| CAGCS Past President Runs for National Board IN THIS ISSUE: continued on page 3 a b c d e f g h MARC E. WESTON, CGCS INDIAN HILL COUNTRY CLUB NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT WHAT'S INSIDE THIS ISSUE: MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT WRITTEN BY PAUL BONINI, CGSC PRESIDENT, CAGCS O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 | C O N N E C T I C U T C L I P P I N G S | P A G E 2 W e a l w a y s w e l c o m e a u t u m n w i t h o p e n a r m s b u t p r o b a b l y n o n e m o r e t h a n t h i s y e a r . I d o n ’ t n e e d t o r e c a p t h e s e a s o n f o r y o u , w e a l l l i v e d t h r o u g h i t . I w o u l d l i k e t o r e f l e c t o n a c o u p l e t h i n g s o v e r t h e p a s t s e a s o n . L e t ’ s t h i n k b a c k 6 m o n t h s a g o a n d o u r i n i t i a l r e a c t i o n s o n M a r c h 1 1 w h e n a s h u t d o w n w a s p o s s i b l e . W e h a d o u r h e l p f u l f r i e n d s i n H a r t f o r d , M i k e D u g a n a n d M i k e M o r a g h a n , p u l l i n g f o r o u r i n d u s t r y t o b e i n t h a t e s s e n t i a l b u s i n e s s d i s c u s s i o n a n d t h e y s u c c e e d e d . S o m e o f u s n o w a r e s e e i n g o u r b u s i e s t y e a r s o n t h e g o l f c o u r s e , w i t h m a n y g o l f c o u r s e s s e e i n g p r o f i t s n e v e r a n t i c i p a t e d a n d h a v i n g t h e a b i l i t y t o i m p r o v e t h e i r p r o p e r t i e s . O n c e w e b e c a m e a n e s s e n t i a l b u s i n e s s w e a l l a d a p t e d s o w e l l t o t h e o n g o i n g C D C r e q u i r e m e n t s . I h a v e s p o k e n t o m a n y c o l l e a g u e s t h r o u g h t h i s s e a s o n a n d i f n o t h i n g e l s e t h i s p a n d e m i c h a s m a d e u s b e t t e r m a n g e r s a n d p u s h e d u s t o b e m o r e c r e a t i v e a n d a d a p t i v e t o n e w c h a l l e n g e s . S o n o w i s a t i m e t o e n j o y a l l y o u r e f f o r t s a n d b r e a t h e . T r y t o g e t o u t a n d p a r t i c i p a t e i n a C A G C S e v e n t , g e t t o g e t h e r w i t h f a m i l y , a n d g e t b a c k t o a f a v o r i t e h o b b y . W e a r e t r y i n g t o k e e p e v e r y t h i n g s c h e d u l e d s t i l l v i a b l e t o a l l m e m b e r s a n d w e a r e s c h e d u l i n g t h e 2 0 2 1 s e a s o n . W e w e r e v e r y p r o u d t o a n n o u n c e a l o n g t i m e C A G C S b o a r d m e m b e r a n d c u r r e n t p a s t P r e s i d e n t o f C A G C S h a s b e e n n o m i n a t e d t o r u n f o r D i r e c t o r o n t h e G C S A A B o a r d . W e w i s h M a r c W e s t o n , C G C S n o t h i n g b u t t h e b e s t d u r i n g h i s c a m p a i g n a n d j o i n u s w h e n y o u s e e h i m o f f e r i n g h i m y o u r s u p p o r t . I t w a s g r e a t t o s e e o v e r t h e s e a s o n s o m a n y m e m b e r s o f f e r i n g t h e i r t i m e t o v o l u n t e e r . W e s a w m a n y m e m b e r s v o l u n t e e r i n g i n s t a t e a t T h e T r a v e l e r s C h a m p i o n s h i p h e l p i n g J e f f , N o e l , J a s o n a n d t h e T P C A g r o n o m y t e a m p r o v i d i n g a g r e a t w e e k o f c o n d i t i o n s a n d g o l f . T h e h i g h l i g h t o f t h e y e a r w a s t h e m u c h d e s e r v e d a n t i c i p a t i o n o f y e a r s o f w o r k a t W i n g e d F o o t a n d T h e U . S . O p e n . T h e r e w e r e s e v e r a l C A G C S m e m b e r s w h o c h o s e t o d o u b l e d i p t h a t w e e k , p e r f o r m i n g t h e i r o w n d u t i e s a t t h e i r g o l f c o u r s e a n d v o l u n t e e r i n g t h e i r t i m e t o S t e p h e n R a b i d e a u a n d t h e t e a m a t W i n g e d F o o t . S o w h y a l l t h i s c h e e r i n g a n d f a n f a r e a f t e r a s e a s o n t h a t s o m e o f u s a r e s w e a r i n g a t