west of New Orleans as a Category 2 storm with winds of 110 MPH. Gustav was, by every account, a high intensity storm that cut through Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The Alliance for Community Trees encourages a region-wide dialogue about how city agencies and residents can work together to implement stronger storm safety protocols that include smart landscaping, storm-appropriate green infrastructure, and planting the right tree in the right place. Read the full story SUCCESS STORY Mayoral Forum The venerable Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has become an influential force for urban forestry in Philadelphia. Founded in 1827, America's first horticultural society leveraged the power of its members and other environmental advocates to make greening issues a prominent item on the public agenda during the city's 2007 mayoral race. Find out how RESEARCH Managing Stormwater in Your Community: A Guide for Building an Effective Post-Construction Program Washington, DC (July 1, 2008)- The Center for Watershed Protection has developed a new manual to assist Phase II communities in developing and building effective post-construction stormwater programs. The manual outlines the major elements of a post-construction program, including the relationship between local land-use decisions and stormwater management. It also covers critical elements such as developing an ordinance and design criteria, implementing a plan review process, establishing a maintenance program, and tracking and evaluating the program. Learn more PUBLIC POLICY US Conference of Mayors Pass Resolutions in Support of UCF Sacramento, CA (July 8, 2008)- At the US Conference of Mayors' summer meeting, Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo introduced two resolutions in support of urban forestry policy objectives. The Alliance for Community Trees is pleased to announce these resolutions, and thank Mayor Fargo for her continued work with ACT and support of urban forestry organizations around the country. Get involved EVENTS APWA International Congress & Exposition 2009 Call for Proposals- Deadline: September 30, 2008 American Public Works Association is now accepting speaker proposals for their 2009 International Congress & Exposition. Communities are encouraged to share their vision for the future of public works and real-world solutions to public works challenges. This is a great chance for ACT members to highlight local DPW partnerships in the areas of stormwater management, SmartGrowth, traffic engineering, green design, climate change, and more. Register today FUNDING ACT Webcast Recording Available- Special Event Fundraising OK, it's not funding that you can apply for, but it may be better... ACT members sharing their best fundraising ideas with you. If you missed ACT's recent webcast on Special Event Fundraising, you can view and listen to the presentations online. The session is one hour and available for free. TreePeople and Friends of the Urban Forest talk about their events, but also download the Resource List to find out what other groups are doing. Find out more Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Mon Sep 22 11:46:22 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:46:22 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Celebrate NeighborWoods Month Message-ID: Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/nwmonth_2008Sep22.html September 22, 2008 Volunteer of the Year Tshirt Grant Spotlight Mini-Grant Promotional Gear Register ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Win a trip to Washington, D.C. for one of your volunteers! ACT is pleased to announce it is accepting nominations for Volunteer of the Year. This is an opportunity for ACT members to share inspirational accounts of volunteers in action and have them gain national recognition for their local contributions! This award is open to any individual (board member, community organizer, pro bono consultant, etc.) whose volunteer efforts have made a contribution to urban forestry by improving community trees and the neighborhoods which they are in. Nominate a volunteer! TSHIRT GRANT Up to 25 Tshirts FREE This year, ACT is offering a special grant for Tshirts. We've already given away 1,500 NeighborWoods Tshirts. Only ACT members are eligible to apply, and is available as long as supplies last. The only requirements are: 1. Be an ACT member in good standing, and 2. Register a NeighborWoods Month event. Apply for Tshirt grant SPOTLIGHT Leveraging NeighborWoods Materials Shreveport Green has had NeighborWoods Month 2008 on their calendar since last October. So when it came time for early registration, they qualified for 50 free NeighborWoods Month Tshirts. Then, using their NeighborWoods Month Mini-Grant, they applied for 50 additional shirts. So now on October 25, their South Highlands NeighborWoods Day will not only leverage the national campaign, but also be a clear picture of volunteer service in action among a sea of "Mix It Up" green shirts. Pretty smart. Join the campaign MINI-GRANT Up to $500- Deadline: Rolling Make your event more memorable and successful. Request up to $500 in financial assistance as a way to accomplish something extra, such as purchasing marketing, media, or additional promotional items, hiring a photographer, creating awards, or making your event kid-friendly. Apply for a Mini-Grant FREE GEAR AND MATERIALS Order NeighborWoods Promotional Gear By registering your October event with ACT, you will receive free professionally designed marketing materials including T-shirts, posters, banners, door hangers, toolbelts, and kids' activity cards. See samples and order additional quantities! Order Free Gear REGISTER YOUR EVENT Join the Campaign! How can NeighborWoods benefit you? * Builds partnerships and recognition * Improves quality of life * Educates people about trees Help us promote your work. Register your event today. Register your event Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe/Unsubscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Mon Sep 29 13:55:28 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:55:28 -0400 Subject: [ACT] Celebrate NeighborWoods Month Message-ID: <8C6C07F3-320E-4373-98EB-CFD08A55063C@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/nwmonth_2008Sep29.html September 29, 2008 Week 1 Photo Contest Volunteer Award Mini-Grant Promotional Gear Register ABOUT US Alliance for Community Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from 450,000 volunteers. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS WEEK 1 Philadelphia Kicks off NeighborWoods Month! It?s NeighborWoods Month! The national campaign officially kicks off this Wednesday. By October 5, already 34 organizations will have organized 86 events in 40 cities around the country. Week One is headlined by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society?s Fall for Your Park event, at which 300 to 400 volunteers will participate in a large scale workday at one Philadelphia park. The day will include tree and bulb plantings, mural painting, woodland restoration, graffiti removal, and trash clean-up. Councilwoman Marion Tasco, Mayor Michael Nutter (invited), State Senator Shirley Kitchen, and Congressman Dwight Evans are among just a few of the leaders from Philadelphia and around the country who will participate in NeighborWoods Month 2008! Join the campaign! SEND US YOUR SNAPS Win $500 This year, we're looking for great action shots that celebrate a spirit of volunteerism and stewardship for trees. Send us your inspiring, surprising, or amusing photos and we'll feature your images at the ACT Annual Meeting and Member Rally on Nov. 17 in Atlanta. The winning photograph will receive a $500 Home Depot gift card. Submit your photos VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Win a trip to Washington, DC for one of your volunteers! ACT is pleased to announce it is accepting nominations for Volunteer of the Year. This is an opportunity for ACT members to share inspirational accounts of volunteers in action and have them gain national recognition for their local contributions! This award is open to any individual (board member, community organizer, pro bono consultant, etc.) whose volunteer efforts have made a contribution to urban forestry by improving community trees and the neighborhoods which they are in. Join the campaign MINI-GRANT Up to $500- Deadline: Rolling Make your event more memorable and successful. Request up to $500 in financial assistance as a way to accomplish something extra, such as purchasing marketing, media, or additional promotional items, hiring a photographer, creating awards, or making your event kid-friendly. Apply for a Mini-Grant FREE GEAR AND MATERIALS Order NeighborWoods Promotional Gear By registering your October event with ACT, you will receive free professionally designed marketing materials including T-shirts, posters, banners, door hangers, toolbelts, and kids' activity cards. See samples and order additional quantities! Order Free Gear REGISTER YOUR EVENT Join the Campaign! How can NeighborWoods benefit you? * Builds partnerships and recognition * Improves quality of life * Educates people about trees Help us promote your work. Register your event today. Register your event Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? 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