You can visit and take photos of yourself with Elma to post on her page. Immediately after Amma blessed the sapling, it was taken to Addison Town Park, where it was planted by the mayor, Swami Ramakrishnananda and members of the American wing of Amma's youth group, AYUDH (Amrita Yuva Dharmadhara). Just prior to Amma's blessing of the tree, Elizabeth Muller, a devotee from Oklahoma, addres
sed the gathering. "The Survivor Tree is a witness to tragedy, but also a symbol of resilience, tenacity, perseverance and hope," she said. "Today, it is a tribute to renewal and rebirth. The inscription around that tree at the memorial reads: 'The spirit of this city and nation will not be defeated. Our deeply rooted faith sustained us.' This tree can stand for the nurturing of the tree of compassion in the hearts of us all. For, as Amma has said, 'Compassion is the only way to peace.'"
Welcoming Amma to Addison for the fourth year in a row, Mayor Chow lauded Amma's tireless service to humanity. "She gives everything she has to the poor and the needy," he said. "She has done so much. Let's give her a big round of applause."
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Amma’s Elma the Elm Tree lives and grows at Addison Town Park, Addison, TX. (suburb of Dallas) Elma is planted close to the water fountain. Directions to Park: http://www.addisontx.gov/Departments/parks/News___Articles/Addison_Town_Park.asp
