Curlers, despite all the snow that is still around we are fast approaching the end of the curling season. Below are a few items that I wanted to provide a few more details on.

Year end party. As mentioned prior the Year end party will be on April 12^th. There is board posted up at the club where you can offer to donate desserts or side dishes. If we haven't already started by the time this newsletter comes out, we will be coming around soon for you to buy your tickets to the event.

Donnie's retirement gathering. To help celebrate all that Donnie has done for the club over the last 41 years, we are hosting a retirement gathering on March 29^th. Posters are already up to remind you of the event. Thanks to Andrea Bell for her help with this event, however she is away for a couple weeks, if you have any questions please reach out to Ray Brauch.

Bonspiels

We hosted two Bonspiels in February.

The Uxspiel. This event was two full draws and another great success.

The Masters. We had 12 teams which is a good attendance for these curlers with many years of life experiences.

Events in March include Chicks and Stones (Mar 1st which was sold out), and the Uxbridge Brier (Mar 22^nd).  Signup board at the club

Fundraising Events

While our Fundraising Team continues to develop our new sponsorship packages for the 2025/2026 season, the club has continued to bring in much needed dollars through traditional methods. There were 2 boards for memberships, and another board is currently circulating for Maple Leaf tickets provided by Toro Steel Buildings. Events including Curling 201 clinic, U3 pilot, Sip and Paint, and Cupcake decorating were held, and Yoga with Kim .These events and activities are all run by volunteers and contribute to our operating budget, keeping our club financially healthy, and your membership rates lower.

Other fundraising activities such as the Roof Replacement Project, the Rock Sponsorship Program, the upcoming Calcutta and Silent Auction generate proceeds our Board of Directors use for capital projects. Most importantly, to replace our aging roof. Please remember that donations for the Roof Replacement Project made through the NSTF (at the link above) are tax deductible. Please consider making your club part of your personal annual giving budget. Your accountant will thank you (and so will we).

We expect our ice surface and walls to look a little different next year. The Fundraising Team is working hard to develop sponsorship packages that will result in advertising on the walls of our arena and in-ice on our sheets. We will also improve our website advertising exposure, invite sponsors to attend events they sponsor, and utilize our large TV upstairs to promote our sponsors.  These activities have the potential to add $20,000+ annually to fund our operations. Once available, our website will be updated and a UCC Sponsorship Package will be available for all to access.

The Membership Survey

We currently have around 137 responses (40% of the membership), so there are still some of you out there that have not submitted your input. We will shut down the ability to contribute soon, so that we can review, interpret, and provide the results to you and our spring meeting ( scheduled for May 14th).

The Spring Meeting

As a reminder we have a few positions on the Admin Committee coming due so we will be voting in nominees. If you have any interest in helping support the successful operations of the club by being part of our committee please contact one of our nomination committee members Greg Lavigne, Amanda Martin, or Marg Mcknight.

Incident of falling ice from the roof. Many of you my have read  a recent facebook post outlining an incident at the front of our building involving the icicles that fell from the roof. Although this ice condition occurs every winter, this year's weather did create more ice than normal. As a reminder please adhere the warnings as provided by the signs on the building. When the weather warms there is a tendency for snow and ice to fall from the roof so be careful not to park too close to the building or walk in that area.

Ray Brauch

President 

Mother's Day Mad Hatter's Tea Party 

• Saturday May 10 & Sunday May 11, 2025 
• 2 seatings each day – 11:00am–1:00pm and 2:00pm–4:00pm
• register for your preferred sitting time and date 
• Tickets: $45 adults/$25 children under 12 

UCC Roof Replacement Project

Special thanks to our club members who have donated to this project.  To date, we have received $7,000. 

As the board continues to plan for the roof replacement, I encourage you to consider making a donation.

Donations must be received by December 31, 2024 to be eligible for a 2024 charitable tax receipt.

Program details can be found here https://www.ontariosportnetwork.ca/nstf-projects/319-uxbridge-and-district-curling-club.

The program is run and administered by the Ontario Sports Network under the National Sport Trust Fund initiative.

The following outlines the cost to the club for this program:

Program Fees

• $2.00 per tax receipt, $2.00 additional cost for lost receipts.
• 4% commission on all donations.
  • Example: $100 donation
    • $2.00 for tax receipt (If you indicate you would like one at year end, there is an additional $2.00 charge)
    • $4.00 commission (4%)
    • $94.00 put in trust for the project.

Please ensure you select Uxbridge and District Curling Club - Project 319 from the Organization name drop-down.

For additional information, please contact Judy Risebrough (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) the Fund Administrator for the UCC project.

Looking for a bonspiel outside our club in Ontario? CurlON's directory has many to choose from! 

https://curlingontario.ca/club-services/bonspiels/

Please note that we have adjusted the Tuesday Ladies league to 2 draws of 6 ends to accomodate demand. Draw times will be at 6:00pm & 7:30pm.

(If there are not enough players to fill out the roster time MAY be adjusted back)

With another season in the books, we have we have our League Champions for 2022-2023.

Ladie's: Marie Lang, Kim Shanks (Skip), Lauren Stitt and Carrie Patterson

Men's: Brad Oldham (Skip), Stephen Tucker, Matthew Jones and Peter Wideman. 

In photo: Russ Brown, Chris Hughes (Injury Replacement), Peter Wideman and John Peters

Mixed: Jack Houghton, Emma Turner, Steve Turner (Skip) and David Ingram

Team Entry: Rick Joest, Steven Turner (Skip), Tim Lofgren, Steve Gornik and Cameron Watson

Thank you to our generous sponsors Williamson Uxbridge & Zehrs Uxbridge for their support!

This year's winning team was from Leaside Curling Club

Dave Taylor
Gerry Hawkins
Matt Bulman
Mathew Mailand