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More about Tree Harper - an ASB Club
and Friends of Frances:
Tree Harper:
All Harper students, 7th , 8th , & 9th graders, are invited to help with campus beautification using sustainable practices, thoughtful arboriculture, and hands-on horticulture. We are responsible for planting 233 out of Harper's 324 trees - that's 72% of the trees on campus! Student volunteers have designed and maintained more than 10 specialized garden beds and tree groves since 2007!
***Service hours available for scouts, church groups, sororities, fraternities, etc...***
Tree Harper volunteers meet Mondays in Mr. McKim's room G-48 during the first 10 to 15 minutes of lunch to plan future events and make decisions. These volunteers then meet again after school on Fridays in G-48 from 3:30 to 5:00 to do work such as planting, propagating, painting, masonry, mulching, cleaning, etc. Students do not need to sign up. Just show up! Students do not have to attend every meeting - just show up when your schedule allows - yep! athletes can complete their seasons and drop back in!
Families can contribute by donating snacks and drinks. Student favorites are Goldfish crackers, granola bars, protein bars, Fruit-by-the-Foot, chocolate, fruit, bottled water and Capri-sun drinks.
Friends of Frances - a community organization
Volunteers, teachers, students, scouts, and community members comprise Harper's campus-care group titled Friends of Frances. We do the same work as Tree Harper - see above. We meet 8 times each school year for Saturday work parties from 8 am to 12:00 pm at Harper. Dates are listed below. Partial attendance is welcome. All community members, any age, are invited.
***Service hours available for scouts, church groups, sororities, fraternities, etc...***
Donatables:
Plant seeds, plants and young trees (certain species), large and small pots and saucers, used tools, new tools
Monetary Donations: direct these to Tree Harper ASB Club via Ken McKim [email protected]
Gift Card Donations:
Davis ACE Hardware, Nugget Market, Home Depot, Lowes
Questions? Donations? Contact Ken McKim at [email protected]
Friends of Frances Dates for 2024-2025:
(If weather requires rescheduling, make-up dates may be needed and will be added to this space on this website page).
All dates are Saturdays – time is from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Partial attendance is great!
Fall 9/7/24 9/28/24 10/19/24 11/2/24
Spring 2/1/25 2/22/25 3/8/25 4/5/25
Local Business Partners:
Community Mercantile,
nonprofit 501c3
530-379-3070
[email protected]
Kent Tree Removal,
(916) 868-8509
[email protected]
Consider Donating!
Please consider donating $ to buy our campus more trees!
Navigate to this website's Resources page, then Webstore, then click on the Tree Harper donation tile.
If the tile isn't viewable, use the search bar for "Tree Harper Donations"
We also accept donations of materials, tools, trees, plants, and more!
email Ken McKim at [email protected]
Mr. McKim sporting the winning "Seneca Crane" beard for Tree Harper &
Friends of Frances' 2023-24 Fund Razor VII - over $1,500 was raised to buy trees!
Tree Harper's annual
FUND RAZOR VIII
will begin in mid-November 2024. $1 per vote.
The top vote-getting & embarrassing beard style will be worn by Mr. McKim in early December.
Embarrassing styles and colors have not yet been determined by students.
More votes = more $ donated = more trees = more days of embarrassment!
You can always donate by credit card at the Harper Webstore or with cash or check in an envelope to the Harper Office.
Final Results of last year's Fund Razor VII
| Beard Style |
Final Vote Tally |
Ranking |
| |
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| Seneca Crane from Hunger Games |
722 |
1 |
| Two Flowers |
718 |
2 |
| Moustache Wave |
82 |
3 |
| Waves & Fish |
25
|
4 |
| |
|
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| Total Donations Received |
$1,537 |
|
The Details! The Deadline! The Record to Break!
1 vote = $1. Typical donations are between $5 and $20.
We beat a "single donation" record of $300 this year with a single donation of $395.
Our annual goal is to buy and plant 10 trees. We have always met our goal! We have planted 233 trees since 2007! That is 72% of all 324 trees on our campus.
At current prices, depending on approved species and sizes, we need about $1,500 to buy ten trees and associated supplies: stakes, tree tape, snacks for volunteers!
The top voted style will be worn one school day if total donations are less than $1,000.
The beard is worn for two school days, if donations are between $1,000 and $1,400.
It is worn for three school days, if donations are over $1,400!
Donations are accepted at any time, but will not count toward the voting process if received after the deadline (2024-25 deadline is to be determined).