APRIL 2, 2022

All four greens have been freshly sanded and over seeded, Bobby is working diligently to get our greens ready for the  Open Houses and Opening Day therefore it is recommended that we stay off the Greens for at least 7-10 days to give the seed a chance to germinate and root, the rain coming up in the next few days followed by some sunshine will help this process.

Hello Members,

I hope this email finds you well and looking forward to getting back on the greens. I want to share an update with you all that I think is pretty exciting.

For members who use online banking, we now have the option to pay membership fees online using an e-transfer. This is not mandatory, just another option.  Cash and cheques will always be accepted.

In the latter part of 2021 Bowls Canada announced a new method on charging all the Provinces their membership fees. They will no longer be charging a per member fee but a budgetary amount based on the Provincial Membership numbers in 2019 (pre Covid) and therefore Bowls BC are adopting the same method and allocating to the clubs accordingly which in our case was 123 members, this results in a lump sum payment of $3,626.00

Through Bowls Canada within their Belonging Bowls initiative all the Clubs are encouraged to create a Code of Conduct. We have complied with their request and you will find it on the page MEMBERS & ADMIN under Membership Form, Info & Fees. Everyone is required to read it and follow the expectations. Thank you

The Greater Victoria 55+ BC Games Host Society announced  the sport package for the 55+ BC Games.  The Greater Victoria 2022 55+ BC Games will be held September 13-17, 2022 and will see 30 sports and activities offered for the 3,500+ participants.  The Lawn Bowling competition will be held at the Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowling Club on September 14th to 17th. 

Using your Fairway’s Community Card is an easy way to fundraise for our Club. Each time you load your card we get a percentage, 5% to be exact. When shopping at Fairways load your card and use it. If you don’t have one please Sandy K and she will set you up.

We received a cheque from Fairway for the amount of $52.50 for 2021, breakdown as follows:

I hope this e mail finds everyone well and that you are all looking forward to a new season on the Greens, hopefully we can get back to some normality this year and that the worst of Covid is behind us.

It’s only 70 more sleeps to Opening Day on April 30th followed by our SAGM and as a warmup we have our Open House dates scheduled for April 16th, 17th, 23rd & 24th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm where you can bring your friends, neighbours, or other family members to try out the sport, we will also be looking for some Members to help on these days to assist the Coaches.

May 2^nd and 3^rd 2022

JDL LBC will be hosting a coaching course.

At JDF LBC it is compulsory that we have two coaches attend each lesson. You are never alone when coaching.

Juan de Fuca Lawn Bowls Club will be hosting our annual Open House. This event will span two separate weekends, April 16^th & 17^th and 23^rd & 24^th from 1-3 p.m. Club members and Coaches will be in attendance to welcome and introduce you to the fun sport of Lawn Bowling. We supply all the necessary equipment; we just ask that you bring flat soled shoes to play in.

According to Davie JDF LBC is going into the Air B&B business with the completion of our new Storage Shed!! For more information please contact Davie. ????

Thank you, Jerry Thomas, for all your hard work in designing and building this extension. We will be storing some of outdoor items here such as umbrellas, tables, chairs etc. which gives us more room in the Bowls Room making it more accessible.