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2008 January LSMP Around the Grounds: Maryland Superintendents Donate $22,00001-29-08 | News

Maryland Superintendents Donate $22,000

Compiled by Kevin Burrows, assistant editor

Half of the money was donated to the University of Maryland. Over the years, MTC has provided thousands of dollars of scholarship money, as well as support for vital turfgrass research programs at the University of Maryland.

The Eastern Shore Association of Golf Course Superintendents recently continued in a long-standing tradition of giving. Carrying on the ESAGCS mission of developing, supporting and advancing the professional careers of dedicated turf industry managers, they donated a total of $22,000 into their community.

The money raised during the August annual golf tournament and fundraiser and was divided up equally between charity and turfgrass research. Eleven-thousand dollars went to the Maryland Turfgrass Council on behalf of the University of Maryland?EUR??,,????'?????<

The association also donated an additional $11,000 to the Believe in Tomorrow Children?EUR??,,????'?????<

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The other half of the money raised by the ESAGCS was donated to the Believe In Tomorrow Children?EUR??,,????'?????< www.believeintomorrow.org.

History of the MTC

The Maryland Turfgrass Council was organized in 1972 as a way for people who worked in different segments of the turfgrass industry to pool their talents and improve turfgrass research and education in Maryland. It was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1977, and is governed by a Constitution and By-laws through its Officers and Board of Directors.

MTC strives to promote and unite the interests of individuals, private industry, organizations, and public and private institutions. The aim of MTC is to promote the science, technology, professional practice and improvement of turfgrass production, management, research, and education in the State of Maryland.

In 1980, MTC encouraged the State to establish it?EUR??,,????'?????<
In 1988, MTC inaugurated it?EUR??,,????'?????<
In 1998, MTC donated $100,000 to the University of Maryland Foundation to establish an endowment fund to support turfgrass research. The Maryland Turfgrass Fund has now grown to over $205,000, and continues to gain support through donations. The fund is currently able to accept direct gifts as well as donations through the new Commemorative Brick Program.
The Council plays a lead role in facilitating turfgrass research tours at the U.M. Paint Branch Turfgrass Research Facility.