Sally Atwood, our Fisher Park volunteer Park Committee Co-Chairperson
who wrote our successful NeighborWoods 2009 grant application, solicited 100 neighbors to choose from a variety of trees, place (and replaced) flags indicating desired tree locations along our streets, park, and cemetery, facilitated guest parking arrangements, obtained our unique NeighborWoods 2009 Fisher Park logo and signage from PosterPrints, ordered our hats, signage, and ensured the entire morning was a successful event.
Sally won't let us add her photo here, but you can imagine she's a great gal!
Photos courtesy of Carl Myatt, AIA, and Wayne Atwood of PosterPrints!
Bright and early, Saturday morning, November 7, 2009, the Fisher Park Neighborhood
and many of our friends turned out in droves (over 250 people!) to plant 150 young trees,
replenishing our older neighborhood's tree canopy!
Neighborhood residents Walker Sanders, Ann Stringfield, Robert Kantlehner, and neighborhood President John McLendon were bundled up
and ready to dig.
Neighborhood youngsters and service groups from churches, scout troops, and after school enrichment groups watched Agricultural Extension Service expert Karen Neill demonstrate how to
properly plant a young tree.
<< Fisher Park is a much better place thanks to the consistent turnout of Delancey Street residents, always ready to lend their muscles, shovels, and generousity of spirit!
Volunteers with Greensboro Beautiful along with the City of Greensboro's Urban Forester Mike Cousimano and City Planner Mary Sertell,
and dozens more friends and neighbors ensured all 150 trees have sturdy
places to grow along our neighborhood streets, park, and in
