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The Friends of Presqu'ile Park are pleased to provide the public with an opportunity to plant a tree in Presqu’ile Provincial Park to honour someone special, to remember a loved one, or to mark a milestone event.
Donors will make a minimum donation of $100 and will receive an income tax receipt for the full amount. A deciduous (eg. maple) or coniferous (eg. pine) tree can be chosen, based on availability. Trees planted will come from the park’s own nursery, grown from seeds collected in Presqu’ile. The trees planted will help regenerate Presqu’ile’s forest.
During the third weekend in April and the third weekend in October, memorial trees will be planted in the presence of the donors. Tree planting will be performed by park staff, who will choose the planting location. As the memorial trees will be part of a natural forest, they will not be labelled and they will not be replaced if they die.
Donations can be made online or by cheque. Donation instructions are available below.
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Planting ceremonies are scheduled twice annually on the third weekend in April and the third weekend in October. Donors are invited to attend at separate times during the day and are accompanied by a Friends of Presqu'ile volunteer and a Park Staff member.
We are now accepting donations for our April 2022 planting.
To learn more about the planting ceremony, read about donor Pamela Perrault's moving account of her experience here.
| Donor Name | Dedication |
|---|---|
| October 2020 | |
| Linda Collins | In memory of Robert M. Collins |
| Cathy Kuipers | In memory of John Vandertoorn |
| McMullin Family | In memory of Audrey Thomson Bauer |
| McMullin Family | In memory of Margaret Kalogeropoulos |
| Neighbours & Friends of Christina McMullin | In memory of Margaret Kalogeropoulos |
| Edith Pearson | In memory of David Pearson |
| Pamela Perrault | In memory of Pamela Whitton |
| Friends of Ian Robb | In memory of McDougal Robb |
| Elizabeth Sheyan | In memory of Winifred McRae |
| Colleen Stickle & Family | In memory of Francis E. Stickle |
| Judith Watkins | In memory of Ted Watkins |
| October 2021 | |
| Adventure Class, Queen Victoria School | In honour of Suzie Sewell-Charles |
| Adventure Class, Queen Victoria School | In honour of Elizabeth Walsh |
| Sandra & Jim Aiken | In memory of Wynne Lawrence |
| Cyndy Anthony & family | In memory of Charles Gill |
| Cyndy Anthony & family | In memory of Karen Jeffrey |
| Kim & Brian Bishop, Muriel & Lloyd Churchill | In memory of Mary Louise Workman |
| David Britnell | In memory of Ivison Britnell |
| Don & Joyce Boucher | In memory of Roland Simmons |
| Don & Joyce Boucher | In memory of Vicki Simmons |
| David & Lynda Crouch | In memory of Walter & Nellie Post |
| David & Lynda Crouch | In memory of Reginald & Betty Crouch |
| Madeleine DuFresne & Sean O'Leary | In memory of Rosemary Dufresne |
| Susan Martin | In memory of Rosemary Dufresne |
| Bibeau family | In memory of Rosemary Dufresne |
| Rosemary's teacher friends | In memory of Rosemary Dufresne |
| Teacher friends of Rosemary | In memory of Rosemary Dufresne |
| Ariel Fieldman & Bryan Thompson | In memory of Edward Dietlein |
| Martha Gartshore & Hazel Gartshore | In memory of Stuart Hall |
| Tara George & the McGowan Family | In memory of Micah McGowan |
| Stephen & Janine Kentish | In memory of John Valerio |
| Stephen & Janine Kentish | In memory of David Ian Kentish |
| Stephen & Janine Kentish | In memory of Les Sayer |
| Richard Millette | In memory of Leslie John Sayer |
| McMullin family | In memory of Norma Jean Roper |
| McMullin family | In memory of George Henderson Thompson |
| Grandchildren | In memory of Christina (nee Henderson) & George Thompson |
| Janice McRae & Rick Scott | In memory of Ray Scott |
| Mike O'Neill | In honour of the O'Neill family |
| Jennifer Reil | In memory of Elizabeth Ann Riel (nee Simpson) |
| Sean Reilly | In memory of Gerald & Bette Reilly |
| Amanda Watson | In memory of Dave & Janice Toland |
How to Purchase a Memorial Tree
To pay by credit card or PayPal online:
1) Fill out the online donation form: Memorial Tree Donation Form
2) Follow the instructions that appear on screen after submitting the form to complete the payment. You will also receive these instructions via email.
To pay by cheque:
1) Download, print and complete the donation form: Printable Memorial Tree Donation Form
2) Mail the form and a cheque made payable to the Friends of Presqu'ile Park to the address listed on the form.
