PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

On Thursday May 16th our Club hosted the Presidents Cup for the 6 Vancouver Island North and Powell River District Clubs.

The comments we received from a large part of the participants were so great that I felt the need to pass these accolades along to our Volunteers who spend many hours to make our PLBC one of the best in BC.  

We had excellent comments on our bowling green, the pleasing surrounding gardens, the inviting entrance to our club and the friendliness of our all members that were at yesterday’s event. 

The club house was decorated wonderfully for all the participants to enjoy.

Also comments were complimentary on our new scoreboards 

I felt is was necessary to send this message out to the membership to let all the volunteers know and share the extremely good comments we received.  Without all the hard work from all the many volunteers we would not be receiving such wonderful comments. 

Just to summarize it makes me very proud as your President to be part of this amazing club.

From

Your President Trevor Motley and PLBC board members

Board News

The new pavement at the club entrance has been completed and the Bowls Shed has been repaired.
The front of the club house will soon receive a new coat of paint.

The new benches have been completed and add a pleasing complement to our green. Thank you to Fortis for providing much needed labour and assistance in getting the benches completed.

Many thanks to the volunteers who have worked hard to plan for and complete these projects.

The community is expressing more interest and awareness for lawn Bowling and exploring the sport that we all enjoy so much.

PGOSA has begun their rental schedule on Wednesdays evenings from 6:30 to 8:30.
Other groups that will be visiting and trying out the game include Fortis employees who have been so helpful in the installation of our new benches, City Hall staff who will rent the green for one session and a class of students from Balenas Secondary school for one session as part of their Life Skills program.

Miriam Gunn (fund raising director) has created a plan to provide Memorial Plaques to be mounted on the new benches. If you are interested in memorializing a friend or family member in this way, please contact Miriam for more information.

Watch for advertising on our new scoreboards which will contribute significantly to our revenues. Thanks go to Miriam for her hard work in seeking out new fundraising ventures for the club and to Mick Banks for preparing the templates for displaying the ads.

We welcome 27 new members to our club this year. We are very happy to have you join us.

We are still looking for a Social Director for the club. If you would like to find out more about this position, please contact any member of the Board. In the meantime, we thank Andy Cruickshank for hosting the social time following the Tuesday morning draw and to Lynn Hutchinson who will be organizing coffee, tea and goodies for tournaments.

If you wish to contact any Board member please go to the Board of Directors page on the website and click the email icon to send a message.

Memorial Plaques

Two memorial plaques have been installed on our club benches.

If you are interested in getting one installed please contact Miriam Gunn (Fundraiser).

For these photographs and others from this year, please click here: Photos 2024 – Parksville Lawn Bowling Club

Courtenay Ladies Tea Party – July 16, 2024

Please see the attached for for information regarding the Ladies Tea Party event in Courtenay.

Courtenay Ladies Tea Party – July 16, 2024

Cowichan Lawn Bowling Club

Please see the attached for a Womens Open Two Bowl Triples tournament on June 11 & 12, 2024 and a Mens Open Two Bowl Triples tournament on July 16 & 17, 2024.

Cowichan – Ladies Open Two Bowls Triples

Mens Two Bowl 6 Pack 2024

Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club’s Vision Impaired Program

Greetings,

Please pass this invitation along to your members, their families, and
friends.

The Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club’s Vision Impaired Program has been offered
to the public for over 40 years!

If you, or someone you know has a vision impairment and would like to
learn a new sport, be active, meet new people and be a part of the
community, please join us on _Tuesday, June 4th at the Nanaimo Lawn
Bowling Club at 500 Bowen Road (Bowen Park)._

We are offering 3 FREE lawn bowling sessions, 9am, 11am and 1:30 pm
where each vision impaired participant will be paired up with a sighted
director (volunteers welcome) who will teach and guide them on how to
play the game.  Please wear flat soled shoes and comfortable clothing.
A BBQ lunch will also be available.

To register for any one session, please contact:
membership.nlbc@outlook.com or secretary.nlbc@outlook.com.

Transportation from the ferry dock may be arranged if needed.

Happy bowling!

Donn Sherry
Vision Impaired Program Director

NLBC Visually Impaired Introductory Workshops

Measuring Clinic

On May 17 there will be a measuring clinic for the novices and any novices from last year who would like to learn how to do a few basic measurements. The measuring clinic will start at 10:00. Coaching will also be available at 9:30 as usual.

Note also that on June 17 at 1:00 there will be a more involved measuring clinic. If you have never taken a measuring clinic you are urged to take advantage of this clinic.

Sandi Mitchell

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

A reminder that the 2024 membership fees are now due.

