Annual Report of the Chair, Board of Governors And the General and Special Committees 2024
such as the annual meeting, rooftop happy hours and swim-meets. Junior and family events with historically high demand such as etiquette classes, dances and bingo/trivia nights were scheduled for multiple iterations or across several dates, allowing members greater flexibility and attendance opportunities. The event planners ensured especially memorable evenings for parent-child and family dances, with special themes and a greater level of formality in keeping with our centennial theme. As established and codified several years ago, age thirteen is the junior age of independence for most sports and venues across the Club. Junior members aged thirteen and older can utilize the Club facilities without adult supervision as long as they have been approved to do so safely and competently by the respective Club professional (e.g. Aquatics, Golf, and Tennis). The Fitness Center developed a formal orientation and training program focusing on safety and age-appropriate exercises for youth thirteen and older, which allows for parent-supervised facility use upon completion of the three required sessions and final evaluation. The Junior Activities Committee continues to explore opportunities for expanding capacity and introducing novel programs. In response to the increasing youth population and demand, as well as member feedback, we continue to explore ways to optimize our spaces and resources. A series of formal and informal adolescent focus groups yielded actionable recommendations for “tween and teen” events to entice and engage this age group. Rainbow City and the Junior Activities Recreation Room (JARR) will see increased off-season utilization and we are evaluating opportunities for youth programs at the Fairfax campus. In summary, the Junior Activities programs at the Club are diverse, robust, and continually evolving to provide our youngest members with valuable and memorable Club experiences.
FAIRFAX TASK FORCE COMMITTEE
MR. JAMES A. JACOBSON, CHAIR LTC ERIC A SCHABEL, USA, RET., CO-CHAIR
The primary responsibility of the Fairfax Task Force is to evaluate and provide recommendations to the Board and Membership to expand the use of ANCC’s Fairfax campus. The Task Force should provide both entities with a 5-year plan to achieve this aim. This task follows both from the Strategic Plan and the Chairman’s 22 April 24 letter establishing the Task Force. The Strategic Plan and the Chairman’s memo directs the creation of a vision for the Fairfax Campus’ future, based on trends in the Country Club industry, the 2022 Membership Survey, the Club’s financial resources, and external factors, such as the local competitive environment for Clubs proximate to the Fairfax campus. Initial Actions of the Task Force: The Task Force’s initial focus was to understand the problem it was asked to solve and the opportunities available to it. The Task Force’s initial meetings reviewed the Club’s Strategic Plan, the Chairman’s memo and recent ClubCorp presentation to ANCC to understand the Member’s views and the trends of the industry. The membership survey highlighted 65% of the membership
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