HERNDON, Va. – The National Association of Landscape Professionals has earned a 2015 Power of A Gold Award from ASAE, the national center for association leadership, for its Renewal & Remembrance initiative, the largest single day of service for the nation's landscape industry. Each year, hundreds of volunteers who are members of the association come from across the nation to Arlington National Cemetery to spend the day giving back to their country.
“Congratulations to NALP for helping make the world a better place,” said Hugh “Mac” Cannon, MPA, CAE, executive director of ACEC of Metropolitan Washington, and chair of the Power of A Awards Judging Committee. “Their program exemplifies how associations make a difference every day – not just to the industry or profession they represent, but to society at large.”
Through the Renewal & Remembrance initiative, volunteers provide arborist services such as cabling and providing lightening protection, landscape plant installations, lawn care including liming and aeration, and irrigation installation. This event, which began in 1997 as a small, one-day event, has grown to involve more than 400 individuals, 100 companies and 50 children. As the day of service has grown, more and more NALP members bring both their families as well as their company employees (click here for photos).
“We are proud to honor America's veterans and leaders during this day of service,” said Sabeena Hickman, CAE, CEO of NALP. “Renewal & Remembrance is an opportunity for NALP members to come together and reaffirm their pride and patriotism working alongside their industry peers by dedicating manpower and equipment to enhance the beauty of Arlington National Cemetery.”
The Power of A Awards are ASAE’s highest association honor, recognizing the association community’s valuable contributions on the local, national and global level. The Power of A Awards reward outstanding accomplishments of associations and industry professionals for their efforts to enrich lives, create a competitive workforce, prepare society for the future, drive innovation and make a better world.
Visit the website for information about volunteering at this year's Renewal & Remembrance event which takes place on July 20.
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