Volunteers Renovate Soccer Field

Michael Currin, president of Greenscape Inc., helped lead the ?EUR??,,????'??PE workday?EUR??,,????'?? where landscapers, soccer parents and players worked together to help prepare the fields and surrounding areas for the upcoming season.

Local sponsors donated more than $12,000 in labor and materials to improve the playing fields for CASL. From left: Will Zweigart, Project EverGreen; Charlie Slagle, CASL; Michael Currin, Greenscape Inc.; Ken Heltemes, Weed Man; Bill Klutho, John Deere; Mark Burgess, TruGreen. (Not pictured: John Deere Landscapes and Smith Turf & Irrigation).

The Project Evergreen team was on hand for the first games of the fall season and to enjoy watching the kids play on a quality turf.

New Prague, Minn.?EUR??,,????'??+Project EverGreen (PE) recently partnered with the Capital Area Soccer League (CASL) in Raleigh, N.C., to help renovate support for its 25-field soccer center. Members of the nonprofit group donated more than 150 man-hours and $12,000 worth of labor and materials to enhance the playing fields of one of the largest amateur youth and adult soccer leagues in the country. Contributions include landscaping support from Greenscape Inc., maintenance equipment from John Deere, sod, plant and irrigation materials from John Deere Landscapes, irrigation system consulting from Smith Turf & Irrigation, fertilizer and weed control from TruGreen, and aeration from Weed Man (one lucky fellow won free lawn care service for a year from Weed Man).

On August 19, 2005 sponsoring companies and CASL CEO Charlie Slagle led a ?EUR??,,????'??PE workday?EUR??,,????'?? where landscapers, soccer parents and players rolled up their sleeves, fired up the string trimmers and worked to help prepare the fields and surrounding areas for the upcoming season.

?EUR??,,????'??This is a pilot partnership we hope to expand to several more cities across the country next year,?EUR??,,????'?? said Den Gardner, executive director of Project EverGreen.
Project EverGreen is an alliance of green industry service providers dedicated to promoting the environmental, economic and lifestyle benefits of green spaces.

For more info, visit www.projectevergreen.com