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Public Works <br /> <br /> ~lr~ ~ N E W S R E L E A S E City of Eugene <br /> ~ 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> Apri 1 8, 991 (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT: Jan Staszewski, Urban Forester, 687-5220 <br /> Sandra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5223 <br /> Laura Sitz, Jefferson Middle School, 687-3221 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> STUDENTS PLANT TREES TO HONOR ARBOR DAY <br /> "Jef erson is TREEmendous" is the theme for this year's Arbor Day <br /> celebrati n, in which Jefferson Middle School and Magnet Arts students will <br /> help the ity of Eugene Tree Commission and staff celebrate the 12th annual <br /> ~ Arbor Day The ceremony is planned for Friday, April 12, 11:25 a.m. to 12:05 <br /> p.m. Stu ents will join the Tree Commission znd parents it planting 20 Ember <br /> Red Maple trees in the right-of-way in front of the school on Fillmore, <br /> between 2 nd and 24th avenues. <br /> This is the 12th consecutive year that Eugene has celebrated Arbor Day <br /> and recei ed the Tree City USA award, which will be presented by District <br /> Forester arrel Spiesschaert. <br /> Robe t Bolden, principal of Jefferson/Magnet Art schools will be the <br /> master of ceremonies for the event. City Councilor Ruth Bascom, a long-time <br /> supporter of Eugene's urban forest, and Persephone Fletcher, an eighth grader <br /> at Jeffers n Middle School, will make brief presentations. <br /> Grego y Ahlijian, Tree Commission chair, will accept the Tree City USA <br /> Award plaq a and flag on behalf of the City of Eugene. Only 16 cities in <br /> Oregon wer nominated for the award, which is given by the National Arbor Day <br /> Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to tree planting <br /> and conser ation. Eugene qualified for the award by meeting the National <br /> Arbor Day oundation standards and for its ongoing commitment to beautifying <br /> the commun'ty through an effective tree care program. <br /> j <br /> <br />