A Message From
U
pdating items on the MTF agenda and where we are as a Foundation is easy. The MTF is in constant motion with its required fundraising, interaction with both Michigan State University and the Turf Team Professors, event planning, Scholarship, allied associations, budget considerations….to be honest, the list is limitless. Those who have served on the Board for the MTF are fully aware that the amount of time to properly address all the issues can be daunting. Those who take on the role as a Board Member do so as a volunteer….a volunteer who feels they can make a difference and improve a product that already has a pretty good reputation. But no one flourishes on past success for long.
If everyone is moving forward together, then
success
takes care of itself.
Henry Ford changed the world as we know it with his mass production process. Certainly, sooner or later someone else would have provided this method. But the fact that he did takes him to a place where others will not be able to. Your current Board of Directors have a similar mind set. They may not change the world….but they will make the MTF a better organization. Those who are members of the MTF can be assured that each of the 12 individuals are pulling their own weight knowing that success will take care of itself. The purpose of the MTF is to provide funding for research at MSU and over the years the research developed by our Turf Team has been exceptional. Our current board would like to keep the MTF membership updated on what the Turf Team is involved in and have set about a process to help produce that information. As someone who has been involved with the Turf Team for many years I can attest they are constantly in search of ways to improve the turf industry. It is the MTF’s job to relay those developments to our members. Currently, Board Members Dan Mausolf and Jeff Holmes have taken the task of gathering and forwarding this information. The Foundation looks forward to hearing any input that may help with Dan and Jeff with their efforts. As your reading this, we will have completed our TeeTimes4Turf and I would like to thank all the courses who willingly allowed us to include them on our list of courses. The TT4Turf Auction has become one of our most successful fundraisers during the year. The interaction between the clubs and Turf Research is important to both groups and the synergy from this event makes a great deal of sense. During the upcoming summer we hope to include more clubs for next years TT4Turf and if asked to participate we hope that you may consider doing so. Again, thank you to all the clubs who donated this year…as we go to print the number of clubs have increased and that can only mean additional funding for research.
– Henry Ford
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