"Leaves at the Lake" Program
 
Leaves at the Lake is a fund that provides for the beautification of Tempe Town Lake with trees, landscaping, shade features and other amenities. Donations to the fund help to provide a beautiful setting around the lake while providing citizens with the opportunity to honor someone special through their gifts. The City of Tempe will select trees and landscaping based on landscape plans for the lake area and will maintain them. Park amenities are added as the lake develops.

With a minimum donation of $75 to Leaves at the Lake, the name of a person to be honored will be inscribed on one of the leaves on the Tree of Life, a sculpture by noted Arizona artist, Marilyn Zwak. All donors will receive a certificate of appreciation with the name of the person you honor.  Application Form: Send application with fee to City of Tempe / Rio Salado, Leaves at the Lake, P.O. Box 5002, Tempe, AZ 85280. For more information call Town Lake Operations Center at (480) 858-2188.

Close-up: Trees of Life sculpture by Marilyn Zwak   Marilyn Zwak's Trees of Life
Artist Marilyn Zwak, Cochise, Arizona, sculpted Tree of Life from adobe and concrete. A powerful image of universality and connection, the tree of life unites all people and links us to the center of our world. Her monument is located on the north bank of the lake, just west of the railroad bridge. The monument includes three monoliths with the largest being 11-feet-high and 8 l/2-feet-wide. The recessed areas in the tree canopies will be filled with adobe leaves with the names of donors or honorees.
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