Welcome to Carvings for a Cause



For any information call Therese Forton at 716-868-8868.

Carvings Locations:
Click Here for locations of the carvings throughout Western New York!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - Documentary film about October '06 storm, featuring "the Cause" premiered at Red Carpet Fundraising Event. Plus, special dedication of Tim Russert carving. Read more »

Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Buffalo News, "Smaller items being made from trees downed in storm. Bowls, cutting boards, vases will soon be for sale" Read article »

Monday, October 8th, 2007 - Tree trunk carvings of Jim Kelly and Chris Berman unveiled. Read more ››

September 9, 2007 - Buffalo News, "Miss Nardin takes a bow/ Sesquicentennial gala", Charles Lewis/News Photographer

September, 2007 - project featured on Brian Kahle Show

August-September, 2007 - Buffalo Irish Times article, "Carving Comes to the Buffalo Irish Center", Chauncey Olcott unveiling slated for Saturday, September 15th.

August 30, 2007 - The Sun News (Hamburg, NY), "Carving a Legacy from the Loss:, Trees felled in the October storm given a second life as monuments to Buffalo", by Matthew Chandler

August 21, 2007 - WBFO airs report, "Wooden Statues Carved from October Storm Tree Trunks," by reporter, Eileen Buckley. Click here to listen.

August 21, 2007 - Buffalo News article, "Festival to take wing with carving of local culinary idol" - by Tom Buckham

August 13, 2007 - Radio appearance,
"On Target with Penny Wolfgang"

July, 2007 - Buffalo Rising online features article on Carving for a Cause

May 29, 2007 - Kevin O'Neill of WGRZ Ch. 2 Day Break Celebrates Western New York with Carving for a Cause.

May 25, 2007 - Donn Esmonde, columnist for The Buffalo News, highlights Carvings in article - "Resurrection, Buffalo-style, but at price."

May 21, 2007 - Buffalo News Picture Page features photo of Harold Arlen statue being carved.

May 20, 2007 - Associated Press article "Trees lost in storm finding new life" runs on USAToday.com and Newsday.com (archive is accessible by registering for a paid membership to Newsday.com)

Keep watch for a blog to be appearing soon!!

Thank you for visiting the Carvings for a Cause website! Our initiative is still in its early stages but there is so much yet to come. The next few months promise to be buzzing with activity!

We invite you to visit often to check on our progress. We will be sure to keep you up to date

Thank You!

SPONSORS NEEDED
The following carvings are completed
and already carved and available for sponsorship:

Buffalo
Harold Arlen
Bass Fish

See before, during and after photo
gallery of the October '06 Storm by Buffalo photographer, Joe Cascio »

Read "The Buzz" and see what people are saying about the Project »

Coming Soon...
Carvings Map and Guide

Save the Date for the next Carvings for a Cause Fundraiser... The Buckin' Buffalo Saloon Honors Carvings for a Cause When: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Where: Buckin' Buffalo Salooon 294 Franklin St., Downtown Buffalo Click here for details... The "October Storm" Anniversary Party When: Sunday, October 12, 2008 Where: J.P. Bullfeathers 1010 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 (716) 886-1010 Silent Auction to feature wooden products made from trees damaged in the October '06 storm. Stay tuned for more details...

Sponsors Needed for Each Carving... Please contact Therese Forton at 716-868-8868. Many benefits for each sponsor and the opportunity to be a part of saving our trees and re-treeing Western New York's landscape!!! See Sponsor proposal	Make a Donation! Your t ax deductible check donations can be made out to: Keep Western New York Beautiful/ Carvings for a Cause c/o Therese Forton 1230 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14209

A word from the Creator...Therese Forton-Barnes
Therese@carvingsforacause.com
Therese's Bio

"I have recovered over 80 very large tree trunks from The October storm of '06 from Buffalo and Erie County, and I am still getting more as crews cut them down. Some of them are 75-200 years old. I couldn't bear having them chopped up for wood and am in the process of having them all carved into larger than life size, significant local figures or symbols from our region (Grover Cleveland, Frederick Law Olmsted, Frank Lloyd Wright,Joyce Carol Oates, Jim Kelly, a Buffalo, an Eagle, etc. - See our GALLERY for works in progress). They will be placed throughout the region and will tell a wonderful story of Western New York's rich heritage. Carvings for a Cause is a reflection of our community that cares deeply about a place we call home, and is something our community can cherish and enjoy for many years to come."

It is going to be very exciting for all to enjoy. I look at it as a way to make lemonade out of lemons!

Drawing from the rich heritage of our WNY region, the list of potential carvings is growing! Click here to view.

To get involved or to Sponsor a Carving,
please call 716-868-8868 or email Therese@carvingsforacause.com

When not devoting time to Carvings for a Cause Ms. Forton-Barnes operates Events to a Tee, her own event planning business, and authors children’s books about her beloved dogs. See Zaki and Venus Adventure Books.

NEEDED:

Bobcat
Front loader truck to move logs
Equipment to dig holes in ground for concrete mounting blocks
Sponsors for a map and Guide that will list with photos all of the carvings and their locations
Sponsors for Frank Lloyd Wright, the Bass Fish, and Harold Arlen

ALREADY DONATED:
Crane to move carvings and concrete slabs. Thanks to Twin Lakes Concrete and Construction.

Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
A similar project that has been a huge success, is in Truro, Nova Scotia. The Dutch Elm Disease was the cause of their unfortunate situation and instead of cutting their trees down they had sculptors make historical Figures out of each one. See the Truro Tree Project Gallery

Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
The Art Walk of Tree Sculptures for Orangeville has attracted a lot of attention from residents, visitors and other municipalities since it was initiated in 2002. The project gives trees a new life after they have been declared beyond hope by the municipal arborist.

There Will Come Another
"A Lessons from the Trees"
by Grace Maylin
A childrens' book from Creations Publishing, views the tradegy of the October Storm from another perspective, through the eyes and hearts of the trees. Forty percent of the proceeds go to ReTree WNY and their efforts to plant new trees .
Click here to learn more. »

Re-Tree WNY was established on November 3, 2006 by a group of about 40 Western New York residents who saw first-hand the devastation done to our beautiful WNY living resource -- our trees -- and decided to take action to re-forest every public area that was destroyed by the freak October 12-13, 2006 snowstorm. To learn more about Re-Tree WNY visit: Re-TreeWNY.org ››	Rick Pratt has been carving now for almost ten years. He and his wife live with their five children in a small town outside Buffalo, N.Y. Rick's major carving pieces have been custom-ordered stump carvings, where the customer has him come to their property and carve a tree that is still in the ground. He also creates Free-Standing Sculpture and Exterior/Interior Home Designing... Read more ››	Each tree trunk being carved weighs over 2000 pounds! There are over 20 different species of trees selected to be carved! Trees have come from different parks, including Cazenovia, Delaware, Martin Luther King, Riverside, and South Park. Read more ››

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