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50 Million Trees and Counting: Trees for the Future


Environment  (tags: trees, Sustainabililty, GoodNews, forests, ecosystems, ClimateChange, globalwarming )

Chris
- 241 days ago - youtube.com
www.plant-trees.org This 8 minute video documents the work of Dave Deppner and Trees for the Future. Communities around the world turn to Trees for the Future for technical knowledge and planting oportunities...
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Chris Otahal (453)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 6:21 am
Would you all like to help this cause without any cost to you? Here is your chance! I just got involved with a site called Everywun. It is a site where you can earn points by doing various things like playing trivia and then redem those points to support various charities. Trees For The Future is one of the causes you can support!

You can check out the site here:

http://www.everywun.com/

Now here is a special deal. I receive 100 points - enough to plant one tree - for each person who signs up using my personal invitation link here:

http://www.everywun.com/signup?i=630606

So if you like what you see and want to join - please use my invite link and I will plant a tree for you :)
 

Past Member (0)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 8:10 am
I will sign up under your invite
Thank you for all you do :)
 

roseann S. (203)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 8:23 am
Our mission is to plant trees to the four corners of the Globe, - reforestation in The Himalaya range, sub-sahara continent,the thar of Inda, the Gobi of asia,death valley in the US, parti. Florida where most of the trees are being cut down to build more high rises which are not selling btw.,Educate people that more trees mean cleaner air, more food for our wild life. protecting us from the scorching sun, giving us more water by maintaining the watersheds, stop erosion and zillions of uses.TREES ARE CONNECTED TO OUR VERY OWN SURVIVAL.
 

Kit B. (177)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 8:39 am
Signed up Chris and requested if the same things they are doing with Facebook can be done here.
 

PeaceDreamer AwayPlzNoFwds (87)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 8:56 am
Great video thanks for your dedication Chris
 

Chris Otahal (453)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 9:19 am
Seven trees planted so far - its a start :)
 

Amena A. (109)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 9:46 am
It is difficult for me to watch videos as I have slow dial-up connections. However, I signed up and will see what I can do to help. Thanks, Chris.
 

Claudia Williams (62)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 10:34 am
Thank You Chris Otahal,
I have signed up under your invite. Good Luck.I support planting.Trees For a Future. You are doing a great job in keeping all of us informed.Nice 2 be on your team. Peace & Love 2 U Always. Your friend Claudia
 

Leigh B. (178)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 11:49 am
Already a member, our city Macon, Georgia has been planting Yoshino cherry trees all over the city and we now have more than Washington DC. Their cherry blossom festival is larger than ours but we had more cherry blossom trees than they do. Got a seedling 7 years ago and planted it and gave 3 others away. Thanks Chris
 

Margi L. (114)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 12:10 pm
I've signed up! Thanks Chris!
 

Elena P. (505)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 12:53 pm
Thank you Chris.
 

Elle J. (236)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 2:04 pm
Great video Chris. I am signing up with your invitation. This is something I am very interested in because of course, it involves the environment. Thanks Chris for posting this and for all of the work that you do.
 

Chris Otahal (453)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 2:31 pm
We are up to ten trees now - great :)
 

Kacey D. (6)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 2:55 pm
This is a great organization... I bought 400 trees planted in someone's name for a birthday present and they were delighted at the thought that somewhere there was a forest planted because of them. GREAT GIFT IDEA!
 

Linda F. (4)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 3:22 pm
noted
 

Vicky aka Moonflower (395)
Saturday April 11, 2009, 5:15 pm
Joined and noted Chris!
 

suzanne o. (31)
Sunday April 12, 2009, 1:23 am
i wish the alien trees like pines in south africa - were kept & not destroyed for being aliens . because these are really special trees & spiritual guides -we need pines here.
some aliens sometimes can be removed - but not pine trees & tahr goats, for example.
 

Chris Otahal (453)
Sunday April 12, 2009, 6:21 am
Cool - 14 trees now :) And remember, once signed up you can play trivia and plant more trees!
 

Claudia Williams (62)
Sunday April 12, 2009, 11:13 am
Thanks Chris Otahal,
Signed & voted. Keep Dreaming Trees....And they will Come. :) Peace & Love 2 U My Friend. Happy Trails
 

Megan Mcfadden (37)
Sunday April 12, 2009, 6:11 pm
Hi All!

