President’s Letter

A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT WARREN SIBLEY

Popularity is a funny thing. Whether you are talking junior high life, fashion, social media, or country club life, when dealing with popularity, the “rose bush” of that endeavor often comes with thorns. When surveying the Club, especially during the busiest season (summer), it doesn’t take too close of an examination to realize we are brimming with activity in every area of Club life. As a Board, this is what we plan and hope for; a vibrant community with full tennis courts, tee sheets, pool loungers, and dinner reservations. As it has arrived, change naturally follows.

I’ve had some members make the comment that it seems we have many more members than we used to. While it is true our golf membership is capped, and there’s a waiting list, many can remember a time when we had many more golf members than now. One of the differences is the average age of our membership has gone down bringing with it families. Mom, Dad and their children now all make full use of our club. 250 reservations for a Wednesday (Family night) is not uncommon. Our parents have noticed the camps now fill up as soon as they open and people join the waitlist (all of our summer camps are indeed full and have waitlists).

Along with the very popular camps, this will be one of the biggest and best Fourth of July celebrations we’ve ever had. In order to accommodate all members, we need to structure how the day will unfold. We will now have an orderly way to ensure we’ve made it possible for our members to partake in the festivities. This 4th of July every membership (immediate family) gets 1 (one) parking pass. We will not be allowing anyone in the gates without a parking pass. We will allow each membership to purchase 1 (one) additional parking pass for $25. All the loungers at the pool will be first come, first serve. Reservations are for dining purposes only, and a table will be reserved for you. If you only wish to come and enjoy the fireworks, arrival time for that will be after 8:30 pm and we recommend you bring your own blanket and/or chairs to watch them. This is different from years past. There is greater detail in this newsletter on page 10. Please call the Club with questions.

These are exciting times. Along with this heightened interest and activity comes the necessity of patience and planning. We were spoiled when a Tuesday afternoon meant an open golf course, empty tennis courts, and bored lifeguards. Now that our neighbors and friends have decided to join us, we need to modify the way we enjoy the Club as we welcome them. Our membership represents the variety of our neighborhoods and the “worlds” we live in. I encourage all of our members to continue to respect those around us. This goes for the way we treat our great employees, the character of our speech, the volume of our music, the way we dress and chose to comport ourselves. DAC is great now and will continue to be because of the respect we show each other.

We want all our members to know that we are striving to continue to raise the standards. Brent, our GM, has charged his staff with exceeding our expectations. He will continue to raise the bar and raise our level of service.

You have undoubtedly noticed that construction is continuing. We are making headway and doing our best to get our facilities improved in a timely fashion. It’s incredible what a difference these improvements will make. They will be more than worth the wait.

I hope you noticed Lance’s note regarding Miguel Aguilar. He recently completed his Class A with the PGA. We are very proud of him and know how hard he continues to work.

My last note regards communication. The Board continues to strive to improve in disseminating information. Brent, Kelsey and the entire team are working hard to provide you all the pertinent information in the best way possible. They are utilizing various ways to get news out. You will notice newsletters, printed and digital, weekly emails, notifications on your app, and others. Occasionally, I have a member ask me for details on a coming event, or maybe why some piece of information was not given out. A vast majority of the time, the desired information was given out, and simply may have been missed or overlooked. While we continue to seek to find ways to best inform the membership, I encourage you to take notice of what we do send out. You might be surprised how much information we include in our communications to our members.

Warren Sibley, President