Full membership $208, Social $21, Locker Rental $15.

Thanks to all those members who have already renewed. In order to accommodate 26 new members, I will need to update the tag board in the draw room. If you have not renewed your membership your tag may be removed. To avoid this please advise me if you plan to renew soon. I would also appreciate knowing whether or not you intend to keep your locker.

Name tags for new members have been ordered. They will be placed in the
draw room below the tag board as soon as I receive them.

Kathleen Arthorne

PARKSVILLE LAWN BOWLING CLUB – BOWLYMPICS – MAY 20, 2024

SPONSORED BY RBC WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Powered by Volunteers

GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE MEDALS TO BE AWARDED

12:45 PM: DRAW BOARD CLOSES (Tags in)

1:00 PM: A SHORT FUN EVENT FOLLOWED BY –

8 END TEAM GAME – BOWLYMPIC SCORING

A special welcome to all our Novice Bowlers

FUN GUARANTEED

REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE

First Bowl of 2024

Well wasn’t it great to be out on the green again!

The first Bowl was bowled by Markey Pellow, who joined the club 29 years ago  and is  still an avid bowler with the club.

Sixty four members ( 5 novices) joined in the draw. A little rain didn’t deter the bowlers as shortly the sun appeared and it was a wonderful afternoon.

A social time was held after the draw in the club house, providing an opportunity to meet our novices and friends after the winter break.

Enjoy the coming bowling season with draws, club tournaments, open tournaments, fun days and leagues.

GREAT BOWLING

Kathleen Motley,  Games Director

Markey Pellow delivers the first bowl of the season.

Markey Pellow is all style as she rolls the first bowl of our 2024 Lawn Bowling Season.

For everyone’s information

Coaching on April 23 to 26 will be from 9:30 till 3:00. We will be having two shifts this year. You can come and use the green after 3:00. If you would like some help before the season starts please contact me through the website under player development.

Volunteer Recruitment

Volunteers are needed in the following areas:

“Just under 4 of 5 Canadians volunteered in some capacity in 2018. Forty two percent  of Canadians did some kind of Volunteer work. Volunteering is at its core the most basic human activity that we do. You see a job that needs doing, some one that needs a hand, a problem, that needs to be solved, you get it done without asking for anything in return just because it is the right thing to do.”

Thank you for all the willing volunteers that we have at PLBC during this week April 14th  to 20th  

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PGOSA will be renting the green for the exclusive use of their members on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30. This activity will take place each Wednesday night from May 15th until September 25th. The club house and deck remain open to PLBC members. 

Garage Sale

Thank you to those of you who helped out in some capacity. A special shout out to Lynne Hutchinson. We couldn’t have done it without you! I often went to the club and found Lynne busy pricing items all by herself. Lynne, it did not go unnoticed. Since Qualicum had their garage sale on the same day it was decided that we would promote each others event. That had a positive impact on our sales. We are still reviewing the contribution that having the container on site to our bottom line. Since the kitchen is closed until further notice maybe filling it up with garage sale items would be a good interim use. We thus avoid the container cost. Our minds are now busy exploring avenues to increase the number and value of the merchandise we are able to offer. Our numbers are down slightly from the previous couple of years but still respectable. As always, any and all input is greatly appreciated.

Garry Steele

Baking

We have a couple of events coming up this month; the open houses and the novice lessons. Although not necessary it is nice to be able to refreshments in the way of tea, coffee and goodies. To that end we need some baking. Please put what you bring into the freezer.

Thank you very much, Sandi Mitchell

Membership Fees

Membership fees may be paid by cheque in the Membership mailbox in the draw room, or by e transfer to the Treasurer.
Full membership $208
Social $21
Lockers $15

Thank you, Kathleen Arthorne

101 FOR REGISTRATION ONLINE FOR LEAGUES AND CLUB TOURNAMENTS

1) Click on ANY Day for the Event on the calendar
2) Registration form pops up
3) Input information that is required
4) Hit SEND
It is sent to Games, a confirmation will be emailed that it has been received.  A reminder will be emailed a few days before the event starts.

League Registration begins April 17 – Closes May 1

Spring Mixed Triples league. May 7 – June 11
Open to all players.  Limited to 16 teams
Duration 6 weeks   Entry fee $18.00 per team

Spring Cutthroat Ladder league. May 8 -June 12
Open to all players.  Limited to 25 players
Duration 6 weeks   Entry fee $6.00 pp

Spring Mixed Pairs League.  May 9 – June 13
Open to all players limited to 16 teams
Duration 6 weeks $12.00 per team
(Winners move onto district Mixed pairs held in September in Qualicum)

Volunteers needed this week!