Assistance needed to seek sufficient funds for curling rink’s construction projects….

Things are moving forward regarding our rink’s expansion and renovations. Now that the financial-request letters have gone to adult, social, junior and former members, we are moving into the stage to seek grant and business-assistant sources. (With our completed project estimated to be in the area of $210,000.00, more moneys need to be found.)

The plan is to have helpers (or their recommended persons) to assist with inquiries for sources regarding financial assistance to our renovation/expansion goals. There are a couple of volunteers who have stated they will assist but more are needed; the idea being that more helpers will lessen the work loads for the information seekers. By getting the volunteers, the sources will be fewer in numbers for each to investigate thereby enabling more sources to be investigated at less time involved per person.

It is appreciated when we are told that a certain business/ government department “might be able” to assist financially but the leg work then needs to be done to determine if such a source would and/or is willing to assist. (That is where information-seeking volunteers will be extremely helpful.)

The success of our curling rink’s construction is directly dependent on the energy and financial assistance from our members and supporters.

Your volunteer time — be it regular or occasional — is something that will yield a tremendous return for the rink and will guarantee our project’s successful completion.

I am hopeful that I will receive positive results from this request.

Best regards,

Ray

Ducky race tickets to be returned by July 8….

The Chedabucto Curling Club’s ducky race tickets are in the process of being distributed to all members. The race is at the curling rink during the day of the chicken BBQ on July 23 with its time being tide dependent. All members will be receiving two books to sell.

Please remember that the proceeds from the ducky race go into the curling rink’s general revenue to assist in a major way with our rink’s annual $30,000 operational expenses.  Supporters are also welcome to buy/sell tickets. All assistance will be sincerely appreciated.

The ducky tickets must be returned to Kay Chisholm (902.533.3323) by July 8 so she can record the sales and insert the names of tickets’ owners onto the large wall charts before race day so we know what ducks are in the race.

If you are unable to get the tickets back to Kay, give them to me (101 Green Street, Guysborough) over the hill from the school. (We do have extra tickets if you want to have some more to sell.)

Thank you to Basil Mattie for printing the tickets and to Kay Chisholm for sorting, addressing their distribution and — an equally vital task — Kay’s recording their returns.

Ray

Update on our renovations at the club….

After the Chedabucto CC advertised, with a May 31, 2017, deadline for “Expressions of Interest” via the Guysborough Journal, The Reporter, The Casket, The Highland Heart Weekly, Facebook, the Club’s web site, emails and word-of-mouth, Scott Hart, Hart Carpentry and Contracting, MacPherson’s Lake, has been called by our Expansion/Renovation Committee Chair Maurice Landry and given the go ahead to commence the Chedabucto curling rink’s immediate expansion.

Hart Carpentry and Contracting, due to other job commitments, plans to begin the Chedabucto Curling Club’s expansion within the early part of this month.

The work size for the expansion is the section consisting of the new addition (entrance, change area, washrooms), the new door in via the existing former-furnace room and the roof on the brook side of only the lounge area.

As moneys are gathered, hopefully, the other anticipated capital improvements can be then factored into our building’s improvements.

July 23 chicken BBQ & ducky race…..

Thank you to the member who inquired about the date for the curling rink’s chicken BBQ and ducky race thereby reminding me to send this email.

The Chedabucto Curling Club chicken BBQ and ducky race are on Sunday, July 23, during the Guysborough Come Home Week activities.

Tickets for the ducky race are being taken to Monday’s executive meeting and will be available for sale/purchase within the next week.

Cheers to all. 🙂

Ray

Regarding the Chedabucto Curling rink’s upcoming expansion/renovation….

Expressions of interest are being sought until May 31, 2017, for the Chedabucto Curling Club’s Expansion/Renovation Project, 6 Reddy’s Hill, Boylston, Guysborough County.
Construction will consist of a wood addition (approximately 22 feet x 35 feet) situated on an ICF frost wall foundation as well as renovations to the existing curling rink.
Completion of the Chedabucto Curling Club’s construction goal is October 1, 2017.
For more information contact
Mr. Maurice Landry, Chairperson
Expansion/Renovation Committee
Home phone: 902.533.4068
Visit: http://www.chedabuctocc.ca/renovation-update