To raise awareness of the ongoing need for basic lawn care and landscape services for families of deployed military personnel and post 9/11 veterans with service-connected disabilities, Project EverGreen recognizes June 10-16 as GreenCare for Troops Awareness Week.

The program, which marks its 12th year in 2018, has seen more than 11,000 military families and veterans register to receive an estimated $8 million in donated lawn care and landscape services from more than 6,000 green industry professionals.

“The connection our volunteers have with military families and/or disabled veterans they are matched with can be very personal and meaningful,” says Cindy Code, executive director of Project EverGreen. “Not only are our volunteers providing a valued service and relieving a burden, but they are also creating an environment where military families and disabled veterans can reconnect with two powerful forces—their families and nature.”

To learn more, visit Project EverGreen’s GreenCare for Troops website.