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GVREC.ORG
How are GVR’s Clubs Faring? GVR’s 62 (perhaps 64 by the time you read this) clubs reported 8,737 members at the end of 2021, down from 10,578 at the end of 2019. The obvious culprit seems to be Covid-19. Right? By Natalie Whitman, GVR Communications Manager Fourteen clubs have seen a membership increase since Covid emerged, with the largest increases seen in the GVR Dance Club (78%), Glass Artists Club (62%), LGBTQ & Friends Club (50%), and the Shuffleboard Club (45%). The increase in shuffleboard players seems to make sense—outdoor activities are the safest option when a respiratory virus is running around a community. But how to account for the others? The Arts and Crafts Association, the Decorative Arts Painting Club, Needle Arts Club, and the new Meditation Club also enjoyed membership increases despite their indoor meetings. The Sheepshead Card Club rebounded to nearly a ten year high, and I have never met anyone who knows how the game is played—thank goodness they include the word “card” in their club name. Looking at the overall trends since the end of 2012, it is clear that quite a few clubs are on a general downward trajectory (19 of 62). The Computer Club’s reduction is predictable as technology and user savviness improves. It is less clear why some arts and crafts club numbers would plummet when others did not. Why has the Minnesota group been in steady decline from 592 members in 2013 to less than 100 in 2021? Not to pick too hard on Minnesota—membership in most of the regional social clubs have been trending down for some time. Certainly not all clubs will measure their success in membership numbers, but if your club is concerned about a shrinking membership, a frank examination of the potential causes seems to be in order.
I will step up and take some responsibility by proxy. Born in 1967, I am an early member of Generation X. I know it’s hard to believe since we’re still wearing our checkered slip-on sneakers to the office, but Gen X is starting to get cataracts and AARP solicitations. Sadly for AARP, we are not joiners. Clubs and associations do not appeal to my peers. Ours is considered a highly individualistic generation, but that did not spontaneously occur in January of 1965. The trend was already emerging among the later Boomers— the people who are buying homes in Green Valley today. GVR Clubs that hope to build their numbers or maintain a strong membership would do well to prepare for retirees with less interest in authority structures and conformance, rules-based approaches. Second, I will nominate technology as a culprit for some clubs, specifically the technology so many of us turned to during that first year of the pandemic. Social media use surged across all age groups during 2020, but Boomers were already big fans. In January of 2020, Forbes reported that 84% of Boomers surveyed felt that social media improved their lives. During that first pandemic year, video conferencing services such as Zoom and WhatsApp rescued businesses and lonely individuals alike. Convenient and affordable, these services continue to be a big part of our lives, helping us stay closely connected to friends near and far, and to the places we once called (or still call) home. Maybe we don’t yearn as much for the company of fellow Minnesotans because we are keeping that company on a daily basis via our phones and tablets. It is interesting that the Green Bay Packers Club—a club associated with a region but focused more on an activity than simple socializing—is among the clubs enjoying membership increases. Finally, Covid is not off the hook in this situation. It is a factor. It has not vanished, and we are still learning how best to carry on with life. Some folks continue to be less comfortable sharing space than others, and it certainly got many people out of social habits they used to enjoy.
