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equipment in its work throughout the community. They primarily water community trees planted by KIB, but sometimes need to cut overgrowth around a tree’s base. They have found the trimmer to be very handy. The Troy-Bilt blower have been very helpful in clearing sidewalks and occasionally collecting excessive litter. Troy-Bilt was also recognized at KIB’s annual April Great Indy Cleanup event with Greg Ballard, the Mayor of Indianapolis, and 300 volunteers. Keep Morehouse Beautiful partnered with the Dixie League and the City of Bastrop, La., to clean up Carter Park. The day was extremely productive because of the Troy-Bilt blower and trimmer that KMB received. Since KMB is totally comprised of volunteers, and has no committed income, Troy-Bilt’s generous gift to their organization was very welcome. Three new vegetable gardens were built at G.N. Smith, Watkins, and Green Elementary schools in Jackson, Miss., using the Troy-Bilt shovels and garden rakes. Twenty trees were planted at Timberlawn Elementary and Siwell Jr. High School where the shovels were also used. The string trimmer and blowers were used during Great American Cleanup events in neighborhoods, at two parks, and a church. Keep Jackson Beautiful also has Troy-Bilt shovels and garden rakes that were used to develop three new vegetable gardens. Many different groups have used the tools and they are making a big difference in many different areas of Jackson. On the day of its Great American Cleanup project, Keep High Point (N.C.) Beautiful used the weed-eater to trim an area of a low income neighborhood that continues to need beautification. This included yard maintenance needs as well as littler pickup. The blower was used to help move all the clippings away from the curbs and leave a much improved scene. Keep Luna County Beautiful in Deming, N.M., used the blower and trimmer that Troy-Bilt donated to beautify a local Equestrian Center that had been neglected in recent years. Because of the
weed and leaf removal, the community will be able to use a much-improved center again. Keep Akron Beautiful used the equipment that Troy-Bilt donated for its Flowerscape and Adopt-ASite projects. KAB also used the equipment on its Community Pride Trailer, which members of the community can rent for public cleanups. The equipment has been used at two Community Pride Trailer sites— one to create a community garden and another to beautify and create a downtown pocket park. AKRON, OH
Keep Norwalk (Conn.) Beautiful was extremely grateful to Troy-Bilt for the donation of a fourcycle backpack blower and the four-cycle string trimmer. Those Troy-Bilt machines are the only ones KNB uses for blowing accumulated litter and cutting back excessive weed growth in the town’s business centers. “KNB volunteers request the Troy-Bilt machines because they perform well and they know that they are better for the environment,” said Keep Norwalk Beautiful Executive Director David Shockley. The Troy-Bilt machines are also used to clean up neglected traffic islands, vacant lots and assist with community service crews when they tackle a disabled senior citizen’s yard.
“The project was made better and easier because of Troy-Bilt. The gloves and blowers were very much appreciated. Volunteers were very excited to use the equipment and it made the job enjoyable.” To ny Sasso, executive director of Keep Brevard Beautiful
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