Korven gives back

Nominate a neighbor, or yourself, for free stump grinding.

Know someone in Cabarrus, Stanly, Rowan, or Union County who could use a helping hand? Korven selects local projects and grinds the stump below grade at absolutely no cost to the recipient. No sales pitch. No obligation. No catch.

Nominate a stump
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100% Free Service Self-Nominations Welcome Takes About 2 Minutes
Korven gives back

Who We’re Proud to Support

Korven Gives Back provides free stump grinding for selected veterans, first responders, seniors, widows, and neighbors across Cabarrus, Stanly, Rowan, and Union County. Selected projects are done at no cost, to the same standard as any paid Korven job.

Veterans
Neighbors who served, now looking at a stump they cannot safely take on themselves.
First Responders
The people who show up for everyone else’s worst day, on the receiving end for once.
Seniors & Widows
Fixed incomes and a yard that got harder to keep up with than it used to be.
Neighbors in Need
Families facing hard circumstances where a quote simply is not in the budget.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors

A stronger community starts with people looking out for one another.

Free Means Free

No hidden fees. No obligation. No sales pitch. A selected project covers one approved stump ground below grade to our standard depth for the spot (8 in / 12 in / 18 in or deeper), with the chips raked and the spot leveled. Additional stumps, tree felling, log hauling, chip haul-away, and landscaping restoration are not included.

Every nomination is personally reviewed. Projects are selected based on need, location, safety, accessibility, and available program capacity.

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How it works

Three steps, no fine-print games

01
You nominate
Tell us whose stump it is and why it matters. Two minutes, and a real person here reads it.
02
We review and reach out
A Korven coordinator checks the area, access, and scope, calls you first, then confirms the property owner's permission.
03
We grind it free
Ground below grade to our standard depth, chips handled, the yard raked and walked with the homeowner.
Korven stump grinder wheel cutting into a hardwood stump below grade in Concord, North Carolina
The job gets filmed
On camera

We film the grind, not a commercial

When a nomination gets picked, we bring a camera. The stump, the wheel, the chips, the yard before and after, documented the way the job actually goes, not staged.

Submitting a nomination grants us permission to use those photos and videos for marketing and promotion. If the person you nominate would rather not be filmed, tell us and we will talk it through before we schedule anything.

The depth standard

A free grind is still a Korven grind

Ground below grade
Not shaved flush. We grind to the standard depth for what you plan to do with the spot, and we tell you the number before we start.
The scope in writing
You get the covered work spelled out before we roll a machine into the yard. No surprise add-ons, because there is nothing to add on to.
Chips handled
Raked back into the void and the spot leveled, then the work area walked together before we leave. Chip haul-away is not part of the free scope.
What's covered

One stump, done to our normal standard

Included
  • One approved stump ground below grade to our standard depth
  • Chips raked back into the void and the spot leveled (haul-away not included)
  • The work area cleaned and walked with the homeowner
  • Licensed, insured crew and utility-locate handled before we cut
Not included
  • Tree felling, limb removal, hauling logs, or chip haul-away
  • Landscaping, sod, seeding, or topsoil restoration
  • Additional stumps beyond the one we approve
  • Jobs our equipment cannot reach safely or legally
Questions

The honest answers

No. Nominating is free and no purchase is ever necessary. You do not have to be a Korven customer, and nominating does not obligate you or the person you nominate to buy anything.

Any homeowner with a stump on their own property in Cabarrus, Stanly, Rowan, or Union County. You can nominate a neighbor, a family member, a veteran, a widow, a first responder, or yourself.

Korven Land Services reviews every nomination and selects recipients at our sole discretion based on need, the story shared, site access, and whether the job is safe and practical for our equipment. This is a goodwill program, not a game of chance or a sweepstakes.

One stump grinding job at no cost: the stump ground below grade to our standard depth, chips raked back into the void and the spot leveled, and the work area walked with the homeowner. Tree felling, hauling of logs, landscaping, sod, and additional stumps beyond the scope we approve are not included.

A Korven coordinator reviews it and contacts you by phone, text, or email. If the nomination moves forward, we confirm the property owner's permission and schedule a look at the site before any work is done.

No, and we do not ask for it. We contact you, the person submitting the nomination. We only reach out to the nominee after they have given their own permission.

Call and a person answers

No phone tree, no offshore call center. If you would rather explain the situation out loud than type it, that is fine by us.

(704) 780-2891
  • 100% free service
  • Self-nominations welcome
  • Licensed & insured crew
  • Cabarrus · Stanly · Rowan · Union
Pass it on

Somebody you know is looking at that stump right now

Send this page to the neighborhood group, the church list, or the one person who always knows who needs help.

Know a stump that shouldn't still be there?

Free to enter, no purchase necessary. It takes two minutes and it might change somebody's front yard.

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Program rules

The Korven free stump grinding program is a goodwill giveaway operated by Korven Land Services, not a sweepstakes, contest of chance, or raffle. Entry is free and no purchase is necessary; purchasing services does not improve the chance of being selected. Nominees must be the legal owner of the property where the stump is located, or the nomination must be confirmed by the owner before work is scheduled. Recipients are selected at Korven's sole discretion based on need, site access, safety, and scope, and Korven may decline any nomination for any lawful reason. The award is one stump grinding job as described above, has no cash value, and is not transferable. Korven may contact the person submitting the nomination by phone, text, or email; message and data rates may apply and you can reply STOP at any time. Personal information is handled per our Privacy Policy and Terms. Void where prohibited. If a nomination is selected, the work may be photographed or filmed, and by submitting a nomination you grant Korven Land Services permission to use those photos and videos for marketing and promotion.

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