Our neighbours up the road at the Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club are having an Open House on September 28 & 29th from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. The club’s indoor green offers three rinks identical in play to the outdoor ones with regulation width and length. Playing in Qualicum during the winter is a great way to stay active, hone skills and meet new people as well. So, get out of the rain and into the fun and do a little indoor lawn bowling. The Qualicum Beach Lawn Bowling Club is located at 665 Jones St. in Q.B. Check out their website at www.qblbc.ca for more details.
Ace photographer Chuck Benson recently took this wonderful photo of our effervescent friend and lawn bowling pro, Mavis Gooding. She had just jumped out of a plane and was sailing along on the thermals with her parachute and her instructor. All this on the occasion of her 80th birthday. All we can say is “Congratulations, Mavis, on a jump well done, and a very Happy Birthday to you.”
The Cowichan/Parksville Challenge on September 10th is fast approaching but our games committee needs a little help. We are in need of three more players to fill out our team and to have a complete roster. If you have never been to Cowichan, here’s a great chance to check out this green and meet fellow players from the South Mid-Island. The games will be at 10 A.M. and 1 P.M. and there is a limit of 24 players. You are asked to bring your own lunch to this event. If you are interested, please contact Kathleen Motley. Her email address is games@parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com.
Our Club is hosting the George Gibson Open Tournament on Wednesday and Thursday of this weekend. At this time our freezer is quite low on baked goods (excluding cookies). Please feel free to bring by some goodies and place these in the freezer with your name on the container.
If you have been organizing in the past one of the many club winter activities or are interested in organizing them please contact Trevor Motley before the next board meeting on September 16. President@parksvillelawnbowlingclub.com
Mixed Pairs Event coming up on August 28th and 29th. Registration ends online August 21. To sign up please click here All Day – Jack & Jill Tournament – Parksville Lawn Bowling Club. A few simple rules for this event: No spouses together, no two skips on a team and you can’t have played with the same Jack or Jill before. This tournament is a lot of fun, so ladies get out there and ask away. There are men just waiting for your call or email.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Motley
Thank you for those who signed up for the fun & food night BUT I am canceling the food & fun night for next week. There were only 8 wanting dinner and to play and 5 playing only. Disappointing but will try for next month.
We are now in the midst of our bowling season and our annual general meeting seems far away. However, as we are enjoying the activities and social interactions of our club, it is also the logical time to consider the management responsibilities that make our club the success that it is. Our Board of Directors collectively undertakes the responsibilities and decisions that are necessary to maintain the strength and continuity of that success.
The reason for this letter to you all is to emphasize that the Board of Directors is made up of club members. Members who are willing to step up and donate some of their time and experience to assist in managing the needed decisions and guidance. In November, at our annual meeting we shall need to fill those positions for the coming year.
The Nominations Committee will like to know of any club members who are interested in serving on the Board of Directors now, or, just as importantly, interested in being a potential candidate in a following year and finding out from the existing executive membership what is involved.
The Board of Directors also depends on the contribution of a large group of members with a variety of interests and responsibilities. Within a club the size of our own there will be an amazing variety of talent and experience to draw from. There is a lot of satisfaction in being part of the club’s activities. However you would like to be involved, there will be opportunities.
Below are the positions needed to be filled in November. Some will have incumbent members willing to continue, others waiting for nominees. Please let the Nomination Committee members (Trevor Motley, Martin Fereday, Geoff Holland) know of any interest or questions you may have over the next few weeks. Remember that everyone who is now, or has been involved in the club’s management also started with making the first decision. “I would like to help”.
