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County supports River John Pickleball Society with almost $38,000- The Advocate featured story August 3, 2023
Date:July 23rd, 2023 :RJPC Fundraising continues
To our dedicated RJPC Members:
We still need your help, so we’re reaching out to you as a RJPC member who we know has caught the pickleball bug.
We know you are as overjoyed as we are about the establishment of the 3-court outdoor pickleball facility at the Legion on River John Station Road in partnership with our community partner, the Royal Canadian Legion River John Branch 108. Construction is underway and we require your support to fully make this project a reality and reach our $215,000 fundraising goal.
To date we have raised $177,000 for this important community initiative, which includes generous donations of:
• $60,000 from the Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage• $25,000 from the Government of Canada – New Horizons for Seniors Program• $37,992 from the Municipality of Pictou County – Municipal Service grant• $39,008 from service clubs, corporate and individual donors, and a• $15,000 capital contribution from the YMCA of Pictou County.
We want to build on this extraordinary momentum to raise more much-needed funds for this project, which is why we’re reaching out to you now. Given your love of pickleball and our community, we ask that you make a donation to our cause. No donation is too small, and donations of $100 or more are eligible for a tax receipt.
To donate, contact Margaret Barry at mabarry077@gmail.com or Sherry Keen at keen.sherry@gmail.com .
We look forward to your involvement in this worthwhile initiative, which will have a positive physical, mental and social impact on residents and visitors of all ages on the north shore of Nova Scotia.
Looking forward to see you on the courts later this summer.
May 21, 2023
To our dedicated RJPC Members:
We need your help, so we’re reaching out to you as a RJPC member who has perhaps caught the pickleball bug.
We hope you’re as overjoyed as we are about the establishment of the 3-court outdoor pickleball facility at the Legion on River John Station Road in partnership with our community partner, the Royal Canadian Legion, River John Branch 108. Construction is about to get underway, and we require your financial support to fully make this project a reality and reach our $187,000 fundraising goal.
To date we have raised $117,800 for this important community initiative, which includes
generous donations of:
- $60,000 from the Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage,
- $17,800 from corporate and individual donors, and
- $15,000 in the form of a capital contribution from the YMCA of Pictou County.
And we expect more funding announcements in the coming weeks and months!
We want to build on this extraordinary momentum to raise more much-needed funds for this
project, which is why we’re reaching out to you now. Given your love of pickleball and our community, we ask that you make a donation to our cause.
No donation is too small, and donations of $100 or more are eligible for a tax receipt provided by the Municipality of Pictou County. To make that happen,we ask that you please provide us with a cheque payable to the Municipality of Pictou County, including a reference that it is a donation to the River John Pickleball Club. We will submit your cheque to the County on your behalf and collect your receipt.
For donations under $100 you can send an etransfer to the Bank of Nova Scotia, RiverJohnPBC using the email jelcarruthers@gmail.com. Cheques can be mailed directly to John Carruthers, Treasurer, at 20 Bayview Place, Melville NS B0K 1N0, Canada. We are also able to drop by and pick up donations if that is easier.
If you have any questions, contact Margaret Barry at mabarry077@gmail.com or Sherry Keen at keen.sherry@gmail.com.
We look forward to your involvement in this worthwhile initiative, which will have a positive physical, mental and social impact on residents and visitors of all ages on the north shore of Nova Scotia.
You’re Invited –
Ceremonial Sod-turning & Funding Announcement
The River John Pickleball Club, in conjunction with our community partner The Royal Canadian Legion River John Branch 108, invite you to celebrate the development of a three-court pickleball facility for River John and surrounding communities.
Who: You and other community members will join the Honourable Sean Fraser, Member of Parliament for Central Nova; the Honourable Karla MacFarlane, MLA for Pictou West; Mike Topley, President, Royal Canadian Legion River John Branch 108 and Wade Taylor, President, River John Pickleball Club.
What: Ceremonial Sod-turning & Funding Announcement and Cheque Presentation
Where: The Royal Canadian Legion River John Branch 108 at 2506 River John Station Road, River John
When: Friday, May 19 at 2:30 p.m.
