VALLEY VIEW TENNIS CLUB
Minutes of Meeting
Held at 7 pm
on Thursday 30 August 2007
Tennis Club Room, Jade Valley
AGENDA
1 Present
Dereck Dyna President
Rosa de Raquette Secretary
Toni Tennis O’Court Treasurer
Syd Slovisky
Bobby Baldrick
Freda Fault
2 Apologies
Vince
George
Terry
Lesley
Natalie
Wendy
3 Minutes of Last Meeting
No minutes were recorded as there was a guest speaker.
4 Matters arising from minutes
Bobby commented that the guest speaker, Jill McEnroe was terrific.
5 Correspondence
Rita reported that a long letter had been received from people who visited the club and were very impressed and Rita read out some of the letter.
6 Reports
No reports tabled.
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7 General Business
a. Court Maintenance
Derek suggested that the far courts be discussed firstly. He said that the courts are in need of a face lift and Bobby said that the courts need to be repaired quickly as the grass is growing through the surface. Sid suggested that an assessment should be made of what needs to be done, who can do it and how much it will cost. Derek commented that something needed to be done quickly as with the increase in membership the courts will be needed. Rita suggested giving Joe the curator some more time to spend on maintaining these courts.
Action:
Bobby said he can speak to Joe regarding how many hours it will take to improve the far courts and to do the costing.
Toni also mentioned that gravel and loam and line tapes were needed.
b. Court Safety
Freda mentioned that a boy slipped over and broke his arm on one of the courts.
Bobby suggested that they should ask players to rake and water the courts after they have finished playing to avoid holes in the court that could be hazardous but who would make sure they do this.
Rita said that there were signs up as well.
Action: All members of the committee to ensure that players comply with the request to rake and water the courts after completion of their game.
c. Fund Raising for Juniors
Derek asked for any ideas to raise money for the bus hire to send the junior tennis players to the Griffith Tournament.
Bobby suggested a fancy dress night as a fun way to raise money.
Freda queried if this type of party would be suitable for all ages.
Toni suggested restricting attendance to teenagers and adults.
Sid asked if it was mandatory to dress up and it was decided no.
It was decided to go ahead with the cross dressing night on Saturday fortnight.
Toni decided that the function should cost $35.00 per head.
Action:
Rita to get a notice out straight away and to mention that the fundraiser is to assist the juniors to get to the Griffith Junior Tournament, that it is to be held on Saturday fortnight, for teenagers and above in age and it is to cost $25.00 per head.
Rita to organise the food.
Sid to organise the music.
Rita and Sid to get prices straight away and let George know so that the costs can be put in the notices.
d. Griffith Junior Tournament
Derek reported that the Griffith Junior Tournament is scheduled for the last Sunday of next month and the bus will have to leave at 6.30am.
Sid commented that this was too early for the children and that they should leave the night before.
Bobby said that Mario Valuchi has offered his wine storage shed for accommodation and that they could have a Barbeque and Bonfire. All agreed on this course of action. Rita said you can’t have the kids near wine as they will be staggering all over the court.
Action:
Bobby to hire the bus.
e. Format of Competition
Derek commented that the Club was starting to get more members and in order to keep them they would have to think of a strategy to prevent the games from finishing too late. He suggested that the sets be cut from 4 to 3 to accommodate the extra players and prevent the games from finishing too late. He also suggested that the starting time could be brought foward from 7.00 to 7.30.
Sid commented that 7.00 was too early as it was a rush to get ready. Derek said it didn’t take long to get ready for tennis.
It was decided to try reducing the number of sets firstly to see if this was enough to alleviate the problem.
Action:
Rita to add a proposal to the next newsletter that the reduced number of sets would be introduced next competition.
7 There was no other business
The next meeting to be held next Friday fortnight.
The meeting was closed at 8.30 and all stayed for a cup of tea.
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