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HAMMITT Bob <br /> From: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> To: HAMMITT Bob <br /> Subject: FW: Tree City USA award /flags /more trees <br /> Date: Tuesday, May 13, 1997 2:25PM <br /> fyi .... johnny <br /> From: BERRIAN Pam C <br /> To: NORRIS Linda H; BELLMORE Mike; MEDLIN Johnny R; PLAMONDON Scott F; ANDERSEN Chris F; <br /> *Eugene Mayor and City Council <br /> Subject: FW: Tree City USA award /flags /more trees <br /> Date: Tuesday, May 13, 1997 1:34PM <br /> See Nancy's note below...PAM <br /> From: Nancy Nathanson <br /> To: Pam Berrian <br /> Cc: NNATHANS <br /> Subject: Tree City USA award /flags /more trees <br /> Date: Tuesday, May 13, 1997 12:24PM <br /> Pam, please forward this to: <br /> Scott Plamondon; Mike Bellmore; Chris Andersen; Johnny Medlin; Mayor & <br /> Council <br /> thanks, nancy <br /> Scott and Mike, once again, congratulations on leading a terrific program. <br /> We see what can be accomplished when we (the city organization) make the <br /> most of our expertise, skills, and equipment by combining them with <br /> outside resources and the energy and enthusiasm of volunteers. <br /> Two ideas I'd like to suggest, following up on last night's event: <br /> 1. Tree City USA award flags. Distributing the flags to elementary <br /> schools has been a really nice idea. However, it seems that the <br /> significance of 19 consecutive awards is being lost. I'd like to develop <br /> some ideas for displaying these for maximum impact and public visibility. <br /> Imagine the decorative, celebratory, and public awareness value of 19 <br /> flags in a row!. for example, seen by thousands at the Lane County <br /> Fairgrounds during the County Fair, or at the airport during holiday <br /> travel season, or carried by City councilors and neighborhood leaders <br /> (joint entry, similar to CC /Planning Commission a while back) in the <br /> Eugene Celebration parade. <br /> 2. Celebration Tree Program. At a budget committee meeting this year I <br /> raised the idea of donation programs to fund more tree planting, as we <br /> have dwindling city resources. How about this idea: develop and promote <br /> a program to "sell" trees as gifts to commemorate birthdays, marriages, <br /> birth of a new child, honoring a lifetime, etc. Just as people bought <br /> bricks for the Hult, perhaps people could "buy" trees for streets and <br /> parks and other appropriate places. A gift card would be sent to the <br /> recipient, or ... for more $, maybe a tag on the tree as well? Anyway, <br /> perhaps you could give it some thought. An on -line literature search by a <br /> reference librarian could yield examples of similar programs elsewhere. <br /> Thanks, <br /> Nancy <br /> Page 1 <br />