PBI/Gordon, a member of the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), participated in Renewal & Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, July 9.
“As a Silver sponsor for this event, PBI/Gordon has participated for the past 12 years,” said Jim Goodrich, product specialist for PBI/Gordon’s Professional Products and U.S. Navy veteran. Goodrich, along with Gary Custis, field research manager, and Scott Wanzor and Ray Funkhouser, sales representatives from Georgia and Virginia, attended the three-day event.
“It’s a humbling experience and a tremendous honor to volunteer at Arlington National Cemetery,” Goodrich said. “For a majority of the volunteers, myself included, it holds a special place in our hearts as either someone who has fought to preserve the freedoms afforded to us by the brave men and women buried here, or as someone who has an ancestor buried here. By volunteering our time to help keep the monument in top shape for the American people, it is our way of thanking those who have lost their lives protecting the liberties established by the U.S. Constitution.
This year, the PBI/Gordon family has an additional reason to be proud. Wanzor’s daughter, Shelby, wrote a winning essay about the importance of Arlington National Cemetery and helped to lay the commemorative wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during the Changing of the Guard ceremonies.
