Tree For Me: Tree Giveaway Event

On May 27, 2018, Youth in Action and SEAP Programs hosted the Tree for Me event at CultureLink Children & Youth Centre. Tree for Me is a community-powered backyard tree planting program where Toronto residents and non-profit organizations were able to receive free native trees in order to improve the tree canopy in Toronto for future generations. This event was in support of the Every Tree Counts campaign in partnership with Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation.  This connection was made possible by the Bike Host program.

There were 7 volunteers from SEAP and Youth in Action who worked hard to make this event possible with community outreach and facilitating workshops. On the day of the event there were 75 trees given away and Councillor Sarah Doucette was able to come visit and support the youth in our community.  

Thank you to Councillor Doucette for coming out and showing support for our environmental event, and to our student placement Denise for all her hard work.

The biggest thank you to our amazing youth volunteers (especially Yahya, Zak, Muad, Amaar, Charlie, Layal and Mahnoor) for their help outreaching and facilitating and for their enthusiasm in building a brighter future!

Tree for Me: Volunteer Training Event

CultureLink Youth (Youth in Action and SEAP Programs) have recruited volunteers to promote and facilitate a tree giveaway event in May. The youth are learning skills in community outreach and also have been formally trained by Toronto Parks and Trees about local tree species and the importance of green space in the city. 

 Our amazing youth volunteers creating their promotional flyer for the event.

Below they are discussing their plans for outreach. The group will be posting flyers all over the community as well as on social media. 

Go to TREEFORME.CA and register for your free tree (at the CultureLink Youth event on May 27th)!