Re-Tree Ornaments Issued

Re-Tree Ornaments Issued

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Nov 15th 2007, 2:38pm By Marilyn Rodgers

The first in a series featured for sale at all NOCO Express Shops is available for holiday purchase. Sales to benefit the October 2006 tree reforesting effort.

Stop in to the 32 area NOCO Express Shops where their display Christmas trees will be lit and adorned with ornaments for sale to benefit Re-Tree WNY starting November 21st. The ornaments, specially designed for ReTree WNY, feature a Delaware Park oak on one side and a Christmas tree on the other with the words “Christmas, 2007” and the Re-Tree WNY logo.

But you better get in line quick because there are only 200 ornaments per store – limited edition, you might say.

These silver metal ornaments represent the first issue in a series that coincides with the five-year project that Re-Tree WNY has activated as a response to the October 12-13, 2006 surprise storm. And you can either pick them off the display trees or pick one up at the check-out register for a small donation of $4.99.

NOCO Express Shops General Manager Henry Bays is enthusiastic about the NOCO/ReTree partnership and said: “Our chain of stores is locally owned and operated and the entire NOCO family of employees was profoundly affected by the loss of trees that line our highways and parks….we are pleased to partner with Re-Tree WNY on this effort and offer the ornaments to raise funds to put trees back in Western New York.”

Three other companies that have contributed to get the program funding include National Fuel, UCC Constructors, Inc. of West Seneca and DiPizio Construction Company, Inc. of Cheektowaga.

Additional information on Re-Tree WNY is available by logging onto www.re-treewny.org.

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  1. chris69

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    Nov 15th 2007, 16:06

    I have to say that I think this is absolutely a brilliant idea for fund raising and I fully support all efforts to reTREE WNY.

    However let me please just make a comment that our main corridors are terribly terribly shappy and i certainly hope that all the benefit of planting trees will not be focused merely on parks but also on our major corridors such as Ohio, South Park, Exchange, Genessee, Broadway, William, Niagara, Elmwood, Delaware, Linwood, Main, Jefferson, Fillmore, Michigan and thats just the short list.....because parks are great but these streets are major commercial corridors into and out of the city that people see daily.....making a pleasurable and pleasing experience along these corridors may have an equal if not more of an everyday impact on Buffalos quality of life and livability than trees in a park.

    and instead of a mural or graffiti....its very inexpensive to simply plant an ivy to cover up a blank wall of a neglected or poorly maintained building.

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  2. Joshua

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    Nov 15th 2007, 16:09

    please please add Hertel to that list.... in need of more trees....

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  3. georgethomasapfel

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    Nov 15th 2007, 22:11

    Chris69, agreed on re-planting the corridors, and ReTreeWNY will be doing that. From their website:

    Our mission is the same as our name, Re-Tree WNY. We are working on this project as a five-year plan with a goal to replace the approximately 30,000 trees in Western New York that were damaged or destroyed. Our first planting will be on Arbor Day, April 27, 2007 and we have set a minimum goal of 3,000 trees to be planted.

    There will be fund-raising, stock to be purchased, volunteers and professionals to be organized and many needy towns to be taken care-of that lost their trees from the storm. We will tackle neighborhood streets, parks (such as our unique and valuable Olmsted Parks), public venues, by-ways -- any project that needs our help to renew a precious local resource that has suffered harm.

    Wow, 30,000 trees to be planted.

    My hats off to Paul and everyone who made ReTREE happen, this I think is great PR for Buffalo as it shows the true Buffalo Spirit. Wonder if Robby Takac and Johnny Rzeznik would mind helping out?

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  4. sbrof

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    Nov 15th 2007, 22:41

    Great Idea!!!

    Too bad it takes a disaster on the scale of the October storm before people realize that we have too few trees and that we should be investing in them. Maybe this is a start of a longer more stable support structure for growing the urban canopy in our city and region.

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  5. chris69

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    Nov 16th 2007, 06:53

    Well only if they plant trees that can provide a canapy like disease resistant elms.

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  6. JBooth

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    Nov 16th 2007, 12:10

    To all - as a member of Re-Tree WNY I encourage you to get involved in our reforestation efforts. If you have selected a specific corridor that you feel needs to be replanted then Re-Tree WNY will support you in that effort. This Fall alone we provided the capacity to 28 block clubs in the City of Buffalo to plant 531 trees covering a diversity of neighborhoods throughout the entire city with a volunteer labor force of over 350 volunteers. When neighbors and block clubs band together and plant trees hand in hand in front of their houses the trees will live because they will be cared for, each person takes ownership of the trees.

    I am calling out to every concerned citizen to make a difference in their community and city this spring! We need more groups and volunteers to come forward and be planting leaders! Contact Re-Tree WNY, sign up your group and we will provide you with training on how to implement a volunteer tree panting program, how to properly plant a tree as well as provide you with the trees and supplies.

    Also, It should be said that all trees are approved species according to the City of Buffalo's Urban Forest Master Plan. Get involved!

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