Christmas Tree Chipping
The 19th Annual Christmas Tree Recycling Event was in full steam from December 26, 2008 -Jan 4, 2009 involving over 625 volunteer hours,
many cups of coffee, lots of laughter, and hours in the fresh Yakima winter
air, over $9,350 raised was raised for Camp Prime Time by our fantastic volunteers and generous donors!
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People are greeted at the drop off sites by volunteers carrying
red donation bags. They ask for donations to benefit Camp Prime Time. |
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| People drive right into the donation site with their
Christmas tree tied to the top of their car/van or piled in the back
of a truck. Volunteers remove the ties and unload the tree from the
vehicle. |
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| The trees that have been accumulating over the two week
drop-off period are piled up at Barnett Implement. On
the final weekend volunteers gather to feed the pile of trees into
the wood chipper. |
Chips fly furiously as volunteers feed the donated trees into
the chipper.
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Our thanks to the many volunteers who make this fundraising event such
a success every year for Camp Prime Time. In particular, we'd like to
thank Barnett Implement for allowing their space to be invaded
for two weeks. Thanks also goes to the many local businesses that demonstrated
their support by partnering with us, lending us equipment and helping
us to advertise. It all added up to a very successful event both for Camp
Prime Time and for the environment.
