Major Aaron Filter, Wisconsin National Guard, didn’t get the chance to finish landscaping the front of the house he, his wife Kristi and their three children share when he was deployed overseas to Afghanistan. Chris Williams, owner of K&W Greenery in Janesville, Wis., deployed his own landscape design and installation crew to finish the job.
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“Those with us who have somebody deployed do need a little help once in a while,” said Kristi. In the spring, the family planned to landscape the area after putting in a new sidewalk and having to remove a mature maple tree in the front yard leaving them without any shade in front of the house.
"K&W and the others who donated plants and materials are just so wonderful and generous,” she continued. When Kristi e-mailed the photos of the completed project to her husband overseas, “His comment was, ‘What a blessing,’” she said.
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K&W Greenery is s member of the Wisconsin Green Industry Federation (WGIF), an organization of seven Wisconsin trade associations representing the nursery, landscape, greenhouse, garden center and Christmas tree producers and service providers. In addition to K&W Greenery, WGIF member Beaver Creek Nursery donated plants and Carlin Sales/ProGreen Plus donated fertilizer and landscape fabric. The WGIF, whose mission is to promote the green industry, is also an affiliated organization of GreenCare for Troops.
The donated supplies and labor totaled between $3,000 and $4,000. K&W’s Williams said to his local newspaper the Janesville Gazette, “I though it would be a nice thing to do. Help somebody out who needed some help.”
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GreenCare for Troops is a nationwide outreach program coordinated by Project EverGreen that connects local lawn and landscape firms with men and women serving our country in the armed forces away from home. GreenCare has helped more than 1,300 volunteers provide free lawn and landscape services for more than 6,000 military families nationwide. Visit GreenCare for Troop‘s Web site at http://projectevergreen.com/gcft/.
GreenCare for Troops islooking for WGIF members who would like to participate in the program by assisting a family in the following Wisconsin locations. Contact Joy Westenberg with Project EverGreen at joywestenberg@projectevergreen.com.
City State Zip Needs
Beloit WI 53511 Lawn mowing
Fall River WI 53932 Lawn mowing
Franklin WI 53132 Tree and shrub trimming
Janesville WI 53546 Lawn mowing
Kaukauna WI 54130 Lawn mowing
Kenosha WI 53144 Lawn mowing
Kenosha WI 53142 Lawn mowing
Menasha WI 54952 Weed eating and fertilization
New Glarus WI 53574 Lawn mowing
Oconomowoc WI 53066 Lawn mowing
Oshkosh WI 54901 Lawn mowing
Port Edwards WI 54469 Lawn mowing
Port Washington WI 53074 Lawn mowing
Ripon WI 54971 Areation/fertilization/pest control
Wisconsin Rapids Lawn mowing
Superior WI Lawn mowing
Waukesha WI 53186 Lawn mowing