Today was our first Turf Club meeting where we covered a lot of important material about upcoming events/scholarships.
Upcoming Scholarships:
- Iowa Turfgrass Institute ISTMA scholarship is due October 31st. Better to get this done and turned in ahead of time.
- SAFE scholarship due October 15th
- Iowa GCSAA scholarship due October 31st.
Upcoming events:
- CALS week is September 30th - October 3rd
- Ag career day is on October 14th from 9am-3pm in Lied Recreation Center.
- Reiman Garden applications this fall and one more in spring. Attendance is strongly encouraged because this will help pay for STMA and GCSAA trips next year.
- We talked about possible fundraising events of working on the Ames High School and Gilbert High School baseball fields. More information soon to come.
- ISTMA Fall workshop is on September 16th at the Kickers Soccer Complex in Iowa City. Starts at 8 am and there's a $20 registration fee. The deadline will be on Wednesday, September 10th.
- STMA trip will take place on January 13th-16th in Denver, CO.
- GCSAA trip will take place on February 23rd-26th in San Antonio, TX.
Thanks to everyone who showed up today! There were a lot of new faces and we appreciate your interest in Turf Club. We look forward to another great year.
