Member Volunteer Workday

Last Tuesday, October 4th, the combined Winchester and ValleyCrest staff hosted the inaugural Member Volunteer Workday. The idea was generated in the Greens & Grounds committee and headed by committee member Craig Prim and superintendent Jeremy Payne. The support and volunteerism for the idea was overwhelming and nearly 40 members showed up to participate. Though the workday was only 3 hours, a large amount of work was accomplished, and everyone was able to retire to the club-hosted BBQ and happy hour afterwards tired, sweaty and with a great sense of accomplishment. The experience and response was so positive that we hope to have this be at least a bi-annual event moving forward. Below are some pictures of just a few of the jobs that were tackled, along with some hard-working members working hand-in-hand with our maintenance team:

Removing blackberries on #14 (also removed plants on #13 & 16)

Clearing and mulching walkpaths (completed #2, 3, 5/6 & 7)



Driving range ball retrieval (this is like a "Where's Waldo?" photo!)

Weeding and clean-up of annual flower beds at the clubhouse (also cleaned up all on-course planters)

Sanding & seeding tees (all tees were completed)

Sanding & seeding fairways (all fairways were completed)

Landscape clean-up at #6 restrooms (further clean-up and mulching to come)

Landscape clean-up at #12/16 restrooms (further clean-up and mulching to come)

All in all a very successful event and the staff of both Winchester and ValleyCrest wish to extend a huge thank you to all our members who participated in both this workday and for other various volunteer efforts around the course. We look forward to working with you all again soon!