Project EverGreen Invites Industry to Participate in Wheelbarrows Display

Project EverGreen announced a new challenge that it hopes will be a major attraction at the upcoming Green Industry & Equipment Expo (GIE+EXPO).

"This will be 'the Year of the WHEELBARROWS' at GIE," said Den Gardner, executive director of Project EverGreen, "Everyone who participates in this special event will be given a child-size wheelbarrow, courtesy of John Deere, and challenged to decorate it in a way which depicts their company's efforts to enhance green spaces at home, work and play."

Gardner said that the WHEELBARROWS challenge is designed to parallel Project EverGreen's SHOVELS event which gained major attention at the 2006 G.I.E. "Last year, some 27 green industry manufacturers, distributors and service providers accepted our SHOVELS challenge," he said. "This year we are looking for even wider participation. It's an opportunity to create unique art that conveys the positive role the green industry plays in our environment, lifestyles and economy."

To provide a showcase for WHEELBARROWS, Gardner said Project EverGreen will mount a special display at the show on Thursday, Oct.26. On Friday, it will become the centerpiece of an invitation-only reception from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Galt House.

Anyone involved in the green industry is eligible to participate in the WHEELBARROWS challenge. To obtain more information visit the Project EverGreen Web site at www.projectevergreen.com or call 877/758-4835. To make the display possible, participants are asked to donate $1,000 toward the mission of Project EverGreen.