The executive received the ducky race tickets last week at their meeting and are distributing them to the Club’s Adult and Junior members. If you have yet to receive yours, they are on the way. We want the tickets (money) turned in by July 17 to enable the sold ducks to be recorded prior to race day. You may give your tickets to me or to another executive member (Kay included) so we can give them to Kay for the recording of sold tickets. Please leave the staples in the sold ducky-race tickets. It makes it simpler — and easier — to record numbers on the large wall charts with staples are left intact.

The chicken BBQ and ducky race — both at the rink’s property on Sunday, July 24, are the biggest fund-raiser that the Club does throughout the entire year therefore your anticipated support is sincerely appreciated.

The stick draws also happen on July 24 thus please contribute to the prizes’ numbers. If you have not been contacted — you will be. What the executive is hoping for is members (and friends if they wish to assist) to donate items valued at $5.00 or more for the prizes. If someone prefers to make a monetary donation we will also gladly accept.

Prizes may be left with me, another executive member or with Bette Ann Corkum (our stick draw coordinator).

Larger prizes are attractive at the stick-draw table to entice participants therefore if you, or you know of someone or a business who would be willing to donate — please ask. Most businesses tend to have promotional items to distribute thus asking for something where you spend your dollars could be helpful.

Any questions, give me a shout.

Cheers

Ray

Adult and Junior Members plus Supporters,

Plans are being made for the Chedabucto Curling stick draw at our annual ducky race / chicken BBQ — our yearly MAJOR FUNDRAISER — being held on Sunday, July 24. We need all members to step forth and assist. Our supporters are also encouraged to pitch in if possible. (The ducky race tickets are in the process of being printed and will be ready for sale by early June. The beginning of the ducky race is tide dependent.) As you spring clean, or receive gifts that you are willing to donate (valued $5.00 or more) — or if you are able to collect donated promotional products from the places where you do business — or discover great items on sale — please keep prizes in mind for our annual stick draws.  Monetary donations are also encouraged if the providing of prizes is not possible. We also need “larger-valued prizes” to attract more people to purchase sticks. If you are able to donate or know of someone (a business) who might provide larger-valued prizes, we would be pleased to acknowledge the donated item(s). Adult and Junior members will be contacted by our rink’s executive members for prize donation(s).

Contact me (902.533.2528) or Phil (902.533.2539) to arrange for prizes pickup.

Thanks. Ray

Sydney Nova Scotia is bidding to host the Scotties Tournament of Hearts from February 4^th to 11^th, 2018. We’re writing to invite your members, and your members’ family and friends, to join us at the Scotties in Cape Breton.

The bid is being put forward by a local committee and is supported by the four Cape Breton Island curling clubs: the Baddeck Curling Club, the Schooner Curling Club, the Strait Area Curling Club, and the Sydney Curling Club.

To strengthen our bid, we are offering a pre-sale on a week-long event pass. A $100 deposit will hold your seat at the Scotties. This offer ends June 17, 2016. If the bid isn’t successful, the $100 deposit will be refunded.

Please find attached a flyer with more information. As I write this, the link to purchase deposits online isn’t yet active, but we anticipate that it will be active very soon. Please share this information with your members. The more community support we have, the stronger our bid will be.

See you in Sydney at the 2018 Scotties!

Rachel Baker

President, Sydney Curling Club

on behalf of the 2018 Sydney Scotties Bid Committee

Here is the poster for the event:

Sydney 2018 Scotties