Working with the international Project SEARCH, as well as the local Unicorn Children’s Foundation and Unicorn Village Academy, the Boca Raton, Fla. club launched a job-training internship program for seven young adults with intellectual and developmental challenges. “It’s a good way to find employees who are dedicated and hard-working,” says Boca West’s Matthew Linderman.
Art Events at Pursell Farms Offer a Brush with Success
The Sylacauga, Ala, property held a four-hour “Paint Your Pet” event where participants could paint portraits of their pets in bold, pop-art style while enjoying canapes as well as Italian and Spanish wines.
Name Recognition Extends Beyond Members—to Beer—at The Club at Wynstone
The Club at Wynstone in North Barrington, Ill. partnered with a local micro-brewery, Lake Zurich Brewing Company, to create a beer that is exclusive to the property.
Clubs, Members Give Back to Those Less Fortunate
When Paul Sauerteig, a member of Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind., invited his friend Chef Charlie Trotter to visit in 2008, it began the club’s long relationship with Blessings in a Backpack, a charity that provides book bags of food to underprivileged children every Friday during the school year, so they will have…
Goat Yoga Helps Mount Vernon Canyon Club Gain Recognition
Mount Vernon Canyon Club in Golden, Colo., opened its goat yoga festival to the public and about a quarter of the 70 people who attended were non-members. “A lot of people don’t know about this club, and this was good exposure,” says Wellness and Fitness Director Lili Bell Shelton.
Naples Lakes CC Extends Emphasis on Charity
Members of every social and athletic group within Naples Lakes Country Club in Naples, Fla. planned activities and offered up raffle items to support the months-long fundraiser for Team Rubicon.
New App Manages Kitchen Workflow
James Hudock, a culinary veteran who has been Executive Chef of the Gibson Island (Md.) Club, for the past two years, knows all too well that chefs’ lives aren’t easy. They work long hours in a stressful, high-pressure, chaotic atmosphere, and the position can take a toll on their personal lives as well. But Hudock…
Woodfield CC Utilizes ‘Sidewalk Sales’ to Engage Members, Increase Revenue
The introduction of online tee times and ability to post a score via your smart device has been a wonderful convenience for golfers. But it has also led to decreased foot traffic in clubs’ pro shops. To counter that, and also boost sales and provide an added convenience to the membership, Woodfield Country Club in…
Private Clubs Open Kitchens for Restaurant Week
Both Edgewood CC and Berry Hills CC participated in Charleston, W.Va.’s Restaurant Week. Both private facilities prepared $35 menus. Each table at Berry Hills received membership information and a $25 round of golf.
Solar Panels Give Elkhorn Ridge GC a Sunny Outlook
Installing solar panels to help supply power to the 18-hole golf course that is part of a 4,500-acre ranch has fit with the Spearfish, S.D. property’s goal of lessening its environmental impact and being a community asset.
Coming into Bloom at Norway CC
Norway CC has repurposed a flower bed that has occupied a spot next to its ninth-hole tee for close to 20 years as a memorial garden that includes remembrance and honorary plaques on one side for both living and deceased club members. Residents of Maine might have a reputation for going about their business quietly.…
Kick-Starting a Career
Richard Brumm, CEC, Director of Culinary Operations at the Bonita Bay Club in Bonita Springs, Fla., knows the value of hands-on instruction. After all, he got his first job when he was 14 years old as a dishwasher at a bakery, and later worked under a master chef. Now Chef Brumm is paying his experiences…
Playing By Their Own Rules
Most golf-industry efforts to grow the game include initiatives to introduce the sport to women. And that’s “A-OK” with Head Golf Professional Garrett Kent, who started the “It’s OK” golf league at El Dorado (Ark.) Golf & Country Club this summer. The program is designed as a women’s empowerment group, to allow females to learn…
Two Thousand Close Friends
Any large undertaking needs a blueprint for success, and the folks at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., have put together a master plan for one they now plan to hold each year. In August 2017 the property held a benefit concert, featuring country music artist Cole Swindell, on the Friday night during the PGA…
Knowing the Score
When Dedham (Mass.) Country and Polo Club (DCPC) renovated its golf course from mid-September 2017 to late May 2018, the membership closely monitored the progress of the project. And that’s just the way the club’s staff wanted it. In fact, they gave the members the means to do it. The DCPC staff devised a “renovation…