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

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

19901 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

Member Dona-tions; $80,000

Corporate Donations;

$65,000Other; $25,000

Loans; $200,000

Funding Sources$370,000

Timeline

1 May 1 Jun 1 Jul 1 Aug 1 Sep 1 Oct

1 May

27 May30 Jun

10 Jul

7 Aug

15 Sep

10 Oct

1 Oct 1 Nov 1 Dec 1 Jan 1 Feb 1 Mar 1 Apr 1 May 1 Jun 1 Jul 1 Aug 1 Sep 1 Oct

10 Oct

12 Oct

31 Oct1 Dec

1 Dec

1 Mar31 Aug

1 Oct

Ongoing

Member / League Fees

$55,660

Bar $13,800 Bonspiels

$11,800

Other$15,120

Year 1 Revenue$96,380

Ongoing

Building Lease $45,000

Utilities $10,000 Taxes

$8,602 Bar

$6,900

Insurance $4,268

Other$13,320

Year 1 Costs$88,090

Ongoing

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 202580

100

120

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92 97

127137

147157

187 192 197 200

Members

Ongoing

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 -

20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000

100,000 120,000 140,000 160,000 180,000 200,000

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50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

Revenue Costs Balance

› 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!!!