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| First Lutheran School performs "Tale of Three Trees" |
In honor of Arbor Day, the City of Knoxville's Tree Board hosted a celebration at Ijams today to celebrate our leafy friends, the trees. The celebration featured students from Carter Elementary and First Lutheran School, who entertained the group with two skits, "The Tree Song", and "A Tale of Three Trees." These students showed, through song and dance, how important trees really are; they are beautiful, they help the environment, and they are very useful for people everywhere.
The Tree Board also presented awards to organizations that have been very helpful in promoting and preserving tree life in the area. The first award went to the City of Knoxville for being a Tree City USA, which recognizes the Knoxville's efforts to encourage tree growth throughout the city. The next award went to KUB for its efforts in balancing the needs of trees and people in the area.
The celebration wrapped up with a presentation of the Arbor Day poster contest awards. This year's theme featured the motto "Trees are Terrific and Energy-Wise," and the posters of the three winners demonstrated the theme beautifully.
Arbor Day is a global celebration founded in 1872 in Nebraska, a day for people worldwide to plant and care for trees. It is estimated that over a million trees were planted on the very first Arbor Day, and countless trees have been planted since. Whether through organizations or individual effort, millions of trees are being supported each Arbor Day.
- Text and photos by Katie Aucott, Ijams' AmeriCorps member
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| Carter Elementary School performs "The Tree Song" |
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| Arbor Day Poster Contest Winners: Left to Right: Second Place-Luis Rojas, Inskip Elementary School, Third Place: Lindsey Schoepke, Christian Academy of Knoxville and First Place-Vanessa Warden, Bonny Kate Elementary School |
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| First Place Poster Contest Winner Vanessa Warden (right) and her art teacher Tiffany Eng-Szakacs (left) Bonny Kate Elementary School |
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| East Tennessee District Forester Ted Dailey presents Tree City USA award to the City of Knoxville |
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| East Tennessee District Forester Ted Dailey presents Tree Line USA award to KUB |
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