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The Flying Pig Marathon, Taking Root, & Xavier University’s Collaborative Partnership
…Planting for the future!
Taking Root is a grassroots organization originally convened by the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, The Green Umbrella, The Green Partnership of Greater Cincinnati, and OKI, Regional Council of Governments, and now consisting of many other partners. Its goal of planting one tree per person (two million) in the Tri-state by 2020, and more trees beyond, is designed to draw attention to our region’s tree canopy crisis due to emerald ash borer and other causes and to remind the community of the many benefits of trees.
Xavier University and The Flying Pig Marathon’s sustainability pioneer Denise Hovey celebrate their partnership with Taking Root appropriately, with a ceremonial tree planting in Friendship Park, March 25th, 2015. Xavier’s own students are present, as officials from both Taking Root and The Flying Pig Marathon congregate to celebrate a milestone partnership…
…The ceremonial planting marks the beginning of a lasting partnership with plans for continued growth; for the largest ever tree planting on national “Make a Difference” day (October 25th, 2015), more uniting partnerships between such compatible organizations, and “26 Trees for 26 Miles”, a program involving the planting of at least 26 trees each year through coordination with 17 different local Cincinnati neighborhood.