The entry deadline for the NFCA/Turface Grounds Crew Field Maintenance Awards has been extended by one week. Entries must now be submitted by October 8, 2001, to:

 PROFILE Products LLC                        
750 Lake Cook Road  Suite 440                        
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089                        
ATTN: TURFACE/NFCA Award Scholarship                        
(800/207-6457)

Entry forms were sent to coaches with the July issue of Fastpitch Delivery. If you did not receive a form, please contact the NFCA at 573/875-3033 or e-mail the NFCA

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All entrants must be members in good standing with the NFCA. Submit a photograph of your field and a 200-word or less paragraph summarizing why your field deserves the award. In addition to this summary, please detail the age of the facility, type of use it receives (number of games, multi-use field), community it serves and number of "groundskeepers" responsible for it.

Winners will be chosen by a panel of independent judges made up of grounds maintenance professionals selected by the NFCA and Turface. Winners will be announced at the NFCA National Convention in December as well as in Fastpitch Delivery and on the NFCA Web site.