The Tulip Tree continues rose giveaway to honor 9/11

The yearly give away is sponsored entirely by Haenel and The Tulip Tree to give members of the community a way to remember and reach out to each other. Roses are given out in dozens to any adult 18 or older who requests them, as long as supplies last. The recipients are asked to keep one rose for themselves, and distribute the other 11 to friends, relatives, neighbors, or strangers. The event is now held always Sept. 11 as a way to commemorate the events at the World Trade Center in 2001 and to help unify the community at large.

The roses are prepared by a committee of volunteers, who begin work a couple days before the giveaway. This year's tentative preparation dates are Sept. 9 and 10. Roses are stripped of their thorns, placed in water tubes, and wrapped in plastic in bundles of 12.

Sept. 11, volunteers will greet the people who line up to receive roses to give away. A number of charity and community organizations have been invited to participate.