A TREE planting project is taking root in Montague Park to celebrate Frankston’s newest and youngest arrivals.
The Birth Tree Project, implemented by Rotary Peninsula 2.0 and Frankston Council in 2015, sees a tree planted each year at the Kars St public park to celebrate births across Frankston.
Families can pay $50 to have the latest addition to the family named on a plaque unveiled at the end of each year naming newborn babies.
All proceeds this year will be donated to The Babes Project to help babies and families in the Frankston area.
The Wood family added a second name to the Birth Tree Project last week, registering young son Lorne for this year’s birth roll call alongside elder son Fraser born in 2015.
“The community project provides a lifetime connection to the children and community,” Rotary Peninsula 2.0 project member Gill Casey said.
“People love coming to the park and showing children their name on the plaque. It’s also a wonderful gift alternative for families, grandparents and friends to celebrate the arrival of a newborn.”
Families interested in adding newborn names to this year’s plaque can contact Peninsula Rotary 2.0 at rotarypeninsula.org/birth-tree online or by calling 0414 450 946.
First published in the Frankston Times – 23 October 2017
This article was amended on 23 October 2017 to report proceeds this year will be donated to The Babes Project. The Birth Tree Project celebrates the birth of all babies across the Frankston region and not only those born at Frankston Hospital.
