March 1st, 2010
(updated March 5th)
Lunenburg Curling Club
From The Hack
e-brief
A bi-monthly news letter for members of the Lunenburg Curling Club
West Nova Fuels Curl for a Cause
This event shines again as our biggest and best in its 10th anniversary year. What fantastic contributions from sponsors, volunteers and curlers!!!!!!!!! Where would you find a group of more dedicated people volunteering time and skills and donating food and prizes? There were over 500 people involved in this weekends’ Curl for a Cause, an annual curling bonspiel which is dedicated to raising funds for the Fisherman’s Memorial Hospital . This was the tenth anniversary for the event. Thanks to the presenting sponsor West Nova Fuels and to all other sponsors, and there were many of them. This year the event raised over $30,000 which has been earmarked for a new vehicle which will be used to transport patients. Twenty four teams consisting of over 100 curlers took the ice starting Friday evening and the bonspiel wrapped up on Sunday. The champion of the main event (Section A) this year was the team of Stephen Rhodenizer, Peter Mosher, Mike Tanner, Ron Hrushowy and Max Mosher. The teams of Kim Black, Liz Strickland, and Kevin Mayo won the other sections.
Special thanks to the chair of the event, Anne Cosgrove, the entire organizing committee, and to all the people and firms that sponsored, volunteered, and donated prizes and food for the event. This was truly a community effort and the success shows the strength and will of the people of our curling club and this community. The Lunenburg Curling Club is proud to be a partner for this fund raiser. Check out our website at www.lccns.org for more details and pictures which will appear soon.
Youth Spiel
Lunenburg Curling Club hosted its annual Bonspiel for Junior Curlers
February 19-21, 2010. Laura Allen led the charge with much help from her parents, David and Elaine and many other parent volunteers. The event was a huge success with 20 teams participating. Four teams from our club participated and three of them placed first or second in their division. Laura has been very active in creating a fun and competitive Junior program which is necessary for the long term health of our club and the game in this region. Many thanks Laura on a job well done.
March 5 Fun Night sponsored by TD Canada Trust
March 12 Fun Night sponsored by the L’burg Firefighters
March 22-26 Sherman Nowe Closing Bonspiel
March 26 Closing awards and party*
March 27 Bank of Montreal rental
March 28 Family Fun day and Skate
May 26 Annual General Meeting 7pm
* This year our closing awards will immediately follow the Sherman Nowe finals. The Masters and Day ladies also plan to have a couple of teams curl that evening. There will be one draw starting at 6:30 p.m. and the awards and closing party will begin at 8:30p.m. Following the awards, members can stay around to socialize and party to the music of a DJ which also kicks off the Bank of Montreal one day Bonspiel. All members are encouraged to attend this informal closing. Many awards including the Jessen Falkenham Plaque will be presented.
On Sunday March 28, come out for the Family fun day and skate. See the bulletin board for sign up and schedule.
Draws: 1, 2 and 3 have been completed and the winners are:
$20 Winners: Donald Parks, David Steele, Wally West
$30 Winners: Wilson Morash, Arleen Davis, Fred Nodding Sr.
$50 Winners: David Allen, Richard Crawford, Julie and Ron Bachman
More winners were announced this week:
Draws: 4, 5, 6 and 7 have been completed and the winners are:
$20 Winners: Pat Oldfield, Dave Fralik, Bill Hatt, Donald Heckman
$30 Winners: Wifred Eisnor, Trish Topshee, Sean Conrad, Brian Hirtle
$50 Winners: Martino Ruiz, Greg Wentzell, Martino Ruiz, Addie MacIntyre
Congratulations and thanks for supporting the Lunenburg Curling Club.
See Stephen Rhodenizer to pick up your winnings.
2010 Halifax Brier Tickets: more tickets to be given away
Labatts has provided us with 2 pairs of tickets to the Brier which will given away to the membership this week. Thank you to our beer sponsor.
The tickets were won by Mike Sologuck and Deanna Zinck
Executive Meeting
The next executive meeting is on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. If anyone has suggestions or ideas to improve our club, please contact a member of the executive. Mark your calendars, our AGM is scheduled for May 26.
Some members of the executive are moving on after the season is over. They have provided great volunteer service to the club and we thank them for all their efforts. It is time for some new blood on the executive and we are taking nominations. We are looking for someone to lead the membership committee and the events committee. We also need a director and a vice president for the board. In addition, we need a few people on the house/building committee. Please contact Eric Walters, Lindsay Miller or Scott McVittie if you would be interested. We have a great bunch of people and the workload is shared. We meet once a month throughout the curling season. Please consider serving on the executive. It is imperative that we have a full executive to make the club run smoothly for the benefit of all members.
Building Fund, Donations, and LAFF
This year we were forced to withdraw a major portion from our building fund to pay for a new condenser. Our budget is set to operate on a break even basis. Our membership dues, our sponsors and our fund raising events create the revenue needed to operate our club and pay our bills. There is no surplus at the end of each year to add to our building fund.
We would like to gradually re-grow this fund, so that we can continue to maintain and upgrade our facility and be prepared to tackle any unforeseen repairs. Some of our ice equipment is getting old and we will have to sharpen our rocks in the not too distant future. In the near term we would like to put a fresh coat of paint on the entire interior of our ice shed and replace the score boards.
With both the short term and long term in mind, the Lunenburg Club is kicking off a new fund raising campaign for the decade and will be accepting all donations which will be put through the Lunenburg Athletic Facility Fund (LAFF) where a tax deductable receipt will be issued to by the town. In order to track the donations, it is best but not essential that they be dropped off or sent to the curling club and our treasurer will forward them to the town office. Cheques may be made payable to The Lunenburg Curling Club c/o LAFF.
To kick start our 2010 Decade campaign, Lindsay Miller, our Vice President and soon to be President, has donated all of her winnings from one of the recent Friday night 50 /50 draws to the club through the LAFF fund. Thank you Lindsay! We are off and running.
Building Fund, Donations, and LAFF
Correction from previous newsletter regarding correct name on cheque; the note should read: Cheques should be made payable to “The Lunenburg Curling Club” with a memo or note on the bottom left corner of the cheque which states: c/o LAFF or Re: LAFF.
Thanks for your understanding, good curling!!
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