The celebration with Arbor Day brings joy – and two new trees – into the community of the Statesboro joy

The board of the city of Statesboro was on Friday, February 21, 2025, in which Stateboro Food Bank organized his annual celebration with Arbor Day “Ploanting the Future” Arbor Day. This event oriented in the community brought people together to plant trees, raise awareness of their advantages and to support a local food drive.

“The celebration to the Arbor Day is both practical and pedagogical” Shawn DiddieThe Stateboro Tree Board Chair. “The more people understand how amazing trees are, the more they will take care of them and want to protect them in their own shipyards and communities.”

This year's event had a two -time mission: collecting oak trees plants and food donations to support Stateboro Food Bank. As an incentive, every donated food counted as an entry in a drawing for a free fruit tree, and donors also received a free tree seed.

The event was a joint effort with local scouts, Stateboro Steam, Georgia Forestry Commission and the Georgia Tree Council. Scouts from TroOP 30209, led by Katie ChristmasPresent Whitney lavoieAnd Kristin LeonardHalfed when building tables, collecting food and planting trees, while two troop members gave an insight into the importance of trees.

The Stateboro Steam Charter School serves the Community Service Club, which is directed by the teacher Veronica CorbettAlso played a key role, with two students talking about what trees mean to them.

“Trees offer oxygen and shade, improve air quality by filtering the pollutants and offer food and protection for wild animals,” said Diddie. “Its roots help erosion, the reduction of floods and even improve water quality near urban areas. These are just a few of the many advantages they offer. “

The Statesboro Tree Board hopes that events such as “plants of the future” will encourage the community to appreciate the important role of the trees and to inspire more tree plant initiatives in the future.