Boise Curling Club Board Meeting
October 9th
Present: Rachaelle, Glenn, Jared, Craig, Glenda, Vince
Absent: Christine, Josh
1. Approve September Meeting Minutes- tabled
2. Club Storage Unit
Any new pricing leads- Jared to call other facilities
Move freezers from Century Link; Jared to contact IIW to determine cost of electrical installation
to use freezers at IIW
Any other equipment that needs to be moved?
3. Fall League
Member numbers- currently around 50, membership dropping due to ice conditions and lack of
flexibility with ice times, 11 teams playing in the fall
Schedule League vs. Google- Schedule league works for now, no changes needed
15 Minute End- encourage members to increase speed of play, Rachaelle to make
announcement at the beginning of league
Broom-stacking- no current options at IIW, nobody from Chicago Connection is returning calls,
would like to have an option for club members to be more social
4. Instructor Course
No available dates from Ice World, only mid day options which is not feasible for course
Set a date this spring for course next fall, there is enough interest from membership to offer
course, ideally will have course before the start of hockey season
5. Member Relation Committee
Any progress- still need a chair and members
6. T-shirt Design Chosen- now needing to select company to make shirts, Shadows has worked with the
club in the past but some have been dissatisfied, Glenda to provide Rachaelle with another option
7. Learn to Curl
Attendance- 4 in the early session, 7 in the later session, some interest in participants to join fall
league
Facebook Ad- placed day before LTC, helped gain some participants, increased visibility of event
Groupon/Deal saver next time- Craig to determine how much money club made in previous
years by using Groupon/Deal Saver, may help gain interest in winter LTC
8. Fall Meeting- about 15 club members present, Tshirt design voted on, MoPAC report given by Don,
Dedicated Ice Committee report by Rhiannon, Girl Scout troop enjoyed their curling experience
9. Holiday Parade- Nov 19th, application due early November, need members to help build float and
participate in the parade
10. Trunk or Treat- Glenn will purchase candy and represent Boise Curling Club, members encouraged to
participate
11. New Business
Spring League Dates set by November board meeting
Kids Curl Pilot Program- Application submitted on 10/7/16, board members agreed to apply via
email prior to deadline, will hear results in November
League Night Duties- Need to assign set up duties to members to ensure that set-up is efficient,
maximizing playing time, encourage hack set up closest to the stones first
Board Duties
Social Media- Christine?to continuetwitter and facebook posts
League Results- Clipboard to be at each week, skips to sign at the end of the game
notifying winning and losing teams
MRC
Holiday Parade
Website- need someone to keep updated with club bonspiel information, update
pictures, board members
Milestone Awards 5 year, 10 year, etc…- board determined that announcements
regarding membership can be made at the end of the year meeting, board decided to not invest in physical awards
12. Other New Business- none
Next Meeting: Nov 13th, 5:30p @IIW