| Hi All, I hope that the season has started well for you all. I know that Barnesy in particular is pleased with the way the season is shaping up - he was spotted a few weeks ago at club night giving some 'personal' coaching to not one, but *five* new female members. (I have photographic evidence if anyone doesn't believe Mike can handle five at once). Seriously though, I am very pleased that we are getting new members to the club - particularly the boost to the womens ranks. Bar Manager ------------------- After two years of fantastic service, Mike Barnes is finishing his term at the end of June. Everyone needs to congratulate Mike for a doing such a great job. At the same time, we now need a new bar manager (ideally a couple of people to share the responsibility). PLEASE see if you can help the club by assisting with this role. If you want to find out what is involved, please talk to any of the Racquets Club Committee members. IMPORTANT: If we do not have a designated bar manager, the bar will be unable to continue. Squash Balls ------------------- We are expecting some more Dunlop squash balls to arrive in the next couple of days - it sounds like the whole of NZ was back-ordered. When the new balls arrive, there will be a new system. All the squash balls will be in a box at the back of the bar, along with a notebook. If you take a ball, please write down your name and why you took it (e.g. Interclub M03, Till purchase, Tournament, etc). Note that each interclub team gets two balls at the start of the season, so please try to keep track of them. Result Cards ------------------ Important notice that the system for dealing with interclub result cards has changed. DO NOT POST THEM TO AUCKLAND SQUASH. Instead, please put them through the hole beside the office door, and I have to submit the results online (and keep the result cards safe until the end of the year). Club Shirts ---------------- The badminton club members have done a great job in getting us grants for some club team shirts. These look fantastic. Free shirts will be issued to all interclub team members, so make sure you tell your captain what size you are. Unfortunately the grant only covered shirts for all club rep teams, so we have ordered some additional shirts for sale ($30 each). If these sell out we will order more to meet demand. Signage ----------- Hopefully some of you will have seen the awesome new sign on the outside of the building. Big thanks go to Steve Edwards who pushed this through - well done - it is a massive improvement. You will also see the sign on the court 2 tin, so make sure you tell the guys at Cannon Signage Concepts how good it looks. For those interested in signage, you too can be involved: 1) Tin signage (i.e. what you hit when you do a crappy drive): $1000 per year (+ the cost of the sign) 2) Above court signage (i.e. what you hit when you do a crappy lob): $500 per year (+ the cost of the sign) Tournament ----------------- Don't forget the tournament Wed 11 June - Sat 14 June. Sign up sheet is down at the club, or email me. Last one had 20 people too many, so get your entries to me early. Thats all from me, |