Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Arbor Day Foundation Team Up with FedEx to Plant 31 Trees in Indianapolis
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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.
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Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Arbor Day Foundation Team Up with FedEx to Plant 31 Trees in Indianapolis
WHAT: Nearly 40 FedEx team members will join the Arbor Day Foundation and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) to plant 31 trees at Sanders School in the Mars Hill neighborhood.
Volunteers will plant shade and fruit trees—including apple, pawpaw, sweet cherry and pear—making the school grounds more inviting and giving students access to fresh fruit. In a neighborhood with limited tree coverage and few grocery stores, this planting will help students learn firsthand about tree care, nutrition and the benefits of trees.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 17 from 12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Sanders Elementary School, 4730 Gadsden St, Indianapolis, IN 46241
WHO: FedEx team member volunteers, and KIB representatives
VISUALS: FedEx volunteers and KIB staff planting shade and fruit trees at the Mars Hills neighborhood school; students and teachers from Sanders Elementary School may attend.
FedEx has supported KIB tree plantings, removal of invasive species, and cleanups along various waterways since 2008. Their commitment over the past twelve years has made Indianapolis communities cleaner and healthier places to live.
About the Arbor Day Foundation
Founded in 1972, the Arbor Day Foundation has grown to become the largest nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees, with more than one million members, supporters, and valued partners. Their vision is to help others understand and use trees as a solution to many of the global issues we face today, including air quality, water quality, climate change, deforestation, poverty and hunger. As one of the world's largest operating conservation foundations, the Arbor Day Foundation educates and engages stakeholders and communities across the globe to involve themselves in its mission of planting, nurturing and celebrating trees. More information is available at arborday.org.
About Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB)
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization with a mission to engage diverse communities to create vibrant public places, helping people and nature thrive. Annually, KIB works with approximately 15,000 volunteers on nearly 900 community projects. To learn more, visit www.kibi.org, or follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @kibiorg.
