The TREE Fund Report

In this edition:

TREE Fund 2009 Special Events Fundraising Tops $500,000!

A Message from the Executive Director

A Message from TREE Fund President

TREE Fund Awards $183,000 in Grants and Scholarships in 2009

TREE Fund Partners with Chicago Trees Initiative to Keep Chicago Green

Save the Date

TREE Fund Welcomes New Trustees

 

Newsletter Archive

Click on the link for a PDF copy of past newsletters:
April 2009 Download PDF (700KB)
December 2008 Download PDF (3MB)
October 2008 Download PDF (2MB)
April 2008 Download PDF (600KB)
Fall 2007 Download PDF (600KB)

  

Save the Date!

The 2010 Tour des Trees will launch from Millennium Park in downtown Chicago July 18, 2010 and travel 500 miles through Illinois and Iowa, finishing on July 24 with a locally-promoted 1-day ride in the western suburbs of Chicago and a grand entrance into the ISA Field Days events and the International Tree Climbing Championships at Morton Arboretum. Rider registration opens January 4, 2010. Sponsor enrollment is going on now. Contact Mary at marydicarlo@treefund.org for information about sponsoring the 2010 Tour des Trees.

The 2010 “Raise Your Hand for Research” Gala Auction will take place at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers on Monday evening, July 26. Contact Mary at marydicarlo@treefund.org for information about donating to the auction or sponsoring the event.

Mark your calendar

  • November 18-19, 2009
    TREE Fund Board of Trustees and Liaisons Meeting, Holiday Inn Select, Naperville, IL
  • December 18, 2009 | Green Friday
    Help us fund ONE MORE RESEARCH GRANT in 2009
    Donate online at ww.treefund.org
  • January 4, 2009
    Rider registration opens for 2010 Tour des Trees at www.stihltourdestrees.org
  • February 7-11, 2010
    TCIA Winter Management Conference,
    Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii
  • April 30, 2010 | Arbor Day
    Visit www.arborday.org and plant a tree!
  • May 1, 2010 by 5:00 pm
    Applications due to TREE Fund for:
    • Hyland R. Johns Grants
    • Robert Felix Memorial Scholarships
      Apply online at www.treefund.org
  • June 18, 2010
    Rider registration deadline for the 2010 Tour des Trees.
    Register online at www.tourdestrees.org.
  • July 15, 2010
    Applications due for John L. Wright Memorial Scholarship
    Apply online at www.treefund.org
  • July 18-24, 2010
    Tour des Trees - Chicago Loop Tour
  • July 25, 2010
    16th Annual Golf Outing to benefit the TREE Fund Sponsored by Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
  • July 26, 2010
    Raise Your Hand for Research Gala Auction,
    Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
    301 N. Water St., Chicago, IL

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