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Contact: Sherry MacDonald
Phone: (703) 736-9666
E-mail: Sherry MacDonald

For Immediate Release

PLANET ANNOUNCES NEW PLANET AEF LEADERSHIP

HERNDON, Va., June 2, 2008 —   The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce the members of the 2008 PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) Board of Directors. They include:

President
J. Landon Reeve, IV, CCLP
Chapel Valley Landscape Co.
Woodbine, MD

Secretary/Treasurer
David J. Frank, CCLP
David J. Frank Landscape Contracting, Inc.
Germantown, WI

Rod Bailey, CCLP
Alder Springs Enterprises, LLC
Duvell, WA

Ronald Damgaard
Otto Damgaard Sons, Inc.
Kaneville Tree Farms, Inc.
Kaneville, IL

Phil Fogarty
Weed Man
Euclid, OH

Tom Fochtman, CLP
CoCal Landscape
Denver, CO

Joe Kujawa, CLP
Kujawa Enterprises, Inc.
Oak Creek, WI

Ronald Kujawa, CCLP
Kujawa Enterprises, Inc.
Oak Creek, WI

Jim Martin, CLP
James Martin Associates, Inc.
Vernon Hills, IL

Jim McCutcheon, CLP
HighGrove Partners, LLC
Austell, GA

John Marchionda
Husqvarna
Charlotte, NC

Gilbert Peńa
John Deere Worldwide Commercial &
Consumer Equipment
Cary, NC

David Snodgrass, CLP
Dennis’ Seven Dees Landscaping, Inc.
Portland, OR

Rich Wilbert, CLP
Robert Howard Associates, Inc.
Boulder, CO

Tanya Tolpegin
PLANET CEO
Herndon, VA

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, e-mail Cheryl Claborn, 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 4,200 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.