When: June 19, 2013

Time: 7:00pm

Location: King Curling Club Lounge, Trisan Centre, Schomberg

The Annual General Meeting is an opportunity for all club members to review the operations and expenditures of the Club for the past year, to ask any questions they have of the Board and to elect new Board members. Meeting will begin promptly at 7:00pm. Mark this date on your calendar and join us for an informative meeting.

League Structure and Registration Updates for the 2013-2014 Season

Leagues

Here are a few updates as a follow-up to our recent presentation to the membership regarding league structure and format for the coming season. The changes are based on feedback from both the members and the board:

 1) Friday Mixed Social League will remain unchanged for next season as the "Mixed Pairs" format for Friday nights was not well received. Couples who would like to curl together on one team as a mixed pair (one female curler/one male curler) will be accommodated when requested.

 2) A New Sunday Mixed Recreational League will be offered on Sunday mornings from 10:00 a.m. – 12 noon. The format will be the same as the Tuesday/Thursday Mixed Recreational Leagues as a ‘tag-draw’, with teams made up on the day of the game. This league will be dependent upon interest with a minimum registration of curlers required.

3) To accommodate league growth both now and in the future, King Curling Club will reserve the right to institute byes for all leagues to support an increase in membership. This is a very common arrangement in most established curling clubs. As conveyed previously, the mixed team entry league on Thursday will have a limit of 18 teams. This means there would be 2 or 3 nights off for the season. Similarly on Mondays the men’s team entry league will need to spill over to Tuesday for 4 – 6 games per year depending on the number of teams registered.

 Membership Fees

 The board has decided that we will maintain the current fee structure for the coming season. Thanks to our strong volunteer base we have been able to keep our costs in line with revenues and have provided the following incentives for early registration and payment:

 A 5% discount will be offered to members who make full payment by June 30. Otherwise, full payment of fees must be received by the club by September 1, 2013.

 Registration Changes & Deadlines

 Curling club management software has recently been purchased to better serve the membership with on-line, up to date information. The program features include an on-line registration process. We hope to have this ready and be open for registrations by March 15, 2013. This is a tentative date only. All current members will be given access to register themselves and get confirmation of their registration using the software. Members without an email address or access to a computer will need to register at the club and a day will be announced for this.

 Placement in leagues is on a first come basis. To maintain your membership in current leagues, registration accompanied by full payment or a minimum $100 non-refundable deposit must be received by April 13, 2013.

As the 2012/2013 season has moved past the mid-way point of the season the Board of Directors has already begun work on improvements for the 2013/2014 curling season. The League Structure Committee has been meeting regularly to try to develop a structure that not only meets the demands of the current membership, but also sets a structure and path that can accommodate future growth in some areas, and to rekindle some interest in other areas. This committee has also tried to address some of the scheduling concerns that have been brought forth both verbally and through written responses, such as from the suggestion box.

The schedule for each week remains very similar; however some of the leagues have been structured slightly different. As you will see there are two leagues that will not be returning next year at all. We are hopeful that the members of these groups will be able to find a home in one of the other leagues. Click here to read the complete list of changes for the 2013-2014 curling season...

• It takes about 1000 hours of volunteerism to run the KCC bar for the season.
• We have over 40 youth curling members.
• It only takes an unpadded knee or hand only 3 seconds to damage the ice and it take 30 minutes to repair the damage.
• Our ice rental fees cover the cost of the 5 Township staff who are directly involved in some way with the maintenance of the curling facility. 100% of the other work needed to keep the Club vital and functioning is performed by volunteers.
• On average adult curling rocks weight 40 lbs.
• We have a full set of 34 junior rocks that weigh 20 lbs each and are used in our Little Rocks programme for children ages 6 to 12
• Our 4 ice sponsors donated $3000 each towards the cost of our full ice installation application that will save the Township $2500 per year in the cost of paint and materials for the next 5 to 7 years. There also is a cost saving to the environment by eliminating the dumping of used paint at the end of each year.
• We have over 20 members coaching in various capacities.
• Even if you only curl once a week you should replace your broom head insert and your gripper every year.
• Last year the KCC booked 98% of the ice time rented.
• We have two extra rocks of each size in case a rock should be become damaged and not useable.