Timberland Stores Assist Garden City Bird Sanctuary

Moving the plants to their new home at the Bird Sanctuary

Employees from the Timberland Shoe store in Roosevelt Field have enjoyed volunteering at the Garden City Bird Sanctuary. In support of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Community Tree Planting grant, many of the employees contributed community service. Timberland organizer Suzzette Labriel spread the word to other stores that Garden City's community nature preserve could use help planting over fifty trees and shrubs, and several Timberland employees from the White Plains store also volunteered.

Bird Sanctuary President Rob Alvey enjoyed working with the group, and welcomed their donation of over $700 in volunteer community service. "Many people have worked to make this project a success, and the entire county will benefit from the newly planted trees and shrubs for many years. Adelphi and Garden City High School's Environmental Club planted a good percentage of the shrubs, but Fury Landscaping in West Hempstead generously donated nearly an entire truckload of trees, and it was critical to get them planted too."

Timberland's Assistant Manager gives the "Thumbs Up"

To help the trees and shrubs get established at their new home, Joe Broyles donated $500 in soil amendments from Plant Health Care, and Santelli and Sons donated 5 cubic yards of top soil and 5 bales of peat moss. Local residents have "adopted some of the shrubs and a dedication service is scheduled for Saturday June 30, between 1-4PM. (This was rescheduled from May 18.)

Timberland Corporation also donated $2500 in 2006 towards a solar powered pond pump that is being installed by Garden City Boy Scout Tom Vita as an Eagle project. The Timberland employees took a break from their volunteer work to have a guided tour of the 9-acre nature preserve and were amazed to see all of the flowers, especially the Spring tulips and daffodils. Alvey explained that the Bird Sanctuary also runs a "Make A Difference Day" volunteer program in October, and many of the 150 participating volunteers are asked to bring and plant spring bulbs. The Bird Sanctuary, opposite 181 Tanners Pond Road is open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 12-5 and by appointment. For information, contact 326-1720 or email gcbirdsanctuary@aol.com

Rob Alvey with the Timberland volunteers at the Bird Sanctuary

Planting one of the new "sparkleberry shrubs" A hefty and helpful heave from Timberland