The Giant Co., in partnership with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, has named 32 recipients of its 2024 Healing the Planet grant program. A total of $108,243 was awarded in support of tree planting projects across Pennsylvania.
The grants were awarded to tax-exempt organizations across Giant’s operating areas. Among the recipients were eight projects in Berks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties. “When it comes to healing our planet, small change can make a big difference, including ensuring we have enough thriving trees throughout our communities,” Courtney Hopcraft, manager of community relations and charitable giving, The Giant Co.
, said in a statement. “Through the work of this year’s 32 Healing the Planet grant recipients, more than 3,000 new trees will be planted in the coming months to help absorb carbon pollution and improve the quality of the air we breathe.” The following area organizations are among the recipients: • Wyomissing (Berks) • City of Reading Public Works (Berks) • Colonial Canopy Trees, Plymouth Meeting (Montgomery) • Concord Township, Glen Mills (Delaware) • French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust, Glenmore (Chester) • Newtown Square in Bloom, Newtown Square (Delaware) • Open Land Conservancy, Malvern and Berwyn (Chester) • Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, Reading, Mifflinburg and Quakertown The program was announced in June, and applications were accepted through July 1 via the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful w.