Bowling Green Curling Club Dedicated Ice Initiative

›Mission ›Building ›Funding ›Timeline ›Ongoing ›Keys to Success Agenda

Mission Bowling Green Curling Club’s mission: “Promoting Curling in Northwest Ohio”

›Obstacles –Limited Ice Time ›No regular weekends –Operating at a loss since remodel ›Notified of ice/lounge costs increase in fall of 2016 –Not conducive to public watching games ›Uninviting environment for spectators –Not in control of our own destiny Mission

Dedicated Ice Initiative’s (DII) Mission: “Create a curling facility to enable the club’s mission”

Mission ›Facility Requirements –Located in the Bowling Green to Southern Toledo area –Three to four sheets of dedicated curling ice –Space for lounge, bar, restrooms, locker rooms, kitchen…etc. –Access to facility 7 days/week –Affordable –Sustainable

Building North Dixie Highway 18,000 Square Feet Less than 5 miles north of downtown Bowling Green Less than 6 miles south of Levis Commons Entrance Space for four sheets of dedicated curling ice

Building

Funding

Timeline

Ongoing

›Unlock the potential –Return of Weekend Ice ›Return of Sunday Curling ›Saturday Friendly’s ›Saturday in-club events ›Youth Curling ›Ability to host larger bonspiels during the season –Return of Men’s League –Maintain Ice on Our Schedule –Host competitions –Invite the public Ongoing

›Grow membership –40 Additional Members by Fall of 2018 (127 Members) ›$370K in funding –Wait to act until $275K (enough to be operational) ›Volunteers –Build-Out –Ongoing Operating –Corporate Fundraising Keys to Success Now is the Time!!!