2007 New Members
Susan Fishman
Belinda Lasky
Brian Upbin
Sarah Upbin
Dennis Rivera
Brent Beerley
Bas Nieuweweme
Bart Kruijssen
David Laurenson
Edward Hughes
Jennifer Jacobson
Mitch Jacobson
Eric Lloyd
Aruna Seneviratne
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CLUB NEWS
We keep growing ...
Many new bowlers have joined the New York Lawn Bowling Club. In 2007 we reached an all time high for membership. Let's keep growing in 2008!
March 2008
By Charles Crawford
The year got off to a good start for us when a few members of the New York Lawn Bowling Club met at our clubhouse for an impromptu New Year’s Eve celebration in Central Park. Those present were treated to a good view of the fireworks and the famous “ball” dropping in Times Square. Happy New Year!
New York bowlers are counting the days until the 2008 season begins in early May. This year we will enjoy the usual mix of club tournaments and division-level events. The NYLBC will host one Northeast Division tournament this year, the Marie Manners Pairs, on June 21-22.
In September we will hold an open tournament (pairs or triples) that will include about 20 members of the ERPM Bowls Club from Boksburg, South Africa, near Johannesburg. We will announce the tournament details after they are finalized.
Membership will continue at the top of our agenda this year. At the end of last season, thanks to membership chair Margie Barclay, our roster had grown to over 80 names. We are pleased with the diversity of our membership. We have entrepreneurs, executives, actors, teachers, bankers, traders, lawyers, and retired professionals who are busy with second careers. Ages range from the 20s to the 80s, with an equal balance of men and women.
We have been successful in using a variety of ways to publicize the club and reach out to prospective members and we plan to continue with the same program this year. How do we reach out? Dong Kingman, Jr. has been instrumental in getting news items and articles placed in the New York Times and other papers; we try to make our website, www.nybowls.com, interesting to those who are looking for leisure-time opportunities (Alan Winson is our able webmaster); we open our green to corporate outings; we organize clinics early in the season for those who want to try their hand at lawn bowling; we welcome onlookers to come “over the fence” and take a quick lesson; we make club flyers available at the green; and we encourage members to spread the word about the club to friends and co-workers. Once a new member joins the club, he or she is assigned a mentor who is responsible for helping the newcomer to make a good start.
As always, we welcome bowlers from far and wide who may be in New York during our May – October season. Check our website and give us a call.
Darshyni Peries
Mark Godridge
Michael Thompson
Amy Borromeo
Susan Halloran
Ben Chelovich
Richie Mormile
Alisa Lowe
E. Bingo Wyer
Julia Hirsch
Axel Burboeck
Amy Ganz
Carol Hopper
Ken Hopper
WELCOME TO
2008 New Members
Deborah Miller-Albanese
Michael Albanese
Howard Crook
Mary Jane Crook
Daryl Doeschner
Hayden Howell
Joe Kelly
Elaine Kingman
Jonathan Kingman
Dave Lipman
David Marcum
Jerry McLean
Daniel Merns
Bob O'Carroll
Paul Richards
Herb Rogall
Helen Smith
Glenn Speer
Becky Winson
Les Winter
Ryan Hastu
Adam Jacobson
Rachel Sykes
Christopher Beach
Emma Ford
Ethan Silver
Jan Di Pietro
Mark Wolf
