Wednesday, January 09, 2008
More from George Swartz
Hey Team,
First, my primary goal is to ensure that we get the opportunity to be a team together this season. To that end, I wanted to let you all know that I am sending in the $300 to help River Oaks keep operating through the 2008 season, and hopefully beyond. I have done some research and there are cheaper alternatives out there, but none that can guarantee that we would be able get permanent court times, have our own USTA teams, or even have teams that we could join. I, like many of you, am a River Run Refugee and I am not in a hurry to go through this all over again if there is a possibility that we can avoid it. The closest alternatve to River Oaks, Five Seasons, is $110/mo. individual membership and $160/mo. for a family..., thats $1320 to $1920 annually and that's just to get in the door. Our River Oaks memberships will go up, but not that much. Also, if we go off to another club and join an existing USTA team, we will likely be the 14th, 15th, or 16th player on a team of guys that we don't know. It has taken 7-8 years, and in many cases much longer, for us all to become friends, teammates, and members of Petit's Posse Tuesday Night Tennis & Drinking Club! How would it take us to recreate this somewhere else (and who nows if we could)? I look forward to playing with many of you on the PCT and on the 3.5 team and I would hate to see this all disappear without a fight. I am cracking open my wallet and encourage and urge all of you guys to do the same..., $300 is a small price to pay to preserve our fun, recreation, and fellowship (drinking). It is easy to be mad at the management and the owners, and the whole situation, but at the end of the day, the important thing is that we all get to keep our teams and permanent court times and friends, in an environment that we have come to enjoy..., let's keep it going as long as we can!!
Please join me..., send in your check
Your Friend,
George Swartz
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3 comments:
Thank you for your posts and email George. I agree that it would be awful to lose River Oaks and I intend to send in my check. That being said I do think the members need to let the RO management know that as part of the deal for us taking this monetary hit is that we expect them to start formulating a plan to keep and improve River Oaks. If they can't come up with a plan I am sure that they can find fellow members who have the skills to offer advice and help them formulate the needed plan. I have great faith that the River Oaks members will rally around the club, but the River Oaks management needs to show us some respect and do more that offer up this new bandaid.
Thank you George for having a positive attitude in this time of crisis. I would like to ask all of you to do the same. The first thing I would like to point out is that neither Michelle or Chuck need any of your money. By assuming that they are trying to make a quick buck on the way out is ridiculous and asinine. This is home to them as much as it is to every employee and member. If you do not want to contribute your $300 then fine, go somewhere else and stop complaining. Some of us cannot afford going anywhere else even if we wanted to. So please, do us all a favor- shut your mouth and stop the gossiping. Are you in or out?
River Oaks is what it is- yes it needs repairs and I do not know if it will survive this crisis but for those of us who have played tennis here for several years, it is a wonderful place. We have made so many friends, made so many connections and had many great games of tennis. Dues have not been raised for several years so ante up! It is worth $300 to at least have our USTA season with the hope of restructuring the club. I do think the money should be put in an escrow account however. It would be nice if we had a statement of intent from the owners regarding the status of the club as well.
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