Trees for Threes

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CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers and The Davey Tree Expert Company today held their 8thannual Trees for Threes event at Garfield Park Reservation in Garfield, OH. The Trees for Threes project began in 2015 when the two Northeast Ohio-based organizations mutually pledged to plant one tree in their home region for every three-pointer made at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. To date, the partnership has resulted in more than 3,000 trees planted across the region. 

“Today’s Trees for Threes event demonstrates our organization’s long-term commitment to improving our local community for generations to come,” said Nic Barlage, CEO of Cleveland Cavaliers, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and Rock Entertainment Group. “We are proud to continue our partnership with Davey Tree and the Cleveland Metroparks to make Northeast Ohio a greener and more environmentally friendly region for all.”

During the 2022-23 season, the Cavs made 486 threes at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, which will result in 486 trees being planted by the end of November. This morning, the Cleveland Metroparks, Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio and eight other nonprofits, municipalities and cemeteries received 200 of these trees to be planted today through this partnership. 

“Projects at Garfield Park have historically been a community effort and we are grateful for the partnership with Davey Tree and the Cleveland Cavaliers,” said Cleveland Metroparks CEO Brian M. Zimmerman. “Trees for Threes has a tangible improvement on the ecological health of Cleveland Metroparks and our neighbors, helping conserve forest and greenspace for future generations to enjoy.”

The program began with opening remarks from the Cavs, Davey Tree, the City of Cleveland and Cleveland Metroparks executives. Following the remarks, dignitaries planted a symbolic tree to represent all the trees being planted around Northeast Ohio. The event concluded with Cavs in-arena host Ahmaad Crump and 50 volunteers from each organization planting trees at Garfield Park Reservation.&nbsp;&nbsp;

“Davey recognizes the many benefits that trees bring to our communities, and planting events such as this one at Garfield Park are something we always look forward to,” said&nbsp;Pat Covey, Chairman, President and CEO of The Davey Tree Expert Company. “Reestablishing Cleveland’s tree canopy helps improve the overall health of its neighborhoods and citizens, so the trees we’ve planted today – as well as future trees -- will play an important role in Cleveland.”

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Cavs and The Davey Tree Expert Company Host Trees for Threes Event at Garfield Park Reservation

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On Tuesday a group of Cleveland-area high school students had the unique opportunity to enrich the areas where their neighbors live and work. By planting several dozen trees, the teens from Washington Park Environmental Studies Academy – the Cleveland Metropolitan School District high school that specializes in horticulture, animal science and agriculture industrial power systems - are helping to sustain the environment and provide green space for generations to come. Approximately 50 students spent Tuesday morning planting the trees at Cleveland Metroparks Brookside Reservation, thanks to the Cleveland Cavaliers and PwC’s “Trees for Threes” program.

The Cavs and PwC are working together to make the Northeast Ohio community greener by pledging to plant one tree for every three-pointer made by the Cavs over the course of the team’s 41 regular season home games each season - resulting in 461 total trees from the 2017-18 season now being planted across Northeast Ohio. Sixty of those trees, donated by The Davey Tree Expert Company, were planted at the Cleveland Metroparks Brookside Reservation on Tuesday by the Washington Park students, as well as representatives and volunteers from the Cavs, PwC, Davey Tree, Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Holden Forests &amp; Gardens and Cleveland Metroparks. The remainder of the trees were given out at Arbor Day events and to Western Reserve Land Conservancy for their Tree Grant program. The trees planted at Brookside on Tuesday will add more than $115,000 in benefits over 40 years.

Prior to putting their green thumbs to work, the Washington Park students were both entertained and informed. They were able to mingle with Moondog and members of the Scream Team and Cavaliers Girls, who also performed for the group. In-arena host Ahmaad led a short ceremony, where several VIPs spoke to the teenagers about the impact their participation in the “Trees for Threes” planting would have.  The group heard from Cavaliers President Nic Barlage; Cleveland Managing Partner and Deals Partner of PwC US, Mark Ross; Vice President of Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning Administration of Davey Tree Expert Company, Sandee Reid; and Cleveland Metroparks CEO Brian Zimmerman. Cavs Legend Campy Russell was also on hand.  The VIPs and students then broke up into groups to attack the planting process for the 60 trees.

