The Toro Company Announces Land. Water. Thrive. 2018 Grant Recipients
19 Dezember 2018 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
With a commitment to supporting our communities and enhancing
outdoor environments, The Toro Company is pleased to announce the
2018 grant recipients for its Greenspace Enhancement Grant Program.
In connection with the company’s Land. Water. Thrive. global
initiative, Toro is helping support organizations in their efforts
to revitalize parks and greenspaces, and the outdoors of our
neighborhoods and schools.
“We are so proud to support an array of impactful community
projects through the Greenspace Enhancement Grant Program,” said
Judson McNeil, president of The Toro Foundation. “The projects
supported in Toro communities across the world reflect the ongoing
need to revitalize outdoor environments in our own backyard.”
For 2018, the Greenspace Enhancement Grant Program awarded
grants to the following organizations in cities where The Toro
Company has a presence:
Beatrice, Nebraska
- City of Beatrice ($5,000) – In
2007, Exmark Manufacturing, a division of The Toro Company,
celebrated its 25th anniversary in Beatrice by donating and
building a new playground for Roszell/Exmark Park. To meet the
needs of the community, this grant will help provide additional
shade trees and new landscaping for the park.
- Diller-Odell Public Schools
($20,000) – Servicing the Diller and Odell communities in southern
Gage and Jefferson counties, the school district aims to provide
high-quality facilities for its students and is building a new gym
to create additional space for music, play production and speech
programs. This grant will help provide new landscaping around the
new facility.
- Keep Beatrice Beautiful
($40,400) – Located along the Union Pacific railway route, which
was built in 1879, the Chief Standing Bear Trail today runs from
Marysville, Kansas, to Beatrice, and connects with the Homestead
Trail that runs 40 miles north to Lincoln. This grant, managed by
Keep Beatrice Beautiful, will reclaim areas of the trail that have
been neglected. Planting evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs and
seeding the area will help turn a neglected industrial area into a
part of the trail enjoyed by community and tourists alike.
Bloomington & Shakopee, Minnesota
- Camp Fire Minnesota ($38,500) –
With nature as a catalyst, Camp Fire Minnesota energizes youth
through nature-based experiences, and is one of America's longest
running youth development organizations. With construction of a new
Community and Dining Center at Tanadoona on Lake Minnewashta, this
grant will help with tree and shrub planting surrounding the new
building. Additionally, it will help in creating a second camp
garden where youth will plant, tend and harvest produce to prepare
healthy meals in the new Teaching Kitchen.
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
($40,000) – Home to 1,200 acres of gardens, plant, tree
collections, and natural areas, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
is building a new regional trail to provide an off-road alternative
for people to travel for recreational purposes. This grant will
support beautification of the landscape along portions of the trail
that traverse the Arboretum’s property including installing turf,
shrubs, trees and plants that are environmentally sound,
sustainable, and support songbirds and pollinators.
- The Loppet Foundation ($21,500)
– With a shared mission of creating a year-round outdoor activity
for underserved youth and families in the Minneapolis area, The
Loppet Foundation and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
recently opened a new Trailhead Building in Theodore Wirth Regional
Park. This grant will help support the installation of a new garden
and greenspace, as well as the removal of invasive species in the
area.
Iron Mountain, Michigan
- Habitat for Humanity Menominee
River ($20,000) – Serving families in need by building and
renovating homes, and improving neighborhoods, this project will
bring together local civic groups and volunteers to transform the
Stanton Street Tot Lot in Iron Mountain. Aging tennis courts will
be replaced by pickle ball courts, in addition to installing new
playground equipment and improving the greenspace with new
landscaping that will help enhance the park experience.
- Lake Antoine Park, Dickinson
County ($40,000) – One of the oldest and most frequented parks
in Dickinson County, Lake Antoine Park covers 48 acres just outside
Iron Mountain. This grant will help to revitalize the park in a
number of areas, including stump removal, reseeding open
greenspaces, planting native shoreline shrubs, and regrading and
cleaning up the beach area.
Windom, Minnesota
- Business, Arts and Recreation
Center ($35,000) – In partnership with several local, regional
and state organizations in Minnesota, this grant will help in
efforts to develop and expand sustainable public greenspaces in
Windom. This includes the construction of rain gardens and earth
berm in Tegels Park, improving the landscaping surrounding the
Business, Arts and Recreation Center, and planting trees along the
Des Moines River in Island Park.
Xiamen City, China
- Green Waterkeeper Environmental
Center ($10,000) – Focusing on the protection of water
resources, the Green Waterkeeper Environmental Center carries
out activities associated with the Jiulong River and Xiamen
streams. This grant will help support water quality testing,
and educating the community on nature and the ecology of the river
with the ultimate goal of increasing environmental awareness.
Launched in early 2018, the Land. Water. Thrive. initiative aims
to help improve water use efficiency, enhance outdoor environments
and greenspaces, and educate on sustainable agricultural practices.
Over a two-year period, The Toro Foundation is contributing up to
$1 million in grants to nonprofits in our global communities with
the Greenspace Enhancement Grant Program.
For 2019, The Toro Company will be accepting grant applications
from the following cities worldwide. The application process will
open in May 2019, and more information on grant criteria can be
found at on www.toro.com.
- Abilene, Texas
- Adelaide, Australia
- Ankeny, Iowa
- Althengstett, Germany
- Brisbane, Australia
- El Cajon, California
- El Paso, Texas
- Fiano Romano, Italy
- Juarez, Mexico
- Melbourne, Australia
- Oevel, Belgium
- Perth, Australia
- Ploiesti, Romania
- Plymouth, Wisconsin
- Riverside, California
- Sanford, Florida
- Spellbrook, United Kingdom
- Sydney, Australia
- Tomah, Wisconsin
- Ustron, Poland
About The Toro CompanyThe Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) is a
leading worldwide provider of innovative solutions for the outdoor
environment including turf maintenance, snow and ice management,
landscape, rental and specialty construction equipment, and
irrigation and outdoor lighting solutions. With sales of $2.6
billion in fiscal 2018, Toro’s global presence extends to more than
125 countries. Through constant innovation and caring
relationships built on trust and integrity, Toro and its family of
brands have built a legacy of excellence by helping customers care
for golf courses, sports fields, public green spaces, commercial
and residential properties and agricultural operations. For
more information, visit www.toro.com.
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