Insperity, Trees for Houston plant 90 trees at Foster Elementary

In early October, Diane Zelezinski, the principal of Foster Elementary School in Kingwood, received an email from Dr. Roger Brown, deputy superintendent of Humble ISD, that she thought was going to be a routine message. Instead it turned out to be the start of a whirlwind project she had never dreamed of for her school. That email led to the events of a special Friday in November when volunteers appeared in groups all day long and 90 trees were delivered on flatbed trucks, spaced in time so that the volunteers could plant the trees throughout the day as they arrived. By the end of that Friday, while the students were at school to see it all happen, the trees had all been planted, watered and tethered in place. Zelezinski was amazed and gratified, as were the kids who watched it all happen.

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