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May 19

Eco Fest 2024

We had another great year at Eco Fest Fort Wayne! This time around we gave out nearly 20 white oak trees to eager residents willing to...

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May 9

Boys & Girls Club Tree Planting

We were thrilled to donate a handful of native trees to the Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne campus as part of an educational planting...

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May 6

Tree Planting at Haley Elementary

We were excited to be part of a collaborative effort with Trees Indiana and Haley Elementary School to provide a native red maple tree as...

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Apr 14

100 More Trees Planted at SACS

This past weekend, we completed a second round of tree planting as part of the Shading Our Children Project in partnership with...

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Apr 9

2024 Spring Tree Giveaway

We recently distributed 100 native trees to neighborhoods and residents throughout the community as part of our spring tree giveaway....

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Nov 14, 2023

Recent Story in The Local

Thanks to our friends at The Local for covering our recent tree planting event at Covington Elementary School! We appreciate their help...

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Nov 3, 2023

First Planting Event for Shading Our Children Project

We tackled our pilot planting event for the new Shading Our Children Project in partnership with Southwest Allen County Schools!...

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Sep 8, 2023

West Central Home Tour & Arts Fest

Thanks to the Historic West Central Neighborhood for inviting us to participate in their annual Home Tour & Arts Fest event! We had a...

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May 20, 2023

Eco Fest 2023

We had a great time participating in Eco Fest! This was our second time at this annual event focused on connecting people and resources...

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May 3, 2023

Successful Partnership with Reusser

We are incredibly thankful for the year-long partnership with Reusser, a local digital agency. The great team at Reusser provided in-kind...

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Apr 28, 2023

Huntington Arboretum Grand Opening

We had a great time at the grand opening of the Evergreen Park Arboretum in Huntington! Various organizations and community members were...

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Apr 21, 2023

Pufferbelly Trail Planting Project

We celebrated Earth Day and Trails Day planting native trees with a wonderful group of volunteers from the Iota Chi Omega Chapter of...

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Apr 8, 2023

Spring Tree Giveaway

We recently delivered 100 native trees to residents throughout the greater Fort Wayne area who expressed a willingness to plant a tree on...

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Nov 2, 2022

Input Fort Wayne Story

The Tree Canopy Growth Fund was recently included in a story about local efforts to grow vibrant tree canopies. The story also included...

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Oct 8, 2022

Headwaters Church Planting Project

We were thrilled to partner with our friends at Headwaters Church (2000 N. Wells Street) for our first tree planting project. Ten new oak...

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May 15, 2022

Eco Fest 2022

We had a great time participating in the annual Fort Wayne Eco Fest held at Headwaters Park. Several other vendors and nonprofit...

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Apr 29, 2022

Arbor Day 2022

Tree Canopy Growth Fund co founders Derek Veit and Kody Tinnel spent part of their Arbor Day planting a tree alongside Fort Wayne Mayor...

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Apr 21, 2022

Give Greater Allen County

We recently participated in the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne's First Annual Give Greater Allen County campaign. This...

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Apr 6, 2022

Recent Mention in Input Fort Wayne

Thanks for the great folks at Input Fort Wayne for including the Tree Canopy Growth Fund on their recent list of "8 ways Fort Wayne is...

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Feb 25, 2022

Feature in Waynedale News

Thanks to our friends at The Waynedale News for their recent story about the Tree Canopy Growth Fund, our recent launch, and what we are...

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