National NeighborWoods Month

National NeighborWoods Month- October 2006

a national campaign to regreen America's cities


	NeighborWoods Month Photo Contest Win $500! Grab your camera and document urban forestry in action during NeighborWoods Month. Send us your most dramatic, artistic, and heartfelt photographs that capture the spirit of volunteerism through NeighborWoods. If we pick your image, you will win $500. In addition, we will post your winning photo on our website and on future NeighborWoods promotional literature. Please submit no more than five photographs per organization. Before submitting, please be sure to read the contest rules. Categories (photographs will be judged in the following categories): * Partnership with affordable housing * Healthy trees/Healthy communities * Sustainable and efficient practices

Join us!

To best promote the good work of your organization as part of the national movement, and make the case that urban forestry is thriving, we need to hear from you.

Tell us the date and details of your event.

NeighborWoods Month celebrates volunteerism and community revitalization. It is a great way to draw attention to the value of trees and invest in the overall health and success of our communities.

Timeline at a Glance:

August
NeighborWoods Month Kits Mailed
Promotional Orders Due (8/30)

September
ACT Annual Meeting (9/6- 9/9)
Media Coordination (9/25)

October
NeighborWoods Month

Healthy trees/Healthy communities...


Sustainable and efficient practices...		The spirit of volunteerism.
The Home Depot Foundation is the national sponsor for NeighborWoods Month 2006.

	Make sure to include: * TIFF/JPEG photo in color or black & white (preferably high resolution, no larger than 5 MB) * Your full name(s) * Address / email / phone number * Caption / Picture Subject(s) Names and Titles * A one-sentence description of the framed moment and event * How you featured NeighborWoods (if not evident from the picture) How to submit your entry: * By Email: jared@actrees.org * By Mail: Alliance for Community Trees Attn: Photo Contest 5010 Sunnyside Avenue, Suite 305 Beltsville, MD 20705