Call to Action: Financial Resources Needed by December 2023!
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Donate HERE
If you prefer to donate via check, please mail a check made out to "Friends of Tietze Park Foundation" with "Trees" in the memo line: FOTP P.O. Box 140693 Dallas, TX 75214 |
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Donor and Financial Snapshot
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...as of 9/25/2023
Private Donations Received: $5,833.03 (61.40% of $9,500 target)
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Thank You to our Generous Donors!
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About This Project
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They say the best time to plant a tree is "20 years ago," but since time travel has yet to be invented we must ask ourselves, what is the second best time to plant a tree? The answer is simple -- now.
Since March 2023, the Friends of Tietze Park (FOTP) has been working with Dallas Parks and Recreation Department to develop a new tree plan and is announcing a Centennial Tree Fund Drive for an additional 20+ trees at the park. The Department has recommended tree locations and types that will be outside of playing fields and where some additional shade is needed, such as along the southern edge of the playground. |
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Tietze Park is blessed with many healthy trees that help provide cool, clean air and shade for visitors. Everyone notices the 100-year-old live oaks around the perimeter, and the two "kneeling" bois d'arcs that generations of kids have climbed around on. Over the last few years, some trees have fallen and there are gaps in the leaf canopy in areas.
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Coming in 2024
The plan is preliminary, but it appears that the city will provide trees and the labor and equipment to plant them, if FOTP funds the cost of underground irrigation to get the trees growing. The trees will be Texas natives in 30-gallon containers, about 8 feet tall. DPARD asked an irrigation contractor for an estimate - it was $7875. The goal of our Tree Drive is to raise $9500 by the end of 2023. This gives us a 20% contingency for inflation and uncertainties. We have a tentative planting date of April 13, 2024. Stay tuned for more details, or better yet - make a contribution now to the Tree Fund, and we'll make sure you get the latest news.
Optional Dedication
For donations of $25 or more, if you contribute to the Tietze Centennial Tree Project and would like to honor or give in memory of someone, please make your contribution following the donation instructions above and email president@tietzepark.org and tell us the following:
The plan is preliminary, but it appears that the city will provide trees and the labor and equipment to plant them, if FOTP funds the cost of underground irrigation to get the trees growing. The trees will be Texas natives in 30-gallon containers, about 8 feet tall. DPARD asked an irrigation contractor for an estimate - it was $7875. The goal of our Tree Drive is to raise $9500 by the end of 2023. This gives us a 20% contingency for inflation and uncertainties. We have a tentative planting date of April 13, 2024. Stay tuned for more details, or better yet - make a contribution now to the Tree Fund, and we'll make sure you get the latest news.
Optional Dedication
For donations of $25 or more, if you contribute to the Tietze Centennial Tree Project and would like to honor or give in memory of someone, please make your contribution following the donation instructions above and email president@tietzepark.org and tell us the following:
- “In Honor of …” or “In Memory of …”
- A name and email address or physical address where we can send acknowledgement of your gift if it differs from that of the one on record in the PayPal contribution
Examples of other successful tree plantings in Dallas Parks
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