Podcast and News Coverage Highlight Need for Volunteers
Project EverGreen Takes Message to Military Family Podcast
“It’s something that when we found out about it, we just thought, wow, this is so impactful, and we want to be a part of it. We want to help families that have a member in active service and make their lives a little easier.”
Doreen Costanzo
GreenGage Urbanscape
Brooklyn, New York
Project EverGreen GreenCare and SnowCare for Troops Program Director Ki Matsko and Program Manager Nici Trem appeared on separate media outlets promoting the programs and highlighting the need for new volunteers.
Matsko appeared on the Mission: Milspouse podcast (at the 7:50 mark) expounding on the benefits military families receive when they register for lawn care, landscape, or snow removal services.
Trem appeared on WLUC NBC TV6 in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula discussing why the need for new volunteers this winter is growing not only in Michigan but across the country.
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The Title Sponsor of the GreenCare for Troops program Title Sponsor is Nufarm. SnowCare for Troops program in BOSS Snowplow. Platinum Partners include Toro, SiteOne Landscape Supply, AMGUARD Environmental Sciences. The Silver Partner is Arborjet/Ecologel.
Affiliate Partners include the Connecticut Grounds Keepers Association and the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association.
GreenCare for Troops and SnowCare for Troops are endorsed by the National Association of Landscape Professionals
Why are Green Spaces Important to Military Families?
Parks, lawns, landscapes and maintained green spaces help to mitigate temperature increases in communities and significantly reduce energy use and cooling costs. Project EverGreen’s initiatives – GreenCare for Troops and GreenCare for Communities – have made a significant impact.
Through its nationwide base of professional volunteers, Project EverGreen has connected people, plants and their communities to maximize the health of grass, plants and trees, which in turn sequesters carbon and cleans the air. Both initiatives support healthy green spaces in neighborhoods and cities, enabling maintained green spaces to function as the lungs of the city and offsetting the negative effects of a warming environment.
A single group or individual cannot transform lawns, landscapes and parks but Project EverGreen’s coalition of businesses and individuals helps maintain green spaces so they can thrive.