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December 2003 Board Meeting
(posted December 17, 2003)
The Board of Directors held their last monthly meeting for 2003 on
Sunday December
14, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. in the
main floor Board Room.
A few brief highlights of the Board Meeting :
- Items carried
over from the previous meeting :
-Thanks to Past President Jerry Brown we have found a permanent storage
space for our 4 sets of
bleachers.
-Vic Palles is preparing to identify individuals eligible for receiving
a share now that all applications have been processed. The
selection is from non shareholder members that have signed up to
curl for 6 consecutive years having paid the $20 premium built into
their fees.
-After analysis of our Saturday ice schedule it was concluded
that we could not offer the potential schedule changes requested for
consideration by the Saturday Mixed League.
-We decided to plan a trial of providing both Visa/Mastercard and
Interac service at the club.
- Correspondence
received :
-Mail flow from the MCA office included : letters re Investors Group
“Adopt a Club Program” (We have been paired up with a Investors agent
who will work with us to take advantage of the partnering opportunities
struck between the MCA and IG) ; a copy of “Program & Services
Guide” (filed); 75 copies of “MCA Year Book 2003-2004” (left out for
members to take); more bonspiel notices, applications forms for
competitions and award nominations (posted, distributed and/or
filed).
-The Association of Winnipeg Curling Clubs don't meet again until 2004
so no mailings from them.
-Another donation was received in the memory of Betty Stanier.
-Scott Paper sent a package re “Cash For Clubs 2004” program (new
collection box set up and application form filed to be returned later)
-Packages from AAA Alarms re sponsorship of DLCC for members using
their services (application forms put out and web site updated)
- House &
Finance Committee report :
Treasurer Bruce Kerr gave a financial update. Our bank account balance
is healthy with all the flow of income from the mens’ leagues dues and
rental leagues. On the expense side we are doing well except for the
repairs and maintenance on ice. This included the rework of the
arena surface this past summer. This is being offset by lower
ongoing Hydro bills because our plant is in operation less of the time
($1,600 lower than last year so far ). Turning off 23 lights also
helped. Overall a positive status.
- Committee chairperson Ian Mahon reported on other House
& Finance Committee
activities. Two renewal applications were received. One was for
Directors Insurance and the other for DLCC building insurance.
The building insurance went up another $1,000 ! We are still
seeing the after effects of 911. Looking for another insurance
company won’t help, they are all raising rates. The litter
outside the front door from smokers is starting to pile up.
A substantial ash tray of some sort will be set up in time for
the
Strathcona Sr. championship.
- Membership &
Draw Committee :
Chairperson Guy
McLachlan reported on activities since last meeting. All dues are
in except for one player. A locker review was done in preparation for
Strathcona Sr. Mens requirement for 16 lockers. 12 were empty and
we should be able to get the rest volunteered from others. The
first round of games have been completed for the mens leagues.
The standings and second round schedule have been posted (and on
the web). The Hosting Application form for the 2005/2006 season
was received from the MCA. We have time to ponder what to bid
on. On the Associate Leagues side all the fees are in from the
leagues for seasonal play. All deposits for special bonspiels are
in except for the St., James Teachers bonspiel (contract only went out
recently).
- Entertainment
Committee Highlights
Chairperson Ian Brown couldn't attend but did send along a
report. The Associate League’s night took place on November
29. It was very good night specially for the Directors team
(although we paid for it at the bar). Cliff reported on the
Past Presidents Night that took place the evening before our board
meeting. From all accounts it was a great night.
Congratulations to Rae Corder and Mitch Njegovan for their efforts to
organize the event..
- Promotion &
Publicity Committee :
Chris McKee is the chairperson for this
committee. Chris reported that the Roster has been given to the
printers and was proofed and ready to go last week. There have
been some typesetting problems so we won’t see the finished product for
another week.
- Junior Curling
Gail Cabana-Caldwell's report
on Junior activities was next on the agenda.
-The most recent event concerning DLCC Juniors was the DLCC Junior
Bonspiel, held Nov 14-16, 2003. The Junior Bonspiel was once
again a big success ! Murray & Sandy Peterson are to be
congratulated for their efforts. We look forward to it being
even bigger and better next year.
-Gail met with the coordinators earlier this month to review junior
curling since opening day and to formulate some plans for January and
beyond : Beginning with the first session in January, all
Saturday Bantams will participate in a 1/2 hour, pre-game skills
session, where curlers will spend about 5 minutes at each of 4 or 5
skill-building stations. This will institute a bit more structured
learning into the Saturday program, in keeping with other junior
programs. A brainstorm session is planned for mid-February
to plan positive promotion and look at innovative ideas to generate
interest both in DLCC and its jr programs. The group also plans
to schedule a 'bring-a-friend' night or afternoon at DLCC towards the
end of the season. This will tag team with an early-bird registration
blitz for the 2004-05 season.
-Next events for DLCC Jrs are the Christmas parties for the 3 leagues,
followed by the the Strathcona Sr Men's Provincials where 18 DLCC
junior curlers (present and past) will participate in the opening
ceremonies of the Jan 8-12, 2004 event.
- Other Items of
Interest
-Cliff Murphy reported that Lowe Refrigeration has assessed the
HVAC equipment on our roof. There are a couple of pieces of old
equipment that are nearing the end of their life cycle. We should
plan to budget for their replacement sometime in the future
(approximately $7K each).
-Mitch Njegovan reviewed the report prepared by Past President Garry
Parker on Grey Cup tickets sales for this year. The net proceeds
were substantial and is important to the continued financial health of
the club. Mitch highlighted some recommendations Garry made
for consideration for next year. These included enhancements needed to
the scratch portion of the tickets, and perhaps redesign of the tickets
to include a DLCC logo. Garry did a great and we all thank him
for the work he put in this year. We hope we can coax him to do
it all again next year.
- The next Board meeting is Saturday January 17, 2004 at 9
a.m.
Happy Holidays to all !
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