PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE | DAVID WILKS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David E. Wilks - President Adam G. Landis - Vice President David D. Wilkinson - Treasurer Thomas A. Beck - Secretary
Last year’s August message was in the beach-read genre, because it did not deal with heavy Club business. Instead, I shared WCC-fueled stories that have amused me over the course of my membership. This month, I simply want to reflect on what makes the Club so special to me. The Club has always been such a great place for relaxation, wonderful golf, first-rate tennis and so much more. But above all, it is a place where we can make friends, enjoy our friends and share common interests with each other. Our physical plant will always grow, evolve and adapt to changing circumstances, but the warm and inviting social side of club membership will always be the foundation. And it will forever spawn funny, heart-warming and, sadly, sometimes heartbreaking stories. If you have some that you are willing to share, please send them to me (dwilks.wcc@gmail.com)! Much attention has appropriately been given to the essential irrigation project and its cousin, the potential work on the North Course. It has been my firm conviction to pass along as much information about all Club business, including those projects, to the membership as early as I can. That has led to a lot of rumors and suspicion, which of course are the opposite of their intended effect. Nevertheless, it is only appropriate, in my view, that leadership should keep the membership as comprehensively informed as possible about what is happening - - and what might happen -- at the Club that the membership in fact owns. I walk a little bit of a fine line between wishing to tell everyone everything and not wanting to pass along information that is tentative or only half-baked. So, thanks very much for bearing with me. With that said, here is an update on where things stand. We continue to receive information and challenge those who provide it. Three separate committees, in addition to the Board, are paying very close attention to all the moving parts. Your fellow members are doing very thoughtful work on thorny issues in a desire to help us come to the very best conclusions. And please know that I mean it when I say that we strive to make anything we do equitable and financially manageable for everyone.
We had hoped to convene a special meeting of the Board on August 5, at which time the Board could consider and vote on a proposed scope and cost of a project. But I have canceled that meeting, because I am not yet comfortable with the body of information available to us. Uncertainty remains regarding scope, cost and timing and I am not yet confident in the precision of the information we have. Therefore, we have more work to do before we can make any decisions on these weighty topics. Please do not interpret this as anything other than my own desire to ensure that we have the most reliable information as possible from which the Board can make sound decisions in the best overall interests of the Club. Only if and when we are confident that we have solid, reliable and comprehensive information will we put the meeting back on the calendar. You are now up to date on where things stand. Nothing has been decided by anyone. Not by the Board, not by the Executive Committee and not by me personally. We will continue to keep you informed on the status of that initiative and anything else that I think would be of interest. In the meantime, please enjoy your Club and your fellow members for the last month of summer! David Wilks
CLASS OF 2025 Thomas A. Beck Robert W. Friz Lisa A. Schmidt Meghan A. Adams Stephen J. Crifasi, Jr. Andrew J. Podolsky Becky Allen George “Tripp” Way, III CLASS OF 2026 Rachel W. Heinle Douglas D. Herrmann Jennifer J. Hopkins Pamela S. Tikellis James R. Selsor Jr. David D. Wilkinson Jeffrey Ciconte Deborah J. Pittenger Honorary Directors Gary W. Ferguson Melissa Riegel Advisory Directors Joseph F. Hacker, III Allen M. Terrell, Jr. John F. Porter, III
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