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CONTACT US
JULY 2022
520.625.3440
For operational matters.......................................................... hotline@gvrec.org For Board policy matters........................................................ board@gvrec.org Canoa Hills Customer Service................................................. (520) 625-6200 Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm East Center Customer Service................................................ (520) 625-4641 Lunch 12:30pm-1:30pm Las Campanas Customer Service............................................ (520) 648-7669 Lunch 11:30am-12:30pm West Center Customer Service............................................... (520) 625-0288 Lunch Noon-1pm Santa Rita Springs Customer Service..................................... (520) 393-0360 8am-1pm M-F Seasonally
GVR INFO SATELLITE CENTERS - Custodians Open daily 5:30am - 9pm
MAJOR CENTERS - Custodians Open daily 5:30am - 9pm Canoa Hills
3660 S Camino del Sol
(520) 631-7151
Abrego North
1601 N Abrego Dr
(520) 631-0760
Canoa Ranch
5750 S Turquoise Mtn Dr (520) 631-0761
Abrego South
1655 S Abrego Dr
(520) 549-9733
400 W Circulo del Paladin
(520) 631-0760
330 N Calle de las Banderolas (520) 631-0760
Desert Hills
2980 S Camino del Sol
(520) 631-8060
Casa Paloma I
East Center
7 S Abrego Dr
(520) 631-8072
Casa Paloma II
Las Campanas
565 W Belltower Dr
(520) 631-7068
Continental Vistas 906 W Camino Guarina
(520) 549-9733
(520) 631-8092
Madera Vista
440 S Camino del Portillo
(520) 549-9733
(520) 631-7909
Pickleball Center
2612 S Camino de la Canoa
(520) 549-9733
Santa Rita Springs 921 W Via Rio Fuerte West Center
1111 S GVR Dr
JULY BOARD & COMMITTEE MEETINGS AUDIT COMMITTEE No meetings scheduled BOARD OF DIRECTORS-EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED) Wednesday July 6: 10:30am - 12pm – WC Rm2/Zoom BOARD OF DIRECTORS-SPECIAL MEETING Wednesday July 13: 2pm - 4pm – WC Rm2/Zoom BOARD AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Tuesday July 12: 1:30 - 3pm – WC Rm2/Zoom
FISCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Tuesday July 19: 1:30 - 3pm – WC Rm2/Zoom INVESTMENTS COMMITTEE (Quarterly Meeting) Wednesday July 20: 9am - 10:30am – Zoom Only
Cont’d from Page 1 Clubs have long offered members a wide variety of valuable recreation and leisure options and GVR would like to help ensure this continues. In the coming months, clubs will be offered two great opportunities to grow: • Watch your Green Valley mailboxes for a GVR Clubs Catalog insert in the September issue of Home, Health, and Life. The publication will also be included in new member packets. • Showcase events will be held in October and January. Those who enjoyed Fit-n-Fun day in the past will recognize the model: an expo of all that GVR
P&E CRITERIA SUBCOMMITTEE No meetings scheduled
BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Bylaws Informational Forum: No meetings scheduled
NOMINATIONS & ELECTIONS COMMITTEE Monday July 18: 1:30 - 3pm – WC Rm2/Zoom
PLANNING & EVALUATION COMMITTEE Thursday July 14: 1:30 - 3pm – WC Rm2/Zoom
No regular meeting of the board occurred in June. Watch announcements for any change in meeting status on the GVR website calendar updated daily
has to offer. GVR Clubs, some local non-profits, and GVR programs will all be on display for members and prospective members to explore and, in some cases, try out. Save the dates: Thursday, October 27, East Center. This event will double as the grand re-opening of the East Center pool. Thursday, January 26, Las Campanas. This event will include food trucks and a closing dance. We invite clubs to keep an eye on their membership trends. Consider ways to be especially approachable, flexible, inclusive, and welcoming to new ideas and new contributions that new members may offer. If you are not a member of a club, come on out to the Showcases and see what you might be missing!
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A LETTER FROM THE GVR BOARD PRESIDENT
CHILDREN’S POOL HRS (no guest pass required for kids!)
Getting Out of Our Own Way There’s a new phrase popular in the self-help circles these days: “Get out of your own way.” It sounded like babble to me, but my role as GVR Board President is helping me understand it. Children 17 and younger must be
The Board of Directors did not have a regular meeting in June, and we won’t have one in August. These meetings were cancelled to free up staff time so they can keep moving their many projects forward. Kudos to Director Laurel Dean for recognizing that need and kudos to the Board that unanimously supported her proposal.
accompanied by an adult at all times. Children 6 and younger must have an adult in the pool with them at all times.
