Partnership in Action

There are so many ways that MTC Partners can contribute to London’s Million Tree Challenge. Below is a list of actions you can take that will help get more trees planted and registered in 2021. Take a look and see what you can do/afford this year to activate your Partnership!

No Cost Advocacy and Action

Educate/
Participate

  • Volunteer at tree plantings or aftercare events!
  • Create a plan to participate in the Million Tree Challenge.
  • Register your planted trees at milliontrees.ca.
  • Educate yourself on the importance of tree planting in London and for the Million Tree Challenge.

Follow/
Share/Like

  • LIKE the Million Tree Challenge Facebook page and SHARE relevant posts.
  • Follow @rfldn on Twitter and ReTweet important tweets.
  • Use the MTC graphics in your company emails or website.
  • Put the MTC counter widget on your website. Copy and paste this line of code into your webpage: <scriptsrc=”http://www. milliontrees.ca/js/widget.js”></script>
  • Display your “Proud Partner” window cling in your place of business.
  • Display the Million Tree Challenge fridge magnet word set.

Encourage

  • Think of ways your organization can participate in London’s Million Tree Challenge.
  • Encourage and/or challenge staff, clients, suppliers, colleagues, family and friends to get involved.
  • Encourage other businesses or organizations to be MTC Partners.

Promote

  • Give out printed Tree and Shrub brochures to staff.
  • Promote MTC events and opportunities to your staff.
  • Include Million Tree Challenge information in your company publications.
  • Offer to distribute MTC information at events and trade shows.
  • Request free Million Tree Challenge bookmarks and distribute them.

Low-Medium Cost Advocacy and Action

Give

  • Give the gift of trees to clients, suppliers, employees and colleagues.
  • Donate funds of any amount to ReForest London to go toward the Million Tree Challenge.
  • Offer incentives for employees to plant trees and record them at milliontrees.ca.
  • Donate prizes to the Million Tree Challenge for use in MTC promotions.
  • Donate applicable in-kind services, products & resources to ReForest London and the Million Tree Challenge.

Host

  • Host a Tree Depot.
  • Host a native tree seedling giveaway event.
  • Plan a private business Aftercare team building event ($500 donation)
  • Challenge colleagues to a Park Planting project and share the cost ($5,500).
  • Staff fundraising event to go toward the Million Tree Challenge.

Plant

  • Plant trees on your property.
  • Create a treed outdoor lunch room for your employees.
  • Plant trees in honour of an employee or company milestones.
  • Plant trees in memory of staff, clients, suppliers, or anyone you would like to honour.
  • Plan and host team-building events for staff that involve tree planting.
  • Have internal challenges to employees to plant trees and offer incentives.

Purchase/
Sponsor

  • Sponsor a community event Seedling Giveaway – starts at only $200.
  • Sponsor a Tree. Only $25 each
  • Purchase trees for all interested employees to plant in their yards.
  • Attend a nursery tree sale and purchase trees for your business.
  • Sponsor part of a Tree Depot ($2,500 or $1,000)
  • Become a Million Tree Challenge Sponsor or ReForest London Sponsor.

Participate

  • Write about your participation and initiatives to give back to the community.
  • Form a Million Tree Challenge Committee to raise funds or for tree planting projects.
  • Celebrate Earth Day, National Tree Day and National Forest Week with a tree-related activity.
  • Volunteer with a staff group at a public Aftercare event.

5000+ Advocacy and Action

Give

Host

Purchase/
Sponsor

  • Pay for a tree planting project on your property. Increase your property value and reduce heating and cooling costs.
  • Sponsor a Tree Depot!

Plant

  • Plant caliper trees on your property.

Participate

  • Become an ongoing Sponsor of the ReForest London/Million Tree Challenge.

Contact

For information on the Million Tree Challenge, partnership actions or how to become an MTC partner, please contact Sheila Creighton, Communications and Partnerships Manager at [email protected] or 519-936-9548 X 228.