Garick Participates in Donation to National Monument

08/21/07

(CLEVELAND, OH) Garick, as a member of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), participated in “Renewal & Remembrance” at Historic Congressional Cemetery on Monday, July 16, 2007. Garick donated a full truckload of Black Satin® Mulch, valued at over $2,800, to the cemetery and PLANET members used it to landscape and beautify the grounds.

Hundreds of lawn care and landscape companies from across the nation brought their crews to both the Historic Congressional Cemetery and Arlington National Cemetery and spent the day mulching, pruning, liming, planting, and aerating. Many children of PLANET members participated by planting flowers, and presenting a wreath to the guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The gift of time and services is valued at more than $300,000.

“This was the most significant project that PLANET will carry out this year,” states PLANET President, Jim Martin, CLP. “The natural beauty and quiet grace of these cemeteries make them places that we feel compelled to take care of and protect. This extremely worthwhile and meaningful project demonstrates our honor and remembrance of America’s veterans and leaders.” To date, the project has given more than $1.4 million in goods, services, and labor to Arlington National and Historic Congressional cemeteries.

Bob Schanz, Garick’s Supply Chain Director, said, “We were honored that PLANET asked us to donate our all-organic Black Satin® Mulch for their project. We are proud that we were able to contribute something to one of America’s most treasured monuments.”

Also contributing to the donation was C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., one of North America’s largest third party logistics and transportation companies. C.H. Robinson’s expertise in the transportation market made it Garick’s choice for delivery of the donation.

Garick, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a nationwide distributor and processor of sustainable natural resource products that services the landscape, recreation, lawn, garden, and construction industries. Garick prides itself on its commitment to sustainability and environmental practices. Using organic and green waste streams, such as lawn and garden, food, agriculture, and forest by-products, Garick diverts hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from landfills and reproduces it into organic mulches and soils.

Garick's composting facilities are Paygro® in South Charleston, Ohio; Smith Garden Products® in Cumming, Georgia; New Milford Farms® in New Milford, Connecticut; and Tarheel Bark in Harrisburg, North Carolina. These facilities make nationally branded products Nature's Helper® organic soil amendment, Black Satin® Mulch, Designated Dryer™ sports turf conditioner, Hydrocks® soil enhancer, Kids Karpet® recreational surfacing, and Moo-Nure® organic compost. With these composting facilities and other terminals and ports located throughout the United States, Garick has the capability to supply a complete range of products in bags, bales, or bulk. For more information on Garick, please visit www.garick.com.

PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,200 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.

For more information, visit LandcareNetwork.org, or call the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522. To find a PLANET professional in your area, visit LandcareNetwork.org/findaprofessional, or call the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522.