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April 2006 LCN Off the Clock03-30-06 | News

National Environmental Teams Up With the Boys and Girls Club of Southern California

Natural Environmental donated all of the soil preparation materials, equipment and labor for the project. The new turf was welcomed with enthusiasm by the Boys and Girls Club, who had previously been playing on a dirt field.

For more than 25 years, Natural Environmental, Inc. (NELM) has been providing landscape maintenance and construction services to commercial and residential customers. Recently they teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club of San Diego to install a new playing field ?EUR??,,????'??? free of charge.

he field was a volunteer project created and donated to the Boys and Girls Club by NELM ?EUR??,,????'??? it is a job that would have cost approximately $25,000 ?EUR??,,????'??? $30,000.

NELM President, Ken O?EUR??,,????'???Haver explained the turf project. ?EUR??,,????'??Our scope of work included soil-prep, irrigation installation, grading and sod installation,?EUR??,,????'?? said O?EUR??,,????'???Haver. ?EUR??,,????'??Additional volunteers from the Boys and Girls Club helped us in the sod installation.?EUR??,,????'??

Irrigation materials for the project were donated by Rainbird, Ewing Irrigation; NELM donated all of the soil preparation materials as well as providing the equipment and labor; the Boys and Girls Club raised the money to purchase the sod for the 15,000 sq. ft. field.

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Boys and Girls Club Director, Michelle Regan, felt that the project was a success.

?EUR??,,????'??Ken and his team made the whole process extremely easy,?EUR??,,????'?? said Regan. ?EUR??,,????'??They asked us what we wanted, designed the field and then did all the work. It was one of the easiest renovation projects we have ever done.?EUR??,,????'??

Before the new turf was installed, the kids had been playing on a dirt field. Understandably, the project was a welcome change for everyone who utilizes the facility.

?EUR??,,????'??The kids were thrilled to see the field go in,?EUR??,,????'?? said Regan. ?EUR??,,????'??They have been playing on a dirt field for so long that they couldn?EUR??,,????'???t believe we?EUR??,,????'???re putting in grass. Parents and staff are pleased too. The dirt field was an eyesore that brought down the look of the facility.

The new grass field makes the whole place brighter and friendlier.?EUR??,,????'??
The Boys and Girls Club project isn?EUR??,,????'???t the first volunteer project NELM has been involved in. They also donate maintenance services to the Fletcher Hills Little League of El Cajon, Calif. O?EUR??,,????'???Haver enjoys the work and the feeling of participating in the community around him.

?EUR??,,????'??We look forward to partnering with various organizations in the future,?EUR??,,????'?? said O?EUR??,,????'???Haver.