Hi all you greener cleaner city lovers! Denise here to tell you we had our fundraising party for TreeBaltimore at AVAM Wednesday night (April 2nd) and it was amazing! We heard from these great speakers:
Tom Stosur, Assistant Deputy Mayor of Baltimore, who was impressed with the Urban Forest Project’s collaborative success and it’s relevance to the Mayor’s new Sustainability commission’s efforts Mark Randall, the founder of the original Urban Forest Project in NYC shared his excitement at how we took his seed of an idea and grew it into a tree via our community stewardship approach Myra Brosius the coordinator of Tree Baltimore (beneficiary of the Urban Forest Project) talked about our success raising awareness for their campaign Maryland State Delegate Jon Cardin spoke about the value of our initiative and its relationship to Baltimore and Maryland leading the nation as a green state
A HUGE thank-you for the generosity of our sponsors whose donations made the evening wildly successful! Please click here to the “Plant Our City Green” party page to see all these amazing businesses and let them know how much you appreciate their support of this great initiative.
A great shot of the crowd and the digital banner display:
Click here to check out the photos of the event, taken by Emily Ellickson-Brown!
NEXT is “GROW” on April 12th!!! The Opening Exhibition for Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project takes place on the Johns Hopkins University Beach (corner of 33rd and N. Charles) from 12 - 6 pm! Please click here to learn more about this kick-off event!
Hi all! Danny here. I can’t believe that the kick-off for Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project is only a month away! It seems like yesterday, when really we started planning for this project this past summer. Along the way we’ve met some great people who are truely committed to creating change. I’d like to piggy-back on Rachael and Jess’ sentiments, and say a huge thank you to everyone who has participated thus far. We really couldn’t have done it without you!
So why are you here reading this? Well, for one week only its all about the blog, the designers, and you! Over this next week we will have daily give-aways to commenting users. T-shirts, buttons, posters, and hand-painted tiles will be among the prizes! One never before seen banners will be revealed per day as well as a special 5 minute interviews with just a few of the participating designers.
That means, comment away! Let us know what you think about this effort. Check the list below to see all the upcoming interviews this week.
You can now find Baltimore: The Urban Forest Project merchandise at several stores in Hampden. Below is a photo of our display at WhollyTerra. You can also find t-shirts, buttons, hand-painted tiles, and bag pre-order forms at Shine. Look for UFP merchandise coming soon to other retailers across the city. But as always, you can shop 24/7 online. T’s and buttons make great gifts, and don’t forget to preorder your bag today! Each bag is made one of a kind out of the banners in the exhibition. Check out the image below of how Chad Miller’s “Bmore Hon” bird would look as a bag! These will be going fast!
Chad Miller’s “Bmore Hon” bird
You can find UFP merchandise at:
WhollyTerra
3406 Chestnut Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21211
and:
Shine
1007 W 36th St
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410) 366-6100
