30 Years, 3,000 Trees
By • September 25, 2019 0 694
On a delightful late summer evening, Jennifer and David Romm hosted guests for the 30th Anniversary of Trees for Georgetown Garden Party at their 30th Street home. Betsy Emes welcomed all and shared that when she accepted to head the group 15 years ago she was assured it would require five hours a week. She soon discovered it was closer to five hours a day. Council member Jack Evans, who read from a Ceremonial Resolution that declared Sept. 15 “Trees for Georgetown Day in the District of Columbia.” In 1989, with government funds lacking, Trees for Georgetown, began as a volunteer committee under the Citizens Association of Georgetown, working with Casey Trees and the Urban Forestry administration to plant and care for trees on Georgetown streets. The celebration was enhanced by hors d’oeuvres and shucked oysters by Susan Gage Catering as well as donated wine selected by Leonore Moog, manager of the wine department at the Georgetown Safeway.
Jack Evans, Betsy Emes, Dave Dunning and advisory neighborhood commissioner Gwendolyn Lohse. Photo by Robert Devaney
