Nearly 2,000 trees will be donated and
planted by FirstEnergy across Stark
County in April
MASSILLON, Ohio, April 20,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth and
Arbor days this month, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has donated 500
trees to the City of Massillon's
Community Park in Stark County,
Ohio. A variety of arborvitaes were planted on April 20 by employees of FirstEnergy and its Ohio
Edison electric company throughout the 46-acre park, which is a
popular attraction this time of year with baseball fields, walking
trails and a playground.
Since April 2021, FirstEnergy has donated and planted more
than 17,000 trees throughout its five-state service territory. The
company is on track to plant more than 14,000 additional trees this
spring. This initiative is an important part of the company's
efforts to reduce FirstEnergy's carbon footprint, promote
responsible use of natural resources and further the advancement of
sustainable practices.
Led by FirstEnergy's Green Team in northeast Ohio, the Massillon tree-planting event is one of
several projects employees will complete this year to help nearby
parks, nature preserves and communities across FirstEnergy's entire
footprint.
"FirstEnergy contributed the funds to cover the cost of the
trees, and more than a dozen employee volunteers spent several
hours planting them around the park, which will be enjoyed by many
of our local employees and their families," said Amy Hopkins, an external affairs consultant at
FirstEnergy who organized the event. "We were also joined by an
employee and volunteer from the Boys & Girls Club of
Massillon who wanted to help make
a difference this Earth Day by planting trees within our
community's treasured park."
FirstEnergy's 10 Green Teams consist of employees from
Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Maryland and
West Virginia who volunteer their
time and talents to support a wide variety of environmental
initiatives. The groups plan to continue to partner with state park
systems, watershed and recycling groups, garden clubs, schools and
other environmentally focused organizations in the future to
support FirstEnergy's commitment to building a brighter and more
sustainable future.
This year's donation of trees to the City of Massillon complements FirstEnergy's
donation of a pine tree planted at the Massillon Community
Park last year on Arbor Day.
"Trees offer an unlimited number of advantages to our daily
lives, such as cleaning the air we breathe, making our city
beautiful and providing a home for local wildlife," said
City of Massillon Mayor
Kathy Catazaro-Perry. "We appreciate
FirstEnergy and Ohio Edison's commitment to preserving our local
environment so that our plants, trees and animals can continue to
thrive for many years."
In addition to the trees donated and planted in Massillon, FirstEnergy also plans to donate
approximately 1,400 trees to the Stark County Park District. The
trees will be planted at several parks throughout the area by
FirstEnergy employee volunteers beginning April 28.
For more information about FirstEnergy's environmental and
corporate responsibility efforts, please visit
www.fecorporateresponsibility.com.
Ohio Edison serves more than
one million customers across 34 Ohio counties. Follow Ohio Edison on
Twitter @OhioEdison and on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/OhioEdison.
FirstEnergy is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and
operational excellence. Its 10 electric distribution companies form
one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems,
serving customers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, West
Virginia, Maryland and
New York. The company's
transmission subsidiaries operate approximately 24,000 miles of
transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic
regions. Follow FirstEnergy online at
www.firstenergycorp.com and on Twitter @FirstEnergyCorp.
Editor's Note: Photos of FirstEnergy employees
planting the trees at Massillon Community Park are available for
download on Flickr. Video/B-Roll footage from the tree-planting
event can be viewed and downloaded here.
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