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Mayor
William Flanagan and the Fall River Urban Tree Commission sponsored a
poster contest for fifth-graders at the Doran, Fonseca and Greene
Elementary Schools. Winners of that contest were then invited to
Government Center to receive their awards from the Mayor and Mary Ann
Wordell, Director of the Fall River Fall
River Street Tree Planting Program (FRSTPP),
on May 1, 2014. The theme was "Trees are terrific and good for our
health." "The contest was designed to get children to think
about the important roles trees play in our community and how they contribute to
our health," commented Ms. Wordell. Gift certificates were awarded by
the FRSTPP, Tree Warden Tom Eaton and the Mayor's Office. A a
citywide tree inventory was recently completed, and a US
Forest Service Water Quality grant will provide more trees. Ms.
Wordell was honored on April 29, 2014 with the dedication of the City's
new Tree Farm in her name, and there are preliminary plans to add two more
tree farms in the future. "We believe an Arbor Day Poster Contest is
one successful method to bring awareness to the value and benefit that
trees provide to a community," stated Mayor Flanagan. Click
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(Top row, left) Jeff Sousa looks at the drawings, among which is one by his daughter, Hannah. (Top row center) Third place winner Haley Ccrivaro poses with her younger brother, Landon, and her older sister, Hannah. (Top row, right) Honorable mention winner Tassila Cabral in the yellow dress poses for a photo with her sister, Tamila, her mother, Gisiane, and her brother, Tiago. (Middle row) Fall River Street Tree Planting Program coordinator Mary Ann Wordell and City Planner Elizabeth Dennehy hand out awards along with citations from Mayor Flanagan. (Bottom row) First place winner Hannah Sousa gets her picture taken while one of the teachers talks with second place winner Cheyenne Davaige. |
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