Thursday, April 23, 2009

City of Fort Lauderdale to Host Super Bowl "Trail of Trees" Event on April 23

Fort Lauderdale – The City of Fort Lauderdale will participate in the NFL Super Bowl "Trail of Trees" event on Thursday, April 23 at 2 p.m. at Stranahan Park, located at 100 E. Broward Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale. This environmental initiative will feature a ceremonial tree planting of a South Florida Slash Pine in commemoration of Earth Week.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor John P. "Jack" Seiler will serve as the master of ceremonies for the event. The ceremony will also feature Miami Dolphins fullback Lousaka Polite, who was recently listed as one of the team’s influential players. Representatives from the State Division of Forestry, the Super Bowl XLIV Host Committee and the NFL will also participate in the event.

The NFL Super Bowl "Trail of Trees" is an environmental project that includes seven ceremonial tree plantings that will take place in selected cities located between Tampa Bay, which hosted Super Bowl XLIII, and South Florida, the host community for Super Bowl XLIV in 2010.

More than 20,000 trees have been planted over the past five years as part of the NFL Environmental Program. The "Trail of Trees" event on April 23 at Stranahan Park will mark the kickoff of several environmental initiatives planned for Super Bowl XLIV.

For more information, please call (954) 828-6719.

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