Gravely participates in NALP Day of Service

In celebration of Earth Day, Gravely took part in the National Association of Landscape Professionals’ (NALP) Day of Service Event.

Ariens Company employees, in partnership with Vande Hey Landscaping, worked to improve the curb appeal of the Harbor House in Appleton, Wis. During the event, volunteers from both companies volunteered by spreading mulch, planting trees and flowers, and pulling weeds. More than $6,500 in materials and labor was donated.

NALP’s Day of Service event is a grassroots event that gives professionals in the landscape industry an opportunity to plan, organize, and carry-out volunteer service projects that benefit their communities. In 2014, approximately 89 projects were completed in 24 states, and more than 2,200 volunteers participated. More than $400,000 in time and services was donated to local communities.

“This project was very important to us as members of the green industry, and we were excited to be able to celebrate Earth Day while helping out a great local organization, Harbor House Domestic Abuse Services,” said Bill Engler, Ariens Company’s Gravely brand director. “Beautifying the area and the community is important for the neighborhood, as well as the people that live here.”

For more information, and to see a map of other NALP Day of Service projects that took place across the country, visit https://www.planetdayofservice.org/. Videos and photos from last year’s event can be found on Flickr and YouTube.

Established in 1984 as a program of the Outagamie County Department of Human Services, Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs began as a grassroots organization, offering a safe shelter and basic crisis services to women and children hurt by domestic abuse. Currently, the Harbor House is an integrated and supportive community, surrounding women and children with a comprehensive range of program options.

The building is perched alongside a long road, making it the perfect subject for a landscaping renovation. Employees from the Ariens Company re-landscaped three areas along the building’s facade over a span of six hours.

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