John Mascaro is President of Turf-Tec International
If you would like to submit a photograph for John Mascaro's Photo Quiz please send it to John Mascaro, 1471 Capital Circle NW, Ste # 13, Tallahassee,
FL 32303 call (850) 580-4026 or email to john@turf-tec.com. If your photograph is selected, you will receive full credit. All photos submitted will
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If you guessed that this muddy turf
was caused by a steam roller race, you
would be close to being correct. This
area was actually caused by a 5-hour,
nonstop walking marathon course set
up for the "Relay for Life" event. This
event boasts a 1/3-mile walking track.
The Parks Maintenance Director knew
the event was going to be held; how-
ever he had no idea that they were
going to lay out the track directly on the
playing surface. To aggravate things
more, the walking portion of the event
was held directly on this soccer field
after several days of heavy rainfall
had occurred. In the relay, teams of
between 10-15 people continually walk
around and around the course to raise
money for the American Cancer Society.
Three and a half million people in 5,000
communities across the United States,
along with additional communities in
20 other countries, gather to take part
in this global phenomenon and raise
much-needed funds and awareness to
save lives from cancer. So a little
turfgrass wear is well worth the effort;
however next time they will be asked
to stay off the playing surface!
Photo submitted by Patrick Jonas,
CSFM, Parks Maintenance Director
at St. Andrews Parks & Playground in
Charleston, SC.
John Mascaro's Photo Quiz Answers from page 25
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