Evanston Township High School Students Partner with Tree-Plenish

EVANSTON,IL (December 14, 2020) -- As of the week of 12/7, Tree-Plenish partnered with over 85 schools, including Evanston Township High school, to help build sustainable communities through youth engagement. Evanston Township High school plans to plant 280 trees on April 24, 2021 to offset its school’s paper usage during one academic year.
Tree-Plenish mentors students through a step-by-step process to achieve their ultimate goal: hosting their own tree-planting event. With the help of Tree-Plenish, students calculate their school’s paper usage. In order to reach their goal number of trees, students rely on residents of the community to request trees to be planted by volunteers in their yard.
Throughout the winter and early spring, students and schools plan their tree-planting events. Students start in December to market their event to the community, with the goal of getting residents to request a tree to be planted in their yard on the day of the event. This tree request process continues until about one month before the event is to take place to allow time for the trees to be ordered and delivered. Students also reach out to their community to recruit volunteers to help plant trees on the day of the event. These events are a perfect opportunity for members of the community to stay connected and involved during the Covid-19 pandemic. Tree-Plenish has created specific guidelines to protect both the residents of the community as well as the volunteers for the event.
Residents of the community are able to help support the event starting now! They can request a tree to be planted in their yard or sign up to volunteer to plant trees on the day of the event. The more homeowners that request trees, the faster the students are able to reach their goals. If homeowners are unable to request a tree or volunteer their time, they can also make a monetary contribution on the Tree-Plenish website.
Catalina, the public relations lead at Tree-Plenish, explains why she joined the Tree-Plenish team: “Throughout my high school career, I noticed the excessive amount of paper teachers, students, and administrators used. As a youth passionate about affecting change, I thought there must be a way we could give back to the community the resources we had taken. Tree-Plenish does this by empowering the youth in each community to stand up and make a difference.”
Tree-Plenish is a student-led 501(c)(3) non profit organization striving to build sustainable communities through youth engagement. Together with students from Evanston Township High school, Tree-Plenish hopes to drive Evanston towards a sustainable future.
If you would like more information, or request a tree during the event please Go here.