Assisting private property owners replace trees lost to the Aug 21,2011 Tornado. We are a non-incorporated, grass roots driven group of volunteers
ONLY.
Goderich Town Council has approved the information below to be
placed on the Town of Goderich web-site concerning the Goderich Tree
Project, on private lands subject to the following:
- The Corporation of the Town of Goderich is not involved with this
project
- This group is a self described not incorporated body
- The contact information for this group is contained in the project
descriptio
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-this is an arms length group totally separate from the Town of Goderich
Council and Administration activities
The Goderich Trees Project is an initiative by an non-incorporated grass
roots group of individuals impacted by the F3 tornado that hit Goderich,
Ontario on August 21, 2011. Our goal is to assist private property owners
with replacing trees and greenery, knowing that this advocating endeavor
will work to help heal our landscape, and in turn help heal our people. The Goderich Trees Project is in no way affiliated with or representative
of the Town of Goderich or any municipal tree planting project on municipal
lands. We are working with the Goderich EdgeFund which can be accessed through www.edgefund.org. and reached at [email protected] Our project receives
assistance through the "Essence and Environment" heading. We are dovetailing
with their mandate to contribute funds to projects that help restore the
built, natural and cultural heritage of our community. The EdgeFund has
established charitable designation and as such can issue tax receipts to
donors. By working with Edgefund we hope to generate revenue through
donations for ongoing planting projects. To date we have been able to
purchase eight large caliper trees that were successfully planted on eight
different private properties this fall. Locally, private residential tree request forms can be picked up at the
East Street Train Station. More information can also be provided by calling
211. The requests are processed to assess need and placed in the Spring
Campaign folder. We have a blog to keep people informed and updated at http://goderichtrees.wordpress.com and have a webpage at http://www.fb.com/goderichtrees. I can also be reached at [email protected] to help connect donors to recipients and answer any
questions. Over the winter months we plan a mass media campaign to build up to a
larger scale spring campaign. The GTP is pleased to have a donated booth to
host our project at the 2012 Landscape Ontario Congress in Toronto. We
include Ontario Power Generation and Trees Ontario as being of assistance to
our project. There are so many stories from our residents that haven't been told yet
but part of the loss we sustained was our trees. The privacy and comfort
they provided us, the shade, the shelter and part of the soul of our
community as other living breathing entities. The pictures you saw of the
devastation don't even begin to give you a sense of how it feels to live,
work and play in a landscape devoid of them. Here is a gift that will truly
keep on giving. Sincerely, Jody Armstead
Goderich Trees Project co-ordinator
While every effort is being made to accommodate request, registration does NOT imply a tree is forth coming. The project is also only open to home owners in the Town of Goderich, Ontario Canada.
