Canadian Pacific Lawn Bowling Club

We’re excited to launch the Settlers of Catan league! Starting Monday, November 28th at 7pm, we’re going to host a bi-weekly Settlers of Catan evening. If you’ve got a copy of the game, bring it with you, including any expansion packs. If you don’t have a copy, don’t worry, just come down anyway, we’ll show you how to play! As this will be a first event, it will continue on the 2nd and 4th Monday evening of every month. Please send this to anyone you think might be interested!

If you’re on Facebook, join our Facebook event for the launch!

Thanks to all who attended our Annual General Meeting this week. We’re excited for the year ahead, and will continue on our path of increasing membership and utilization of the club.

Have you heard about this newly popular lawn bowling thing – all the rage
downunder and in Vancouver. Slightly curious to give this highly social
sport a try? Now’s your chance at one of the sport’s best venues!

We’re enrolling teams of 3 (you create your own team name), with maximum one
experienced person per team, to come out to our 4 night “league” play. There
will be 4 evenings of play: June 24, July 8, July 22, and August 5th (6 PM).

You may want to have one or two substitutes on your team as well, to allow
for a possible absence on one or more nights (takes the heat off each player
of potentially letting down their team due to one no show).

What are the requirements? It’s $30/person to join the league (this can be a
credit towards full CPLBC membership if you like it). You must wear flat
soled shoes (no heels) or you’ll have to play Aussie style (barefoot).
That’s it!

This is sure to be a great time to meet new people and try something new,
don’t miss it. Registrations are first come, first served, until it’s full.

To register your team, please contact Bruce Gillespie, Activities Chair,
Canadian Pacific Lawn Bowling Club (bg@rewerx.com 250-294-0719). New to town
or don’t have a team yet, contact Bruce anyways and we’ll create a team with
you on it!

I wanted to take this opportunity to address the membership. We have had a very successful season and as we wind down I thought it would be appropriate to take a moment to congratulate everyone on such a great job this year. As many of you are aware, the Executive has undergone a few changes for the 2010/2011 season. As Past President, we are saying goodbye to Ray Turner as his role on the Executive has reached its end. Ray has served this club for so many years that I, for one, would welcome him to any of our planning or Executive meetings with open arms. Thank you, Ray, for everything you have done. With Ray moving on, this means Kris Constable now sits in the Past President’s role. Kris joined this club during its darkest hour, and with the help of several individuals, was able to successfully negotiate a 15-year lease. Kris took pride in his role as President, resulting in a significant boost in membership, several successful open houses, increased use of the clubhouse, and a higher profile of the club within the local community and beyond. I am extremely grateful for all of the hard work and fun Kris has brought to the club. A the now acting Past President, I am sure his involvement will continue to bring attention and interest in our club. Thank you so much, Kris, for everything.

I want to talk about service and passion for a moment. I joined the Executive and the club because of my relationship with Kris. Kris showed a passion for saving this club, and spent time working with everyone to make that a reality. I bought into that passion and I continue to serve because of that. I am not an avid bowler–don’t get me wrong, I love the game–but I am not able to attend many of the draws. What I can do is serve our membership with my energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to community. Our club is an amazing example of green space in a city setting; I am proud to be involved and am looking forward to a fantastic 2010/2011 season.

I would like us to focus this coming season on utilization. How can we as a club bring more people to the green and our lovely space? The process is started, we just need to fine-tune our methods. Our club offers a fun recreational venue, but it also offers community. Whether you are a lawn bowler, a croquet player or a casual member, you are all welcome. This sense of community needs to be celebrated and acknowledged. By bringing this passion and service, we will continue to grow our community and attract more members to our club.

Thank you to everyone who stayed involved for the upcoming season, and for all of your hard work in 2009/2010. For those not involved last year, please consider coming out and supporting your club. We need your energy, passion, and commitment to cultivating a vibrant community. Sincerely, Nils Skalin.

Still looking for something to do this summer that is new, gets you outdoors and physical? New to Victoria? Come try the CP Lawn Bowling club! Memberships have just been dropped 50%, it is now only $75 for a full 2010 membership! We offer lawn bowling 7 days a week, and croquet several days a week as well, not to mention all of our extra curricular activities. We just might have the youngest median membership in North America, with teenage members to members in their 90s, there is no reason you shouldn’t check us out!

The CPLBC is eligible to participate to a maximum of $1,000.00 during the period from June 4, 2010 to May 7, 2011. The approved project is for the purchase of new or good quality used bowls for the club. There is a special need for smaller sized bowls for training novice bowlers.

Here is how the Smile Card Program works:

• Obtain a Smile Card from the Club Coordinator Ruth Suter (250-721-9904, e-mail gsuter@telus.net).
• Take the card to any Thriftys Service Counter, and load up the card using cash, debit card or credit card in an amount that reflects your estimated purchases over say a week, month or longer. Let’s say the amount is $400.00. The minute this amount is loaded on to your Smile Card, the CPLBC account is credited with 5% of that amount ($20.00) towards the approved project. The Club receives accrued funds monthly.
• This program has no cost to you. It is an easy way for customers to earn funds for their organization just by shopping at a Thriftys store. If we as a Club spend $20,000.00 at Thriftys before May 7, 2011, the Club receives the full $1,000.00.

  
  

  Smile Card Fundraising Program – Program Information for Cardholders CPLBC)

This tournament is open to all full members of the club. The court will be open from 4p.m. on Saturday afternoon onwards for practice, as the green is quite fast right now. The tournament itself will start at 10a.m. on Sunday, June 27 and will likely continue through to 5 or 6 o’clock. Two levels of play will allow intermediates and experts play to their hearts’ content. The tournament fee is a modest $20 and includes refreshments on the Sunday. Please contact activities@cplawnbowling.org as soon as possible with your intention to participate as we would like to start developing the pairings.

Show up around 5p.m. on Canada Day and let us treat you to a BBQ dinner on us! We will have a cash bar and would love to show you how to lawn bowl if you’re interested in giving it a try. Show up promptly, as once lessons are done we expect we’ll play a couple games. For the evening you are encouraged to bowl in bare feet!
This is an all ages event, your only requirement is that you must be able to roll a lawn bowl from one end of the green to the other. We are asking all members of the club to bring a friend or two. We encourage you to stop by and introduce yourself if we haven’t met you before.

Lawn Bowling Lessons for Novices continue till mid-June at the following times: Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m., Sundays afternoons at 1:00 p.m. (but not Sunday, 23 May).  For more information, contact Ruth and Gary Suter, 250-721-9904.