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Two Local Businesses Partner to Revitalize Trees in their Community

Press Release

By Charlotte Linde May 11, 2021

Prestige Dance Studio Open House Event - Growing Local Businesses and our Trees

In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on May 16th, at Prestige Dance Studio (5005 Blairs Forest LN NE, Cedar Rapids) 1 pm -4 pm, Prestige Dance Studio and Macaroni Kid Cedar Rapids will join together to help revitalize trees in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas by giving out 200 ( 21”-30”) Silver Maple seedlings in an effort to help revitalize trees that were lost in the Derecho Storm of 2020.  Seedlings will be handed out to those who are interested in dance and attend the open house event at Prestige Dance Studio until supplies run out from 1 pm - 4 pm.  

The August 10, 2020, derecho destroyed approximately a quarter of our trees in Iowa, this - according to Pete Hildreth - the administrator of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Conservation and Recreation Division. The hurricane-force winds of the storm damaged over 720,000 acres of trees.  The damage to the tree canopy in Cedar Rapids was even worse - it’s estimated that our city has lost 65 percent of its trees in the August storm - with most being our oldest and largest trees.  And oh do we miss their canopy.  Streets look so different, lights can be seen where they could not before, and our shaded homes are no longer -  which will most definitely raise our electric bills for years to come. 

Our Cedar Rapids community - needs to continue to come together - in any way we can - to revitalize our trees.  Although this is just a small step, it is a step closer. 

It will be decades - but one that will be worth the wait.  


Follow the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/959209408180517.

If your business would like to participate in this community outreach event, please email Charlotte Linde at charlottel@macaronikid.com.


For more information on the images in the article, read Our Trees - Cedar Rapids

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About Prestige Dance Studio:

Located in Cedar Rapids, Prestige Dance Studio is dedicated to developing talent at both the recreational and competitive level. Providing students with a solid foundation for dance and encouraging every student to discover their strengths through personal growth, consistency, and confidence-building. https://www.prestigedancestudio.com 

About Macaroni Kid Cedar Rapids and Iowa City:

Macaroni Kid provides families a free e-newsletter and calendar full of local events, reviews, giveaways, recipes, local news, and insights about events and activities that are happening in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas. Macaroni Kid prides in connecting local businesses to families – your number one resource to find your family fun in the Corridor. Subscribe today and become a part of the Macaroni Kid family – serving over 10,000 families locally. 

www.cedarrapids.macaronikid.com/subscribe  www.iowacity.macaronikid.com/subscribe  


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