London Tree-Athlon, Saturday 20th September 2008, Battersea Park

Abenefit2u cannot wait to take part in this event, we get to plant a sapling!

At the end of the race every runner receives a sapling to take home and plant, encouraging everyone to “give something back to their local environment and create their own green space.”

Possibly easier said than done when you live on the top floor of a house and have no actual land to plant on, but where there is a will there is a way... My lovely friend Kaline moves to the UK shortly and will be moving into a flat with a large communal garden. Weather permitting we are going to have a ‘Plant a Sapling Picnic’ on the Sunday after the race to make sure we do our bit to make London greener.

Why not come and join us?

There will be lots of prizes up for grabs on the day and the village fête atmosphere including picnicking, entertainers and stalls means it's a great day out for all the family, so why not come and support us?

How you can help?

This year Trees for Cities need help to create a beautiful wildlife garden for kids at a South London school, plant street trees for the people of East London to enjoy and plant trees in London woodlands to encourage wildlife into our city. So by sponsoring Abenefit2u for this race those of you who work in this area could be strolling past a tree in a few years that your sponsorship helped plant and grow... a lovely thought to carry to work on a cold frosty winter morning or hot summer evening.

Thank you in anticipation,

on behalf of Dianne and Kathryn at Abenefit2u and Trees for Cities.