Tree Planting Volunteer

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Join us for the 5th Annual Mayor's Greening Initiativepresented by Verizon! We're gathering hundreds of volunteers to plant 400 trees in two days in the Garfield Park neighborhood for multiple shifts on Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th. This two-day volunteer event brings hundreds of community members together to make an immediate (and long-lasting) impact on our community. The Mayor’s Greening Initiative is a partnership with the Mayor’s office, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, and the City’s Forestry Department as a way to engage the entire community in reaching our city’s 40 percent tree canopy goal.

UPDATES Due to COVID-19 Recommendations:
In years past, we were able to plant all of the trees in one day. However, due to COVID-19, we are staggering our tree plantings into 5 shifts over the course of 2 days. In order to best limit the spread of COVID-19, volunteers and team members of FGRP will follow all safety protocols as recommended by the CDC:

1. Do not volunteer if sick or registering a temperature.
2. Do not volunteer if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.
3. Only households may volunteer together.
4. Maintain 6 feet of social distancing at all times.
5. Volunteers will utilize the sanitized tools provided and not share equipment with others.
6. All personnel will wear safety masks when working in public areas.
7. Volunteers will be provided and must wear work gloves and masks.

To ensure the safest work environment as possible, we will provide the following items for all attendees, if needed:

Face masks or coverings

• Work gloves
• Hand sanitizer

If you're interested in volunteering, please fill out our online registration at https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/OQ6urnKDVtWa6zggsEAnuQ and/or reach out to Claire Fisher, Volunteer Coordinator, at cfisher@friendsofgrparks.org and/or 616-516-3627.