In response to the devastating tornado that barreled through Joplin this past spring, the Arbor Day Foundation, in collaboration with the Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center, launched a new campaign to help replant trees in the area.
The Joplin Tree Recovery Campaign will help families restore their homes and neighborhoods.  The new trees bring beauty, healing, and hope.  Support for the Joplin Tree Recovery Campaign will put trees into the hands of Joplin residents and volunteers committed to restoring the beautiful neighborhoods of Joplin.

Anyone can support the program with an online donation at www.arborday.org/Joplin.  For every dollar donated, the Arbor Day Foundation will deliver a tree to a Joplin resident affected by the tornado.

Trinity Oaks Wines is generously matching every dollar donated up to $10,000, which means that for every dollar donated by individuals on the website, two trees will be delivered to Joplin citizens.

“We are proud to support and encourage participation in this important recovery effort in Joplin to bring trees back to this community,” said Sheri Quistgard, marketing manager for Trinity Oaks Wines.

The Arbor Day Foundation will deliver native trees selected to thrive in the area at the best time for planting.  Distribution of the trees to awaiting Joplin families and communities will be coordinated by the Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center.  This program is aimed at complimenting the current coordinated recovery efforts in Joplin, and giving a meaningful opportunity to citizens across the country to help.

“We are excited about the opportunity to provide trees to Joplin residents as they rebuild and replant their community,” said Dan Lambe, vice president of programs at the Arbor Day Foundation. “Planting trees is a powerful and inspiring experience that will bring life back to this great city.”

The Joplin Tree Recovery Campaign is a new initiative in the Arbor Day Foundation’s Trees for America program.  Other initiatives include delivering more than 120,000 trees to Gulf Coast families who were victims of Hurricane Katrina, and replanting more than 20 million trees in national forests devastated by disease and fire.

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