Spring Tree Fund ceremony at Kingsport Dog Park honors family members and friends
KINGSPORT ‚¬ Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Keep Kingsport Beautiful and the City of Kingsport will hold a tree planting ceremony on Friday, April 9 at noon, to recognize family members and friends honored through the Tree Fund. Six different types of dogwood trees will be planted at the Kingsport Dog Park, 800 Granby Road.
Each spring and fall, trees are bought and planted around town on public lands using donations from those who have honored or remembered a special person by contributing to the Tree Fund. Part of the ceremony includes volunteers reading names of the people being honored and remembered, as well as the names of the contributors.
Since 1986, hundreds of people have been honored through the Tree Fund. Hamlett-Dobson is the official sponsor of this community event. Their participation allows more trees to be planted, which act as living tributes to those honored in addition to improving the environment. The City of Kingsport provides the labor, mulch and ground cover, and Keep Kingsport Beautiful coordinates the Tree Fund program.
For more information on how you can honor or remember someone special through the Tree Fund, contact Keep Kingsport Beautiful at 423-392-8814 or visit www.keepkingsportbeautiful.com.