Arbor Day Contest Chair Ken Placko follows along as
Middlesex County Winner Elizabeth Fraulino reads her essay entitled
"Pine Trees". CTPA President Jeff Ward looks on. |
Litchfield County Winner Raymond Lemoine reads his poem
"That Old Oak". Each winning student took turns reading
their poem or essay to the many friends and family in attendance. |
Elizabeth Fraulino and Don Parrott work on that tree. |
New Haven County Winner Joshua Feliciano, from Blessed Sacrament School in Waterbury.
Joshua is reading his essay on "My Favorite Tree". |
Joshua Feliciano and his younger
sister.
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New London County Winner Sharon Lalonde reads her essay,
"Trees Help People's Needs" |
Tolland County Winner Ineke Vromans from Robertson
School read her poem "Rebecca's Tree is Me", and then helped Don
Parrott in planting the tree. |
Windham County Winner Gabrielle Hall from Cohanzie
School reads her essay, "My Maple Tree". |
Hartford County Winner Abigail Colburn with friends from
Saint James School in Manchester. |
Ineke Vromans from Robertson
School , in front of the State Capitol.
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Sharon Lalonde helps CTPA Board member Don Parrott plant
the Kwanzan cherry chose for Arbor Day. |
Fairfield County Winner Narmien Haddad stands with her
teacher, Mrs. Healy, next to the Kwanzan cherry. |
Members of the State Legislature also kick in to help
out with the Arbor Day tree planting. Helping out are Representative Jack Thompson,
Representative
Joan Lewis, Senator Andrea Stillman and Representative Elizabeth
Ritter.
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Where the day began - CTPA Board members Don Parrott and
Dave Slade dig the hole early on Arbor Day, in preparation for planting
the tree. CTPA is very grateful to all who helped make this day
possible, including members of the Office of Legislative Management, who
worked to approve the tree planting, and the many schools and students who
participated in the Essay Contest.
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