a n d h o p e w e n e v e r s e e a g a i n ? W h i l e g r o w i n g u p I w a s t o l d o n e t i m e “ t o h a v e a f r i e n d y o u m u s t b e a f r i e n d ” . T h i s , m o r e t h a n a n y o t h e r y e a r , I w a s t h i n k i n g t o h a v e t h i s a s s o c i a t i o n s o s t r o n g y o u m u s t b e t h e a s s o c i a t i o n . W e a r e a s t r o n g g r o u p b e c a u s e w e s u p p o r t o n e a n o t h e r a n d c o m e t o e a c h o t h e r ’ s a i d w h e n n e e d e d . I h o p e t h i s n e v e r c h a n g e s a n d i t m a k e s m e v e r y p r o u d t o t h e C A G C S P r e s i d e n t . T h a n k y o u a n d h o p e t o s e e y o u s o o n . CAGCS Past President Runs for National Board continued from page 1 O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 | C O N N E C T I C U T C L I P P I N G S | P A G E 3 I f I a m e l e c t e d i n t h i s n a t i o n a l c a p a c i t y , m y c o r e o b j e c t i v e s w o u l d r e m a i n t h e s a m e a s t h e y w e r e l o c a l l y — t o r e p r e s e n t o u r i n d u s t r y b y s h a r i n g o u r s t o r y a n d t o b r i n g o u r m e m b e r s t o g e t h e r . I t i s a t r u e h o n o r t o b e n o m i n a t e d b y C A G C S P r e s i d e n t P a u l B o n i n i , a n d I a m g r a t e f u l t o a l l C A G C S P a s t P r e s i d e n t s a n d B o a r d M e m b e r s w i t h w h o m I h a v e s e r v e d . I h a v e l e a r n e d s o m u c h f r o m t h e m . I a m c o n f i d e n t i n m y a b i l i t y t o s e r v e a n d r e p r e s e n t o u r i n d u s t r y o n a n a t i o n a l l e v e l , a n d I w i l l s i n c e r e l y e n d e a v o r t o e a r n D e l e g a t e s ’ t r u s t a n d s u p p o r t . R e s p e c t f u l l y , M a r c W e s t o n , C G C S I w r i t e a b o u t t h e v a l u e o f s e r v i n g a s a C h a p t e r D e l e g a t e , m y e x p e r i e n c e s p e a k i n g a t t h e G o l f I n d u s t r y S h o w i n S a n A n t o n i o o n “ n e t w o r k i n g d i f f e r e n t l y , ” m y w a l k a r o u n d A u g u s t a N a t i o n a l w i t h t h r e e o t h e r C A G C S B o a r d m e m b e r s , a n d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f a t t e n d i n g N a t i o n a l G o l f D a y . I s h a r e d m y s t o r y t o s h o w h o w m a n y w a y s t h e r e a r e t o g e t i n v o l v e d w i t h i n o u r i n d u s t r y , i n a s s o c i a t i o n s b o t h l o c a l l y a n d n a t i o n a l l y . T h r o u g h t h e p o s i t i o n s I h a v e h e l d o n t h e C A G C S B o a r d , a s w e l l a s m y i n v o l v e m e n t w i t h G C S A A , I h a v e c o n t i n u e d m y g r o w t h a s a w e l l - r o u n d e d i n d u s t r y l e a d e r a n d h a v e b e c o m e m u c h m o r e v a l u a b l e a s a S u p e r i n t e n d e n t a n d t o C A G C S . A s t h e n e x t s t e p i n m y p e r s o n a l a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l j o u r n e y , m y g o a l i s t o b e e l e c t e d t o t h e G C S A A B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s . O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 | C O N N E C T I C U T C L I P P I N G S | P A G E 4 KEVIN'S KORNER It's very crucial to plan how your company newsletter will come to life. Will you be assigning the writing tasks to your employees who are good with words or hiring an off-site emplyee for the task? Who will provide the images? Will these be sourced by human resources or will a professional photographer will be designated for it? These are just some of the many questions you need to answer. Once you have made the relevant decisions and have your newsletter's editorial team built, brainstorm on the content you will share. Since a company newsletter can serve a variety of purposes, ensure the messages you will publish are aligned with your objective. Don't hold back on light materials