Arbor Day Tree planting at Youngstown Area Golf Course by AKA Sorority
- Plant Ahead Ohio
- Apr 20
- 1 min read
Updated: May 28
Arbor Day was celebrated by Plant Ahead Ohio with a ceremonial tree planting by a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority on the Henry Stambaugh Golf Course on Gypsy Lane on April 19, 2025. Almost 30 individuals attended, including Dawn Turnage, member of AKA Sorority, Clement Franklin, executive director of Park and Recreation for the City of Youngstown, Jerald Gordon, Maintenance Crew Supervisor, Youngstown City Parks and Rec, Joe Moeglin, ODNR's Region 6 Urban Forester, and Mike Long, Project Manager for the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation(YNDC) Mahoning Valley TreeCorps.
A 2 1/2 diameter paperbark maple tree was planted.
Articles on AKA's long standing mission of planting trees: https://wordinblack.com/2023/04/for-alpha-kappa-alpha-going-green-is-a-serious-matter/
Halfway through Earth Month 2023, Alpha Kappa Alpha has already planted more than 2,500 trees, nearly reaching its goal of 3,100 in April.
This project is part of the sorority’s Enhance Our Environment initiative. When rolling out the initiative, Danette Anthony Reed, the international president and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, told her members she wanted to dedicate the entire month of April to planting trees.
The sorority set a goal to plant 3,100 trees each year for four years, inspiring their huge network of active members and alumnae to take action. A tree ordering and planting hub was established. The sorority is inviting sisters to get involved by either choosing to get a tree to plant in their own yard or by ordering trees in bulk to distribute at their own events. This hub makes it easy to order trees and find additional resources about tree benefits, planting, and care.
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