Toonies for Trees - Planting the Future Today!

NEW - Watch Our Short Video about Toonies for Trees on YouTube!
Video courtesy of First Local News, Rogers TV Cable 13 London with Newsmakers reporter Rachel Gilbert. (www.rogerstv.com)

Get your toonies out to help ReForest London raise funds to plant trees in the city of London and help raise awareness with Londoners of our spring and fall tree planting activities throughout 2010.

When visiting your local garden centre this spring and summer you can also make a $2 donation, as the Independent Garden Centres of London have joined together to participate in Toonies for Trees during April 16th until June 30th. To see a list of participaitng garden centres see below.

Making this a truly local event, our local non-profit organization has partnered with 18 local retail stores in the city of London to participate in the Toonies for Trees event, with 100% of donations going directly to ReForest London to plant trees in the city of London. Earth Week, April 16th to April 25th, make it count by making a $2 donation at a retail store near you to help keep the forest in the Forest City.

***For a full list of participating retail stores for Toonies for Trees and locations please see below.

Your $2 Donation
will go directly to ReForest London to plant trees in the city of London. Donations will help support our Greening Our Schoolyards projects, and Park Naturalization projects.

Thank You to Our Partners and Sponsors
ReForest London would like to thank all the participating retail stores and staff of London for their support of Toonies for Trees and helping make this local event possible. A big thank you to CharterHouse Printing, and Staples in Masionville for their generous donations to help us with printing costs for promotional materials for this event. We would also like to thank Tim Hortons, and Bill Holtby, Manager of Kelsey's on Wellington Street, for donating prizes to help us reward and thank the participating retail staff for their support of this event. A speical thanks to Ian Greasley, owner of Bloomers at the Market, for helping organize the Toonies for Trees event at the Covent Garden Market.

Go Green at the Office - Dress Down for Earth Day
Encourage your staff to participate in Dress Down for Earth Day on Thursday, April 22nd.

Go Green at the office with this team building activity for your staff by organizing a Dress Down for Earth Day event at your office where staff can donate $2, $5 or $10 to dress down for the day. Funds raised during the event will go to ReForest London to help us plant trees in the city of London.

Learn more about Dress Down for Earth Day

Participating Local Retail Stores - Toonies for Trees

April 7 - May 31

FeatherFields Bird and Garden Centre - 1570 Hyde Park Road Unit #5, London, ON (map)
FeatherFields Bird and Garden Centre -  6 Stanley Street, London, ON (map)

April 16 to June 30
Independent Garden Centres of London will have donation boxes to collect funds for Toonies for Trees. Garden Centres listed below.

Van Horik’s Greenhouses - 930 Gainsborough Road London, ON (map)           
Van Luyk Greenhouses - 1728 Gore Road London, ON (map)          
A&M Garden Centre - 4171 Colonel Talbot Road London, ON (map)               
Baseline Nurseries - 9084 Elviage Road London, ON (map)      
Hyde Park Garden Centre - 1331 Hyde Park Road London, ON (map)
Heritage Country Gardens - 6867 Wellington Road South London, ON (map)
Heritage Country Gardens - 1579 Fanshawe Road East London, ON (map)
Springbank Garden Centre - 462 Springbank Drive London, ON (map)

Thank you to the stores that participated in the month of April

April 7 - April 30

The Western Campus Book Store - University Community Centre Lower Level, London, ON (map)
UWO Books Plus - 1153 Western Road London, ON (map)
Fanshawe College Book Store - 1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. London, ON (map)

April 16 - April 25

Sobeys Inc. - 1595 Adelaide Street North, London, ON (map)                 
John's Valu-mart - 179 Wortley Road, London, ON (map)
Bloomers at the Market - 130 King Street London, ON (map)        
Covent Garden Market - 130 King Street London,ON (map)
Sunripe Fresh Market - 744 Adelaide Street North, London,ON (map)       
Scholar’s Choice - 2323 Trafalgar Street London, ON (map)
Scholar's Choice - 3120 Wonderland Road South London, ON (map)
Scholar's Choice - 101 Fanshawe Park Road East London, ON (map)

April 21 - April 25
London Health Sciences Centre and Saint Joseph's Health Care are participating by having donation boxes at three cafeteria locations at the hospitals.

Victoria Hospital (Donate in Cafeteria) - 800 Commissoners Road East London, ON (map)
Parkwood Hospital (Donate in Cafeteria) - 801 Commissoners Road East London, ON (map)
Saint Josph's Hospital (Donate in Cafeteria) - 268 Grosvenor Street London, ON (map)

April 17
Covent Garden Market - 130 King Street London,ON (map)
Visit the ReForest London booth in the centre of the Market from 9am to 4pm.

ReForest London staff wiil be at the Market, so be sure to visit us to donate to Toonies for Trees and learn more about us.

Pick up a free copy of Choosing the Right Tree in London, Ontario as well as Choosing the Right Shrub in London, Ontario. We will also be giving away free tree seedlings of Eastern White Pines!
(While supplies last.)