DAY CURLERS
General Information
The Day Curlers’ League is a day time, friendly, open, senior league that meets at least twice a week to curl and is primarily attended by, but not restricted to, retired men and women age 50 and above who prefer the “Tag Draw” curling format as well as regular special events.
The Day Curlers’ mandate is to provide a balanced curling program between social, recreational and competitive curling activities as well as satisfying the wide diversity of age and physical ability of its members. Fun, fellowship, and exercise are our main objectives.
Primary Activities
Tag Curling
Arrive and play a “Tag Draw” format with different members. This is recreational curling at its best.
“Tag Draw” Curling is at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesdays and, 9:45 A.M. on Thursdays and begins on Thursday, October 3, 2019. Submit your name tag at the time/day of arrival indicating your preferred team position. Teams will be created for that day by the Draw Master giving preference to your position request to the extent possible.
Social days, with snacks provided, usually occur on the 2nd Tuesday of every month (date is confirmed the week prior).
Additional Activities
Monday Competitive Team Curling
Sign up to participate in each of 4 separate Draws, with all games (typically 5 per draw) starting at 10:00 AM on Mondays commencing October 21, 2019 (tentative- possibly October 7). .
An email sign-up for Draw 1 will be sent out in September to all registered Day Curlers. For Draws 2, 3 and 4, a paper sign-up sheet will be posted on the Day Curlers board for Draws 2, 3 and 4 on the date of the first game of each of Draws 1, 2 and 3 respectively.
Teams are selected from those players who signed up, on a "first signed-up - first in" basis. The number of Teams in a Draw will be based on the number of players signed up to create an even number of full 4 person teams (e.g. 6, 8 or 10 teams), and who are also available to play 8 end games. Individuals can sign up to be a spare for each Draw as well.
Teams for each Draw are selected via a Skips" meeting which will occur approximately 1 week in advance of the Monday start of that Draw.
Social days, with snacks provided, and prize money distribution will occur on the last Monday of each Draw.
Internal Spiels
There are Three "Internal" Day Curler Spiels available on a sign up basis:
Day Curlers Christmas Spiel -- Wed. Dec 18, 2019 - One Game & Lunch - prizes & turkey shoot
Robbie Burns Spiel -- Wed. Jan 22, 2020 - Two 6-end Games & Lunch - prizes
Day Curlers Closing Spiel -- Thurs, April 2, 2020 - Two 6-end Games & Lunch - prizes (& Yr/End General Meeting)
"Friendly" Club Exchange Spiels
There are Two "Home" and Two "Away" Club exchange Spiels per season, available on a sign up basis. The Spiels consist of Two 8-end games, lunch and prizes.
These "Friendly" exchanges are with the York and Uxbridge Curling Clubs.
Uxbridge @ Richmond Hill - Wed, Nov. 6, 2019
York @ Richmond Hill - Wed, Dec. 4, 2019
Richmond Hill @ York - Wed, Feb. 5, 2020
Richmond Hill @ Uxbridge - Fri, March 6, 2020
TDSMCA
The Toronto and District Senior Men’s Curling Association (TDSMCA) is a competitive interclub men's league which includes clubs from Donalda, East York, Leaside, Richmond Hill, Tam Heather and Unionville. Players from the Richmond Hill Curling Club are invited to participate based on skill level, position and space availability. They can expect to play a minimum of 3 games per season and may opt to play in the TDSMCA Christmas Spiel and/or Closing Banquet. All events take place on Friday afternoons, with the exception of those held at Unionville, which occur on Monday afternoons.
Richmond Hill hosting dates are: Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 - Friday, January 10, 2020 and Friday, February 7, 2020 at 1 pm
Nominal fees are collected for Monday Competive curling, Internal Spiels, Club Exchanges and TDSMCA.
All Day Curler members contribute to a "Social Fund" and these fees are collected at your time of Club registration and enrolment in the Day Curlers league.
These fees are exempt from HST as they are designated as being for prize monies. The "Social Fund" fees are used to fund - Spiel Prizes; Thank You Gift Cards to Club Staff (2x per season); Condolences and Get Well Wishes; Club Fund Raisers (i.e. Rock Handles); Food Bank Donation; Social Day Snacks; Closing Spiel Subsidy (based on pro rata of the Social Fee payment) and a Year End Club Donation.
The Social Fee Structure is as follows:
Full Season - $15 Half Season - $10
Fall Clinics
Day Curler one-on-one instruction is available on a sign up basis near the beginning of each season. Instruction is held in 15 minute increments during a Tag Curling day. The instruction day is planned for:.
Thursday- October 17, 2019, starting at 9:45 A.M. (a sign up sheet will be posted on Board for those interested)
Other Available Spiels
Richmond Hill Day Curlers also hosts two Senior team entry spiels (competitive & includes out-of-club entries):
1. Beef-O-Rama (Sr. Men's - 55 yrs and over) Friday, December 27, 2019 - Two 8-end games, lunch, prizes
2. Last Chance (Sr. Open/Mixed -Any combination - 55 yrs and over) Friday, March 27, 2020 - Two 8-end games, lunch, prizes
Day Curlers League Executive
President: Neil Cooney
Vice President: David Moriyama
Treasurer: Dave Webster
Past President: Peter Nixon
Commitee Volunteers
Tag Curling Draw Masters: Lead - Grant Leishman -- Assistants: Charles McCarthy, Doug Bowers, Gord Wirch, Harold Biderman
Sponsorships: David Moriyama, Neil Cooney
Friendly Spiel Exchanges: Ken Collum, Doug Bowers, Rolly Angeles
Social Day Snacks: Mike Nestor, David Moriyama, Bonnie Brickles
Web Master: Neil Cooney
TDSMCA: Bob Thompson
Monday Competitive Curling: Bob Thompson, Neil Cooney, Barry Carnegie
Robbie Burns Spiel: Paul Wells, Dave Webster, Bonnie Brickles
Christmas Spiel: Mike Hanley, Bill Virtue, Brian Spettigue, Rolly Angeles
Beef-O-Rama & Last Chance Spiels: Peter Nixon, Harold Biderman, Doug Bowers
Closing Spiel: Ken Collum, Colin Hellens, Martine Payne
Spiel Scorekeepers/Drawmasters: Harold Biderman, Ron Charles, Peter Nixon, Neil Cooney
Clinic Co-ordinator: Harold Biderman
Golf Tournament Coordinator - 2020: David Moriyama
2018/19 Sponsors
Amica Senior Lifestyles - Thornhill
Brookside Court and Hilltop Place - Richmond Hill
Delmanor Elgin Mills - Richmond Hill
Marshall Funeral Home Inc. - Richmond Hill
Oak Ridges Retirement Community - Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill Retirement Community - Richmond Hill
Thompson Funeral Home - Aurora
