Texas Sports Turf Managers Association txstma.org
Providing education and training for safer and healthier sports turf facilities
Fall 2017
TXSTMA members are still in prayers and thoughts for the greater Houston and Gulf Coast areas after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. We spend so much of our days and nights thinking and worrying about our turfgrass facilities. Unfortunately, we have disasters like Hurricane Harvey that force us to take a step back and really put things in perspective.
TXSTMA President Kevin Lebanik Klebanik@harrells.com
So many of our members, and our friends, were personally affected by this deadly storm. I know we have the best turfgrass managers in Texas, better than any other state. I also know we have the best people in Texas. When disasters hit, Texans step up and step in to help each other. It is so amazing to see how people truly love each other in the face of adversity.
I ask that you set a reminder on your phone for 2 months from now to reach out to anyone and everyone you know affected by this devastating storm. Genuinely ask - how can I help? Hope that they aren’t too proud to let you know and that you are humble enough to be willing to help. So many of our peers are proud and won’t ask for help. Look for opportunities to take something off their plates. We have the National STMA show in Ft. Worth this year. Maybe help is as simple as sponsoring a registration for an effected turfgrass manager. We had amazing members offer equipment & time to help others professionally. GLK Turf Solutions has been moving an Air2G2 machine around to help get turfgrass facilities drained and back up to par for free. This is just one example of so many. I hope that we as Texans can continue to come together and support each other. A natural disaster may be the catalyst this time but we need to continue that feeling of helping all year, every year. “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill