STMA in action Add to your Conference experience, support SAFE
The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone (SAFE) will be hosting sev- eral fundraising events at the 2012 STMA Conference and Exhibition in Long Beach, CA January 10-14, 2012.
Every donation, big or small, ensures SAFE may continue to support its core purpose of funding education, outreach, research and scholarships to advance the safety and sustainability of playing surfaces and reduce sports field injuries.
The always popular SAFE Golf Tourna- ment will be taking place Wednesday, Jan- uary 11 at Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palms. The 7,211-yard Eisenhower
Course, lovingly nicknamed "Ike," will play host to the event and provide a challeng- ing, yet fair, test of the game to players of all skill levels. There will be the typical prizes for the top-3 finishers, plus long drive and proximity prizes and a hole-in- one contest. This event has limited space available and registration rates are $135 per player through December 15, 2011. Rates go up to $160 per player there- after. Golf clubs will be available for rental at the rate of $50 per set. On Wednesday night after the Golf Tour- nament, SAFE will host its first ever Casino Night at the STMA Welcome Reception in the Regency Ballroom at the Hyatt Long Beach. Join other conference attendees to support the SAFE Foundation and have a good time in the process. Participants will gain entry to SAFE Casino night, where they can then enjoy many casino-style games and compete to win prizes, including wine, electronics and more. Early registration rates are $45 and go up to $55 on-site.
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.
Mid Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Associa- tion (MASTMA) (formerly the Chesapeake Chapter STMA) Ph. 410-704-2197 www.mastma.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: 402/441-4425.
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.
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.
Chapter Sponsors 42 SportsTurf | December 2011 www.sportsturfonline.com
As usual, SAFE will be conducting auc- tions and raffles on-site. Attendees can pur- chase entries and bid on electronics, autographed merchandise, memorabilia, equipment and products, and much more at these events. Items in the silent auction will start at just $5 and raffle tickets will be $10. There will be some equipment, prod- ucts or services available in the live auction that may require authorization from your employer and purchase orders will be ac- cepted. Come prepared, as some items are not available at these reduced prices out- side of this auction and can provide a great value for your facility or organization. Every donation, big or small, ensures
SAFE may continue to support its core pur- pose of funding education, outreach, re- search and scholarships to advance the safety and sustainability of playing sur- faces and reduce sports field injuries. Visit www.STMA.org for more informa- tion on these events and the 23rd Annual STMA Conference and Exhibition. ■
