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n an effort to attract golf course maintenance personnel members of GCSANC, who are the backbone of the
Iby offsetting a portion of California’s high housing association; and the Board of Directors, who have
expense, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of very capably managed the organization’s finances and
Northern California (GCSANC) has launched their Intern reserves, and are not afraid of outside the box thinking
Housing Assistance Program. and devising new and creative ideas for problem-solving,”
Interns employed in the turf maintenance department at said GCSANC Executive Director Marc Connerly.
member golf courses in Northern California are eligible, Ultimately, the Board decided to create a program to
and in the first year more than $14,000 was awarded to assist interns with their housing expenses, offering up
seven deserving individuals. to $1,000 per month of rental assistance for four months
“On behalf of the GCSANC Board of Directors and per intern (maximum $4,000 per intern). The Board
immediate past leadership, I can say that we’re all very originally budgeted $8,000 total for the first year, but after
proud and excited about being able to roll out this housing reviewing the applications and gauging the popularity
assistance initiative,” said GCSANC President Josh Lewis. and potential impact of the program, decided to increase
“The extreme cost of living in Northern California the amount so that all applicants were fully funded.
has been a major roadblock to the development of our The program, which will welcome new applicants
industry locally for a very long time, so it’s been amazing in 2023, is in addition to the money that GCSANC
to watch the leadership, effort and collaboration of donates annually to turf research ($20,000 in 2022) and
our entire Board behind the scenes over the last year annual scholarship funding, which is typically in the
culminate in providing this benefit to our membership.” neighborhood of $10,000, depending on the volume of
The program grew out of discussions by the GCSANC scholarship applications received.
Board of Directors about the dearth of individuals The Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern
entering the turf maintenance workforce and the California is dedicated to serving its members through
challenges of recruiting employees to California due to promotion and advancement of our profession. For more
the high cost of living. information, please visit www.gcsanc.com.
“The intern assistance program is a testament to the
Preferred Partners of GCSANC, who have loyally and 리포니아의 높은 주택 비용을 절감하여 골프 코스 유지
generously supported the organization, especially during 캘관리 인력을 유치하기 위한 노력의 일환으로 북부 캘리
the past two challenging years; the superintendent 포니아 골프 코스 감독자 협회(GCSANC)는 인턴 주택 지원 프

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