This is a thank you note, or maybe more accurately a love letter, to all the folks in Swarthmore who care for the trees—folks who plant and trim, and notice where we need more; those who select trees for perfect loveliness, and trees so tall they arch over the street; and those who safely take them away when their work is done.
A suggestion for your stimulus money
During the recent national conversation about spending immense sums of money to help get us through COVID-19, I’ve been thinking that I also want to “think locally.” Not long ago, I learned about the Foundation for Delaware County. They work in the most vulnerable parts of Delco, doing much that would be done by a health department, if we had a county health department.