To help us fully make this project a reality, please donate to the River John Pickleball Club by contacting John Carruthers, Treasurer RJPC, at jcarruthers@outlook.com. Donations of $100 or more receive a charitable tax receipt. No donation is too small!
RJPC AGM agenda updated March 21, 2023
- ?Date: Thursday March 30 , 2023, When: 7pm - 715 AST
Location: Virtual meeting - an online link to be sent out prior to meeting date? - Agenda:?
1. Establish online quorum- secretary
?2. Annual report - president
?3. Financial report- treasurer
4. Election of Directors- secretary offers up slate of volunteers. Voting by qualified members.Motion to confirm members. 5 for 2 year term and 5 for a one year term.
5. Set date for next years AGM.
7:20 -740 pm Immediately following the AGM a meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors will take place online.
Agenda
1. Welcome of new BOD members- president
?2. Election of officers- president, vice- president, treasurer, secretary
?3 Board orientation plans- Vice President .
?4. Possible committee structure discussion-president. Expression of committee membership interest.
?5. Establish dates of BOD meetings for 2023
First Annual RJPC AGM announcement
We welcome all RJPC members to join us online for our first AGM
Date: Thursday March 30 , 2023, When: 7pm - 715 AST
Location: Virtual meeting - an online link to be sent out prior to meeting date
Agenda:
1. Annual report
2. Financial report
3. Election of Officers
7:20 -740 pm Immediately following the AGM a meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors will take place.
We invite all River John Pickleball Club members to consider submitting their names to serve on the Board of Directors for the next year. Please submit your names directly to Sherry Keen, Secretary RJPC at keen.sherry@gmail.com as soon as possible.
January 2023 River John Pickleball Club Update!
Positive advances are being made on many fronts and optimism is rising regarding 3 outdoor pickleball courts being built in River John this year.
It’s Pretty Clear River John Loves Pickleball! With support from the RJ Fire Department, the River John Pickleball Club introduced indoor pickleball to the community two months ago. Since then, on that one court at the Firehall 24,660 minutes of pickleball have been played. That’s 411 hours!!! In one week alone 40 people have signed up to play or attend a Learn To Play session. That’s amazing!!!!
We have finalized the Partnership Agreements with the River John Legion Branch 108 and the Pictou County YMCA. The Partnership Agreement with the RJ Legion provides the physical location for the courts as well as a great partner in the community. The partnership with the Pictou County YMCA has resulted in a $15,000 capital contribution from the Y to this project as well as being another great partner in the community. Our association with the Y brings additional scope to our project extending the great benefits of pickleball to a variety of people including potentially programs for Kids Pickleball Summer Camp/Program. A collaboration of programming to meet a variety of needs in our area is very exciting.
The RJPC Executive is also hard at work developing, fine tuning and submitting grant applications for government funding at the municipal, provincial and federal levels, as well as other grants suitable for our project. A presentation was made on our project to the Municipality of Pictou County (MOPC) Council on November 7, 2022 in conjunction with our partners from the RJ Legion and Pictou County YMCA. Our presentation was very well received. This grant application has just been submitted for consideration. We continue to work with Karla MacFarlane, MLA for Pictou West, to highlight our project for a grant from the NS Recreation Facility Development grant program. Federally, New Horizons for Seniors program grant has been submitted and we continue to work with the office of Sean Fraser, MP for Central Nova to assess any other potential federal grants which may become available.
Our capital campaign for both corporate and personal donations is well underway. We are also working on the development of a sponsorship campaign. These two items are crucial steps to the success of our project. With the community excitement building around the game of pickleball, we are reassured that local financial support of this project will advance as well.
We thank everyone involved to date for your support. Please share this good news and please consider supporting this project also as we move to next steps of fund raising, grants approval, planning and construction. See you all on the courts soon!
Sincerely
Sherry Keen
Secretary, RJPC
November 1, 2022:
-The RJPC is excited to be actively applying for project funding currently through accessing grants at all three levels of government, with the goal of building 3 courts in River John fall of 2023. Our fundraising campaign has begun with members actively reaching out to community members for support as well.
- the RJPC has joined forces with the RJ Firehall to offer regular opportunities to play pickleball on prescheduled days and evenings as per a schedule set up using Playtime Scheduler. See fb page for more info.
