WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 MPSTMA FALL WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 MPSTMA NETWORK PICNIC
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
The Fall Workshop features educational talks in the morning and then there will be an opportunity to see and try out the latest in sports turf maintenance equipment at the Coon Rapids Soccer Complex and also time to talk to company representatives and Certified Sports Turf Managers about the use of this equipment, with training on the specific maintenance practices from the experts from MPSTMA.
A MPSMTA Network Picnic is set for Tuesday, October 11 at The Toro Company in Bloomington. Network picnics are free of charge and take place between 11 am - 2 pm. Lunch and beverages will be served. This past year, previous MPSTMA network events were held at Carvers Lake Park in Woodbury, Town & Country Fence in Brooklyn Park and Bryant Lake Park in Eden Prairie.
Christian Life School in Farmington, MN, will be the site of this year’s MPSTMA Community Service Project. This event is set for Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Farmington is about 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities. To be successful, equipment, supplies and manual labor are needed for the day. If you are interested, contact Mike McDonald at the University of Minnesota at mcdon@umn.edu.