There are many things in life worth doing. Being part of the running club has been one of them since I joined in 2015. It has given me a place where I feel I am part of and proud to be a part of. It keeps me healthy for other things I like to do in life. Being part of a group, I like to help when I can and that is why you can see me at the annual picnic cooking at the grill or helping with parking every year or so at the Mount Washington Road race. Another thing I donate my time to is Lebanon, my hometown, and the different things they are looking for help with. The past couple of year I have been working with the Lebanon Tree Advisory Board. There are several goals they have and the one I enjoy helping with is planting of trees. These are not the small 1-foot seedling trees, but rather 3- to 5-year-old trees that might be anywhere from 5 to 15 feet tall with a 2’ root ball weighing 60 to 120 pounds. Being that I am older, I have found it rewarding to drive by a tree decades later and see the tree doing well. These trees might be at a school or cemetery or one of the trees I know many of you seek shade from at Colburn Park. Lebanon has started to plant the next generation of young trees for the park and other areas, you may have noticed some planted last year or this spring.
We have some dates set for this fall and we are always looking for more healthy bodied individuals or teams to lend a hand in planting. The dates put out in an e-mail are October 11th and 18th, both are Saturdays, and we will meet at 9. Late comers are welcome. If you are interested, please reach out to Susan Johnson – skj@susankjohnson.com and ask to be put on a e-mail list of tree plantings. You could go to the following Lebanon Tree Advisory Board | Lebanon, NH, and sign up to help and read more about the board and the goals. I look forward to seeing you all either running or planting some roots in Lebanon.