From
The President’s Desk
Thank
you to all of you
for your continuing
support of your
Bells Corners Branch
over the past two
difficult years.
Covid
19
It is
now your choice if
you wish to continue
to follow any of the
protocols. (Masks
etc.). Please
respect the choices
of other members and
guests if they wish
to continue to wear
a mask.
As we
and other businesses
try to return to
pre-pandemic
operations, we are
currently dealing
with rising costs,
(rising cost of
beverages) supply,
(availability of
certain beverages),
and staffing issues.
(bartenders) These
issues are also
similar with Legion
Branches and other
businesses across
Canada.
Bartender Note
Your
bartender on
Thursday afternoons
(1 to 6 pm) is
taking a leave of
absence and
therefore without a
replacement
bartender
we
will now be CLOSED
during the afternoon
on Thursdays.
If another bartender
steps forward to
help, we can reopen
Thursday afternoons.
However, the Branch
will reopen Thursday
evenings from 5:30
to 10:00 for the
Pool League as we
still have an
evening bartender.
Bingoland Update
Bingo
has returned to
Bingoland South, and
we will now be
covering the Monday
afternoon shift, (4
to 6 pm) instead of
our past Friday
mornings. Major
changes have
occurred over at
Bingoland South on
how they operate.
Our volunteers
actually do much
less now, but we
need your support by
volunteering some
time.
Beginning this
April, we are
required to have 1
volunteer each
Monday afternoon.
Beginning in May, we
are required to have
2 volunteers attend.
Dave Treleaven is
our Branch Bingo
co-coordinator.
Please contact the
Branch, 613 829
4609, or Dave at
Sports@legion593.com
if you can volunteer
some time. This is a
major fundraiser
that supports our 2
Cadet Corps, so we
need your help.
Branch Election
It
has been three years
since our last
branch election. We
will be holding our
election on Tuesday,
May 24th,
2022. This is now
your chance to help
shape the future of
Branch #593 for the
future. If you are
interested and would
like more
information on any
of the Branch
positions or
committees, please
speak with one of
your current
executive members
for details.
Branch Meetings
Resume
Be
sure to mark your
calendar for our
next important
Branch General &
Election meetings
Monday April 18th,
7pm – General
Meeting &
Nominations
Tuesday May 24, 7pm
– Election Meeting
Monday June 20, 7pm
– General Meeting
BARTENDERS NEEDED -
NOW!
This is a notice to
all members of
Branch 593. Your
Branch is in a
position where
Bartenders are
urgently needed. Now
is the time to step
forward and
volunteer. Complete
the Ontario Smart
Serve course
(online) and we will
reimburse you the
cost. You will be
trained on site with
another bartender
until you are
comfortable with the
processes and
procedures.
Currently we do not
have enough
Bartenders to
operate as we did
before COVID
introduced itself.
The only chance we
have of getting back
to normal in the
future is to have
enough trained
bartenders! We will
require at least 5
or 6 volunteer
Bartenders to meet
the future workload
as we return to
normal.
If we
do not get enough
Bartender
volunteers, there is
a good chance that
the Bar hours will
be reduced and the
chance of having,
Friday Night Dinners
and Dances or any
other function will
be in jeopardy.
There are no
spare
Bartenders, so if no
one is available,
the Branch will be
closed on that day.
Support your Branch
and become a
volunteer Bartender.
You
will meet lots of
other members and
have a rewarding
experience knowing
that you are helping
keep your Branch
open. This
opportunity is open
to anyone. The only
other option would
be to hire paid
bartenders which
would be expensive,
cut into profits
drastically and is
unsustainable. If
necessary, we would
use paid bartenders
only for functions
and parties where
bar sales would be
able to support
their cost.
Talk to me or any of
the Bar staff about
signing up
today. It will be
worth it!
Bruce
May
2nd Vice
Bells Corners Branch
593 (RCL)
2nd-Vice@legion593.com |