ST. JOSEPH / ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. -- On May 9, the Boys and Girls Clubs of America's Elkhart and St. Joseph County locations joined more than 160 other Indiana club locations for a statewide day of service to honor and recognize Mental Health Awareness Month in May by planting over 120 trees in a single day.

Organizers say the event was a major success and that they are looking forward to next year's event.

The Boys and Girls Club Organizations throughout Indiana serve more than 100,000 youth across 164 Club locations and recognize the importance of addressing mental health challenges among Indiana's youth, during May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and throughout all ongoing Club programming.