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embers continue to be the focus of GCSAA, in fact the first portion of the GCSAA mission statement reads: ‘GCSAA is dedicated to serving our members’. With that in mind, GCSAA has teamed with Meridian One, out of Alexandria, VA, which specializes in providing associations, chambers and other member organizations with best in class savings programs for their members. Meridian One has a family of affinity programs, which provide services and attractive discounts to GCSAA members and their families. By leveraging the buying power of GCSAA members, Meridian One is able to offer programs which allow members to reduce their business expenses. Through Meridian One, GCSAA members can receive instant savings on products and services from UPS, the UPS Store, Lenovo, Office Depot, Avis, Budget and Member Freight.
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Evans. Additional content on the episode included information on the Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards, and interviews with GCSAA members who were selected to volunteer at the 2019 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Paris.
“We are very excited GCSAA has also partnered with Hays to have another way Companies to bring options in health, to communicate with GCSAA mission statement reads: vision, dental and other insurance our 18,000 members,” offerings to GCSAA members. Hays is a Evans said. “However, leading national insurance and financial the GCSAA Podcast services organization, which is providing also gives us the a variety of supplemental product and opportunity to share service offerings exclusively to GCSAA all the good things members. Additionally, GCSAA members happening in the golf course management receive discounts at TireBuyer, UniFirst and select Columbia industry with a wider audience.” Sportswear products. To see all of the GCSAA member discount offerings, please click here. Upcoming episodes will include industry
‘GCSAA is dedicated to serving our members’.
Another exciting recent announcement included the debut of the GCSAA Podcast. The podcast will be produced monthly and will feature pertinent association and industry content. Some of the information you can expect to hear will include information on educational offerings, updates on new and upcoming GCSAA programs, human interest stories, including interviews with some of the biggest names in golf course management, and content from golf events across the globe. Scott Hollister, editor-in-chief of GCSAA’s Golf Course Management magazine is the host of the podcast. This first episode debuted in early October, with Scott Hollister opening the episode with an interview with GCSAA CEO Rhett
leader Matt Shaffer, an update on GCSAA’s new First Green program, an interview with superintendent Lawrence Powell and former LPGA player Renee Powell who will receive GCSAA’s 2019 Old Tom Morris Award, as well as a look into the 2019 Golf Industry Show, taking place February 2nd-7th in San Diego. In addition to streaming services, past episodes of the podcast will be available on the GCSAA website at www.gcsaa.org/ podcast. The podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher.
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