This past Friday at The Catholic University of America, there was a Cherry Blossom Tree planting. The School of Architecture and FMO hosted and organized the event, which turned out to be a great success. A group called Casey Trees supplied the trees and helped plant them along with 35 or so CUA students. Casey Trees outreach also got Deer Park water, Crumb cupcakes, and The National Cherry Blossom Festival to sponsor the event. Together we planted 10 cherry blossom trees next to the architecture building. When the trees canopy and bloom, it will make a great backdrop to the commencement exercises that take place there.
The event was supposed to run for 4 hours, but the efforts and eagerness of CUA student planters was a little underestimated. Beginning at 9 AM, those trees were all planted and mulched by 10 AM. Most of us stuck around for lunch, which included a program that none of us were prepared for. During lunch, we had some VIPs talk a little about what they do. These VIPs included a retired US Ambassador to Japan, a worker from the Japanese Embassy, and the President of The National Cherry Blossom Festival. That was very impressive to say the least.
All in all it was a great event. I believe Casey Trees returns to CUA every year, so I encourage you to attend next year. We are lucky enough to have a speaker from Casey Trees at our event: Environmental Action: On and Off Campus - Monday, April 11 @ 7 PM in McGivney Auditorium, please feel free to spread the word about this event or visit our Facebook page to learn more.
-Dan
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