too, such as comics, fun photos from your company vacation, or inside jokes written in good taste. Some comic relief is a great way to keep readers interested! Website: Twitter: O C T O B E R 2 0 2 0 | C O N N E C T I C U T C L I P P I N G S | P A G E 5 A s 2 0 2 0 p r o g r e s s e s , t h e 5 0 b y 2 0 2 0 B e s t M a n a g e m e n t P r a c t i c e s ( B M P ) g o a l i s f a s t a p p r o a c h i n g . M o s t o f t h e N o r t h e a s t r e g i o n c l o s e s i n o n t h e f i n a l s t a g e s o f t h e d o c u m e n t t h a t y o u , y o u r c o l l e a g u e s , o u r e n t i r e i n d u s t r y , a n d s t a k e h o l d e r s o f a l l t y p e s w i l l b e n e f i t f r o m . P l e a s e t a k e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o t h a n k y o u r B M P c o m m i t t e e f o r v o l u n t e e r i n g t h e i r t i m e t o d e v e l o p s u c h a g r e a t r e s o u r c e . M a n y o f t h e s u c c e s s f u l c o n c e p t s a n d p r a c t i c e s u s e d t o b u i l d y o u r d o c u m e n t c a m e f r o m i d e a s t h e c o m m i t t e e i n N e w Y o r k d e v e l o p e d . S u p e r i n t e n d e n t s a n d s c i e n t i s t s i n N Y b e g a n t h e i r B M P i n i t i a t i v e i n 2 0 1 2 . T h e c o m m i t t e e w a s l e d b y a d y n a m i c i n d i v i d u a l , K e n B e n o i t , C G C S , a n d t h e n s u p e r i n t e n d e n t a t G l e n A r b o r C C , w o u l d b e n a m e d t h e f i r s t E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r o f t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n t a s k e d w i t h o v e r s e e i n g t h e s t a t e B M P s , T h e N e w Y o r k G o l f C o u r s e F o u n d a t i o n ( N Y G C F ) . N o t o n l y w a s B e n o i t ’ s l e a d e r s h i p c r i t i c a l t o t h e s u c c e s s o f t h e N e w Y o r k G o l f B M P , h i s p a s s i o n f o r t h e c o n c e p t h a s g o n e m i l e s , l i t e r a l l y , s i n c e t h e n . O n A u g u s t 1 4 t h , B e n o i t b e g a n a c r o s s - c o u n t r y b i c y c l e t r e k f r o m C o n n e c t i c u t t o O r e g o n t o p r o m o t e f a c i l i t y B M P s t h r o u g h h i s “ C o n n e c t t o P r o t e c t T o u r . ” A n a v i d a n d a c c o m p l i s h e d c y c l i s t , B e n o i t w i l l b e s t o p p i n g a t g o l f c o u r s e s a l o n g h i s r o u t e t o h i g h l i g h t c u r r e n t B M P p r a c t i c e s i n p l a c e a n d p o s t i n g b l o g s a n d v i d e o s o n h i s c o m p a n y w e b s i t e , E c o T u r f C o n s u l t i n g . B e n o i t i s a l s o p o s t i n g u p d a t e s v i a h i s t w i t t e r f e e d . I t i s a f a s c i n a t i n g f o l l o w w i t h e n v i r o n m e n t a l i n f o r m a t i o n y o u a n d y o u r f a c i l i t y c o u l d b e n e f i t f r o m t o o ! H e r e i s w h e r e y o u c a n f i n d B e n o i t ’ s C o n n e c t t o P r o t e c t T o u r i n f o r m a t i o n t o f o l l o w a l o n g d u r i n g , o r l e a r n f r o m e v e n a f t e r h i s j o u r n e y : e c o t u r f c o n s u l t i n g . c o m / c o n n e c t - t o - p r o t e c t - t o u r / @ k e n b e n o i t 1 G C M w r o t e a m o r e i n d e p t h a r t i c l e a b o u t B e n o i t ’ s u n i q u e a d v e n t u r e w h i c h c a n b e f o u n d h e r e : w w w . g c m o n l i n e . c o m / l a t e s t - s t o r i e s / k e n - b e n o i t - g o l f - c o u r s e - b m p s . H o p e f u l l y , y o u e n j o y t h e b l o g s a n d v i d e o s o f B e n o i t ’ s t r i p a s m u c h a s I d o . I a m e q u a l l y o p t i m i s t i c t h a t B M P r e s o u r c e s B e n o i t u n c o v e r s a n d s h a r e s f r o m f a c i l i t i e s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y w i l l b e n e f i t y o u a n d y o u r e n v i r o n m e n t a l e f f o r t s ! 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