> All pools except West Center and Abrego South: 11am-1pm & 4pm-6pm > Abrego South: 4pm-6pm only > West Center: Noon-9pm M-F; weekends and holidays 5:30am-9pm.
Solutions to club space problems are coming together. Members can look forward to improvements at Desert Hills, West Center, and the Clubhouse. A grand reopening event is planned for the East Center pool this fall. An efficiencies initiative is underway. Contracts are being reviewed. The staff are racing forward with projects in a way I don’t think I’ve seen at GVR. I think one reason they are making such great progress is because this Board is happy to let them do so. Making governance boring again was a goal a few of us mentioned in an opinion piece published last spring, and lo and behold, the results are pretty exciting.
POOLS CLOSE FOR LIGHTNING Check pool status at GVREC. org/pool-status/ or scan the QR code below using your smartphone’s camera. Pool status is also available on the GVR app available in the App Store and on Google Play. Clear entire pool deck when lightning is near.
The Board and staff are both essential elements of GVR. When the Board steps back to let the staff work, we get out of our own way. I hope this a trend we can continue through the coming year. Let me know if we slip up! Write to me and the rest of the Board any time, at Board@gvrec.org.
-Kathi Bachelor GVR Board President
POOL INFORMATION TABLE POOL Abrego North** Abrego South** Canoa Hills\ Canoa Ranch** Casa Paloma I** Casa Paloma II Continental Vistas Desert Hills** East Center** Las Campanas**\ Madera Vista Santa Rita Springs** West Center *Per quarter mile
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See swim club schedule
Laps, walking, bobbing Indoor pool Laps, bobbing 8.5’ deep at one end
**ADA Chair lift into pool and/or spa
8.5’ deep at one end Sauna off deck
\Ramp into pool
REMINDER! Real-time pool, fitness, and pickleball usage is now posted on the website. Find the link in the jump-to section of the home page at gvrec.org, or scan this QR code:
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DROP-IN CLASSES 1,2,3,4 $8 Catalog pg. 6 Bathtub Singers I/II $15 Catalog pg. 7
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LOCAL ELECTIONS ON AUGUST 1, THE FOLLOWING ROOMS WILL CLOSE AT 6PM TO PREPARE FOR THE AUGUST 2 ELECTION: LAS CAMPANAS
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EAST CENTER - Auditorium SANTA RITA SPRINGS Anza Room
DESERT HILLS - Auditorium CASA PALOMA 1 Recreation Room
Keep your eyes and ears open for GVR news in KGVY’s community quarterly newspapers and on the air!
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WATER AEROBICS SCHEDULE MON
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Abrego North
WED
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9:00am
Abrego South
SAT
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
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FRI
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10:00am
8:30am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
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Continental Vistas
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
Desert Hills
9:00am
Las Campanas
9:00am
Santa Rita Springs
9:00am
9:00am
8:30am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
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9:00am
9:00am
9:00am
9:00am 9:00am Spas at all pools will remain open during all sessions. All sessions are 60 minutes long. No reservations required. First come, first served.
DROP-IN ACTIVITIES Open to all members free of charge ACTIVITY Basketball Billiards
Bocce Horseshoes Kubb Pickleball
Racquetball Sand Volleyball Shuffleboard
Table Tennis Tennis
LOCATION
HOURS
Canoa Ranch....................... Desert Hills......................... East Center.......................... West Center......................... Canoa Hills.......................... Las Campanas..................... Abrego South...................... Casa Paloma I..................... Abrego South...................... Canoa Ranch....................... East Center......................... Pickleball Center.................. Las Campanas..................... Abrego South...................... Abrego South...................... Casa Paloma I..................... Casa Paloma II.................... Madera Vista....................... West Center........................ Canoa Hills Saguaro Rm....... Las Campanas Cottonwood... Canoa Hills......................... Desert Hills......................... East Center......................... Las Campanas.....................
