Trees for Life in the Media

Hatteberg’s People TV Segment

See Trees for Life’s founder and president featured on a popular Kansas television series.             View Balbir Mathur on Hatteberg’s People

Chicago Public Radio interview of Balbir Mathur

Chicago Public Radio featured an interview of Trees for Life founder and president Balbir Mathur on the Worldview. Listen to the interview

Help poor by being partners, not saviors

The Wichita Eagle

I came back convinced that the real answer, in the long term, is to give people the tools they need to help themselves. Read the article

Getting fruit trees to save lives

The Daily Times (Malawi, Africa)
Two sisters in Malawi, a veterinary surgeon and a member of parliament, have embarked on an ambitious project to ensure food and economic survival of their people. Read the article

It's About Life

McPherson College Review
"Trees for Life is not about trees. It's about life. It's a community of people who wish to grow through service." Read the article

Trees for Life gives apple farmer, 89, a chance to sow good will

The Wichita Eagle
Beth Weddle, an energetic elderly widow, gets a new lease on life as a Trees f or Life volunteer. Read more

Volunteer spreads word about trees

The Wichita Eagle
Ruth Garnett, a 98-year-old, volunteered at Trees for Life just about every week since it was founded.

'Miracle tree' has spread its roots

The Wichita Eagle    
Relief groups around the world turn to Trees for Life to learn about the drumstick (Moringa) tree.  Read more

Planting Seeds

The Wichita Eagle
A Wichita couple volunteering at Trees for Life plan to serve at a school in Allahabad, India.

Banker finds renewal in life as a Volunteer

The Wichita Eagle
He knows the life of a full-time volunteer isn't right for everybody. But he urges others not to rule it out at some time in their lives. “Let your mind and heart be open for the opportunity that it could work in your life."

Temple Award recognizes the work of Trees for Life

The Wichita Eagle
Balbir Mathur is presented with the 1998 Temple Award for Creative Altruism by the Institute of Noetic Sciences for founding Trees for Life.

Branching Out

The Wichita Eagle
Trees for Life expands its global reach and sinks roots deeper in Wichita as it builds new headquarters.

Fact and Comment

Forbes Magazine
"In Kansas an India-born naturalized American single-handedly launched a drive that in 1987 alone planted 700,000 fruit-bearing trees in India, thus fighting world hunger and pollution at the same time."

Kansas Man Sows Seeds of Dream

The New York Times
A visionary experience led Kansas businessman Balbir Mathur to serve villagers in his native India and found the Trees for Life movement. Read more

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