Students from nearby Glenwood Elementary
School will receive tree saplings, tree-care tips
TOLEDO,
Ohio, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In
celebration of Arbor Day, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is teaming
up with the City of Toledo's Parks
and Forestry Division to plant six trees at Glenwood Park in
Toledo on Friday, April 29, at 9:30
a.m. The trees will be planted by employees of FirstEnergy
subsidiary Toledo Edison and the City of
Toledo while more than 100 students from Glenwood Elementary
School watch and learn proper tree-planting techniques. Each
student will receive a tree sapling and an Arbor Day-themed gift
bag from FirstEnergy.
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 its carbon footprint, promote responsible use of
natural resources and further the advancement of sustainable
practices.
Led by FirstEnergy's Green Team in Toledo, the Glenwood Park 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 that will be gifted to students at Glenwood Elementary
School," said Carol Trembly, a
senior scientist and Green Team leader at FirstEnergy. "The
students will receive a demonstration on how to plant, nurture and
tend to the trees so that they know how to properly plant and care
for the tree saplings they plant at home or within their
communities."
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 Arbor Day event is special because a tree will be
planted in memory of Glenwood Elementary fourth-grader Damia Ezell, who was tragically killed on
Feb. 3," said City of Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz. "We appreciate FirstEnergy
and Toledo Edison's generosity and commitment to preserving our
local environment so that residents can enjoy our parks for many
years to come."
In addition to the trees that will be donated and planted at
Glenwood Park, FirstEnergy has collectively donated more than 500
tree saplings to students at Toth Elementary School in Perrysburg, Wood
County, and Toledo Natural Science Technology Center in
Toledo to celebrate Earth and
Arbor days. FirstEnergy also plans to donate 150 trees to
Whitehouse Village in Lucas County. The trees will be planted
throughout the community by FirstEnergy employee volunteers on
Friday, May 6.
For more information about FirstEnergy's environmental and
corporate responsibility efforts, please visit
www.fecorporateresponsibility.com.
Toledo Edison serves nearly 315,000 customers in
northwest Ohio. Follow Toledo Edison on
Twitter @ToledoEdison or on Facebook
at www.facebook.com/ToledoEdison.
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.
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