The 90th Annual Meeting — Golf One of San Diego’s Best Courses, The Grand Del Mar Golf Course

August 18th, 2015

Does the excitement from watching the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits this past weekend have you in the mood to golf? Then sign up today for the Western Growers golf tournament during our 90th Annual Meeting in San Diego this November. Located on site at the Grand Del Mar, the Grand Golf Club features San Diego’s only Tom Fazio-designed course with its dramatic elevations, diverse bunkering and lush fairways.

The golf tournament, sponsored by Rabobank (an Annual Meetings Platinum sponsor), features a four–person scramble format with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. RDO Equipment and Water, an Annual Meeting Gold Sponsor, will be hosting a hot breakfast followed by an All–American BBQ lunch.

Golfers will also have the chance to win $50,000 in a Western Growers Insurance Services (WGIS) sponsored Hole-in-One Opportunity (more info on this in a future Spotlight story). Registration fees include breakfast, lunch, beverage cart, and tee/tournament prizes.

Watch for more information and updates on this and other Annual Meeting events in Spotlight and on the Annual Meeting website. Please contact Randy Hause at (949) 885-2265 if you have any questions.

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EVENT DETAILS

Where: 

The Grand Del Mar Golf Club

5300 Grand Del Mar Court

San Diego, CA 92130

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Time: 8:30 am to 1:30 pm

Format: Four-person Scramble; Shotgun start

Tournament Fee: $195 and includes: breakfast; All-American lunch; unlimited use of practice facilities, including range balls; free beverage cart; tournament and tee prizes.

Sponsors:

Rabobank — 2015 Golf Tournament Sponsor

RDO Equipment and Water — Sponsor of golf breakfast and lunch

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Celebrate the Career of Bob Gray at this Year’s Award of Honor Dinner

August 20th, 2015

There are many reasons to attend Western Growers’ 90th Annual Meeting this November.  One of the best ones is to help celebrate the career of this year’s Award of Honor recipient, Bob Gray. Gray will be honored by Western Growers for his accomplishments over his 40-year career in agriculture. The former Western Growers board member and chairman is a well-known and valued leader in the agriculture community. 

Gray has spent most of his life working in agriculture, although that was not his intention when he was in college. “I thought I would pursue a career in higher education,” he said during a recent interview. “Get my masters, my Ph.D. and then teach college.” Gray got his Master’s and was awarded the highly-competitive British Marshall Scholarship that allowed him to begin his postgraduate work at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. For financial reasons, Gray deferred action on his doctorate following his acceptance into Columbia University. Then, like so many others, he realized his calling was the farm fields of Arizona and California.

One of his earliest jobs was offered to him by Paul Couture, a long-time Western Growers’ member and ag leader in his own right, who passed away earlier this year. From there he served for 29 years in various capacities with Duda Farm Fresh Foods, eventually ending up as Duda’s CEO.

Gray entered the non-profit arena following his departure from Duda. He currently heads the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation and is expecting to step down and retire sometime in the summer of 2016.

Gray’s distinguished career has earned him the respect of his peers and colleagues alike. Please help us honor him during this year’s Annual Meeting. 

To purchase a custom ad honoring Bob Gray, CLICK HERE

To purchase a table for 10 with preferred seating for the Award of Honor Dinner, CLICK HERE

For a more detailed look into Gray’s life in agriculture, check out the WG&S profile of him from our July issue. 

Please contact Randy Hause at (949) 885-2265 for questions about the Award of Honor or the Annual Meeting.

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