U.S. Embassy Plants Trees at Ten Secondary Schools to Celebrate Ethiopian Millennium

August 22, 2007
No 37/07

Addis Ababa (U.S. Embassy) -- The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section, in cooperation with the Addis Ababa Regional Bureau of Education, is planting indigenous trees from August 22 to 27 at ten newly built secondary schools in Addis Ababa.  The opening ceremony for the tree planting campaign was held today at Meskerem 2 Secondary School.

Other schools participating in this project are Delachen, Medahnealem, Dejazmach Balcha, Lem, Fire-hiwot, Mesrak Goh, Millenium, and Birhan Guzo Secondary Schools. Cultural Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Patricia Johnson, will also be donating footballs, dictionaries and English language books to the selected schools. 

The tree planting project is in celebration of the Ethiopian Millennium and a continuation of the ceremony held at Haddis Alemayehu Secondary School on April 23 when U.S. Ambassador Donald Yamamoto planted a zigba tree in celebration of Earth Day.  Earth Day is a worldwide holiday set aside to celebrate and protect the environment.

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