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LCN February 2007 Off the Clock02-28-07 | News

Landscaper Makes Commitment to Charity

By Michelle Ryan, regional editor

This McDonald's in Rocky Mount, Va. received a makeover from Ronnie Mitchell and Son Landscaping. The company recently made it their policy to donate a portion of their profits to a worthy cause, and in particular the Ronald McDonald House charities.

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Mitchell is a recent graduate of Virginia Tech where he took some horticulture classes and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing Management. His father started the company fifteen years ago, and although he took an interest around the age of 14, had no intentions of continuing in the industry after graduation. However, his father had a different plan in mind, when this past May, he surprised Ronnie by giving him half of the company, and thus a new trend began. A trend that involved giving back to the community.

In November 2006 Ronnie Mitchell and Son Landscaping, a company that provides landscaping, lawn care, seeding, sodding, erosion control and now hardscape services was hired to work on the landscaping at a new McDonald?EUR??,,????'?????<

Among the shrubs that were planted as part of the McDonald's landscaping project were four dwarf fountain grass, seven Greensboro red camellias, one Hollywood juniper, nine Knock Out roses and 13 abelia.

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When it was all said and done, the local Ronald McDonald House received a donation of $5,200 from Ronnie Mitchell and Son Landscaping. In addition, the company also has offered to provide free landscaping to the charity. In the fall of 2006, the company redesigned the front of the house and was able to do a fall cleanup of the immediate surrounding area. A local supplier, Hilltop Mulch, also of Rocky Mount, helped with the redesign by providing a portion of the plants and mulch that was used.

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To learn more about Ronnie Mitchell and Son Landscaping visit www.ronniemitchellandson.com.

Source: Ronnie Mitchell and Son Landscaping

When the task was completed Ronnie Mitchell and Son Landscaping was able to present a check in the amount of $5,200, accounting for 100 percent of their profits on the job to the local Ronald McDonald House of southwest Virginia.