We celebrated Earth Day with a charity tree planting event! We joined the registered charity 10000 Treeshttps://www.10000trees.com/ and a large contingent of volunteers, approximately 500 people to plant various trees, bushes, shrubs, including: service berry, sugar maple, bur oak, red oak, choke cherry, bitternut hickory, and black walnut.
We enjoyed the spring like weather after a long winter. We also met our good friends City of Markham Mayor, Frank Scarpitti and Markham Regional councillor, Nirmala Armstrong.
We also made a donation to 10000 trees as part of our commitment to support Canadian registered charities in the area of preservation of the environment.
Event Schedule
9:00 am – Smudging ritual and planting begins
10:45 am – Music begins at site of ceremonial trees
11:00 am – Gathering of dignitaries and planting of ceremonial trees
11:45 am – Lunch begins
Tree Planting Site: Near Waldon Pond, East of Kennedy Road, between Highway 7 and Austin Dr. (West of Markville Mall)
Parking: Unionville Go Station @ 7970 Kennedy Road, Markham, ON L6G 0A1.
Shuttle bus service will take us to the tree planting site, beginning at 8:45 am.
Here is the event flyer: Earth Day – Tree Planting Event 2018