Mercedes-Benz Honors Heroes With Trees Atlanta Planting Ceremony

ATLANTA, GA — Mercedes-Benz USA will host a ceremony Wednesday to honor its “Greatness Lives Here” partners for their sustainable leadership.

The “heroes” will be thanked for their dedication to the community with a program, stone markers and a tree planting event. A total of 18 trees will be planted, courtesy of Trees Atlanta.

Mercedes-Benz USA will honor 18 organizations including one founded by a Holocaust survivor who feeds the less fortunate by distributing leftover food from supermarkets and restaurants, a dog lover who leverages canine companionship to change the lives of incarcerated men, the first double-amputee to complete the Ironman, and a couple who uses bikes as a tool for children to build life skills.

“These Greatness Lives Here heroes reveal the power of the human heart that exists in Atlanta,” said Mercedes-Benz USA in a release.

This tree planting event is part of its inaugural Week of Caring, October 5-9, where Mercedes-Benz USA employees can participate in online activities and webinars to support, volunteer and learn about MBUSA’s community partners.

The full event will be streamed live at 10 a.m. Wednesday on Facebook.