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Contact: Heather Finney
Phone: (800) 395-2522
E-mail: Heather Finney

For Immediate Release

PLANET ANNOUNCES NEW PLANET AEF LEADERSHIP

HERNDON, Va., March 3, 2009 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce the members of the 2009 PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) Board of Directors. They include:

David J. Frank, CCLP, President
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI
Term expires: 12/09

Gilbert Peña, Vice President
John Deere Worldwide Commercial & Consumer
Equipment
Cary, NC
Term expires: 12/10

Rich Wilbert, CLP, Secretary/Treasurer
Robert Howard Associates, Inc.
Boulder, CO
Term expires: 12/10

Rod L. Bailey, CCLP
Alder Springs Enterprises, LLC
Duvell, WA
Term expires: 12/10

Ronald Damgaard
Otto Damgaard Sons, Inc.
Kaneville Tree Farms, Inc.
Kaneville, IL
Term expires: 12/09

Phil Fogarty
Weed Man
Euclid, OH
Term expires: 12/10

Tom Fochtman, CLP
CoCal Landscape
Denver, CO
Term expires: 12/10

Joe Kujawa, CLP
Kujawa Enterprises, Inc. (KEI)
Oak Creek, WI
Term expires: 12/10

Ronald Kujawa, CCLP
Kujawa Enterprises, Inc. (KEI)
Oak Creek, WI
Term expires: 12/09

Jim McCutcheon, CLP
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Austell, GA
Term expires: 12/10

John Marchionda
Husqvarna
Charlotte, NC
Term expires: 12/10

J. Landon Reeve, IV, CCLP
Chapel Valley Landscape Co.
Woodbine, MD
Term expires: 12/09

David Snodgrass, CLP
Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc.
Portland, OR
Term expires: 12/10

Committed to the advancement of the industry, the PLANET AEF — an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) tax-exempt educational foundation — has raised more than $2 million through the generous support of landscape and lawn care professionals, industry suppliers, and others in the green industry.

Since its inception in 1998, the foundation has funded educational excellence by awarding scholarships to students enrolled in landscape contracting and horticulture programs at two-year and four-year colleges and universities across the nation. These future leaders define the standards of professionalism and will use their education to meet inevitable challenges in the industry.

For more information about the PLANET AEF scholarship fund, call (800) 395-2522 or visit LandcareNetwork.org.

PLANET is the association of members who create and maintain the QUALITY OF LIFE in communities across America. With more than 4,000 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.