Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Reduced dues for Assistants, and other info you need to know!

A reminder to our vendors, PRP is live and available on our website www.cigcsa.com. I would like to thank Kyle Sherwood of Winfield and Nick Miethe/Ben Scanio of Site One for continuing as Plantinum partners in 2020!!!  Your support is much appreciated and we hope our members support you when making purchasing decisions. I would also like to thank Helena at the Gold level and Waupaca and PBI Gordon as silver level sponsors.  PBI Gordon is a new PRP sponsor for 2020, we are happy you decided to support CIGCSA.

While our Winter Social was not as well attended as in year's past, it was a good time for those that did attend.  The weather forecasters let us down and over predicted inclement weather.  Unfortunately, we are used to this in the golf business.  A special meeting was called at the winter social to vote on by-law changes.  To review the changes please refer to our previous  Blog Post. The changes were passed by the voting membership and the new dues will take effect for 2020.  The highlight of the changes is reduced Assistant dues to $50.  Remember, there is no dual membership to GCSAA for Assistants, EMs or Associate members, so please consider joining CIGCSA.  All members can renew or join for 2020 as of Jan 15, 2020.  Please log onto www.cigcsa.com and renew today.

A few quick previews:

Our annual GIS Happy Hour will take place on Wednesday Jan 29th from 4-6PM at Twin Peaks on I Drive.  Stop in for as long as you would like and enjoy a cold beverage with some friends.  Thanks to the sponsors of the Happy Hour: Burris, Erb Turf, MTI, Winfield, SiteOne, D & K, and Waupaca

ITF is offering a great education lineup again this winter, with two locations in the state.  Feb 18 will be held in Chicago area and a similar lineup of speakers will present at Panther Creek CC in Springfield on Feb 19th.  Our local Peoria-area-guy Andy Morris and the ITF team put together a great event, so please support the ITF.  We will email the information or you can register here.

The Career Development Day will be held at Mt. Hawley CC on Monday March 2nd.  Nate Jordan and his committee have done a great job developing this day.  It will consist of varied educational tracks of your choice.  There's something for everyone and will only cost $30!!!!  Bring your staff, assistants, and Equipment Managers- there's something for everyone!!


Here's a video preview:





Thanks for reading




Monday, January 6, 2020

Winter Social Preview

Happy New Year!! We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays. While the warm weather may have required some time at the course, hopefully you were still able to spend some quality time with those that matter the most.  

The chapter is hosting our Winter Social this Friday at Bass Pro in Peoria.  We invite all members  to come enjoy complementary food and drinks from 6-9 PM in the Uncle Buck restaurant inside Bass Pro.  They altered their dining room this year, but we will be in the same room as in year's past.  Walk past the bar and through the doors and that's where you'll find us. Bass Pro converted the main dining room to an arcade space, so it may look a little different when you enter, but you're in the right place!

This event is always laid-back and fun, so if you haven't attended an event recently, come out and catch up with some friends and colleagues. Several members bring spouses and others have brought their kids as well. With the new arcade and bowling lanes, there is plenty to keep everyone entertained.  But don't feel like you need to bring a guest, plenty of us come solo as well.  It is always a fun event and totally free of charge, so please join us on Friday.

We will be having a special meeting to vote on a by-law change for dues changes.  Here are the details: 

Current:
  • Annual dues for Classes A, B, and C shall be $90.00 for a year or any portion thereof.
  • Annual dues for members of the class “Affiliate” shall be $150.00 for a year or any portion thereof. 
  • Annual Dues for Classes EM and Associate shall be $50.00 for a year or any portion thereof.
  • Classes AA, H, and S shall be exempt from annual dues.

Proposed Changes:
  • Annual dues for Classes A and B shall not exceed $90.00 for a year or any portion thereof.
  • Annual dues for Class C shall not exceed $50.00 for a year or any portion thereof.
  • Annual dues for members of the class “Affiliate” shall not exceed $150.00 for a year or any portion thereof. 
  • Annual Dues for Classes EM and Associate shall not exceed $50.00 for a year or any portion thereof.
  • Classes AA, H, and S shall be exempt from annual dues. 
The key changes are that we alter the word "shall be" to "shall not exceed", which allows future flexibility to our pricing structure if we decide to give group discounts, etc.  We also lowered the dues for Class C (assistants) to be in line with Equipment Manager and Associate classifications. 

Lastly, we will have CIGCSA winter caps for sale at the Winter Social.  Nate Jordan from Mt. Hawley CC did a great job putting this together and we hope you can support the association and stay warm this winter!



Thanks for reading! Please join us on Friday.