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I’m Always Learning
By Jared Bodnar, TOCA President

Many of you know that I’m curious by nature and I have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Luckily for me, this year’s TOCA meeting in Tucson was a great way for me to satiate my need for useful information, and I took full advantage.

In addition to learning more about how journalists, marketing pros, Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials use social media, the breakout sessions provided a unique knowledge-sharing opportunity where people could ask questions and share the ways social media has impacted their business. The most interesting part was finding out where people struggle with social marketing. Due to all of the social media conversations at the TOCA meeting, I thought it would only be appropriate to blog about the meeting, so you can get a snapshot of my key takeaways at this link.

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  Tucson: Desert Discoveries Says it All
By Den Gardner, Executive Director
 
  Monica Surfaro Spigelman, one of the panelists on social media, who appeared at the annual TOCA meeting in Tucson on May 5, summed up best what many felt during her appearance, as well as during the entire meeting, “You have an engaged and friendly membership. Thanks for letting me be a part of your panel today.”

TOCA’s theme for this year – Desert Discoveries – aptly described the mood of the meeting. What exactly did we discover?


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Calendar Of Events
Check out upcoming events in
the turf and ornamental industry.

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Member News
Welcome all of TOCA's
new members.

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First TOCA Scholarship Winner from Outside the U.S.
Mikael Pehkonen from the University of Guelph near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is this year’s TOCA Publishers’ Scholarship winner. Mikael is majoring in turfgrass management and anticipates graduation in April 2011.
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New PR Partnership Announced
Philadelphia, Pa.—April 22, 2010 –Debbie Clayton and Stacey Himes announced the formation of ClaytonHimes PR, a full-service public relations firm based in Philadelphia, Pa. The partnership will provide PR counsel for FMC Professional Solutions Group.
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Environmental Communicator of the Year
This year’s Environmental Communicator of the Year is Chris Gray of Marvel Golf Club in Kentucky. Gray is also a columnist for Golfdom magazine. Gray is the fourth TOCA member to win this award in the dozen years the program has been in place.
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TOCA Strategic Plan
In the midst of our 21st year, TOCA is creating a new strategic plan to carry the organization into the start of its third decade in the green industry. The strategic plan is divided into four sections.
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