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<br /> ~''w`' <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> . N E W S R E L E A S E (503) 687-5262 <br /> ~ April 1, 992 <br /> CONTACT: Jan Staszewski, Urban Forester, 687-5220 <br /> From Sand a Gleason, Public Information, 687-5223 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO BE HONORED AT ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION <br /> Com unity volunteers will be honored for their contributions to the <br /> city's u ban forest at the 13 annual Arbor Day celebration. The event will <br /> be held n Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m., at the Eugene Clinic parking lot, <br /> northeas corner of 13th and Charnelton. At the conclusion of the ceremony <br /> 39 trees will be planted along both sides of 13th Avenue between Willamette <br /> and Washington. This will be the final planting of the season for the city <br /> of Eugen 's new "NeighborWoods" program. The program is a partnership <br /> between eighbors, businesses, and local government to plant and maintain <br /> street t ees. <br /> Eug ne City Councilor Debra Ehrman, Tree Commission Chair Fred Lockhard, <br /> and Nora Stombock, a volunteer "NeighborWoods" coordinator, will make brief <br /> presents ions. During the ceremony, "NeighborWood" coordinators will receive . <br /> awards a d the more than 135 volunteers who helped with the tree plantings <br /> will be banked for their contribution. <br /> Pin ribbons will be distributed to volunteer coordinators to take back <br /> to their neighborhoods and tie to the trees that have been planted during the <br /> "Neighbo Woods" program. This is a visual reminder of the work of these <br /> voluntee s in helping to enhance the unique identity of their neighborhoods <br /> and the ity. <br /> more <br /> <br />