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East Ohio Branch Summer Meeting
& Site Tour
Recap
North
East Ohio Branch Hosts Successful Summer
Meeting & Site Tour
The
Northeast Ohio Branch of PGMS held a meeting on the campus of the
PGMS Green Star recipient College of Wooster on Monday, August 18.
The meeting was sponsored by Central Farm & Garden, Davey Tree
of Wooster, Mast Lepley Ag Hardware and Turf.
Wooster's
Director of Campus Grounds Beau Mastrine presented detailed information
on the overall operations of the Grounds Department. The College
of Wooster Grounds Department is made up of 10 full-time staff members
that take care of 250 acres, including a 9-hole golf course. All
staff members are responsible for the daily operations, landscape
design, landscape installation, irrigation maintenance, leaf removal
and snow removal on campus. One unique aspect of the Wooster grounds
operation is that staff members are also responsible for the maintenance
of their equipment.
Brian
Smith of Progressive Insurance led a seminar on how to make a power
point presentation, showing basic use of the software and how effective
it can be. Walt Bonvell, PGMS North Central Regional Director and
grounds foreman at Xavier University, spoke about the importance
of the networking possibilities PGMS brings to individuals and organizations.
Also in attendance, was PGMS President-Elect Gene Pouly, CGM. In
all, 15 professionals attended the morning session and over 20 attended
the afternoon programming. View photos from the event below!
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PLATINUM PARTNER IN PROFESSIONALISM
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GOLD PARTNER IN PROFESSIONALISM
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SILVER PARTNER IN PROFESSIONALISM
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