Underground Volunteers Needed

The Underground is an all volunteer organization that would appreciate your help. We need volunteers to assist with a wide range of activities. You can choose to help occasionally or regularly, as your schedule permits. No experience is necessary. This is a great opportunity to learn, make new friends, and share with others who have similar interests, while promoting our organization. Many of the committee tasks and responsibilities can be shared, so feel free to enlist friends and colleagues to work on your committee if you need additional assistance.

To volunteer please visit http://theunderground.pbwiki.com/Become-A-Volunteer

Program Participant Feedback

For those of you who have attended any of our educational programs, we now have a feedback form available at our website. Please help us make improvements to our programs by providing us your suggestions and comments.

Please visit http://theunderground.pbwiki.com/Program+Feedback

Members Please Provide Testimonials

Our best advocates are our members. Over the years they have provided tons of feedback and some great testimonials about our organization. If you are a member then please give us your testimonial. We would love to know what you think! Previous testimonials have appeared in our membership brochure.

Some questions to think about about when writing your testimonial:


1. What do you like best about The Underground?
2. How has The Underground been useful to you and your business?
3. What do you like best about our monthly programs?
4. How have our programs been helpful to you?
5. Would you recommend The Underground to others?
6. What else can you tell us?

Tell us how The Underground has benefited you.
Thanks!

The Living Lawn Organic Lawn Care Program - Thank you to Susan Quateman

We would like to thank Susan Quateman for coordinating "The Living Lawn Organic Lawn Care Program". Through her volunteer efforts she has brought two wonderful educational programs (Water-Friendly Landscaping and Living Lawn Organic Lawn Care) to the North Shore of MA and she promises to do it again next year. Thank you Susan!

If you would like to see our programs in your neck of the woods then why not become a volunteer program coordinator? Please contact us for more information.

Thank you.

Announcing Our New Blog

Well, really we have had our blog for quite awhile, but never put it to good use until now. We hope you will visit often to find out about our latest announcements, acknowledgments, and information about new developments. The blog will be accessible to members and non-members alike and will provide news about what our organization is doing and where we are headed. Previous blog postings have been re-created from email archives and document our groups accomplishments since our beginning. Comments are welcome.

Thank you,
The Underground Steering Committee

P.S. Members, please help us improve our visibility by adding a link to The Underground on your website or blog.

At the Top of Google Web Listings

Our "Find A Landscape Professional" wiki website (findalandscapepro.pbwiki.com) now appears at the top of Google web listings when searching for both "Find a landscape pro" and "Find a landscape professional".

More and more consumers are using search engines when shopping for services - So why not add your free listing to our website and get the word out about the services you offer? This is a great marketing opportunity to let potential clients know about what you can do for them and have us point them your way!

Now we have made it even easier for you to send us your (Professional and/or Speakers) listings. Just visit our members wiki website page and fill out and submit the appropriate form. You must be a member of The Underground to qualify for a listing.

Need to update your current listing? Visit the link above, provide us your changes - make sure to check the update box.

We've Partnered with PickupPal

FRAMINGHAM, MA. MAY 4, 2008 - As part of our commitment to going green, The Underground has partnered with PickupPal to help reduce our carbon footprint!

1. a global eco-friendly transportation revolution that connects drivers, passengers and packages with the places they need to go.
2. an easy way to save money by going with someone who is already going your way.
3. a great way to make cash by giving someone a drive or taking a package that is on your way.

People interested in ridesharing to our educational programs will be invited to sign up for an account and become members of a growing and dynamic community. It is free to join and to use. On the website members can post routes as passengers and/or drivers, they can complete a profile, and upload a photo. Within their account, PickupPals can track the number of rides they have given or taken, the number of km or miles they have traveled via ride sharing and we can as a group, keep track of the amount of emissions we have reduced as a result.

Sign up today by visiting our rideshare page.