Save a Life on the Golf Course with AED’s from Cintas

Did you know that golf courses are the fifth most common public place for people to experience cardiac arrest?

Golf courses, by their very nature, pose higher risk to the population that uses them. People carry weights they are not accustomed to carrying, subject themselves to the heat of the day in which they may not take in enough fluids. In addition, people on the course walk up and down hills, exerting themselves, and at times drinking alcoholic beverages and smoking the occasional cigar.

According to the American Heart Association, the average age of people who suffer sudden cardiac arrest is 65, an age at which many have retired and are spending more time on the golf course.

Cintas First Aid & Safety offers VGM Club members a turnkey AED program that saves lives on the golf course.

The program includes the following components:

• The simplest and most affordable AED on the market “The Cintas ReviveR”
• Comprehensive Assessment of your club’s needs
• AED cabinets, AED cases, oxygen and an array of accessories
• Medical Direction/Physician Oversight of your club’s AED program
• Quick Delivery and Professional Installation
• AED Program Announcement materials including posters and pamphlets announcing your club has a heart for their members
• Comprehensive training for your staff to proactively prepare them for an emergency utilizing the award winning  American Heart Association curriculum
• Regularly scheduled inspections of your AED, it’s battery and pads to ensure it’s readiness when you utilize Cintas First Aid & Safety to maintain your first aid and safety products
• Cintas Fast Track website that tracks your AED, it’s components and the training of your employees to maintain compliance
• 24/7 Cintas customer service to address any needs you may have

Cintas First Aid & Safety is committed to assisting you in maintaining a safe environment for your members and employees.

Call Cintas First Aid & Safety 877-973-2811for more information. Please be sure to identify yourself as a VGM Club member to ensure you receive the special VGM Club pricing.

Retail priced at $1495, Cintas is currently offering a $400 discount on the ReviveR AED for VGM Club members until June 30th. Order your AED now to take advantage of the huge savings.

The Life Fitness Elevation Series

The Life Fitness Elevation Series offers engaging products which deliver a newly designed 95T Treadmill, 95X Elliptical Cross-Trainer, 95C Upright Lifecycle® Exercise Bike and 95R Recumbent Lifecycle Exercise Bike featuring the company’s latest entertainment and motivational technologies.

Each product in the Elevation Series is offered with three new, unique options – the Engage™, Inspire™ and Achieve™ Consoles. The Engage Console features a 15-inch integrated LCD touch screen with built-in TV, while the Inspire Console offers a 7-inch integrated LCD touch screen. Both include seamless iPod® integration; USB connectivity to create, store and track workout information on the company’s Virtual Trainer Web Site; a Virtual Trainer to encourage and motivate; vibrant Workout Landscape™ Perspectives; and a Zoom Feature.

Taking Workouts to the Web
Adding a personal touch to workouts, Life Fitness created the new Life Fitness Virtual Trainer Web Site (www.virtualtrainer.lifefitness.com), which enables exercisers and trainers to plan, create and track workouts. Designed to link exercisers and equipment, the Web Site’s interactive, online program harnesses the data exercisers store on a USB device through the integrated USB port on the Elevation Series products (Engage and Inspire Consoles only). The system organizes and stores a user’s workout data making it simple to monitor and track progress from a computer, as well as design personalized workouts for usage anywhere, anytime on Life Fitness Elevation Series products.

Seamless iPod Integration
It seemed only natural that the leader in fitness equipment be first to provide seamless iPod integration. This compatibility, standard on the Engage and Inspire Consoles, makes it possible for iPod users to plug in and charge their iPods, control their iPod playlists from the Console, and watch iPod-delivered video content.

Life Fitness Virtual Trainer – the Face of the Future
Life Fitness recognized the growing need to provide ongoing workout support for a broader range of exercisers. Now both the Engage and Inspire Consoles provide exercisers with a unique tool at their fingertips – the Life Fitness Virtual Trainer – to motivate and educate them over the duration of their workout.

