BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David E. Wilks - President Adam G. Landis - Vice President David D. Wilkinson - Treasurer Thomas A. Beck - Secretary
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE | DAVID WILKS
CLASS OF 2024 David E. Wilks Rachel W. Heinle Douglas D. Herrmann Jennifer J. Hopkins Adam G. Landis Jonathan N. Saunders Pamela S. Tikellis David D. Wilkinson James R. Selsor, Jr. CLASS OF 2025 Thomas A. Beck Zachary L. Chipman Robert W. Friz Lisa A. Schmidt Meghan A. Adams Stephen J. Crifasi, Jr. Andrew J. Podolsky Becky Allen George “Tripp” Way, III Honorary Directors Gary W. Ferguson Melissa Riegel Advisory Directors Joseph F. Hacker, III Allen M. Terrell, Jr. John F. Porter, III
Let’s consider for a moment everything that has happened since our club was created. Since 1901, we have withstood two world wars, a depression or two, a move to H.F. DuPont’s fantastic Winterthur estate, a few more wars and a lot of other upheaval. More recently, we have seen tornados, tens of thousands of visitors tromping around and hotly contested elections. And yet, through it all, we and our forebears have sustained this wonderful bubble where we can do so many fun things together. This is a place where we can compete fiercely with some of our closest friends and follow the battle with a cold drink together served by wonderful people in comfortable surroundings. It’s a place where we can lower our blood pressure simply by driving into the entrance. Where the first hole we see is so beautiful, but we know it isn’t close to the prettiest hole we have. Over the course of 123 years, we not only moved from what is now Porky Oliver’s (a pretty good upgrade), we have continually improved upon what we have. Ten years ago, we radically changed our clubhouse so that it provides us things we can’t believe we ever lived without. We have renovated a 50-something-year-old kitchen that has allowed us to transform much of what we eat in all our venues. We have built a second indoor tennis building so that more of us can play tennis, pickleball and basketball whenever we want. Our golf courses have always (and will always) get lots of attention so that they will forever be among the top of their class. Let’s consider for a moment everything that has happened since our club was created. Since 1901, we have withstood two world wars, a depression or two, a move to H.F. DuPont’s fantastic Winterthur estate, a few more wars and a lot of other upheaval. More recently, we have seen tornados, tens of thousands of visitors tromping around and hotly contested elections. And yet, through it all, we and our forebears have sustained this wonderful bubble where we can do so many fun things together. This is a place where we can compete fiercely with some of our closest friends and follow the battle with a cold drink together served by wonderful people in comfortable surroundings. It’s a place where we can lower our blood pressure simply by driving into the entrance. Where the first hole we see is so beautiful, but we know it isn’t close to the prettiest hole we have. Over the course of 123 years, we not only moved from what is now Porky Oliver’s (a pretty good upgrade), we have continually improved upon what we have. Ten years ago, we radically changed our clubhouse so that it provides us things we can’t believe we ever lived without. We have renovated a 50-something-year-old kitchen that has allowed us to transform much of what we eat in all our venues. We have built a second indoor tennis building so that more of us can play tennis, pickleball and basketball whenever we want. Our golf courses have always (and will always) get lots of attention so that they will forever be among the top of their class. That is how it has been for 123 years. And we will never stop improving. We’ve talked a lot this year about planning for our capital needs. We are in great shape and the future is so bright. What will we do to make this place even more fabulous? We will, of course, make sure that the club is maintained in optimal condition. But we certainly won’t sit still. We have ideas. Please give me yours at dwilks.wcc@gmail.com. David Wilks
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