If you are looking for a special way to memorialize a loved one, Tree Fresno has a lovely program that I just learned about. You can sponsor a tree to be planted in a park or school in the name of a someone special. You can choose the place for it to be planted and, often, the type of tree that gets planted.
We recently had a death in the family and several of our friends donated memorial trees. We had a joyful planting ceremony on Saturday, a glorious day, and even the smallest of the relatives could help out with his little rake. Each tree gets a little engraved tag attached to one of its branches giving the name of the memorialized person and the date of the planting.
The trees are small now, but soon we hope many people will play and enjoy picnics in the shade of Scott's Grove near Valley View shelter at Woodward Park. Tree Fresno has all the information on its Web site www.treefresno.org.
And to Holly, Pam, Elizabeth, Leslie, Doug, Ines and Monica -- thank you so much. It's a day we'll remember forever.
Hi Gail,
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Planting a tree (or trees) is a great way to memorialize someone - we did that for my grandpa at his favorite park when he passed away years ago.
I think the link to Tree Fresno is www.treefresno.org (not .com); hopefully there are many more people out there interested in what Tree Fresno does.