Get involved: As a GCSAA Grassroots Ambassador, you can help shape the policies that impact the industry through partnerships with elected officials and their staff. There are 637 Grassroots Ambassadors in 449 districts with 86 districts still in need of representation. GCSAA provides training to prepare ambassadors to advocate on behalf of the industry and assists them with preparing advocacy outreach plans. Sign up today: gcsaa.org/what-we-do/advocac…

Getting the 18th #NationalGolfDay Lobby Day kicked off on Capitol Hill with over 300 participants representing 41 states at 250 meetings. #GolfAdvocacy issues of focus are H-2B, USDA turfgrass survey, PHIT Act and PAR Act and funding for the National Agriculture Statistics Survey. gcmonline.com/course/environ…

This morning, GCSAA's Government Affairs committee kicked off #NationalGolfDay meetings with visits to the @EPA and @USDOL. These meetings provided an opportunity to discuss the benefits and needs of the golf course management industry and the golf industry as a whole. Agenda items included #H2B visas, workforce development initiatives, land use, economic impact, environmental sustainability and collaboration opportunities. Find out more about GCSAA's #GolfAdvocacy initiatives, including the Priority Issues Agenda: lnkd.in/gcjXSQft

A recent congressional staffer site visit at the Walker Course at Clemson (S.C.) University hosted by Grassroots Ambassador Don Garrett, CGCS, provides a strong example of #GolfAdvocacy in action by connecting federal staff with the people and places behind the golf industry. Find out more about the visit: gcsaa.org/what-we-do/advocac…

GCSAA is proud to sponsor Hole 18 of the 3rd annual Mullie Classic Golf Tournament, supporting the local humane society. Staff Kelly Lonker, Jeffery Richmeier, Ben Earling and Jocelyn Sandoval represented GCSAA at the tournament yesterday. You can find ways to give back, too: Join your chapter in finding ways to give back as part of the GCSAA Centennial 100 Acts of Service campaign, as we remember that "no life is, or can be, self-existent. We depend upon each other.": gcsaa.org/who-we-are/gcsaa-f…

Great two days of education at the #GCSAAConference! Education to fit all needs: #GolfAdvocacy, networking, adaptability, workforce development, course renovations, turf diseases, history of the profession, interactive facility tours with a variety of topics, you name it! What was your favorite session, seminar or new bit of information?

Advocacy in full swing at The Prairie Club! Huge thanks to @SenatorFischer for visiting and talking with GCSAA Ambassador @Andrew_Getty about H-2B visas, labor challenges & turfgrass research. Great to see support for golf’s impact on Nebraska’s economy and turf innovation. #GolfAdvocacy

Join GCSAA government affairs today, Sept. 18, at 12 p.m. CST, to hear an update on key issues from GCSAA’s Priority Issues Agenda and more. register.gotowebinar.com/reg… #GolfAdvocacy