November 13th

By Mutt Mulligan

Meet TurfMutt’s “Be a Backyard Superhero” Contest winner

Photo caption (L-R): Adam Jones of Massey Services, Sandra Hoolihan of Guardian Angels Catholic School, Kris Kiser of OPEI, Mary Stalzer of Guardian Angels Catholic School and (in front,) student contest winner Marissa Weber.

TurfMutt’s human, Kris Kiser was in Florida recently to take part in a dedication ceremony for the new outdoor classroom that debuted at Guardian Angels Catholic School in Clearwater.

The classroom is thanks to a TurfMutt grant (managed by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s Research and Education Foundation) and some help from Massey Services, a landscape company headquartered in Orlando. Kris presented the school a check representing the $10,000 grant. He also toured the outdoor classroom with the students.

The new outdoor space is the result of one fifth-grader’s creativity and hard work. Student Marissa Weber of Palm Harbor, Fla. won the TurfMutt “Be a Backyard Superhero” contest earlier this year. Her winning entry was a story depicting TurfMutt and the Outdoor Powers along with her original character “Earthy the Worm” fighting Dust Demon, a TurfMutt-branded evil character, to encourage healthy soil.

The TurfMutt-sponsored contest is hosted annually to encourage students to appreciate and care for the living landscapes around them. That includes their family’s yard, school yards, parks and more.