{"id":72358,"date":"2026-04-24T07:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/?p=72358"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T12:42:47","slug":"celebrate-arbor-day-with-the-launch-of-our-adopt-a-bench-or-tree-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/celebrate-arbor-day-with-the-launch-of-our-adopt-a-bench-or-tree-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Arbor Day with the Launch of Our Adopt-a-Bench or Tree Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1850\">In celebration of Arbor Day, the Cary Park District is proud to launch our new <strong data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1754\">Adopt-a-Bench or Tree Program, <\/strong>a meaningful way to honor loved ones, celebrate milestones, or give back to the parks you love.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"2247\">This updated program introduces new features designed to create a deeper, more personal connection. Bench plaques now include a QR code, allowing participants to share stories, photos, and memories that can be accessed by visitors. Tree adoptions also include a bronze leaf displayed on the new Recognition Wall at the Community Center, providing a lasting tribute in a central location.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2467\">Participants can choose to install a new bench, add a plaque to an existing bench, or adopt a native tree. All installations are maintained by the Park District and become part of the park system for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2588\">With limited bench locations available, especially at Hoffman Park, interested participants are encouraged to act soon.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2469\" data-end=\"2588\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/app.seemylegacy.com\/community\/2668\/campaign\/8900\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to view all of the options!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of Arbor Day, the Cary Park District is proud to launch our new Adopt-a-Bench or Tree Program, a meaningful way to honor loved ones, celebrate milestones, or give back to the parks you love. This updated program introduces new features designed to create a deeper, more personal connection. Bench plaques now include a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":72364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72358"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72371,"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72358\/revisions\/72371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.carypark.com\/rccms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}