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Euclid commission: Arbor Day and Big Clean drew student volunteers; commissioners plan outreach materials and event tote
Summary
Commissioners recapped Arbor Day and the Big Clean, reported youth participation and planted trees, and agreed to assemble a rolling information tote, table runner and QR‑code materials for upcoming events such as the 200th Street Stroll and Art Walk.
Euclid Shade Tree Commission members on May 15 recapped an Arbor Day planting and the city’s Big Clean litter‑pick event, and discussed building a portable outreach kit for future tabling at community events.
Roy Lehi, who helped organize the Arbor Day event, told the commission “Arbor Day went very well” and said the event included students, the mayor and school representation. He reported student participation and said the event finished in about an hour and 15 minutes. Lehi described the plantings as containing swamp white oaks and pin oaks; the transcript contains conflicting counts for the exact number planted, so the commission’s account notes tree types but gives inconsistent total counts.
Lehi said 26 people attended the Arbor Day event, and commissioners praised the student involvement: “I thought the event went well, and I think the kids were really happy to actually be digging and planting the trees,” an Urban Forestry Division staff member told the commission, and added that additional student pruning and training involvement with a local instructor is being planned.
The next day’s Big Clean, a citywide litter‑pickup, drew commissioners to a high‑traffic tabling site and included engagement with families and returning students from local programs, a commissioner reported.
Following those events, commissioners discussed outreach materials for tabling at community events such as the 200th Street Stroll, Art Walk and Steam Fest. The commission agreed in principle to create a portable information tote — including a table runner (already ordered), manila envelopes and example handouts — and to return to the June meeting with a proposed budget (commissioners discussed an initial estimate of about $50 for structural items, with higher‑grade stickers and rolling totes as optional items).
Why it matters: the outreach kit and event tabling are intended to increase resident engagement in tree care and commission programs and to make it easier to staff booths at recurring community events. Commissioners identified children’s activities, QR codes linking to online resources and potential student design contests as low‑cost engagement tools.
No formal budget appropriation occurred at the meeting; commissioners asked the outreach committee to produce a purchasing list and bring a budget recommendation to the June meeting.
