Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota Sponsor Five Tree Planting Events
as Colleges and Universities Prepare to Seek 2012 Tree Campus USA
Recognition
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As a
growing number of colleges and universities apply for 2012 Tree
Campus USA recognition, the
Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota
announced five tree planting events at campuses throughout the
country this fall.
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The events acknowledge the accomplishments of five 2011 Tree Campus
USA recipients and offer students
and staff the opportunity to participate in hands-on campus
conservation.
Tree Campus USA, a national
program launched in 2008 by the Arbor
Day Foundation with generous support from Toyota, honors
colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy
trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of
environmental stewardship.
The first event was held October
3, at the University of
Colorado-Boulder, with the second scheduled today at
Los Angeles Valley College, the first
community college in California to
participate in Tree Campus USA.
Subsequent events are slated for Delaware
State University in Dover,
DE; LaSalle University in
Philadelphia, PA; and Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA.
"Participation in the Tree Campus USA program and tree planting events like
these is a terrific opportunity for service-oriented and
environmentally-conscious students," said John Rosenow, founder and chief executive of the
Arbor Day Foundation. "We're excited
to continue working with Toyota to help spread the spirit of
stewardship to young people across America."
"At Toyota, we believe in empowering individuals to make our
communities cleaner and greener," said Patricia Salas Pineda, group vice president of
National Philanthropy and the Toyota USA Foundation at Toyota Motor North America.
"We look forward to working with students and staff of diverse
backgrounds this fall and in the coming months as even more
colleges and universities become a part of Tree Campus USA."
During 2011, the Arbor Day
Foundation and Toyota helped campuses throughout the country plant
30,000 trees, and Tree Campus USA
colleges and universities have invested more than $22 million in campus forest management. More
information and a complete list of 2011 campuses are available at
arborday.org/TreeCampusUSA.
About the Arbor Day
Foundation: The Arbor Day
Foundation is a nonprofit conservation and education organization
of one million members, with the mission to inspire people to
plant, nurture and celebrate trees. More information on the
Foundation and its programs can be found at arborday.org, or by
visiting us on Facebook, Twitter or our blog.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE: TM) established operations
in the United States in 1957 and
currently operates 10 manufacturing plants. Toyota
directly employs over 30,000 in the U.S. and its investment here is
currently valued at more than $18
billion, including sales and manufacturing operations,
research and development, financial services and design.
Toyota is committed to being a good corporate citizen in the
communities where it does business and believes in supporting
programs with long-term sustainable results. Toyota supports
numerous organizations across the country, focusing on education,
the environment and safety. Since 1991, Toyota has contributed more
than $600 million to philanthropic
programs in the U.S.
For more information on Toyota's commitment to improving
communities nationwide, visit
http://www.toyota.com/philanthropy.
SOURCE Arbor Day Foundation