Club, association support turfgrass research trust

Golf Course News, Jun 2004

State College, Pa. - The Club at Nevillewood in Presto is the first golf club in Pennsylvania to make a commitment to support the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Trust. The new endowment fund was created by the board in January to ensure a permanent source of reliable funding for critical ongoing research at Penn State's Turfgrass Program and its Valentine Research Center.

The club's board of directors voted to donate $5.00 for each person in the club who maintains a USGA handicap. The financial commitment by the club was a response to the Growing the Game campaign created by the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council board to raise awareness of the fund and the research it will support, and to offer ways in which to support the fund. The short-term goal of this campaign is to partner with 75 golf facilities in the state to pledge annual contributions to this new fund. The ultimate goal is to create partnerships that will create at least $200,000 per year to grow the endowment.