Liberty Tree Project Ready for Saturday

Thanks to a host of volunteers, all the materials for Liberty Trees are ready for delivery on Saturday, Oct. 3.

Bags of mulch have been filled and rolls of fencing cut into the proper lengths. Commemorative medallions have been created and T-posts stacked up, ready for delivery. And most important of all, nurseries will be getting the actual trees to the Fayette County Recycle Center this week, in time for Tree Planters to pick them up on Saturday.

Gates at the Recycle Center will open at 7 a.m. All those who applied before Sept. 15 will have trees reserved for them. Follow the signs on Svoboda Lane to the mulch area (just beyond the main entry to for regular recycling), and volunteers will be ready to assist.

“This will work a lot like a drive-through dinner at the KC Hall,” said Larry Jackson, project chairman. “There will be a check-in point where there will be a list of everyone who is supposed to get a tree. We will put a sticker on your windshield with the type of tree you requested, and then just follow the person in front of you through the line.”

Generous sponsors have underwritten all the costs of the Liberty Tree Project. Volunteers who want to help are welcome to come to the Recycle Center on Saturday to help with the distribution.

Slightly more than 250 trees have been ordered. The goal was to plant 250 Liberty Trees in Fayette County to celebrate 250 years of liberty in America.

“We’ve had a marvelous year commemorating this special birthday of our country,” Jackson said.

“All the programs and projects for America 250 have been great, but the Liberty Trees will definitely be the longest lasting. These trees are going to be here long after all of us are gone.”