5:30am 6:00am 6:00am 6:00am 5:30am 5:30am 5:30am 5:30am 5:30am 7:00am 6:00am 6:00am 5:30am 5:30am 5:30am 5:30am 5:30am 5:30am 5:30am 8:00am 6:00pm 6:00am 6:00am 6:00am 6:00am
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Madera Vista....................... West Center........................
6:00am - 8:45pm 6:00am - 8:45pm
NOTES Bring your own ball Subject to club reservation
Subject to club reservation
Group play Wed. 8-10am Subject to club reservation
Subject to club reservation Subject to club reservation Subject to club reservation
Sundays Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Subject to club reservation
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GVR Clubs by Type Rev. 6.17.2022
GVR CLUBS and CONTACTS Contact
Phone
Ceramics Club of GVR *
Kathy Cline
gvrceramics1@gmail.com
520.399.2818
GVR Artisans' Shop *
Priscilla Spurgeon
artisansofgvr@gmail.com
none
GVR Arts & Crafts Association
Janis Slaughter
gvrartsandcrafts@gmail.com
520.975.4020
GVR Card Crafters Club
Georgia Telfer
GVRCardCraftersClub@gmail.com
920.285.9403
GVR Clay Studio *
Susan Anderson
gvrclaystudiopresident@gmail.com
520.399.2755
GVR Decorative Art Painting Club
Beth Bailey
gvrdecoartpaintclub@gmail.com
253.327.3251
GVR Glass Artists Club *
Linda Touzeau
gvrglassartists@cox.net
none
GVR Lapidary & Silversmith Club *
Suzy Russell
contactus@gvlapidaryclub.org
860.733.3238
GVR Metal Working Crafts Club *
William Bachmann
gvrmwcc1070@gmail.com
520.625.5270
GVR Needlearts Club
Dawn Hawkins
GVRneedlearts@gmail.com
330.283.5288
Santa Rita Art League of GVR *
Sonya Edwards
Contact Us - SantaRitaArt.org
none
Woodworkers of GVR *
Stewart Tagg
Contact Us - Woodshop.gvrclubs.org
none
Abrego South Th Ladies GVR Bridge Club
Marsha Ewing
lunatics50@msn.com
719.539.7269
GVR Desert Hills Ladies Bridge Club
Jane Hedden
GVRDHLBridge@gmail.com
520.399.2832
GVR Desert Hills Midweek Prog Bridge
Joseph Musacchia
c111j@cox.net
520.648.1373
GVR Duplicate Bridge Club (Sanctioned)
John Arnold
gvrdupbridge@gmail.com
520.999.1151
GVR East Center Monday Ladies Bridge Club GVR Friday Social Bridge Club
Marsha Ewing Pauline Boston
lunatics50@msn.com frisocbridge@gmail.com
719.539.7269 520.392.6403
GVR Monday Informal Duplicate Bridge
Bob Dahm
bobdahm59@gmail.com
520.820.8823
GVR Canasta Club
Sue Nelson
canastagvr@gmail.com
402.369.4305
GVR Chess Club
Roy Benson
gvrc3621@gmail.com
520.648.8188
GVR Cribbage Club
Roy Dashen
gvrcribbageclub@gmail.com
520.301.7175
GVR Euchre Club
Ed Fickes
GVREuchreClub@gmail.com
501.209.2589
GVR Hearts Club
Gregg Ireland
gvrheartsclub@gmail.com
406.544.1481
GVR National Mah Jongg Club
Pam Roederer
gvmahjongg@gmail.com
218.410.3225
GVR Pinochle Club
Dean Capes
GVRPINOCHLE@gmail.com
520.647.9916
GVR Poker Club
John Woolley
info@gvrpokerclub.com
360.601.2016
GVR Sheepshead Card Club
Robert Stanelle
GVRSheepsheadClub@gmail.com
520.225.0321
GVR Argentine Tango Club
Chuck Soukup
gvrtango@yahoo.com
