The Save the Shade Fund invites you to honor a friend or loved one through our tree dedication program. You can be proud of helping to protect the large stand of shade trees in Tompkins Square Park.

Tompkins Square Park has more than 400 trees, including three giant sycamores that date back to the 1830s and one of the densest stands of majestic American elms remaining in the city. The trees clean the air, cool the pathways, and soothe the senses. But they need a level of maintenance which, because of budget and staff cuts, the Parks Department cannot provide. The Save the Shade Fund of the East Village Parks Conservancy helps provide income to support the care of these trees for the life of the Park.

A Named Gift to the Save the Shade Fund lets you honor an individual, a cause or an event while you help Tompkins Square Park. The name of the honoree will be placed on a bronze plaque in the Park. We will send you a photograph and information about the tree, including a locator map. Your tree will be given a page in the Tree Dedication Book for which you may contribute information about the honoree. All gifts are tax-deductable.

Protector of the Park, $4000 gift or more
You may dedicate any tree in the Park that has not yet been dedicated. Your choices include the three Great Sycamores as well as all trees available to Supporters and Friends of the Park.

Supporters of the Park, $3000-3999 gift
You may dedicate any available tree in the Park except for the three Great Sycamores. Your choices include the Great American Elms as well as all trees available to Friends of thePark.

Friend of the Park, $2000-2999 gift
You may dedicate any available tree in the Park except for the three Great Sycamores and the Great American Elms. Your choices include both mature and newly-planted trees.

Additional Opportunities for Named Gifts
Other features of the Park can also be dedicated. If you would like to dedicate an entrance, a lawn, a playground, or some other feature of the Park, the Conservancy would be happy to discuss a gift with you.

Contact : The East Village Parks Conservancy
PO Box 138, Stuyvesant Station
New York NY 10009
212-353-9063

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