MANAGER’S MEMO / Ronald McGregor

November / December 2018

Items of interest

• Summer 2018: Reminder that summer league averages must be submitted to the association office. To date, we still have not received final averages from a number of leagues.
• Fall 2018: Sanction fees: $24.00 for standard membership; $11 for state and local; $10 for local only; membership is good through summer 2019. Basic membership is only good for one league. As a reminder, secretaries must turn in a membership application for every member of the league, including substitutes. Ask to see their membership card or a payment stub; otherwise, they must pay the required fee, even for those who “paid online.”
• Awards: Last season’s championship pins have arrived, and your lane representatives should have delivered them to your center. Staff is hard at work filling award requests for this season. There is always a delay at the start of the season, as awards cannot be filled until the league has been received and processed. Award forms as well as many other forms can be found in the “Secretary’s Corner” on ncausbca.org.
• Membership cards: The last membership cards should be received by December 20. If you do not get your card by then, you can check BOWL.com to see if it is there and when it was fulfilled. If you are not certified, you should give us a call at 301/499-1693 and inquire. Don’t wait until the day before you leave for the tournament to wonder about your membership. Just because you started bowling in August….
• Association Tournaments: The Women’s Championship will take place March 16-17 and 23-24, 2019, and the Open Championship is scheduled for April 6-7, 13-14, and 27-28, 2019. Both tournaments will feature a “Crossover Doubles” event this year. Bowlers will sign up for this event at the tournament. Also, anyone who has a local membership but may not have a local average can bowl with his/her highest average as listed on BOWL.com for the 2017-2018 season.
• Association Updates: Provided we have your eMail address, you should receive updates periodically. Otherwise, visit ncausbca .org regularly for news and information.
• Association Annual Membership Meeting: February 24, 2019 ... see page 7. This is your opportunity to let the board know what kind of program you expect and to let your delegates to the state and national conventions know what message they should deliver to the respective organizations on your behalf. You may also be interested in joining the board. If so, your candidate form must be received by December 31, 2018 to have your name placed on the ballot. ? Hall of Fame: Candidate résumés must be received by December 31, 2018.

  Let us all try to have some fun bowling this season.

  
  
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