Sally White

A former Anaheim (Calif.) city parks commissioner, and the city's longest-serving county parks and recreation commissioner, White is best known as the founder of Community ReLeaf Anaheim. Thinking that trees are not only good for turning carbon dioxide into oxygen, White thought that "neighborhoods that aren't green are neighborhoods where people either don't care or don't have time to care," said a ReLeaf spokesman. "She was a feisty broad with a big heart, and people found her charming. She was a catalyst." White convinced the city that trees help people feel a sense of community, improving the city and the residents' quality of life, and ReLeaf planted 7,000 trees in Anaheim. "It's an incredible legacy that will benefit this community for many years," said Anaheim City Manager Jim Ruth. White died January 3 of complications from quadruple bypass surgery. She was 87. From This is True for 31 December 2000 Suggestions for further reading: Park Tool BBB-2 The Big Blue Book of Repair - 2nd Edition by C. Calvin Jones Amazon Price: $24.95 Customer Review: I've used the 1974 2nd edition of the classic book - The Complete Book of Bicycling (4th Edition) to repair my bikes, but technology has changed. So I picked up the Big Blue Book in the bike shop. I've repaired my own bikes for over 40 years, mainl...   Wherever You Go, There You Are (ROUGH CUT) by Jon Kabat-Zinn Amazon Price: $10.87 Customer Review: I first saw him saying in videos available on the web and thought it was pretty nice. The poem of Derek Walcott's, 'Love after Love' that he introduced almost in any lecture was very thought-provoking. It touched my mind deeply, when it said,"There w...   Streetwise Central Park Map - Laminated Pocket Map of Central Park, New York ... by Michael Brown Amazon Price: $1.95 Customer Review: If you have any visions problems, you won't be able to make out this print.   Knott's Preserved: From Boysenberry to Theme Park, the History of Knott's Ber... by Christopher Merritt, J. Eric Lynxwiler Amazon Price: $26.40 Customer Review: When I was growing up in Southern California, my family did not have much money for vacations. However, each summer, my father would take a week off from his work as a self-employed gardener and take our family to local attractions. It always invol...   Discovering the Boston Harbor Islands: A Guide to the City's Hidden Shores by Christopher Klein Amazon Price: $12.21 Customer Review: This short volume is packed with fascinating history of the Boston Harbor Islands--an up and coming hot spot for the city. The photos are beautiful and the writing is funny and smart and informative. It's a great gift for those who are familiar with ...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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