In total, more than 2,100 trees have now been planted over the five seasons of the “Trees for Threes” program.

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Cavs and PwC Team Up to Plant Trees in Cleveland

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Trees for Threes - October 5, 2017

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Students of Washington Park Environmental Studies Academy – the Cleveland Metropolitan School District high school that specializes in horticulture, animal science and agriculture - had the opportunity to make Northeast Ohio greener on Thursday.  Approximately 20 members of the senior class spent the morning planting trees at Garfield Park Reservation in Garfield Heights, thanks to the Cleveland Cavaliers and PwC’s “Trees for Threes” program.

With trees donated by The Davey Tree Expert Company, the Cavs and PwC pledged to plant one tree for every three-pointer made by the Cavs over the course of the team’s 41 regular season home games in 2016-17 – resulting in 537 total trees now being planted across Northeast Ohio.  Over the past four seasons, the Cavs and PwC have now planted close to 1,700 trees throughout Northeast Ohio.

Sixty of those trees were planted on Thursday at the Windy Ridge Picnic Area in Garfield Park Reservation by the Washington Park students, as well as representatives and volunteers from the Cavs, PwC, Davey Tree Expert Company, Western Reserve Land Conservancy, The Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Metroparks.  The remainder of the trees will be given to local organizations through a tree granting program.

Before the digging, mulching and watering began, the students heard from several VIPs, including Mark Ross, Cleveland Managing Partner and Deals Partner, PwC US; Joe Gregory, Assistant Manager, Davey Tree Expert Company; Brian Zimmerman, CEO, Cleveland Metroparks; and Shelly Cayette, Vice President of Partnership Marketing and Strategy, Cavs.  The group was entertained by Cavs in-arena host Ahmaad and members of the Cavalier Girls and Scream Team.  Legend Campy Russell was also on-hand to lend his green thumb.

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Cavs Make Cleveland Greener One Tree at a Time

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Trees for Threes Program - October 21, 2016

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Trees for Threes presented by PwC - October 19, 2016

Local high school students put their green thumbs to work to help make the lakefront even greener on Wednesday, October 19th. Students of Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s MC2 STEM High School were among those joining the Cleveland Cavaliers and PwC as part of their “Trees for Threes” program.  With trees donated by The Davey Tree Expert Company, the Cavs and PwC pledged to plant one tree for every three-pointer made by the Cavs over the course of the team’s 41 regular season home games in 2015-16 – resulting in 433 total trees now being planted in Northeast Ohio. Those 433 trees will have a total economic benefit of $1,540,600 over the next 40 years.

The first 60 of those trees were planted on Wednesday at Great Lakes Science Center, where the MC2 STEM students take classes.  Representatives and volunteers from the Cavs, PwC, The Davey Tree  Expert Company, Western Reserve Land Conservancy and The Holden Arboretum were on-hand to help plant the new trees outside the Science Center and Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame.

The students were also entertained by members of the Scream Team and Cavalier Girls and Moondog. Cavs in-arena host Ahmaad led a program that featured Mark Ross, Lake Erie Market Managing Partner and Deals Partner, PwC US; Shelly Cayette, Cavs Vice President of Partnership Marketing and Strategy; and Dr. Kirsten Ellenbogen, CEO, Great Lakes Science Center.  The speakers were also joined by Cavs Legend Campy Russell; VP of Corporate Communications &amp; Strategic Planning, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Sandra Reid; and Cleveland Gladiators assistant coach, Dominic Jones.

One hundred additional trees were distributed to more than a dozen local organizations on Wednesday as part of a tree granting program.  The groups receiving the trees include:

The remainder of the trees (273) will be given out on November 12th at the Science Center’s brand-new Cleveland Clinic Dome Theatre during the showing of the movie, ‘Tiny Giants’. The tree giveaway will help spread the awareness of the need for trees in Cleveland and the knowledge of the important benefits of trees to more Clevelanders.

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