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Welcome to MillionTreesNYC News! 

Almost one year has passed since MillionTreesNYC was launched by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and New York York Restoration Project (NYRP) Founder Bette Midler. With your help, we are well on our way to planting one million new trees by 2017 and making our city cooler and greener. The MillionTreesNYC one-year anniversary is a chance to reflect on the many accomplishments achieved thus far, and to honor the individuals, community groups and corporations who have joined us to dig in and make the beginning of this ambitious initiative such a tree-mendous success. 

Over the past year, we have planted 3,639 trees on 11 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) campuses, planted 45,141 trees in parks as part of our citywide reforestation projects, and planted 21,441 trees along our city’s streets. This fall, look for new trees in schoolyards and playgrounds, hospitals and health centers, faith-based and cultural institutions, college and university campuses, cemeteries and other publicly accessible land throughout the City’s five boroughs. 

Additionally, this fall we are launching the MillionTreesNYC Training Program, which will train a group of dedicated young adults in urban forestry and landscaping techniques. We are also piloting a new, integrated education program in 5th grade city classrooms entitled RespecTree, which combines an 8-month arbor education curriculum with on-site tree planting. In addition, the MillionTreesNYC team has been hard at work developing other educational initiatives that will enable New York City schoolteachers to incorporate arbor education into their curriculum. Visit our Educator Toolkit for additional resources.

Stay tuned to www.milliontreesnyc.org for updates on fall MillionTreesNYC volunteer days and click here for a full schedule of NYRP’s Keepin’ it Green Month activities.

Thank you for your continued support of MillionTreesNYC. Let’s keep growing!

MillionTreesNYC Fall Volunteer-Planting Day Join NYC Parks and NYRP to make New York City greener and greater by volunteering to plant trees in one of several restoration projects located in parks citywide on November 8. As part of MillionTreesNYC Volunteer-Planting Day, hundreds of New Yorkers will join together to help plant 15,000 trees at one of several sites across the City's five boroughs. This volunteer event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We hope that you and others in your community will join us in diggin' in while we work to restore natural areas across our city. To learn more about this event or to sign up to volunteer, visit www.milliontreesnyc.org/nov8. The Home Depot Foundation Sponsors Community Grant Program Presented through the generous support of The Home Depot Foundation and managed by New York Restoration Project (NYRP), the MillionTreesNYC Community Grant Program is designed to advance the two main goals of MillionTreesNYC: (1) to plant one million new trees across the City's five boroughs by 2017; and (2) to provide for the long-term care and maintenance of New York City trees. Each year for the next three years, the MillonTreesNYC Community Grant Program will fund organizations with new or existing programming that meets these critical needs. To accomplish this task, The Home Depot Foundation is sponsoring grants of up to $20,000 for community organizations who want to expand or develop citywide tree-planting, care and/or education programs, as well as grants of up to $5,000 for neighborhood, community-based organizations wanting to plant trees. Click here for grant guidelines and application materials. MillionTreesNYC To Give Away 1,250 Free Trees to Homeowners In October Due to the popularity of our spring tree giveaways held last May, MillionTreesNYC will once again provide FREE trees to homeowners, community members and families across New York City. Through the generous sponsorship of American Express, 1,250 trees will be available for adoption in sites located throughout the City's five boroughs. Trees available will include both shade and flowering trees, with one tree available per household. Community groups, who can plant or care for 5 to 10 trees, are invited to reserve trees prior to each giveaway event. Click here for locations and times for each giveaway.

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Upcoming Debates: 

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October 7, 2008, 6pm Pacific/9pm EST: Presidential debate in a town hall format, Belmont University, Nashville, TN 

October 15, 2008, 6pm Pacific/9pm EST: Presidential debate with domestic policy focus, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

To Register To Get Your Voice Heard...: www.rockthevote.com

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