MO-KAN Chapter aids All-Star effort
WITH THE HELP OF A $50,000 GRANT from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF), the MO-KAN Chapter of STMA devoted more than 150 man hours to move 900 tons of material, improve drainage, fix ir- rigation, and provide an overall facelift to the baseball fields at Cleveland Park in Kansas City. The field work was done with the help of the Boys and Girls Club of Kansas City (BGCKC) in order to bring the facility up to par as the host for the Jr. RBI Classic, a Reviving Baseball in the Inner Cities (RBI) baseball and softball tournament, which was played there in conjunction with the 83rd MLB All-Star Game festivities throughout Kansas City, July 6-10. Teams from as far away as Canada and Florida braved the scorching heat to participate. The ribbon cutting on was on July 6,
where Dave Smith of BGCKC, Cathie Bradley of the Baseball Tomorrow Fund, Kim Heck of STMA, representatives from
the Kansas City Royals, including some former players, the Kansas City Council, KC Parks and Rec, and the MO-KAN Chapter were on hand to celebrate the renovations. BGCKC and BTF were effu- sive in their praise for the hard work of the local STMA Chapter over the preced- ing weeks to get the fields in top shape to host this nationally recognized event. Chapter President Vance Rzepka of VSR Design was there and said. "I couldn't be prouder of the work done by our Chapter."
STMA put BGCKC in contact with the MO-KAN Chapter early in 2012 to begin evaluating the needs of the fields. Rzepka and Kansas City Royals Head Groundskeeper and STMA member Trevor Vance then worked through what they thought the site needed and provided a scope of work to BGCKC. With the help of Kissick Construction and LeRoy's Sports Fields out of Kansas City, the project
wrapped up just in time for the first pitch and fields are poised to host many other games and the BGCKC's 800-player league for years to come. ■
The MO-KAN Chapter devoted more than 150 man hours to provide an overall facelift to the baseball fields at Cleveland Park in Kansas City.
STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact Information
Sports Turf Managers Association of Arizona: Chris Walsh cwalsh@scottsdaleaz.gov
Colorado Sports Turf Managers Association: www.cstma.org.
Florida #1 Chapter (South): 305-235-5101 (Bruce Bates) or Tom Curran CTomSell@aol.com
Florida #2 Chapter (North): 850-580-4026, John Mascaro, john@turf-tec.com
Florida #3 Chapter (Central): 407-518-2347, Scott Grace, scott@sundome.org
Gateway Chapter Sports Turf Managers Association: www.gatewaystma.org.
Georgia Sports Turf Managers Association: www.gstma.org.
Greater L.A. Basin Chapter of the Sports Turf Managers Association: www.stmalabasin.com.
Illinois Chapter STMA: www.ILSTMA.org.
Intermountain Chapter of the Sports Turf Managers Association: www.imstma.org.
Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association: www.iowaturfgrass.org.
Kentucky Sports Turf Managers Association: www.kystma.org.
Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org. (KAFMO/STMA): www.kafmo.org.
Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association (MiSTMA): www.mistma.org.
Minnesota Park and Sports Turf Managers Association: www.mpstma.org
MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers Association: www.mokanstma.com.
Nebraska Sports Turf Managers Association: sphillips4@unlnotes.unl.edu
New England STMA (NESTMA): www.nestma.org.
Sports Field Managers Association of New Jersey: www.sfmanj.org.
Sports Turf Managers of New York: www.stmony.org.
North Carolina Chapter of STMA: www.ncsportsturf.org.
Northern California STMA: www.norcalstma.org.
Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association (OSTMA): www.ostma.org.
Oklahoma Chapter STMA: 405-744-5729; Contact: Dr. Justin Moss
Oregon STMA Chapter: www.oregonsportsturfmanagers.org oregonstma@gmail.com
Ozarks STMA: www.ozarksstma.org.
Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers Association: www.pnwstma.org.
Southern California Chapter: www.socalstma.com.
South Carolina Chapter of STMA: www.scstma.org.
Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers Association (TVSTMA): www.tvstma.com.
Texas Sports Turf Managers Association: www.txstma.org
Virginia Sports Turf Managers Association: www.vstma.org.
Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers Association: www.wstma.org.
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