PBI/Gordon Supports Project EverGreen’s GreenCare for Troops

Nearly $5,000 was raised to benefit military families.

PBI/Gordon Supports Project EverGreen’s GreenCare for Troops


Kansas City, MO – PBI/Gordon Corporation, a leading supplier to the professional turf and ornamental industry, recently helped raise nearly $5,000 for military families needing assistance with lawn and yard maintenance while those in the armed forces are away from home.

Project EverGreen’s signature program GreenCare for Troops is a nationwide outreach program that connects local green industry professionals with men and women serving our country in the armed forces.  These volunteers assist with lawn and yard mowing and maintenance for the family home. Currently more than 8,000 military families are receiving help from more than 2,200 volunteers, and the program is expanding rapidly.

Earlier this year, Project EverGreen started an industry fundraising program, "Buck It Up for Military Families," to support GreenCare for Troops. The plan is to use 60 percent of the funds collected for scholarships to help military families interested in pursuing careers in the Green Industry. The remainder will be used to defray administration costs of the program. The "Buck It Up for Military Families" program simply asked industry-employed professionals to donate $1 to support the program.

“We wanted to do something to say thanks to our military people. This program is a great way to do that,” said Mark Miller, Vice-President of Professional Product Sales for PBI/Gordon. “The idea behind 'Buck It Up for Military Families' is that if every single person associated with the green industry gave $1, many more military families would benefit from GreenCare for Troops.”

A total of $2,000 – considerably more than one “buck” per person - was raised for "Buck It Up for Military Families" which the company has agreed to match. In addition, online donations totaled more than $1,000. 

Anyone can make a donation online at projectEverGreen.com or contact Project EverGreen directly at 877-758-4835.

PBI/Gordon Corporation, a Kansas City, Missouri corporation is 100 percent employee-owned and celebrating more than 60 years of business as a manufacturer and distributor.  While the company focuses primarily on the professional turf and ornamental industry, they also market agricultural specialty products, a consumer lawn and garden product line and animal health care products.