Hello Family and Friends,

I am Sage Oliver-Zhang and I am nine years old. For my Christmas wish, I was wondering if you could help me save the world by planting some trees. Planting trees help stop climate change because as trees grow, they are removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. Trees provide many benefits to us, every day.

I have been reading some articles about the little time we have to correct climate change (For more information, please go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/07/climate/ipcc-climate-report-2040.html and https://www.livescience.com/65633-climate-change-dooms-humans-by-2050.html).

These articles project that serious, crippling climate disasters are in our future if we continue to not act to save the environment by 2040, and human civilization could crumble by 2050. I will be 28 years old in 2040 and do not want to be suffering from famine and drought, and I think you don't want these things either. So, if you can help me plant some trees that would be great!

My goal is to donate $5,000 to the Arbor Day Foundation. They are planting one (1) tree for every dollar ($1) you donate. The Foundation plants and distributes more than 10 million trees each year. They work with the U.S. Forest Service to plant trees in America's national forests and the National Association of State Foresters to plant trees in state forests.

I would have directly linked this Gofundme to The Arbor Day Foundation but Arbor Day is not in the Gofundme database. Therefore, I will collect every donation you have contributed to help and make a one-time lump sum donation to The Arbor Day Foundation on January 1, 2022. I will post the receipt for the donation to this webpage and thank everyone who has helped me save the environment.

Thank you so much for your help!

Happy Holidays!

Sage Oliver-Zhang