Apache Tree Donation Honors Veterans, Assists Disaster-Stricken Community
HOUSTON, May 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- When the city of Moore, OK, dedicates its new Veterans Wall of Honor on Memorial Day, the festivities will be held under the shade of the Trees of Honor – five large water oaks signifying the five branches of the military that Apache provided as part of its tree-donation program. As a proud supporter of the military and our veterans, Apache is honored to contribute to this worthy cause and the city as it continues to recover from recent natural disasters.
On May 20, 2013, an F5 tornado took the lives of 24 people and caused an estimated $2 billion in damages in Moore. As part of the city's recovery, Apache provided 11,000 trees to replace those lost in the storm, along with approximately 5,000 others over the years to fulfill other requests.
Moore is one of many communities where Apache's highly successful Tree Grant Program has made a difference. Provided for free to worthy organizations throughout the states where the company operates, the trees – nearly 3.8 million of them since the program's inception in 2005 – improve wildlife habitats, restore storm-damaged areas and enhance urban neighborhoods.
The Veterans Wall of Honor is a public place for reflection within Moore's Veterans Memorial Park. Approved by voters in 2012, it recognizes past and current Moore residents who have completed honorable service in the U.S. military. Its dedication will be held as part of Moore's Memorial Day observation and will include comments from the stakeholders involved in the wall's creation. An Apache representative will be in attendance to speak on the company's behalf and answer any related media inquiries.
Beyond the dedication, Apache is observing Memorial Day through several employee-engagement initiatives. The company held an employee assembly to recognize coworkers who served in the military and present them with commemorative challenge coins. Additionally, employees honored relatives who served with placards on their office doors, and the company participated in Operation Interdependence by providing nonperishable items to send to troops overseas and raising funds to offset the shipping costs.
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What: Dedication of the new Veterans Wall of Honor in Moore, OK
When: 10 a.m. CDT; Monday May 25th, 2015
Where: Veterans Memorial Park; 1900 SE 4th St., Moore, OK, 73160
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