CHERISH THE CHILD DONATES TWO TREES TO PARKS.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Two pine trees were donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale by members of the Cherish the Child service organization and will be placed in local parks. The trees were used on the Cherish the Child float in the Lancaster Christmas Parade and were originally donated to the organization by Veronica Cacho of the Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill Garden Center. ``After Christmas we thought, what do we do with these wonderful trees? We don't want them dying and we want it to represent Cherish the Child, so we contacted the cities to see if they would be interested,'' said Sherry sherry [from Jérez], naturally dry fortified wine, pale amber to brown in tint. The term sherry originally referred to wines made from grapes grown in the region of Jérez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain; today it may refer to any of the Lasagna, senior deputy to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San and chairwoman of Cherish the Child. ``The point being, we want these trees to grow and flourish and be nurtured, just like we want the Cherish the Child campaign and committee to grow and flourish and be nurtured.'' Lancaster's tree will be planted in the future Whit Carter Park on Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling near Avenue H-8. Palmdale's tree will be planted in one of its city parks. ``I think it was just absolutely wonderful,'' said Lancaster Vice Mayor Henry Hearns. ``As the tree grows and the thought behind it also grows, what we do, hopefully, will be patterned behind that.'' On hand for the tree donation was Linda Verde School fifth-grader Julio Campos Campos (käm`p  s), city (1996 pop. 391,299), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, on the Paraíba River near its mouth. , who rode on the parade float as a prize for winning an essay contest on what Cherish the Child meant to him. His winning essay said, ``To me, cherish the child means to love, care, and store a child in your heart and never stop caring for him or her, ever.'' Julio said he was excited to win the contest. Cherish the Child is working to develop a community calendar of free events that families can attend. The group was begun in reaction to the valley's reputation of having a high level of child abuse. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Lancaster Vice Mayor Henry Hearns, from left, county supervisor aide Sherry Lasagna, and Veronica Cacho of Quartz Hill Garden Center accompany Julio Campos, 10, winner of the Cherish the Child essay contest, at the donation of two trees to the cities of Lancaster and Palmdale. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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