Darling White Lake Centre: July 2022

Sunday, July 17, 2022

AGM

The 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Saturday June 16, the first since pre-COVID. If you were unable to attend, here's a link to the information that was presented at the meeting: 2022 AGM.

At the meeting, the President welcomed Nora Hammell as the newest member of the Executive Committee. Nora has been active in Centre activities since moving to the lake and we are pleased to have her on board. (Note: the search for Committee members is ongoing so if you have an interest in being part of a fun, active group of volunteers, just reach out to any current member or email us at DarlingWhiteLakeCentre@gmail.com.)

Following the meeting, attendees enjoyed a BBQ lunch before departing to enjoy the rest of a beautiful summer day.

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Annual General Meeting - July 16

As with many organisations, best intentions took second place to COVID for the past 2+ years. As a result of the lockdowns, the Executive Committee at the Centre has not been able to hold an AGM since the last one in 2019. Now it's time to catch up.

This year's AGM will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday July 16. Come on out and hear what the Executive Committee has been up to over the past 2 years (all social distanced, of course), and plans for the future. As an added incentive, we are providing a free BBQ lunch afterwards. (But first you must attend the meeting!)

See you on the 16th!

A big shout-out to the Strawberry Social team

If you didn't make it out to the Strawberry Social this year, you missed a great day at the Centre where Jacqueline and her band of volunteers served up delicious strawberry treats for 97 attendees.

The proceeds from the sale of the food and cash donations amounted to $877. This money will be used to help a Ukrainian refugee family in the local area with some of the many expenses associated with coming to Canada under exceptionally difficult circumstances.

Well done, indeed.

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Who are we?

The Darling White Lake Centre (DWLC, or "the Centre") is the social hub of the Darling White Lake community.

Located at 236 Cedar Cove Road, the Centre is open to all permanent and seasonal residents of the area and offers many events and activities run by community members for the benefit and enjoyment of their neighbours - Monday afternoon euchre, Thursday morning Coffee Hub, yoga classes, Live and Learn events, visits by healthcare practitioners, special dinners, and monthly breakfasts are but a few examples.

Membership is free, however the Centre operates on a cost-recovery basis so minimal fees apply to each event/activity.

If you want to be included in our Friends of the Centre email list to receive advance notice of upcoming events/activities, just send a note to DarlingWhiteLakeCentre@gmail.com. and we'll add your name to the list. (We promise not to flood your inbox, and you can unsubscribe at any time.)

Come on by; we'd love to meet you.

Rentals

The Darling White Lake Centre is available to rent for special events, meetings, family get-togethers, small commercial activities, and so on. The following facility user fee schedule applies.

Rentals

For events not requiring the use of the kitchen, the fee is $65 per calendar day (or part). The rental fee is $100 per calendar day (or part) if the kitchen facilities will be used in support of the event. For any event expecting more than 60 attendees the rental fee will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In all cases, prior approval of the Executive Committee is required for any rentals.

NOTE: If alcohol is to be served/available at the event, the renter MUST obtain a Special Occasions Permit (here) and provide a copy to the Executive Committee no later than 1 week prior to the event. Failure to do so will result in the reservation being cancelled. Both the approved Rental Application and the SOP must be posted at the Centre during the event.

For a copy of the Rental Application, click here.

Public activities

Community events open to the public, such as dinners, euchre, yoga, coffee hub, etc. are charged $2 per person per event.

These fees are payable to the Darling White Lake Centre by the hall's renter or the event's sponsor.

The Centre is to be left in a clean condition with all interior and exterior elements in the same condition as they were found. Should that not occur additional cleaning and/or damage charges may be levied.

The organizer(s) of any public event/activity must complete a DWLC User Agreement prior to commencing any such activity. For a copy of the User Agreement, click here.

Executive Committee

The Darling White Lake Centre (DWLC, or "the Centre") is managed by an Executive Committee consisting of volunteers from the local community.

The Committee operates as a sub-committee of the Council of Lanark Highlands, responsible for the day-to-day management of the Centre on their behalf.

Current members of the Executive Committee are:
Brian Cairns, President
Brian Needham, Vice-president
Patrick Kelly, Treasurer
David Blackburn, Secretary
Brenda Guiney
Karen Cairns
Larry Paquette
Jacqueline Cairns
Sandy Geier

The Executive Committee meets on a regular basis. The meetings are posted on the Centre's calendar, and are open to the public. Minutes of past meetings are available here.

Any member of the Executive Committee can be reached at: DarlingWhiteLakeCentre@gmail.com.