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Industry NewsNational Women in Golf Month invites participation This June, GCSAA joins the Executive Women’s Golf Association, LPGA, National Golf Course Owners Association and the PGA of America in sponsoring 2008 American Express Women’s Golf Month supported by Golf for Women magazine. This month-long initiative will provide women the opportunity to learn, re-learn and/or play golf in a women-friendly environment. Participating host golf facilities will again be asked to offer complimentary golf instruction to women 14 and older, during the month of June. GCSAA members are being encouraged to participate by offering open house events, course tours, discussion groups and other activities that share information about the golf course, including environmental stewardship activities. To sign up a facility, GCSAA members can visit Play Golf America and work with their LPGA or PGA professional, or golf course owner to register. A program guide has been developed to assist facilities in organizing a wide-range of activities. The program also offers a variety of communications tips to assist in promoting the facility’s participation. In the past, this event was scheduled for a week. Extending the promotion to the entire month will give golf facilities more flexibility in offering a variety of activities at their convenience during June. In the previous three years, more than 68,000 women across the country have been introduced or re-introduced to the game of golf during Women’s Golf Week. Spokespeople for the event are LPGA professionals Nancy Lopez and Suzy Whaley.  Briggs & Stratton launches "Tell Us Your Story" contest Briggs & Stratton has powered the outdoor life of people around the world for 100 years, and now the company is asking customers to share some of those memories. As part of its centennial celebration, the world’s largest manufacturer of air-cooled gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment is sponsoring a "Tell Us Your Story" contest, one of many events scheduled to mark the company’s century of innovation and success. The winning entry will receive the "Ultimate Garage Package," which includes a lawnmower, trimmer, generator, leaf blower, lawn tractor, rear tine tiller and other Briggs & Stratton products, valued at $7,500. "We know that many of our customers feel a connection with our company because our products have been a part of their lives for so long," said John Shiely, chairman, president and CEO of Briggs & Stratton. "They’ve come to know the Briggs & Stratton name because it’s on their lawn mower engines, pressure washers and other products using small engines. Now, we want to hear their stories." Entries will be judged on originality, creativity and storytelling quality; how well the entrant exhibits passion for Briggs & Stratton products; and the contestant’s specific, relevant and compelling example of how Briggs & Stratton products enrich their life. Entries should capture the core values of Briggs & Stratton: a can-do spirit, a satisfying feeling from a job well done and a desire to pass on knowledge to the next generation. Entry could include starting a lawn-mowing business powered by Briggs & Stratton engines to save money for college or maintaining a pristine lawn – the envy of the neighborhood – with Briggs & Stratton outdoor equipment. To enter, contestants must be 21 years of age or older and submit a written entry under 200 words and/or a photo online at http://www.briggsandstratton100years.com by July 31, 2008. Complete entry rules are posted on the site as well. In August, Briggs & Stratton will award the winning storyteller with the "Ultimate Garage Package." NGF signs 3-year agreement with The Weather Channel NGF has supplied the golf course information featured on Weather.com since 2003 and this agreement officially extends this relationship into 2011. The site is one of the most popular consumer Web sites, providing daily golf forecasts and detailed directory listings for every active golf course in the U.S. The golf directory sections of Weather.com will soon feature a "Powered by NGF" icon where users will be able to update any of the golf course information displayed on the Web site. These updates will then feed directly to NGF Database Services for review and verification. Neptune acquired by Dover Corp. Dover Corp. has acquired Neptune Chemical Pump Co., making it part of the newly-formed Pump Solutions Group within the Fluid Management segment. Terms of the transaction were not released. Other brands within PSG include Almatec, a provider of specialty premium air-operated double diaphragm pumps for biomedical, chemical, food grade and electronics markets; Mouvex, a maker of eccentric disc pumps used in an array of applications around the globe; and Griswold, an ANSI centrifugal pump manufacturer. The Pump Solutions Group has plants in California, Michigan and Georgia as well as international facilities in Germany, China, India, France and the Czech Republic. CMAA adds Certified Chief Executive designation The Club Managers Association of America has announced a new designation that will recognize managers who have demonstrated the ability to successfully serve as the most senior manager in a club. The Certified Chief Executive designation carries with it a set of minimum requirements that must be met and is separate from the Certified Club Manager designation, which is still the hallmark of professionalism within the club industry. Club managers who qualify for the CCE designation must be active status members of CMAA, have achieved the CCM designation and have served as the top executive in a club for a minimum of five years. In addition, candidates must have earned membership in CMAA's Honor Society and have successfully completed Business Management Institutes IV and V. "The Certified Chief Executive designation is meant to further distinguish the unique qualifications of the existing Certified Club Manager," said CMAA CEO Jim Singerling.
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