We’ve paid all event costs and collected all of the pledged donations, and we are happy to announce that Pratt Nature Center will receive a $13,000 donation from the 17th Annual YardScapes Quad-Am Golf Classic!
We will make the official check presentation on Saturday, November 5th while we are at Pratt performing a property cleanup during YardScapes’ Annual Rake & Bake Fall Day of Service.
Our entire team would like to extend much gratitude to each and every one of our sponsors, donors, players, and volunteers who continue to make this event fun and successful each year!
THANK YOU!
“The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation.”
-Mary Ritter Beard
On Saturday, November 5th, YardScapes staff, family, friends, and business associates will volunteer at YardScapes Fall Rake & Bake, our second annual day of service.
At this event, volunteers meet at YardScapes to check in, have some coffee and snacks, and receive their assignments for the morning. After hearing welcome remarks and the plan for the day from Shayne, team assignments are handed out and equipment loaded on to the trucks. We’ll organize for a quick group photo and, at 9:00AM sharp, everyone will head to their specified non-profit organization in New Milford to perform fall clean ups.
You will see individual teams on Main Street working at Nathan Taylor House, Village Center for the Arts, and St. John’s Episcopal Church. Two teams will also head out to Pratt Nature Center and The Children’s Center.
Afterwards, all volunteers are invited back to YardScapes headquarters for a lunchtime cookout and another round of thank-yous from Shayne!
BELOW: 2021 Fall Day of Service Volunteers
Elections are important and your vote counts!
In November, you will be receiving your ballot to vote for your favorite
landscaper for YardScapes’ 2022 ‘Scaper of the Year!
Winners will be announced at our annual End-of-Year Party and
Awards Banquet and then published here in December.
A FEW FALL TIPS
- Newly transplanted conifers naturally drop a lot of older needles.
- Plant fall bulbs at the depth of 2-3 times the size of the bulb.
- Ticks are still active when it is mild outside – continue to take precautions.
- Regularly check the houseplants you brought inside for the winter for insects.
- Clean and store your garden tools to ensure they are ready to go in the spring!
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