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October 2008 Inside PLANET PLANET is working hard to deliver on the five strategic goals of the PLANET Promise and would like to share those achievements with its members on a monthly basis in this e-newsletter. To keep informed, visit this page each month.
Deliver Unparalleled Value - Prepared 3,486 e-mail reminders about certification renewal to go to certified individuals and to designated reps of companies with certified staff.
- Certification “Round Tuit” postcards printed and distributed at GIC.
- Operating Cost Study for the Green Industry and Safety Made Simple CDs printed.
- Green Industry Employee Handbook CD completed.
- Members received the October Safety $ense, Front Page News, and PLANET News.
- STARS members received October Safety $ense and Strategic Safety Steps.
- The Executive Forum brochure is on the Website.
- There are 918 STARS Safe Company Program companies.
- GIC New Member/First Timer’s Orientation participants included 170 attendees, 20 ambassadors, PLANET staff, and leadership.
- Environmental Improvement Award plaques were mailed out to award recipients.
Grow the Green Industry Workforce - PLANET had a booth at the Annual FFA Convention. PLANET information was distributed to attendees.
- GIC Student/Employer Roundtable Recruiting Session included 35 industry participants and 100 students. The event received very favorable comments onsite.
- A newly revised format for the Industry Recruiting Panel Discussion was introduced; focus was expanded to all recruiting not just college students.
- Student Career Days registration is online now.
- The 2009 Student Career Days ad was placed in various magazines to run in their November issues.
- Newly revised PLANET Campus e-newsletter was sent to 523 student members, student chapter members, and faculty. The new format introduces the student Web site that will launch in fall 2009.
- Colorado State University was granted Provisional Full Accreditation status.
- New annual report form for Accreditation introduced and accepted by Accreditation Subcommittee.
Partner of Choice - Contract signed to be the official Bookstore for the Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show, January of 2009, in Chicago, Illinois.
- Kichler Lighting requested PLANET membership materials to encourage their dealers to join PLANET. Kichler will be including information in their dealer newsletters, in dealer meetings, and so forth.
- Interior Industry Summit is scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia.
- OSHA/PLANET Alliance was signed on October 2, 2008.
- Partnered with Weed Man to deliver the Smart Strategies for Growth Webinar, which starts on November 4, 2008. Be sure to use PROMO CODE: AS-Planet to get the $19.95 rate. Visit http://www.lawnandlandscape.com/WeedMan/ to register.
- PLANET President Jason Cupp, CLP, recently spoke about Crystal Ball Report 27, Time is the Currency of the Future, at an Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado meeting.
- 2009 CLT-E exam dates listed on PLANET Website link to the licensee association Web sites.
Marketplace Recognition - CLT-E designations were awarded to 43 individuals (Hawaii and New Jersey exams).
- Seven individuals who tested through computer-based testing centers resulted in one new CLP.
- Lawn Care Occupational Analysis Subject Experts Meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2008, in Washington, D.C.
- PLANET Day of Service interest forms, top 10 reasons to participate, save the date stickers, logo buttons, and t-shirts were distributed at GIC. Draft toolkit completed.
- A special leadership offer for PLANET certification testing at a LaserGrade/PSI computer-based testing center has been extended to February 1, 2009. Leadership only pays a $70 LG/PSI center fee, and PLANET will waive the exam registration fee, a $250 value.
- PLANET’s International Certification Council approved recertification requirements as presented by the task force created under the certification strategic plan.
- New certified individuals for the first three quarters: CLP 205; COLP 7; CTP-CSL 12; CLT-I 18; CLT-E 358
- Trade press received PLANET’s October press releases.
- AEF tri-fold piece is completed and printed for GIC.
- Leadership flyer and invitation/application completed for GIC.
Proactive Advocacy - PLANET PAC made a contribution to Kay Hagan in her run for the North Carolina Senate race to support the North Carolina green industry.
- The OSHA Tree Care Standard Survey was e-mailed.
- Deployed the new toolkit, “Lawn and Landscape Issues Communication Toolkit”, in the Legislative area of PLANET’s Web site.
Other - GROW the NETWORK notification e-mailed to awards program entries, leadership, dealers, and all individual records under member company records.
- There were 79 new members in October.
- Member Get A Member referrals resulted in 11 new GISPs.
- GIC onsite memberships resulted in 11 new members and three renewals.
- Nominations for the Board of Directors for 2009/2010 were included in GIC committee/specialty group packets.
- A PowerPoint presentation on Robert’s Rules was created and distributed to chairs as a tool going into GIC.
- Brittany Larkin, our recent temporary employee, has joined us as a permanent employee of PLANET.
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