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

For Immediate Release

RUPPERT LANDSCAPE BECOMES A PLANET AEF AMBASSADOR

HERNDON, Va., December 1, 2009 — The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) is pleased to announce that Ruppert Landscape has pledged $25,000 to the PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation (PLANET AEF) scholarship fund, making it the latest PLANET AEF Ambassador.

“We are pleased to be associated with an organization like PLANET that is doing so much to promote our industry as a professional career choice and that has provided us with such guidance over the years,” says Ruppert’s CEO Craig A. Ruppert. “These funds will be put to good use helping hard-working horticulture students to complete their education, which ultimately benefits our entire industry.”

Throughout the company’s long 30-year history, Ruppert has been known nationwide for its cutting-edge management practices and has regularly won top business management and industry craftsmanship awards. The management team, many of whom have been with the company since its inception, continues to focus its efforts on making Ruppert Landscape the landscape service provider of choice for customers and employees. The company dedicates itself to providing exceptional value to clients and to providing significant opportunities for employees to grow and prosper.

Ruppert Landscape provides commercial landscape construction and management in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and North Carolina from 11 branch offices. In addition, the company operates a 475-acre wholesale tree nursery specializing in large tree growing and moving in Montgomery County, Maryland.

The PLANET AEF scholarship fund was formed in 1998 to award scholarships and fund educational activities for the green industry. Promoting and advancing the lawn care and landscape services industry by supporting academic excellence is the Foundation’s mission. To fulfill its mission, the PLANET AEF relies on tax-deductible donations and long-term pledges from individuals, corporations, organizations, and estates. The Foundation’s assets total more than $2 million.

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 3,500 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals.