GreenCare for Troops announces You Move, We Mow Challenge

Project EverGreen has launched the GreenCare for Troops You Move, We Mow Challenge. By participating in the challenge, green industry professionals can support military families and promote a greener, healthier, cooler Earth.

During GreenCare for Troops Awareness Week, June 23-29, 2024, participants can walk, run, bike or hike in support of deployed military families. In celebration of the program’s 18^th anniversary, the challenge is simple — record 18,000 steps during the awareness week through an activity of your choice.

By joining this challenge, participants will help provide free lawn and landscape services to those who have served, while also promoting green spaces in our communities.

“Behind every uniform is a family that sacrifices alongside them,” says Ki Matsko, program manager for GreenCare for Troops. “Participating in the You Move, We Mow Challenge is a way to honor their service, showing them that their sacrifices are seen, appreciated, and are never forgotten."

Registration Information

• Register online by clicking here.
  
• Cost is $25 per participant
  
• The first 100 participants to register receive a pair of limited edition GreenCare for Troops garden gloves and a packet of carbon converter wildflower seeds.

Who Can Register?

Everyone is welcome to participate. Register your fellow employees, family and friends.

Here is some motivation and ideas to show you how easy and rewarding it is to accomplish the 18,000-step challenge:

• The average American walks 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day.
• 18,000 steps is only 2,572 steps per day for 7 straight days.
• Just one-mile equals about 2,000 steps.
• 1,500 steps equal 15 minutes of walking; consider two walks of 15 minutes per day.
• 3,000 steps equal about 30 minutes of walking
• Mow your yard! On average, you’ll move at a pace of 6,336 steps per hour.
• 1 mile of running at a moderate effort equals three miles of cycling at the same effort level.
• 30-minute hike with hills equals 6,360 steps