Rotary Club of Alameda Gives Away 81 Trees at Spring Shindig
On a beautiful, sunny, blue sky day the Rotary Club of Alameda gave away a total of 81 fruit trees at the Alameda Spring Shindig. Rotary club members Josphine White, Frank Lopez, and Barbara Curtis and prospective Rotarian Heather Cleveland said the tree recipients were thrilled to receive the healthy apricot, cherry, persimmon, pineapple guava, apple, jujube, mulberry and loquat trees. They only had to promise to plant the tree, and it was theirs. This Spring celebration took place on Saturday, 4/20/25, and is put on by the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department every year for 4 years running. The festival took place in the Alameda Point gym and field. The theme this year was “Superhero” and included in the festivities was a petting zoo, bounce house, bug zone, crafts, community vendors, and much more. This event is an annual effort to celebrate Earth Day.
Why does the Rotary Club of Alameda give away trees each year at the Spring Shindig? One of Rotary International’s Areas of Focus is Protecting the Environment. The Rotary Club of Alameda embraces this focus area by planting trees in Alameda Parks in partnership with the Alameda Recreation and Parks Department and 100K Trees for Humanity, and by giving away fruit trees at Spring Shindig each year to increase Alameda’s tree canopy. The trees given away at the Rotary Club booth will help clean the air in Alameda and restore natural habitat for fauna, avian, and insects. More trees will also help provide the Alameda community with more shade, as well as assure increase the of carbon sequestration capacity. Trees have been shown to help our mental health and will help provide a cooler, healthier Alameda. The Rotary Club of Alameda is committed to helping the City of Alameda exceed its Urban Forest Plan goal to increase our tree canopy from 11.2% to 20% in 30 years. For more information about the Rotary Club of Alameda please get in touch with us at rotaryclubofalameda@gmail.com.