HomeMy WebLinkAbout047 Commendation for Karen MaPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Cupertino recognizes Karen Ma, a Monta Vista High School
student, and her great efforts to help promote City trees; and
WHEREAS, six years ago Karen began volunteering with the City to plant trees
which she coordinated with Public Works Supervisor Jonathan Ferrante; and
WHEREAS, she went door-to-door in her neighborhood to ask residents, who
didn’t already have a street tree, if they would allow the volunteer group or the City
to plant one, explaining all the benefits the tree would bring; and
WHEREAS, four years ago Karen assisted in forming the Silicon Valley Tree
Planters group; and
WHEREAS, she created the website www.balanceourcarbon.com and started the
group www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Tree-Planters, which has grown to over
137 registered members and planted over 100 trees; and
WHEREAS, Karen has been a strong advocate for City trees and writes reports
about the groups events in the Monta Vista High School newspaper, El Estoque.
NOW, therefore, be it resolved, that the Mayor and City Council of Cupertino, do
hereby recognize
Karen Ma
and recognizes her contributions to support the planting and protection of our
beautiful City trees.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the
City of Cupertino to be affixed this Tuesday, October Third, Two Thousand and
Seventeen.
____________________________
Savita Vaidhyanathan
Mayor