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Commission plans holiday tree displays, ‘tree cookies’ decorations and outreach; pop-up events drew strong public contact
Summary
The commission discussed holiday-tree donations for Akron Children's Hospital and a Stow holiday tree, the use of decorated tree 'cookies' made by children, success of park pop-ups as outreach and small website/form glitches for contest submissions.
Commission members discussed several community outreach and seasonal programs, including holiday-tree donations, decorated wooden tree cookies for school groups, pop-up tables in parks, and the status of the tree contest submission form on the city website.
The commission said pop-up events in city parks produced strong public engagement and were valuable for direct outreach. Members reported good public interaction and high visibility at the pop-ups, and said those events helped introduce residents to the commission and its programs.
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