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PLANET AEF Announces Newest Ambassadors06-24-14 | News

PLANET AEF Announces
Newest Ambassadors

PLANET, the national trade association that represents more than
100,000 landscape industry professionals, has announced the
newest AEF ambassadors.

The Professional Landcare Network has announced the newest PLANET Academic Excellence Foundation Ambassadors. Each of the ambassadors recently pledged $25,000 to the Foundation, which awards scholarships to students enrolled in landscape contracting and/or horticulture programs at two-year or four-year colleges and universities:

Lifescape Colorado and the Hupf Family, Denver, Colo.

Marty Grunder Inc.!, Miamisburg, Ohio

Schill Grounds Management and Jerry and Jim Schill Family Scholarship, North Ridgeville, Ohio

The LaurelRock Company, Wilton, Conn.

The Todd Williams Memorial Scholarship, Denver, Colo. (through the ALCC/ AEF State Association Partnership)

"On behalf of PLANET AEF, I want to thank our newest Ambassadors for their generous support of the next generation of industry leaders and for helping us to reach further milestones," said PLANET AEF President Tom Fochtman, Landscape Industry Certified.

PLANET AEF is halfway through its five-year campaign, developed by the PLANET AEF Board of Directors, to raise the fund balance from $2 million to $5 million. To date, the fund has grown to $3.8 million. PLANET AEF is actively seeking partners and contributors. The Foundation is supported by tax-deductible donations from individuals, companies, and state associations.

For more information about PLANET, please visit landcarenetwork.org.

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