Page 3 - The Bocaire Breeze - May June 2023

Below is my speech from my Retirement party on April 13th, I thought I would share it with the Members and

Sponsored Guests that were not able to attend.
“Thank you all for coming to say goodbye. It is great to see so many of you here.

I know a lot of you will be leaving for the summer, and with the clubhouse closing, this was the best time for a
party and for me to say goodbye and thank you for your support over the years!

I cannot believe that I have been at Bocaire for 17 years and your General Manager for 5 years. I have
worked with 11 Presidents over this time. Where has the time gone!

I have had my challenges since becoming GM less than a week before Christmas in 2017! First there were
the termites and tenting the building, followed by the kitchen makeup air system which was to stop members
getting rained on when they sat at certain tables in the lounge, and then, the biggest challenge of all, COVID!
Let’s not forget that there have also been a few hurricanes along the way!
I have a great team of employees at every level, and it has been a joy to work with them.
It has been my goal to leave Bocaire better than I found it and I hope you will agree that I have done that!

Richard and I plan to do a lot of traveling! We have a lot to make up for as he hasn’t seen much of me these
last 5 years!! It is going to be strange not working Holidays but I am sure I will get used to it really quickly!

There are exciting times ahead for Bocaire with the new clubhouse and new General Manager. I wish
Bocaire only the very best and I hope that I will be Invited back to see the opening of the Clubhouse! Thank
you all!”

Summer Turfgrass Education Series

I would like to extend an invitation, for anyone that is curious, to come out for a tour during our golf course
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closures June 12 – 25 and August 7 – 21 for some Turfgrass 101. We will discuss the processes of
aerification and the benefits of each process. You will get to see numerous pieces of equipment in action
along with our GCM team executing these necessary practices we do each summer. The goal of the
education series is to exploit the reasons and misconceptions of why we need to close the course for
aerification. I look forward to what should be an eye opening experience!
If you would like to sign up, please email or call KC Henderson, GC Superintendent at
kchenderson@bocairecc.com. The groups will be limited to the first 10 Members and/or Sponsored Guests.
Each tour will take approximately 1 hour unless participation in the group is buzzing with curiosity. So
please, bring questions!

*Tour Dates (times subject to change based on weather):
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June 12 @ 10:00 a.m.
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June 20 @ 10:00 a.m.
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August 7 @ 10:00 a.m.
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August 15 @ 10:00 a.m.
*Each tour date will offer a different variety of education with some being like previous tour days.
kchenderson@bocairecc.com
Office: 561-961-7571
I look forward to seeing you on the course.
K.C. Henderson
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