North Fork Elementary School in
Pendleton County, WV received a Shade-16 kit to plant 16
shade trees throughout their campus. The tree planting took
place on April 28th, 2014 at around 7:30am. A
volunteer, who is also one of the bus drivers, augured the
holes for the project. The students started coming out
around 8:15 and they helped carry the trees, mulch, stakes,
and tubes to each planting hole, as well as plant a couple
trees. Throughout the day, 110 students were able to
volunteer and participate in this project! All of the
students enjoyed their day outside learning how to properly
plant trees.
A note from the Project Leader,
Principal John Jenkins:
“The planting event was very
educational and fun for the students. They seemed to be very
interested and involved in the project. The materials and
everything that WV Project CommuniTree provided were
excellent, and the help from the WVCA was very much
appreciated.”