Affiliated
chapters learn new ideas and share best practices
at the 2009 Chapter Leader/Executive Symposium Twenty-nine chapter
leaders and executives representing 20 chapters
participated in the 2009 Chapter Leader/Executive
Symposium held at GCSAA Headquarters in Lawrence,
Kan. March 17-18, 2009. This year’s program
focused on volunteer recruitment, membership retention,
strengthening the leadership team of the chapter
and highlighting GCSAA programs and services that
chapters can utilize to more effectively serve
their members. Read
More.
GCSAA
awards $22,000 in Chapter Outreach Grants in 2008,
renews program for 2009
GCSAA launched the Chapter Outreach Program in
2008 to assist its affiliated chapters in communicating
with key constituents, primarily golfers and employers.
$22,000 was awarded in the program’s first
year and the fund will be available again in 2009.
Learn
more about the program and how your chapter
can take advantage of it!
Education
points now available for chapter strategic planning
sessions Effective January 1, 2009, the GCSAA
Board of Directors approved education points for
strategic planning meetings for local chapters.
Points will be awarded at a rate of .10 GCSAA
education point per contact hour. For strategic
planning sessions to receive credit, they must
be at least one hour long and facilitated by a
moderator. The purpose of the meeting must to
be focused on developing the chapter’s long-term
goals, strategies, and plans.
If your chapter would like to conduct a strategic
planning session, contact Leann Cooper, Chapter
Services Manager, at 800-472-7878, ext. 3648 or
lcooper@gcsaa.org.
GCSAA’s Energy
Use and Environmental Practices Survey deadline
has been extended to May 19!
Please help GCSAA communicate to members
the deadline extension for the latest survey
in the Golf Course Environmental Profile
Project! Find out why superintendents should
complete
the survey and useful tips for taking
it.
Take
a peek at how the new
schedule is shaping up for the 2010
GCSAA Education Conference and the Golf
Industry Show in San Diego.
GCSAA TV on the Road
GCSAA TV is hitting the road to bring new
stories to the golf course community. If
you know someone in one of these areas who
has an innovative operation or practice,
manages an interesting golf course, or perhaps
does something amazing or unexpected off
the course, let us know. GCSAA TV is particularly
looking for members who do a lot with a
little, for superintendents who have helped
increase their facility’s revenues
or innovatively trimmed expenses, and those
who are contributing in other ways to their
communities.
GCSAA TV crews will be visiting the following
cities over the next several weeks:
If you have a suggestion for a GCSAA TV
feature, send it to gcsaatvteam@gcsaa.org
or call Sharmion Kerley at 800-472-7878,
ext. 3620.
The 2009 Road to
RICHE$ was a hit on the trade show floor
in New Orleans!
Nine $500 cash prizes were drawn, eight
of which were claimed. See winners. The
grand prize jackpot grew to $5,500 but was
not claimed on Saturday, Feb. 7. Therefore,
on behalf of the Golf Industry Show partners,
the money was donated to the New Orleans-area
Habitat for Humanity. Learn
more.
The Midwest Association of GCS members’ give
their time and effort to Habitat for Humanity
Giving members an opportunity to volunteer for a cause, or
to give back to the community is one reason people belong
to associations. The Midwest Association of GCS (MAGCS) helped
organize a group of members who wanted to volunteer their
time with Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. Check
it out!
Westchester
Country Club hosts 25th consecutive Metropolitan GCSA Winter
Seminar
The Metropolitan GCSA (MetGCSA) and Westchester Country Club
in Rye, NY have established a tradition MetGCSA members can
rely on. Each January for the past 25 years superintendents,
assistants, affiliates and friends have been gathering for
a day of education, networking opportunities and recognition
for those that have contributed to the chapter’s success.
Read
more about this special event.
The MetGCSA’s Winter Seminar was a successful
education event. It was planned by the education
committee of the MetGCSA chapter. Here
are some tips from past education chair, Glen Dube, CGCS,
on planning education for your chapter.
Each month, GCSAA provides membership
reports of
new, reclassified and dropped members to assist
chapters with the shared membership verification
process. Get
these reports now.
Certification
reports
Congratulations to these individuals for on becoming certified
golf course superintendents: Matthew Dobson, CGCS - Jumeirah Golf Estates,
Dubai UAE
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