President’s Message

Hi everybody! I would like to ask you if you have enjoyed our long hot summer but unfortunately I know what your answer will be. My name is Trent Gruenke and I am honored to have been re-elected as the President of the Richmond Kings Community Centre at the AGM, which took place this past June.

Speaking of the AGM, I would like to express my appreciation to all the individuals that attended. This year we have flled all the Executive positions, with the exception of VP Finance and Ringette. I would like to thank Tony Staruch, Allison Schmidt, Jackie MacDougall and Tiffany Sheldon, who have stepped forward to look after the baseball, basketball, pre-teen dances and the secretarial responsibilitiesrespectively.

Each year, the Executive is faced with some challenging issues and this past year has not been any different. After facing mounting maintenance costs with our aging Zamboni – purchased in 1994 – the decision was made to purchase a new ice resurfacing machine. A bank loan has been secured in the amount of $100,000 which will be repaid over the next 5 years. The second project relates to the replacement of the storage garage at the Silverstone site. As a result of vandalism,   the storage garage was destroyed by fire on April 15, 2009. The replacement garage will be constructed during the month of August at a cost of $80,000. RKCC has secured grants that will total approximately $57,000 and alongwith the insurance settlement the new structure will be paid for when construction has been completed.

In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our City Councilor, Justin Swandel, for the continued support he has given to the various projects that have been completed at RKCC over the past four years. Without his assistance, the improvements that you and your children can now enjoy, would not have been possible.

 Trent Gruenke, 

President

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