PLANET Day of Service:
The PLANET Day of Service is an annual charity event to allow us to give back to our local community. It is a one-day volunteer project organized at the national level by The Professional Landcare Network with thousands of volunteers participating. Each year, volunteers, including the company’s ownership, management, and field personnel, help local residents in need with various spring beautification and grounds maintenance projects, and improve public spaces within Middleboro. These green spaces are a vital component to our planet, so improving and maintaining them is a great opportunity to have a big impact on our community.
This year (2016) was our seventh year hosting the Day of Service. On April 22, 2016, our crew of volunteers worked on five separate projects in Middleboro and Taunton to help improve the lives of some local residents, and revitalize public spaces. Roughly 175 hours were volunteered! Greener Horizon also donated materials such as loam, crushed stone, and bark mulch. Lastly, thank you to the following for their support: Olson’s Greenhouses, Inc., Spillane’s Nursery Corp., Grant’s Rental, Dave’s Diner, Stoneforge Tavern and Publick House, 99 Restaurants (Bridgewater) Dunkin’ Donuts, Hannaford Supermarkets and to the town of Middleboro; Middleborough Town Manager and Project EverGreen.
Completed Projects:
- A spring beautification and planting of our sponsored community island on Rt. 28 in Middleboro.
- Brick walkway repairs and planting/clean-up at Kramer Park in downtown Middleboro.
- Flowers, cleanup, and bark mulching for a local woman to brighten her day.
- Spring landscaping, yard cleanup, and bark mulching under a playground for a local sergeant wounded in the line of duty, as part of the Green Care for Troops Program.
- Landscaping, cleanup, tending of the English gardens, shrub and hedge trimming and reviving, and grating and fertilizing at the 1769 Oliver Estate in Middleboro.
2023 Day of Service Videos & Gallery
Click the images below to watch our live (at the time) Day of Service videos
2016 Day of Service Videos & Gallery
Click the images below to watch our live (at the time) Day of Service videos
Other Community Involvement:
- Middleboro 4th of July Parade
- Hope In Bloom (a non-profit that designs and builds “healing gardens” for breast cancer patients, free of charge. www.hopeinbloom.org)
- Helping Hands Monkey Helpers Annual Galla (a non-profit that trains Capuchin Monkeys as animal assistants to those affected by spinal cord injuries and other mobility impairment disabilities. www.monkeyhelpers.org)
- Support to the Middleboro Police Superior Officers
- Support to the Massachusetts State Fraternal Order of Police
