Wrigley is Going Green ! ---Tree Planting April 26th

   

  

Tree Planting April 26^th

Wrigley is Going Green announces that the Neighborhood Services Bureau is sponsoring a community tree planting in Wrigley. Fifty new trees will be planted throughout the Wrigley neighborhood north of Willow to Wardlow and west of Magnolia to the L.A. river. Please join a team of your neighbors, city staff and volunteers to plant trees and make a difference.  If you live in that area and do not want a tree, please call Jim Osgood at (562) 570 - 5221.

 

Everyone will meet at 8:30 a.m. for registration and a continental breakfast at 710 W. Spring Street, Long Beach , CA 90806 . This is the corner of Maine Ave. and Spring St. at Alice Birney Elementary School .

 

Wear comfortable clothing.

 

p.s. Wrigley is Going Green! will give community service credit to participating high school students.

  

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We are having a Tree Planting!

Saturday, November 3, 2007
Starting at 9:00 a.m.

 

The Long Beach City Council has approved a grant for the Wrigley Association to plant trees under the Neighborhood Partners Program.

We have been granted 150 trees to be planted in the south area of Wrigley (north of PCH, south of Burnett, east of Daisy, and south of Pine).

This event will benefit the residents and businesses of Wrigley and the city of Long Beach as a whole.

Trees are important for our air quality, keeping our homes cool in the summer, and preserving the value of our properties.

Many local businesses are supporting this event:

Buonos Pizzaria, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Walgreens, Joes Fountain and Plants, Heredias Bridal and Party Supply, Hiller Hardwood Floors, Miller and Pass LLC, Puka Bar, and War House. More will be joining soon!

We Need Your Support too! Please Volunteer to Come Out and Plant Trees. Not all of the work is physically demanding so everyone can help!

You may volunteer by signing up at the Wrigley Association general meetings at: Veteran's Park Social Hall, 101 East 28th Street on the following Mondays; August 6th, September 10th, and October 1st.

Or you may email: wrigleyisgoinggreen@hotmail.com

Planting trees is one small but very significant way that people (and you) can actually help fight the ravages of global warming as well as pollution from our freeways and port.

Hope to see you where Daisy Avenue meets Hill Street at 9:00 on Saturday, November 3rd! We will provide shovels, food and drink.

Students who volunteer can receive credit for community service hours.

Wrigley is Going Green!

Please feel free to email with your questions or to sign up to volunteer.

(See the links below for the specific flyer to download and distribute)

Attention Volunteers and Target Area Homeowners:

We need volunteers to canvass streets for tree placement. Many of you
have already signed up for volunteer hours; here is your opportunity to
participate! We have permission slips to pass out to our target residences. We are scheduling Saturday, September 15th to meet and canvass parts of Daisy Ave. and Pine Ave.

Please let us know at the September 10th Wrigley Association meeting, or e-mail us at wrigleyisgoinggreen@hotmail.com
if: You would like to volunteer to help canvass
--OR--
You live in the following target area and would like a tree:

We are planting trees on Daisy between PCH and Burnett, Hill between
Daisy and Pine, Eucalyptus between Hill and Burnett, and finally on
Pine between Willow and 21st Street.

All the trees designated for PCH have found good homes! The business
owners there are very excited about making a better impression to the
many commuters who pass through that thoroughfare.

Wrigley is Going Green Update

Wrigley is Going Green Update

Wrigley is Going Green Update
By Lisa Wibroe

First of all, a big thank you to all of you that attended the fundraiser at the Puka Bar on September 9th. About one hundred Wrigley residents attended and over $800 was raised. We are officially calling this event a big success! We will be able to purchase the extra items on the wish list to help ensure the health of the new trees we will be planting on November 3rd.

The Puka Bar donated space and helped with the fees for the entertainment permit for this event, and we packed the house. Local musicians, Robert Benson, Brophy Dale, and Ken Huntington along with several of their musician friends donated their talents to provide musical entertainment. There was a whole lot of shakin going on and a good time was had by all.

Seventh District council representative, Tonia Reyes Uranga and staff member Tim Patton attended, and Tonia made a generous donation as well. Sixth district council representative, Dee Andrews, made a pledge to meet Council Representative Uranga's donation. Heredia's Party Supply, next door to the Puka Bar, donated chairs so that we all could sit down and enjoy the band.

This all could not have happened without the outstanding dedication of the Wrigley Tree Committee. I would like to take this opportunity to thank members Mauna Eichner, Lee Fukui, Brenda Martinez, and Richard Pass from the bottom of my heart. The committee is working hard to get all new trees a caring home. I would also like to thank Chris Graeber, the Wrigley Association's Web Master, for getting our information on the website as well as writing the press releases and getting them sent out. The Neighborhood Resource Center has been very supportive and has allowed us to make copies of all of our flyers at their office on Atlantic Ave...thank you.

Most all Wrigley residents are enthusiastic about going green. We get the occasional complaint about maintenance issues, such as raking leaves, messy flowers, and falling branches, but overall, people understand the concept of the greater good. Eventually, we all win by greening up. Mature trees provide fresh oxygen, which should be a huge concern for us all. Property values can increase up to 20% for tree-lined streets. Shade is a fringe benefit that we can enjoy during the sweltering summer months. Once these trees fill out, we will have beautiful neighborhoods that we can be proud of.

Lastly, I would like to thank those of you who have signed up for a tree and/or signed up to volunteer on November 3rd. We still need more volunteers and homes for trees. If you can help out on either count, please email us at Wrigleyisgoinggreen@hotmail.com or drop a note to the Wrigley Association at PO Box 16192 , Long Beach, CA 90806

Email us
wrigleyisgoinggreen@hotmail.com

Links to Wrigley is Going Green Information & flyers to download

Wrigley is Going Green Tree Planting flyer - - 11/3/2007
Location of Hill & Daisy
Signal Tribune Article

Long Beach Community College Article