Westside ReLEAF

100 Tree. One Day. Community Celebration. ReLEAF WESTSIDE: Saturday Dec 5th 100 Trees. One Day. One Neighborhood. Sign-Up TODAY we will need to assign teams and have limited spaces for tree planting (100 - 120 People). Other volunteers will still be INTEGRAL in complementary efforts! Westside is honored to be the first neighborhood to launch ReLEAF, Charleston’s community-led tree planting pilot. This is the first time City of Charleston residents have led a tree planting initiative from the ground up. It won’t be perfect, it’s a pilot! But we’re going to make a huge impact and have a lot of fun doing it. HOW THE DAY WORKS Westside will be divided into 10 color-coded zones, with one team assigned to each section. Each Zone Team • 9 Tree Planters, divided into 3 crews of 3 with ~3 trees each • 1 Tree Captain to keep everything moving (If you would like to be a captain please email [email protected] training is October 7 at 5pm and Oct 10 at 6pm). • 1 Tree Expert for tough calls, roots, placement questions, and evaluations • Additional volunteers for our full-court press on each zone This is much more than planting trees. Additional volunteers in each zone will: • Backfill divots and eroded verges with excess soil • Clear/ weed whack sidewalk and verge overgrowth • Clear mud and debris from drains • Event logistics • Support planting crews (shuttling water, watering devices, spreading mulch) • Join Keep Charleston Beautiful for litter cleanup The goal: leave every zone better than we found it. EVENT DAY 8:00 AM | Check-In • Meet your team • Grab some Coffee + Pastries 8:30 AM | All Hands Team Meeting • Safety briefing and details 9:00 AM | GO TIME! 12:00–3:00 PM | ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION Head to the Greek Orthodox Church after volunteering for food, drinks, neighbors, and an Arbor Day celebration!