North Georgia Turf Donates to a Soldier’s Home Destroyed by Fire

Feb. 18, 2011 - PRLog -- Gainesville, GA – A fire in March 2010 destroyed Kim and Michael Walker’s home. The fire happened as Kim was going to see her husband for the first time since his 10 month deployment in Afghanistan.

Walker was serving the Army National Guard and set to walk into his home for the first time in 10 months. Their children were staying with her parents next door while Kim drove to Savannah to pick up her husband. The Walker’s  three-year-old,  Kassie, spotted smoke billowing from the laundry room. The flames spread quickly and gutted the home.

Many local volunteers helped the family of six with clothes and shelter. A few months later, the Walkers started putting their lives back together.  After Habitat for Humanity was approved to build a new home on the same property, businesses gave fixtures and appliances. Tradesmen offered plumbing, wiring and roofing skills. Henry Evans of New Leaf Landscape was volunteering at the home site and knew they needed a new lawn. Evans immediately thought of North Georgia Turf.

“When Henry called to tell us of this new home being built for the Walkers, we had to get involved,” said Helen Albrightson of NG Turf. Six pallets of Bermuda sod were donated to the home. “We want their children to have a yard to play in at their new home.”

The Hall County community pulled together in this great time of need for the family. Many of the volunteers felt a debt to the family, and were grateful they could repay it. A volunteer church member said, “Anyone who is willing to put their life on the line for our freedoms is an American hero.”

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NG Turf was established in 1986 by Aaron McWhorter. NG Turf produces sod for homeowners, landscapers, golf courses and sports fields. NG Turf has 5 farms in the state and produces bermudas, centipede, fescue, zoysias and buffalograss.