The BLCA is structured with a governing Board of Directors, an executive team of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and six active committees.
Board of Directors
Objective: Set organizational goals and make spending decisions that represent the intent of the membership to establish and maintain a growing, thriving curling club in the Brainerd Lakes area.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Oversee committee work
2) Approve/Disapprove spending recommendations
3) Manage a fiscally sound budget
4) Issue reports as required by law or essential to ensuring that the membership is well-informed
Executive Team
Objective: Set the club agenda, lead meetings and responsibly manage organization funds.
Key Responsibilities:
1) President-- Provide direction for Board Meeting agendas, select committee chairs, set committee responsibilities and oversee committee’s work
2) Vice-President-- Assist President with meeting agendas, collecting committee reports and overseeing committees work
3) Secretary-- Record and publish minutes of Board Meetings
4) Treasurer-- Maintain organization’s accounts and publish financial reports
Membership Committee See the latest meeting minutes
Objective: Generate community interest in the curling club, and turn that interest into 64+ paying members.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Public relations campaign to reach new members
2) Regular communication about club news with current members
3) Publicity for club events (clinics, open houses, bonspiels)
4) Maintain membership records and collects dues
League Planning Committee See the latest meeting minutes
Objective: Establish league structure, guidelines and rules and facilitate ice preparation and maintenance.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Create initial league structure to maximize available ice time and membership numbers
2) Manage on-going team creation/assignment as needed
3) Assist ice arena with ice prep
4) Plan and conduct special events (clinics, bonspiels)
5) Maintain club event archives
Equipment Committee
Objective: Conduct initial planning for equipment purchasing and maintain equipment on-going.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Explore alternatives for purchasing rocks, brooms, sliders and other essential equipment
2) Create start-up equipment budgets
3) Order, store and inventory equipment as needed
Fundraising Committee See the latest meeting minutes
Objective: By developing networking relationships with target donors, generate gifts or low-cost loans to fund club initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Identify and contact target donors
2) Request gifts/funding to provide start-up capital
3) Create a long-term capital drive plan to fund club growth and building plans
4) Recommend fund-raising ideas for on-going maintenance and club expenses
Building Committee
Objective: Conduct initial planning for building of a permanent curling club, and oversee the construction process.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Explore land acquisition and development partnership alternatives
2) Explore building construction alternatives
3) Create construction budgets/plans
4) Lead the construction/land acquisition process
Technology Committee
Objective: Use available technology to improve communication with members and support publicity efforts of other committees.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Set-up initial website
2) Maintain and improve website
3) Support other committees with database maintenance, reports and promotion as needed
4) Establish new systems as needed
5) Work closely with membership committee regarding publicity efforts