STATE OF GEORGIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
 
Sonny Perdue GOVERNOR 
 
Media Advisory 
 
For Planning Purposes Only Friday, October 31, 2008 
 
Contact: Office of Communications (404) 651- 7774 
 
Governor to plant environmentally friendly tree at Mansion 
 
ATLANTA  Governor Sonny Perdue, First Lady Mary Perdue will plant an Athena Elm tree donated by the Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf Association at the Governor's Mansion, Friday, October 31, at 3:00 p.m. The Athena Elm will replace a tree previously destroyed by thunderstorms earlier this year. The Governor will highlight fall and winter planting, which is an environmentally sound time to plant. Mild temperatures during the winter season allow trees, shrubs, and many other plants to rot with a minimum of watering. 
 
WHO: 
 
Governor Sonny Perdue 
 
 Assoc. 
 
First Lady Mary Perdue Mary Kay Woodworth, Metro Atlanta Landscape and Turf 
 
WHAT: 
 
Tree planting 
 
WHEN: 
 
Friday, October 31, 2008 3:00 p.m.--3:15 p.m. 
 
WHERE: 
 
Governor's Mansion 391 West Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, Georgia 
 
###