520.236.6358
GVR Line Dancers Club
Jean Stephenson
gvrlinedancers@gmail.com
785.259.0313
GVR Saturday Night Dance Club
Carol Digby
cstevens@mlode.com
520.275.1559
GVR Square & Round Dance Club
David Flatt
presidentgvsgvr@gmail.com
785.207.0819
Green Bay Packers Club of GVR
Jim Chisholm
GBPCofGVR@gmail.com
520.789.0318
GVR Amigas Club
Diane Carley
GVRamigasclub@gmail.com
920.344.6564
GVR AmigOs Men's Club
Robert Petrillo
gvramigos@gmail.com
917.599.7663
GVR Canadian Club
Charles Atherton
gvcdnclub@gmail.com
203.244.7388
GVR Colorado Club
Jim Hakanson
gvrcoloradoclub@gmail.com
720.560.3187
GVR LGBTQ & Friends Club
Kerry Scott Boll
lgbtqgreenvalley@gmail.com
267.566.1396
GVR Michigan Club
Diane Watts
miclubcontact@gmail.com
616.581.0052
GVR Minnesota Club
Rick Hoen
gvmnclub@gmail.com
651.248.7162
GVR New England Club
Leo LeFreniere
gvrnewenglandclub@gmail.com
401.529.5394
GVR Singles Club
Ed Vanderlaan
edkc7hht@yahoo.com
520.255.3128
Pacific Northwest Club of Green Valley
Joe Longo
longojv5@gmail.com
509.945.4993
GVR Camera Club *
Danny Valenzuela
gvrcameraclub@gmail.com
520.428.0524
GVR Computer Club *
Mike Kearns
gvrcomputerclub@gmail.com
520.625.4508
GVR Forum Club
Les Bakke
gvrforumclub@gmail.com
701.261.2050
GVR Meditation Club
Pat or Diann
gvrmeditationclub@gmail.com
216.785.4770
GVR Travel Club
Marcia Lickei
none
520.207.5584
GVR Valley Players
Lance Heise
gvrvalleyplayers@gmail.com
520.354.8729
Billiards Club of GVR
Harry Clark
billiardsclubgvr@gmail.com
520.609.8454
GVR Aquabelles
Pat
gvraquabelles@outlook.com
602.432.6044
GVR Bocce Club
Dave Usher
bocceclubofgvr@yahoo.com
802.735.2233
GVR Cycling Club
Karen Rainford
gvrcycling@gmail.com
651.454.5487
GVR Hiking Club
Dave Toeniskoetter
gvrhikingclub@gmail.com
651.470.8632
GVR Hunting & Fishing Club
Gary Williams
gvrhuntfish@gmail.com
520.260.2479
GVR Pickleball Club
Patrick Furumoto
greenvalleypickleballclub@gmail.com
630.842.4546
GVR Racquetball Club
Jim
GVRracquetballclub@gmail.com
none
GVR Shuffleboard Club
Debbie Goulet
ShuffleGVR@gmail.com
509.768.6472
GVR Swim Club
Samantha Martoni
gvrswimclub@gmail.com
636.328.4513
GVR Table Tennis Club
Ford Demming
greenvalleyttc@gmail.com
303.809.9874
GVR Tennis Club
Tom Ransburg
GVR_Tennis_Club@gvtennis.com
317.488.9050
GVR Volleyball Club
Mark Olton
greenvalleyvolleyball@gmail.com
none
Club Name (* dedicated space)
ARTS & CRAFTS - 12
CARDS & GAMES - 16 BRIDGE
OTHER CARDS & GAMES
DANCE - 4
SOCIAL - 11
SPECIAL INTEREST - 6
SPORTS - 13
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GVRLIVE! SUMMER 2022
PERCUSSION TRIO
MANOS can’t knock this JULY 7 • 7pm at West Center RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW!
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE BOX OFFICE, OVER THE PHONE 520.625.3440, OR ONLINE VIA ACTIVENET! AT GVREC.ORG
MeMber/Guest $20 General Public $25 SCAN QR CODE WITH YOUR SMART PHONE OR TABLET:
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