Jack and Georgia Dirksing Donate
$25,000 to ALCA Educational Foundation

By Jodie Carter, regional editor

Jack Dirking owned and operated the Finn Corporation from 1962 until he sold it in 1998. The Finn Corporation is a producer of high-quality equipment for landscape construction, maintenance and erosion control. Jack remained president and CEO of Finn until 2000 and still serves on the Finn board of directors, while enjoying his retirement home in Florida.

This February, a generous $25,000 gift from Jack and Georgia Dirksing was given to support the Associated Landscape Contractors of America’s (ALCA) Educational Foundation, which funds student scholarships in the landscape industry.

Jack owned and operated the Finn Corporation from 1962 until he sold it in 1998. The Finn Corporation is a producer of high-quality equipment for landscape construction, maintenance and erosion control. Jack remained president and CEO of Finn until 2000 and still serves on the Finn board of directors, while enjoying his retirement home in Florida.

“It is important to give something back to the industry that I love for all the generosity that ALCA members have shown me over the last 25 years. The partnerships and relationships that I have built through the years have helped me to realize my dreams,” says Jack Dirksing. Jack has been involved in ALCA since 1979.

A gift of $25,000 distinguishes contributors as an ambassador of the ALCA Educational Foundation.

Past individual ambassadors include:

Richard and Peggy Akerman
William and Caroline Braid
Ron and Sara Damgaard
Jack Dirksing
Rick and Peggy Doesburg
Friends and Family/
    Phil Christian Memorial
    Scholarship Fund
Steve and Beverly Glover
Mike Glowacki
Debra Holder and Family
Bruce and Cammie Hunt
Glenn and Melissa Jacobsen
Ron and Sally Kujawa
David and Julie Luse
Shirley B. Mangum Family
David and Terry Minor
Victor and Eric Moore
Bill and Mary Murdy
Dick and Suzanne Ott
Ed and Carol Sinnott
Harry Vignocchi and Family

The Educational Foundation Raised More Than $20,000 at 2003 Conference

By January 2004, the ALCA Educational Foundation (AEF) had raised more than $20,000 at the 2003 Green Industry Conference (GIC) and Green Industry Expo (GIE) in St. Louis, Missouri. AEF held a raffle and a silent auction during the conference to help support scholarships for students in the green industry. The fund-raising efforts paid off, with $14,500 collected in raffle ticket sales.

The silent auction, held during the ALCA welcome reception, raised more than $5,000 and featured products and trips provided by Caterpillar Gravely, an Ariens Company; J. Thomas Distributors; Kichler Lighting; Lowes; and the Travel Worldwide Network.