Trees For Guelph
At TMB, not only are we passionate about our bridal babes, but we are also dedicated to contributing to our planet. Let’s be honest, It needs us.
This is exactly why we partnered with Trees for Guelph! Trees for Guelph is a registered non-profit organization, with charitable status, who have been dedicated since 1990 to improving the environment in our community. Their mission is “To enhance Guelph’s environment through tree planting and related projects, education and community leadership.”
Did you know, that planting trees has been proven to be one of the most effective ways to fight climate change!! Who wouldn't want to be involved with that? TMB does, every year we participate in tree planting! But besides planting trees every year… What else does TMB do to get involved, you may ask??… (GLAD YOU DID) and sorry for burying the lead…
FOR EVERY DRESS WE SELL, WE DONATE A TREE!
We sat down with Donna Hirst, Co-owner and CFO at TMB. Donna is known for her passion surrounding Trees for Guelph and she had this to say about TMB’s experiences with the organization.
“Trees for Guelph is something that we have been passionate about since the beginning. For anyone that may not know, The Modern Bride was formerly known as Something Green Bridal and in the early days, Jess and I decided that we wanted to get involved in an organization that was close to our hearts, while also being something that aligned with our community. Guelph is well known for being a very pro environment city and that is something that we felt aligned with our morals as a local business.”
TMB has been involved with Trees for Guelph since 2014. In 2022 alone, TMB donated 917 trees! This brings our total for the past nine years to 5100 trees with many more to come in 2023! Each year, The Modern Bride steps out of the bridal bubble to get their hands a little dirty and plant trees in the community.
“Every year we participate in multiple local tree planting events and although tree planting is extremely beneficial to the environment, it also has many wonderful team building opportunities. The staff at TMB have the chance to come together, volunteer and do something beneficial for the community,” says Donna. “Trees for Guelph is an amazing group of people, who are kind hearted and simply down to earth. Their commitment to the environment and educating the community is remarkable.”
We truly could not be more honoured to be working with such an incredible organization, that puts the needs of the environment first and we are so proud to be not only supporting our environment locally but being a part of a bigger change globally. We are so excited to see how many more trees we will plant by the end of 2023!
How can you get involved!??
Spread the word! Share Trees for Guelph on your social media and give them a shoutout on earth day!
Volunteer your time and plant some trees! They're always looking for friendly faces to get out there and get their hands dirty.
Donate! Donations are what keep the organization going! You can find the link to donate here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/trees-for-guelph/?mprompt=1