Mark M. Holeman Inc. will celebrate fifty years of creating timeless landscapes in Indianapolis on Jun 1st, 2012 at their offices at 7871 Hague Road, Indianapolis, Indiana. The 50th Year Anniversary Celebration will feature a silent auction and door prizes with all proceeds going to support the mission The Little Red Door Cancer Agency.

The local businesses that have donated to the event reads like the “Who is Who” of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Some of these local businesses are:

• Conner Prairie Interactive History Park
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
• Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
• Church Brothers
• Indianapolis Zoo
• Indianapolis Museum of Art
• Indianapolis Business Journal
• A Taste of Indiana
• Anytime Fitness
• Classic Cleaners
• Curves
• Emily Volgelgesang
• Footlocker
• Greenwalt CPA’s
• Jiffy Lube
• Joe’s Grille
• John Deere Landscapes
• Kroger
• QuickShred
• Sahm’s Bar and Grill
• Scotty’s Brewhouse
• Shadeland Flower Shop
• Stone Center
• The Grill
• The Wine Guy
• Tiffany Lawn & Garden Supply
• Trader Joes
• Vera Bradley

The celebration starts at 5 pm and will continue to 9 pm. Friends, family, clients, suppliers, and the public is invited.

Complete with live entertainment, food, beer, wine, games and prizes, the 50th Anniversary guests will enjoy of a unique presentation of the signature landscapes created by Mark M. Holeman Inc. The 50th Year Anniversary Celebration is free.

Since its founding in 1962, Mark M. Holeman,Inc. has created countless distinctive landscapes and with them has established a reputation for excellence. Knowing that a landscape is never finished, the firm prides itself on the many lasting relationships it has forged with its clients and their evolving landscapes.

Mark M. Holeman, Inc. is a full service landscape firm that for more than 50 years has been providing design, construction and maintenance expertise to residential, commercial and institutional clients throughout central Indiana.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Creating Timeless Landscapes in Indianapolis

Please, be our guest to the…

Mark M. Holeman, Inc.

50th Anniversary Celebration

on June 1st, 2012 5pm to 9pm

at Mark M. Holeman, Inc. 7871 Hague Road – Indianapolis, Indiana

• Music by Built for Comfort

• Food by Black Diamond BBQ and Catering

• Charity auction benefiting Little Red Door Cancer Agency

• Drinks, games, and prizes for children and adults

RSVP: 317.849.3120 – Trent Spence or Click Here

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