March 14, 2025
Volunteer
Volunteering is fun! Volunteer opportunities are posted on MEMBERS HOME > My Volunteer Interests so visit regularly. Once your volunteer work is done, you’ll get your $80 opt-out fee back!
- Please make sure to register on the volunteer site when you do work for the club. It’s how we know you’ve done your volunteer work and can return your opt-out fee.
- Last chances to volunteer this season:
- Help out at the Almonte Cup on March 21 to 23.
- Help coach the school program from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on March 18, 26 and 28.
- If you’d be interested in more information about taking on or shadowing a role at the club, please get in touch with Steve Conlon at pastpres@almontecurling.ca or speak to a board member. We’d love to hear how you can contribute to running the ACC!
Leagues
- The final Sunday drop-in social league is open from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on March 16.
Bonspiels
You can register for club bonspiels on the ACC website under EVENTS > Events Registration.
- We need a couple more curlers for the Almonte Cup on March 21 to 23, so please sign up through the wait list.
- You can sign up for the wait list for the Year-end Party spiel on March 29.
ACC Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting is an important opportunity for members to understand and participate in running the club.
- First Notice of Annual Meeting: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 7:00 pm at the Club Lounge
- This first notice of the Annual Meeting provides ACC members with an opportunity to put the date of the Club's Annual Meeting in their calendar. As a member, if you are interested in joining the board or have a proposal that you wish to bring forward at the Annual Meeting, you must forward this in writing to the President of the Almonte Curling Club, Don St. John, at president@almontecurling.ca no later than April 7, 2025. As a member, you can also request to see the completed Financial Statements and/or the Review Engagement Report from 2023-24 in advance of the Annual Meeting if you wish.
- A final agenda for the Annual Meeting will be sent to the membership on April 27, 2025.
Did you know?
There are simple things you can do to help the game move smoothly so that getting 8 ends in is easy. You can see our updated rules and etiquette on the website under Curling > Etiquette, Roles and Rules.
- If you’re not throwing or getting ready to throw your rock, stand quietly on the sides of the sheet between the hog lines. Make sure that your broom doesn’t impede curlers on other sheets. If you’re not the skip or third, stay between the hog lines even after your skip’s last rock. Don’t go to the backboard as it could distract the other skip.
Club
- 2025-2026 season dates to note:
- 2025-2026 registration opens on September 10, 2025
- Curling clinics on November 8, 2025, with Andre Chapman from City View Curling Club. These will be small group sessions, with more details to come in the new season.
- ACC merchandise is in! Scott Taymun will have apparel orders at the club for pick-up.
- We hope it doesn’t happen, but skips should complete an incident report and provide it to the league convener when a curler falls or is taken ill on the ice.
- A key part of the Almonte Cup is our fundraising auction for the Almonte Hospital Foundation. There won’t be an on-line auction this year, but there are some great items available through a silent auction during the event and a live auction that will take place after the Almonte Cup dinner on Saturday night.
- Live Auction items – these items do not cost the club, they’re donated and greatly appreciated! Think about how important the Almonte Hospital and Fairview Manor are to the community and come with bids that show your amazing support.
- Overnight Hotel Stay – Enjoy a standard suite at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Kanata and then keep bidding for the Senators Tickets!
- Senators Tickets for April 4th – we could be headed for the playoffs!!! These are exclusive 100 level box tickets including food/beverages. 2 Sets of 2 Tickets available.
- Signed Ottawa Senators Hockey Jersey – Signed by the WHOLE Team from the 2022-23 Season
- And finally – an exclusive wine tasting and small plates 5-course menu for 6 people, donated and hosted by Rob and Judith Scott (with meat specialties donated by Don’s Meat Market), assisted by members Helen and Steve as their catering crew. Minimum bid $400.
- Just one more week until March 20 to donate to our Little Rocks annual food drive. You can find a list of most needed food bank items at: https://lanarkcountyfoodbank.ca/front-page/top10/. Don’t forget to check the best before date! If you prefer you can make a cash donation at the bar.
50/50 Draws!
- This week's winner is Daryl Craig. Congratulations Daryl! Your winnings will be sent to you through etransfer.
