April 25th, 2006

Dr. Wangari Maathai paid a visit to the Shaklee Home Office. She spoke and inspired everyone, she planted a tree on the grounds, and she graciously accepted all of the applause, admiration, and love that surrounded her.

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Dr. Maathai says, "We can't just protect the earth by talking about it. We must do something about it."

Roger Barnett and Dr. Wangari Maathai plant a commemorative oak tree on the Home Office grounds.

April 21st

Shaklee employees gathered in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for their Million Trees, Million Dreams event. It was a grand and sunny day of teamwork, tree-planting, and friendship.

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Watch highlights from the Shaklee tree-planting in Golden Gate Park (Streaming Video)

Roger offers inspiration and assures us we can help change the face of the planet. At left is Yomi Agundbiade, Golden Gate Park General Manager of Recreation and Parks. At right, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

Step by step, many hands work together to place the small trees into the earth.

Hard-working planting partners make sure their young cypress tree is straight and secure in the warm soil.

When the work is done, the Shaklee planters pose together in the future forest. Many great memories were made that day.