GENEVA – Given an opportunity to raise money for the Geneva History Center and its own charitable cause, the Geneva Park District also seized the moment to make a statement.

The park district’s entry in the history center’s Giving Tree program is “Working Together to Stop Bullying.” Traci Wicks, the park district’s marketing supervisor, said it was an opportunity to raise awareness. The tree was decorated by participants in the district’s Kid Zone program, which is a before- and after-school program for students in Geneva elementary schools.

Wicks said that bullying has been “such a buzzword,” and it seemed to be a good fit.