New chapter events have been added to the calendar! Take a look at the list below and mark your calendars. Remember, if you happen to be traveling and want to take in a chapter event hosted by a chapter other than your own, they’d love to see you – don’t be shy, stop by and say “Hi”!

June 3
Eastern NAMA Annual Meeting/Networking Event
The 2008 Eastern Chapter’s Annual Meeting will be on Tuesday evening, June 3rd. It’s a great opportunity to meet and network with your fellow NAMA chapter members over drinks and appetizers. New members are especially encouraged to attend.

Later in the evening, there will be an optional trip to present the 2nd annual NAMA Scholarship Award. The NAMA award recognizes young, high-achieving and aspiring ag professionals in the Northeast. This year NAMA is presenting a $1,000 award to a student from the FFA program at John Bowne High School! Cost for the event is $35 (includes drinks and appetizers). For more information, visit http://www.nama.org/chapters/eas6-3-08.htm.

Early RSVP rate is $25 if you register by Friday, May 23. Please RSVP to [email protected].

June 5
MoKan NAMA Golf Classic
The MoKan NAMA Golf Classic is scheduled for Thursday, June 5. Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. at Falcon Lakes Golf Course in Basehor, KS. Registration for the golf outing is $85 per person or if you don’t want to golf, join MoKan NAMA for dinner and an awards ceremony after the golf outing for just $10! For more information, visit http://www.nama.org/chapters/mokgolf.htm.

To register online for the MoKan Golf Outing, visit http://payment.nama.org/mokan.html.

June 12
Links Before Lunch with Iowa NAMA
The Iowa NAMA Golf Outing will take place June 12 at Copper Creek Golf Club in Pleasant Hill, IA. Registration for the golf outing begins at 7:00 a.m. Cost for the event is $70 per person. For more information, visit http://www.nama.org/chapters/ioagolf.htm.

To register online for the Iowa NAMA Golf Outing, visit http://payment.nama.org/iowa.htm.

June 19
Swing Into Summer with the North Central NAMA
The North Central Golf Outing will take place Thursday, June 19 at Crystal Lake Golf Club in Lakeville, MN. Registration is $100 per player or you can join North Central after the outing for dinner only for just $30. For more information, visit http://www.nama.org/chapters/nocgolf.htm.

For more information or to register a team, contact: Troy Schroeder, Broadhead + Co., at [email protected] or at 612.617.7930.

June 25
Northern Prairie Golferoo
Join Northern Prairie NAMA for an afternoon of networking, fun, laughs, duffs and perhaps the occasional golf shot at the annual Golferoo on Wednesday, June 25 at Hawley Golf Club in Hawley, MN. Golf skills are neither required nor recommended! All proceeds benefit Bison NAMA Student Chapter.

Cost for the golferoo is $55 for members playing 18 holes and $35 for members playing only 9 holes. Student NAMA members can play 18 holes for $35 and 9 holes for $18. Hole sponsorships are available for $100.

To register, contact Dave McSparron, Red River Farm Network, at 218-230-3010 or email [email protected] or register online at http://payment.nama.org/npr.html.

For more information, download the brochure at http://www.nama.org/chapters/08nopgolferoo.pdf.

June 26
Ohio NAMA Organic Farm Tour
You’re invited to tour Ohio’s premiere organic bulk material farm! Specializing in premium bulk product sales providing quality landscape products, rich in nutrients, for healthy lawns, shrubs, gardens, flowers and more! Price Farms Organics is a recycling facility for organics, using composting technology. Learn about the Marketing success of this Organic Farm and see for yourself how many common items such as leaves, grass and even Christmas trees become quality landscape products!

The tour is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 26 and will end at 2:00 p.m. Cost is only $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Please RSVP by June 20 to Mike Krouse at [email protected] or 419-532-3130 ext. 269 or to Becky Anway at [email protected] or 614-889-1309.

For more information download the brochure at http://www.nama.org/chapters/08ohio.pdf.