August 2023

Bay Breeze

In This Issue

From the President

Juan Carlos Esparza, Urban Scapes

It has been and continues to be a strange year for weather. After the long and cool spring, we have been hit with the heat. All of this provides unique challenges to the industry.

Everyone is welcome to attend the board meetings. We have several people coming to meetings and look forward to them joining the board.

The next event will be the annual CLCA SFBA Picnic Sunday, September 10th 11:00am-4:00pm. Join your CLCA family and friends at the Chapter Picnic! The always-popular horseshoe tournament will begin promptly at 11 a.m. A barbecue lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Chili Cookoff and Cookie competition judging is at 2 p.m. Family-friendly, fun and games for all ages all day!

Last year’s picnic had to be cancelled at the last minute due to inclement weather, but we are hoping all goes according to plan and we have the chance to renew friendships and to make now friends too.

Landscape Contractors Insurance Services, Inc.

Upcoming Events

SFBA Annual Golf Tournament

Tuesday October 1st | Spring Valley Golf Course

Dust off your favorite Hawaiian shirt, grab your grass skirts and get ready to network, have fun and tee off with your CLCA SFBA colleagues! Contests include Putting contest, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive, Themes. Prizes will also be given to the best Hawaiian themed teams. Register your foursome and get a $120 discount for your team!

Schedule

Registration: 11:30 - 12:30 PM

Lunch: 12:00 Noon

Putting Contest: 11:30-12:30 PM

In Your Carts: 12:45 PM

Shot Gun Tee Off: 1:00 PM

Cocktails/Drinks: 5 - 6:00 PM

Dinner: 6:30 PM

Acknowledgements - Prizes - Winners

Registration

Early Bird Individual Entry Fee (ends 9/6) $125

Individual Entry Fee (after 9/6) $150

Foursome Entry Fee (includes a $120 discount) $450

Dinner only $55.00

Sponsorship Opportunities:

Closest to the Hole, Longest Drive, Putting Contest and Hole Sponsorships ($250)

NEW Sponsorship Opportunities:

Golf Cart Sponsor ($350) includes signage on 10 golf carts, green fees and lunch & dinner for one player

Lunch Sponsor ($800) includes recognition at lunch cart, green fees and lunch & dinner for two players

Dinner Sponsor ($1000) includes recognition at lunch cart, green fees and lunch & dinner for two players

AI & the Future of Software Technology in the Landscaping Industry

Dinner Meeting | Thursday, October 17th | 5-7:30pm | Jack's Restaurant & Bar | San Mateo

Michael Ding, owner and brains behind Bobyard uses AI artificial intelligence to help contractors do takeoffs and estimates “10x faster”. He will discuss what is AI? What is AI capable of doing today? What will it be capable of doing in 5 years? 10 years? What will the tools of the future look like, and how will workflows change? How do we stay on top of these coming changes?

Cost: $60.00
CLCA Life members: $30.00

Auxiliary Report

Welcome to August. Hope everyone survived the sudden heat wave in July. Time for pool parties and excursions to the beach.

The Chapter Picnic is right around the corner. Come join your CLCA friends and family on September 10 at Cuesta Park in Mountain View. All are welcome. The picnic starts at 11 a.m., with barbecue lunch at 12:30 p.m. Thank you to the picnic committee (Rick Camin, Alice Domine, Vicky Parrott, Michelle Ott, Cindy Singletary, Girvin and Lesley Peters and Charlene and Leo Ott) for putting this event together. Games for all ages will be available throughout the day. Start practicing your horseshoe skills. Ed and Jonathon Ott are the team to beat. With last year’s cancellation due to rain, the Ott’s are still the defending champions. I have a feeling a Domine team is anxious to reclaim the trophy.

Dust off your recipe’s! We are bringing back the cookie/dessert competition, as well as the chili cook-off. We have some awesome cooks in this group, young and old, and it is refreshing to see old family recipes being passed down to the next generation. A reservation form is available in this issue of the Bay Breeze and a Constant Contact invitation will be available for reservations also.

A day filled with great food, great fun and great friends. How could you go wrong with this combination? I look forward to meeting new people and welcoming friends to the picnic on September 10.

Enjoy the rest of the summer…before the kids have to go back to school. Hope to see you at a CLCA event soon.

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Partner Spotlight

The Month’s Partner Spotlight is Horizon Distributors

How to Help Your Clients Understand Smart Irrigation
While phrases like “distribution uniformity” and “precipitation rates” are common to us, it can be difficult to translate to a homeowner. Here are some suggestions for talking “smart” to your clients.

Use Visuals They Can Understand
“Changing out 10 sprays to PRS heads can save up to 30,000 gallons of water a year.” Sounds like a lot. Or is it? That number is pretty intangible. So use it in a context your client will understand. Instead, try “that’s like filling up your pool twice a year!” That’s something they can relate to.

Don’t just talk about the savings, show them.
There are a number of smart water calculators available from manufacturers and distributors that allow you to enter real-world data like cost of water per gallon, number of heads, etc. The tools are easy to use and can be entered and calculated in about 2 minutes. Start here: Selling Smart Irrigation

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