PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
Engaged and Willing to Adapt
Bennett’s Creek Nursery.................16
W
ow what a spring we have all had! I think it is fair to say that the past several months have been challenging to say the least. However, today I do not want to harp on the challenges we are all facing; I want to bring everyone up to speed on what the VNLA is doing for you and all our members. We have adjusted our year to make sure we keep everyone safe and continue to keep our members questions and concerns addressed. Our primary concern is safety! For the first time ever we had our quarterly board meeting via GoToMeeting and it seems that we will continue to operate that way at least until our 3rd quarter meeting. While operating this way has its own set of challenges, I am very glad to say that the entire board has been engaged and willing to adapt in order to keep your membership experience as normal as we can. That being said there are several things that we regrettably cannot move forward with at the time. Testing for our VCH program has been put on pause, and we have decided to cancel our annual field day this summer as well. We will resume testing as soon as we can, and we will celebrate at Field Day 2021! I urge anyone who has any questions or concerns with testing being delayed to please reach out to me or anyone on the board. We are also coming up with a plan for CEUs since so many events are being cancelled this summer, please keep an eye out for emails and on our website for updates as they come in. I want to personally thank Shellie for all of her hard work during these unprecedented times! From day one she has been in constant contact with local, state, and national organizations to stay ahead of any issues that could affect our businesses. Her leadership and commitment to our members has been unwavering. As always, please feel free to reach out to me or anyone on the board with any questions or concerns that you have. Sincerely, Christopher Brown, Jr.
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Bremo Trees...................................11 www.bremotrees.com
Cam Too Camellia Nursery, Inc.....11 www.camtoocamellia.com
Fairview Evergreen Nurseries............3 www.fairviewevergreen.com
Leading Edge Communications.........3 www.LeadingEdgeCommunications.com
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Meadows Farms Nursery................17 www.meadowsfarms.com
Smith Seed Services.........................11 www.smithseed.com
Spring Hill Nursery...........................7 www.springhillva.com
The Turfgrass Group........Back Cover www.theturfgrassgroup.com
Virginia Turfgrass Council.................. Inside Back Cover www.vaturf.org
Wellmaster Carts..............................5 www.wellmaster.ca
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