I work for www.everywun.com, the site that Chris has shared with you. I can't thank Chris and you all enough for supporting Trees for the Future! As a community, Everywun has planted 2,540 trees and counting with this wonderful organization. It's all because of people, like those in the Care2 community, who are willing to take small actions everyday to make a difference.

On behalf of the Everywun team, thank you all for what you do! Please feel free to message me with any questions or comments. Here's to making a better world :)

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has" Margaret Mead

 

Chris Otahal (453)
Sunday April 12, 2009, 6:26 pm
Hi Megan -

Great to see you here - and nice to be able to put a face with Everwun. 16 new "recruits" have signed up here (and 16 trees have been planted)so far ... Lots of good hearted and dedicated people are here on Care2 :)
 

Jollygirl Forever (218)
Sunday April 12, 2009, 9:10 pm
Thanks for the stuff.
 

Past Member (59)
Monday April 13, 2009, 12:11 am
That's a whole new way of doing the planting. Thank you.
 

Mamabear Claw (164)
Monday April 13, 2009, 2:31 pm
Thanks Chris Have signed up :)
 

Elaine Robinson (116)
Tuesday April 14, 2009, 2:15 am
Signing up under your invite Thanks Chris
 

Viviane B. (106)
Tuesday April 14, 2009, 4:13 am
Signed up under your name Chris. Thanks for doing this ! Great initiative and a wonderfull project !
 

ROBIN M. (312)
Tuesday April 14, 2009, 7:29 am
SIGNED UP UNDER YOUR NAME
 

Ben Oscarsito (324)
Tuesday April 14, 2009, 7:29 am
This is my mantra:
-Plant more trees, plant more trees, plant more trees!
And then; we plant some more trees...
 

Suzanna van der Voort (220)
Tuesday April 14, 2009, 9:26 am
I am in too, with thanks Chris and to Viviane for sharing this.
 

Chris Otahal (453)
Tuesday April 14, 2009, 8:23 pm
Woot Woot! 28 total "recruits" so far - that is AWESOME!!!!

That means I planted 28 trees for you :)

Each person gets enough points to plant a tree when they join - so that is another 28 trees!

and hopefully, some of those who signed up will continue to be active and plant even more tree ...

WOW, we have a little Care2 froest started here LOL!!!!
 

Aba Offline Imponna (262)
Tuesday April 14, 2009, 8:34 pm
I signed up using your invite hope this takes off and we see forests where there are wastelands now
 

Suzanna van der Voort (220)
Wednesday April 15, 2009, 12:46 am
Please Chris, tell us: do we need to subscribe us using YOUR name, our own mail address and password, or can we use our own name and so on....

I used your invitation, but I subscribed under my own name:
http://www.everywun.com/signup?i=630606

Now I have the feeling I did this wrong, or did I do this in the right way?
 

Kirsikka A. (106)
Wednesday April 15, 2009, 2:43 am
Thank you for the invitation Chris. Signed up!
 

Past Member (0)
Wednesday April 15, 2009, 10:17 am
aigned up - trees are the lungs to the planet - and my property up north has thousands of them - some are protected such as the white pine :)

even twenty years ago i was writing the government in regards to clear cut logging
 

Chris Otahal (453)
Wednesday April 15, 2009, 7:02 pm
Suzanna - Oh yes, you did it just right :) Yes, please use your own contact information ... but just use my invitation link to get to the sign-up page...
 

Suzanna van der Voort (220)
Friday April 17, 2009, 1:46 am
Thanks my lovely Chris and I will pass this on as wide as possible and I hope thousands will join.
 

Ramchand R (222)
Saturday April 18, 2009, 10:58 pm
Hi Chris. I Just Joined using ur link and i am very happy to join
 

ROBIN M. (312)
Sunday April 19, 2009, 8:22 am
I LOVE THE SITE I DO MY TRIVIA QUESTIONS TO HELP THE DOGS IT IS NICE YOU CAN USE YOUR POINTS FOR WHAT EVER YOU WANT TO USE THEM ON. YOU LEARN ALOT OF THINGS TOO. I AM GLAD TO SEE PEOPLE ARE SIGNING UP AND GETTING YOU POINTS FOR THE TREES 100 POINTS A PERSON MEANS A TREE A PERSON THAT IS GREAT.
 

Venessa H. (11)
Sunday April 19, 2009, 4:12 pm
Noted and signed up, Chris! Thanks much. Everywun is a cool site :)
 
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