Workout Landscape Perspectives
The Engage and Inspire Consoles also feature the visually appealing Workout Landscape Perspectives, which enable exercisers to select one of three motivating landscapes during their workout – Mountain, 400-meter track or 5K Nature Trail.

Zoom in on Fitness
To accommodate a broad range of exercisers, the Zoom Feature enlarges speed, time and incline (treadmill only) or level displays for workout data viewing.

For more information about the Elevation Series, visit www.lifefitness.com or contact Marc Berry at 253-653-0665 or marc.berry@lifefitness.com.

Join VGM Club for the Golf Inc. Spring Conference at Amelia Island Plantation

VGM Club & VGM Financial Services are proud sponsors of the Management Track.

Mention that you're a VGM Club member and receive an additional 15% discount off conference registration fees!

Stop by the Sapello Room on Tuesday from 7:30-5:00 and Wednesday from 8:00-11:00 to visit with our associates and enjoy complimentary refreshments.

Named one of Golf Inc's favorite speakers, be sure to catch Dawn Prebula, Senior VP of Development, VGM Club and Amy McClean-Ragsdale as they present How to Make Money in F&B, Retail and Outings, Wednesday, April 14, 9:00 a.m.

Development Symposium
How to Create and Sell Your Brand in this Economy
Featuring Peter Hill, CEO, Billy Casper Golf
8:30, Tuesday, April 13

Keys to Successful Golf Development in This Economy - New Session
Featuring Henry DeLozier, Principal, Global Golf Advisors
5:00, Monday, April 12

Global Golf Development - Highest Rated Development Session
Featuring Henry DeLozier, Principal, Global Golf Advisors
Bill Kubly, CEO, Landscapes Unlimited
1:00, Monday, April 12

How to Fix the Golf Industry - Most Popular Owner Session
Featuring Bobby Heath, CEO, Western Golf Course Properties
Mike Rippey, President, Club Management Division, Kitson & Partners Club Management
Joe Munsch, President & CEO, EAGLE Golf
9:00, Wednesday, April 14

Management Track
Player Development Programs that can Increase Rounds, Revenue and Retention
Featuring Jack Dillon, National Retail Director, Meadowbrook Golf Group
10:45, Tuesday, April 13

How to Make Money in F&B, Retail and Outings - New Session
Featuring Dawn Prebula, Senior VP of Development, VGM Club
Amy McClean-Ragsdale, President & Founder, AMR Retail Consulting
Bob Swezey, Vice President, Burroughs & Chapin
9:00, Wednesday, April 14

Private Club Track
Structure Your Club for Success
Featuring Joseph Petrash, Principal, Borders Golf Group
2:15 Tuesday, April 13

The Membership Dilemma: How to Stop the Bleeding
Featuring Douglas White, Vice President, Business Development, Billy Casper Golf
11:45, Tuesday, April 13

Critical Issues Forum for Private Clubs
Featuring M.G. Orender, President, Hampton Golf Clubs
3:30, Tuesday, April 13

Marketing Track
Branding Your Golf Course: Can it Work or is it Just Another Cost?
Featuring Peter Hill, CEO, Billy Casper Golf
10:45, Tuesday, April 13

Battle for Market Share: Don't Just Get in the Game, Win It!
Featuring Clay Thomas, General Manager, Westchase Golf Club
11:45, Tuesday, April 13

Use the Internet to Drive Rounds at Your Club - New Session
Featuring Matthew C. McIntee, Senior VP Properties & Operations, Crown Golf
2:15, Tuesday, April 13

Modern-Age Marketing: Social Media, Viral Marketing, Affiliate Programs
Featuring Ben Keilholtz, Director of Marketing and Sales, BlueStar Resort & Golf
3:30, Tuesday, April 13

Marketing Secrets When Travel is Down
Rich Carter, General Manager, Indian Wells Golf Resort
5:00, Tuesday, April 13

Marketing Experts Share Their Secrets for Success - New Session
Featuring Brian Gaines, Regional Director, KemperSports
9:00, Wednesday, April 14