MANAGER’S MEMO / Ronald McGregor

January / February 2020

“Second-half” leagues must file
a second application

A few items to consider as the calendar advances another year:

• A “second-half” league is considered a new league by USBC, so secretaries of these leagues are reminded to submit a league certification/sanction application for this league.
• Has your league had an audit yet? An audit may be able to head off any nasty surprises before payoff night. Nothing like the comfort of knowing that the prize fund is all there.
• Tournaments are ramping up in our area in 2020. No need for hotel stays, unless that’s your thing and you really need to get out of the house for a weekend. It’s an impressive list with events beginning with the Youth Invitational in January and running all the way through our Mixed Tournament in Support of BVL in December. The association site has all of the events listed in the “calendar” section. As a reminder, we are members of the Virginia State Association, and bowlers must be members of the State to bowl in the Virginia State tournaments. The NCAUSBCA 2020 Women’s and Open events will allow members of other State associations to hold a “special” membership so that they can bowl in these tournaments. Bowlers will have to pay $3.00 for the membership; however, they will not be eligible for local awards or compete in local leagues.
• Winners from the December lottery fund-raiser will be paid no later than January 15, 2020. Please cash the checks promptly. If you missed it, don’t worry because you will have another opportunity to buy tickets for the May 2020 lottery.
• Don’t forget: NCAUSBCA’s 14th Annual Membership Meeting will take place Sunday, February 16, 2020 in the Association Office Building in Largo, Maryland. There will be some local amendments to our bylaws up for a vote, so come on out and make your voice heard. If you think you have something to offer, you can join the Board of Directors as a volunteer or run for a director’s position so you can help make the changes necessary to keep our sport vibrant for the future. The world is changing at a fast pace, but bowling isn’t keeping up. Maybe you can make the difference.
• Please review your pre- and post-bowling rules just in case we get our usual February snows. It’s been a mild winter so far, but you never know.
  
  
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