Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Lemonade from Lemons

by Laura Jane Hudson

After receiving an email from Todd Clark, in response to my blog, I decided to do another post. Todd was very concerned with how we were affected by the trees being cut down. He said he had not realized our connections with the trees - mainly because he has not been here long enough to see a lot of our traditions. Todd suggested contacting Chad Gentry from the physical plant in order to "preserve the wood from the trees and find some way to do some quality wood work with it for use by the K-Phi's and Sigs." The wood is going to be given away to anyone who contacts Gentry for firewood. If we want to save some of the trees that have been the base of some of our traditions we need to take action by saving the pieces that are left. If any Greeks have any questions or concerns or even want to take action feel free to contact Todd Clark at tclark@ehc.edu
This is our opportunity to make Lemonade out of Lemons... or a nice paddle out of a tree that has been standing beside us since our organizations were founded. Lets take some action. 

UPDATE: Todd has contacted Chad in order to preserve some of the "finest" pieces left of the sentimental trees. Todd Has also requested forewarning for any other trees that may be cut down in the Wiley Jackson lawn area because he know that there are other trees that hold significance in the area. He understands that "there is a sense of loss that goes beyond a standing tree" for these two organizations and doesn't want any more fraternities or sororities to be blind-sided by such an event again.

Special Thanks to Todd Clark for your willingness to help and involvement.

1 comment:

william said...

I'm not much of a gardener, and my three citrus trees have given me a lot of grief over the past 4 years and NO fruit. We are a bit too high in elevation (and therefore susceptable to freezing occasionally). But this year lemonade and lemon pie city!
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