GREEN TIE EVENT

 

gTO1 was the inaugural 'Green Tie" event hosted annually by the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation at historic Casa Loma. It was attended by a broad mixture of Torontonians representing supportive businesses, elected representatives, environmental professionals and concerned citizens. Its introduction to Toronto provided a platform to raise funds and awareness of the need to sustain our public green spaces - the parks and trees that make urban living healthier and add beauty to the place that we live and/or work in.
 
 
Message from
Mayor David Miller

 

A clean and beautiful natural environment is a vital component of any truly great city and Toronto is proud to be a world leader on environmental issues.

We are fortunate to have inherited a priceless legacy of parkland, ravines and an incredible tree canopy. Toronto is truly a City within a Park! By preserving and enhancing this green legacy, we can go a long way toward improving the quality of the air we breathe. We can also ensure the sustainability of our precious water resources and play a significant role in addressing climate change.

Toronto's first Green Tie fundraising event, gTO, is an opportunity for the entire community -- government, business and city residents -- to join together in making Toronto a better place to live, work and play. At the same time, we preserve our green legacy for generations to come. Everyone has a role to play in keeping Toronto healthy and green.

I would like to thank the Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation for hosting gT0 and, in particular, thank all sponsors and participants here today. You are making a difference in keeping Toronto great and creating a better tomorrow!

May 2008  

Mayor David Miller

City Hall • 100 Queen Street West • 2nd Floor • Toronto, Ontario M5H 2N2
Telephone: 416-397-CITY • Fax: 416-696-3687 • E-mail: mayor_miller@toronto.ca


LEAD SPONSORS
MEDIA SPONSORS
MAJOR SPONSORS
SPONSORS
2015174 Ontario Inc.
Balmuto Place Inc.
DeBerardindis Building and Development Ltd.
EMM Financial - Rental

Mark's Choice Garden Products
at Home Hardware
Park Lake Residences Inc.
Port Royal Place Corporation
IN KIND SPONSORS

GIFT

ENERGY

PRINT

MEDIA

MEDIA

GRAPHIC DESIGN

CATERING

GIFT


Mark's Choice Garden Products
at Home Hardware

PUBLICITY

WINE

PRIZE SPONSORS

 

 

The City of Toronto currently manages, with public funds, about 7,400 hectares of green space and an urban forest of over 3 million trees. Ultimately it is the responsibility of the entire community to look after these invaluable natural assets. A contribution to gTO1 is an investment in protecting, preserving and enhancing Toronto's parks and public green spaces, and urban forest which all contribute to sustaining a healthy and highly livable community.

Or put another way:

ABOUT THE TORONTO PARKS & TREES FOUNDATION

The Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation is a not-for-profit, charitable organization established to protect, preserve and enhance Toronto's parks, public green spaces and urban forest. The Foundation works with individuals and corporate donors and the community to accomplish its mandate.

The Foundation looks for solutions that contribute to the three key elements of sustainability: environment, economy and community.

Environment

By aiming to preserve and enhance Toronto's parks, natural areas and trees, the Foundation is poised to be a significant contributor to offsetting the effects of climate change and air/water pollution. Ongoing initiatives:

See the Forest for the Trees: a giving program launched in 2007 provides funding to plant hundreds of trees in the City annually.
Toronto Tree Canopy Grants (in partnership with the City of Toronto) is funding the planting of over 1,000 trees in Toronto this year.
Natural environment preservation grants have been provided over the past four years
Economy

By working to create a more beautiful city through better parks, preserved natural areas and more trees, the Foundation helps make Toronto more livable and attractive to people, therefore becoming a good place to locate a business that depends upon a local labour force.

Seven parks' beautification and enhanced-use projects were implemented in the past five years.

Toronto Tree Portraits: an art photography calendar that educates and inspires Torontonians to preserve existing trees and plant new ones has been published since 2005.

Community

Help build a green and beautiful city with quality parks and a healthy urban forest with the Foundation. You will contribute to Toronto's green infrastructure, which exerts a calming influence on urban life, adds value to our neighbourhoods, and helps to support safe communities and healthy lifestyles.

Partnerships with local groups to enhance public green space: 89 Community Grants were distributed across Toronto in the past five years.

Partnering with Parks, Forestry and Recreation, neighbourhood groups and NGOs: the BULBS youth leadership and community stewardship program has planted 90,000 bulbs in Toronto's public green areas in the past two years.

THE NEED TO RAISE FUNDS

Parks are Toronto's public gardens. Without them, the lives of every citizen would be poorer. The Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation promotes philanthropy, corporate support and community involvement to achieve a range of enhancements to the parks system that can no longer be achieved through City funding alone.

With a population of more than 2.5 million people, Toronto's nearly 7,400 ha. of public parkland and over 1,500 parks provide essential public space for play, sports, culture and quiet places to experience nature in the city. In an era of growing public use of parks, but declining public funds and there is an urgent need to involve private stakeholders to invest in our park system.

HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED


The Foundation is guided by a Board of Directors that collaborates with the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation Department to identify areas of need. Working in partnership with corporations, foundations, private donors and community groups, the Foundation provides a range of enhancements to Toronto's parks that could not otherwise be achieved.

TO PARTICIPATE :

 

 

Home
About Us
Enhancing Our Parks
Community Grants
Toronto Tree Portraits
Donating
Our Supporters
Contact Us

 
Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation 123-157 Adelaide St W Toronto, Ontario M5H 4E7 Tel 416-397-5178 - Fax 416-392-3355