SAFE's new
initiative for 2014
THE FOUNDATION FOR SAFER ATHLETIC FIELDS FOR EVERYONE
(SAFE Foundation) seeks your support for a new initiative. In 2014,
SAFE's focus will be to begin a crucial project of community education. This education will be provided to parents, coaches, players and
volunteers, and it will teach them how to improve the safety of sports
fields. This initiative kicks off in January 2014 in San Antonio. From
there, it will expand throughout the US, focusing on the 33 geographic regions where the STMA has its local affiliated chapters. The
training is being developed by industry experts, and your donation
will help to insure a comprehensive train-the-trainer series as this
program expands nationally.
STMA members collaboration and involvement is extremely important to help SAFE to continue to carry out its mission, which is to
enrich communities through championing safe, sustainable sports and
recreation fields for all athletes.
Through this new initiative, SAFE will actively contribute to the
growth and enjoyment of outdoor sports activities, improve community health through physical activity and healthier living, and most
importantly help to insure the safety of athletes on the playing field.
Please visit SAFE's new website, SafeFields.org, to learn more
about this program. Your donation of as little as $15 can help us protect young athletes from injury.
SAFE Board of Trustees:
Cathy Bradley, SAFE Chairman of
the Board and Executive Director of
the Baseball Tomorrow Fund
cian, City of Portland Parks & Recreation
Jon Butler, Executive Director, Pop
Warner Little Scholars
Gil Landry, Jr., Ph.D., Retired Professor/Turfgrass Management, University of Georgia-Griffin Campus
Ken Curry, Vice President, Covermaster, Inc.
Chad Price, CSFM, CFB, President,
Carolina Green Corp.
Kim Heck, Executive Director and
CEO, Sports Turf Managers Association
Doug Schattinger, SAFE Treasurer
and President of Pioneer Manufacturing
David B. Houseknecht, Sr. VP of Administration/CFO, Little League International
Paula Sliefert, Sr. Marketing Manager, The Toro Company
Allen Johnson, CSFM, SAFE ViceChairman and Fields Manager for the
Green Bay Packers
Jay Warnick, CSFM, Sports Turf Manager, The Kansas City Chiefs
Steve Wightman, SAFE Secretary and
retired Sports Turf Manager
Debra Kneeshaw, Lead Park Techni-
STMA Affiliated Chapters Contact Information
Sports Turf Managers Association of
Arizona: www.azstma.org
Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.iowaturfgrass.org.
Oklahoma Chapter STMA: 405-744-5729;
Contact: Dr. Justin Moss okstma@gmail.com
Colorado Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.cstma.org
Kentucky Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.kystma.org.
Oregon STMA Chapter:
www.oregonsportsturfmanagers.org
oregonstma@gmail.com
Florida #1 Chapter (South):
305-235-5101 (Bruce Bates) or Tom Curran
CTomSell@aol.com
Keystone Athletic Field Managers Org.
(KAFMO/STMA): www.kafmo.org.
Ozarks STMA: www.ozarksstma.org.
Michigan Sports Turf Managers Association
(MiSTMA): www.mistma.org.
Pacific Northwest Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.pnwstma.org.
Minnesota Park and Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.mpstma.org
Southern California Chapter:
www.socalstma.com.
MO-KAN Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.mokanstma.com.
South Carolina Chapter of STMA: www.scstma.org.
Nebraska Sports Turf Managers Association:
sphillips4@unlnotes.unl.edu
Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers Association (TVSTMA): www.tvstma.com.
New England STMA (NESTMA):
www.nestma.org.
Texas Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.txstma.org
Sports Field Managers Association
of New Jersey: www.sfmanj.org.
Virginia Sports Turf Managers Association:
www.vstma.org.
Sports Turf Managers of New York:
www.stmony.org.
Wisconsin Sports Turf Managers
Association: www.wstma.org.
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:
http://imstma.blogspot.com/
Indiana - FORMING - Contact Clayton Dame,
Claytondame@hotmail.com or Brian Bornino,
bornino@purdue.edu or Contact Joey Stevenson,
jstevenson@indyindians.com
North Carolina Chapter of STMA:
www.ncsportsturf.org.
Chapter Sponsors
Northern California STMA:
www.norcalstma.org.
Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association
(OSTMA): www.ostma.org.
www.stma.org
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