Charleston, South Carolina, in memory of the nine people killed in a shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.Manchester, England, in memory of the 22 people, including young adults and children, who were killed by a terrorist bombing at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, 2017.Puerto Rico, after the catastrophic Hurricane Maria, which left an estimated 2,975 people dead in its wake.London, England, in memory of those who lost their lives, and on behalf of the bereaved, the survivors, and all those affected by the tragic Grenfell Tower fire.Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people in February 2018, including students and staff members, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.The municipality of Marathon will accept the seedling on behalf of the country.
The country of Greece, where 102 died and 172 were injured in a series of wildfires in 2018. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where 11 people were shot and killed and six were injured at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Las Vegas, Nevada, where a gunman killed 58 people and injured 400 more at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in October 2017. Seedlings were also donated to five hospitals throughout New York City’s five boroughs in honor of the healthcare workers responding to the health crisis. The Bahamas, devastated by Hurricane Dorian, which killed 70 people.Ĭhristchurch, New Zealand, the site of a mass shooting, which killed 51 people. On May 18, 2018, a 17-year-old high school student in Santa Fe, Texas, shot and killed eight students and two teachers and wounded 13 others Norway communities of Oslo and Utøya: 77 total people killed by a gunman on July 22, 2011 The World Health Organization (WHO), for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following communities have committed to nurturing these trees to serve as landmarks symbolizing resiliency and hope. The Survivor Tree seedling program was launched on September 11, 2013, in partnership with Bartlett Tree Experts of Stamford, Connecticut, and John Bowne High School in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens.