Dan Cirucci: Fleisher To Distribute Free Trees October 3

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Fleisher To Distribute Free Trees October 3

Philadelphia's Fleisher Art Memorial was recently awarded a Community Yard Tree Giveaway Grant from TreePhilly, a program of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation supported by the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Wells Fargo. As a grant recipient, Fleisher will receive 50 trees to distribute during a family friendly event on its Bella Vista campus (719 Catharine Street) on October 5, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Participants can register for one of Fleisher's 50 trees online at www.fleisher.org or by calling 215-922-3456, ext. 300. Trees must be planted on private property within Philadelphia's city limits and must be planted in the ground rather than a container or in the sidewalk. Available species include: River Birch, Bald Cypress, Red Oak, Sassafras, American Hophornbeam, White Fringetree, Witchhazel, Cornelian Cherry, American Smoketree, Pagoda Dogwood, Serviceberry, Freedom Apple, Querina Apple, Redgold Nectarine, Contender Peach, and Harrow Sweet Pear. During the event, participants who have registered for a tree will receive a free planting and care demonstration as well as a bag of mulch from the Fairmount Park Organic Recycling Center.

The event is not limited to registered tree recipients. Families are invited to Fleisher to participate in numerous nature-themed activities, including tree and nature still lifes and sun printing with Fleisher's mobile art studio, ColorWheels. Volunteers will also provide storytelling activities for younger visitors and the Schmear It bagel truck will provide food options.

TreePhilly's Community Giveaway Grants initiative build's on the organization's success in providing 1,500 free yard trees to Philadelphians every spring and fall in an effort to restore Philadelphia's urban forest. The grants enable organizations like Fleisher to support this effort.

For more information, visit Fleisher.org or TreePhilly.org.

The Fleisher Art Memorial was founded by industrialist Samuel S. Fleisher in 1898 and is renowned for its mission of making art accessible to everyone regardless of economic means, background or artistic experience. Fleisher Art Memorial is one of the nation's first community-based art centers, providing free and low-cost studio art classes along with opportunities for beginning and seasoned artists to exhibit their work in a professional gallery setting. Fleisher's arts education programming reaches deeply into local schools and community centers, and has brought the organization national recognition and powerful opportunities to advocate for and shape arts education initiatives throughout the region and the country.

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He's been cited by the late Rush Limbaugh, quoted in the New York Times, featured at Real Clear Politics and Lucianne.com and interviewed across all media.

He's Dan Cirucci, the founder and editor-in chief of the Dan Cirucci Blog, a Save Jersey blog columnist, frequent guest on the Matt Rooney radio show and one of the most widely honored public relations professionals in his field. He's also been a public relations consultant to numerous organizations and individuals and hosted The Advocates on RVN-TV.

Inducted into the Philadelphia Public Relations Hall of Fame, for many years he served as a Lecturer in Corporate Communication at Penn State University. A former President of the Philadelphia Public Relations Association (PPRA) he has lectured at Rowan University, Temple University, The College of New Jersey and Arcadia University. He has conducted workshops on public relations for thousands of participants throughout the nation and has taught countless others the art of public speaking. He has also advised numerous lawyers, judges, public officials and political candidates.

Cirucci is a prolific writer and his op-ed pieces have appeared in the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Courier-Post, Broad and Liberty and other print and online platforms.

A native of Camden NJ, Cirucci is a former President of the Philadelphia chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. Cirucci served as Associate Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association for nearly 30 years. He served as Chair of Penn State University's Professional Advisory Board for the Corporate Communication major at Penn State Abington and on the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Judicial Selection Commission.

He received his MA degree from Rowan University and his BA from Villanova University. He has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rowan's public relations program and received the E. A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award, the highest honor from the National Association of Bar Executives' Communications Section. He has also been honored by numerous other local, state and national groups.

In his hometown of Camden, Cirucci taught fifth grade at the Ulysses Wiggins Elementary School named for the founder of the Camden NAACP. There he was one of the first teachers in the country to teach African-American history to inner city students. He later served as editor of a local weekly newspaper, as Assistant to the Township Manager of Cherry Hill Township and as Associate Director of Communications at the New Jersey State Bar Association.

Cirucci's passions include all things Italian, politics, the popular culture, books and authors, art, communication, music, theatre, movies, dining and travel.

He and his wife Carole have two grown children and seven grandchildren.

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