CHAIRMAN AND GM MESSAGE 24 MARCH 2020
Dear Member,
While we ’ re all experiencing uncertainty and a very fluid situation as the Coronavirus pandemic forces changes in how we go about our daily routines, the Club is no different. Our priorities are to keep members and employees safe and, secondarily, to keep our business afloat. We continue to make changes to the operations of the Club as we gather information from the CDC, local and national governments. In addition to previously announced closings, both Clubhouses, including locker rooms, will be closed as of 5:00 PM tomorrow, Wednesday, 25 March . The golf shops, tennis shop and outside entrances to Stars and Stripes will remain open with a strict policy of less than 10 people in any area at one time. Please do not use the Club as a social gathering place after golf, tennis or dining. There will not be a newsletter for the month of April and all events up to and including 25 April are cancelled per Governor Northam ’ s Executive Order. While some areas of the Club currently remain open it is imperative that ALL practice social distancing both at the Club and away from the Club. This practice helps protects other members, our valued employees and you. If we find we are not practicing social distancing we may be forced to close all operations until further notice. Army Navy Country Club runs an operational budget that has approximately $30 M in annual revenue. 59% of that revenue comes from member dues and the other 41% of revenue comes from food and beverage and other fees. Essentially our $30 M operation has become an $18 M operation due to the pandemic. The Club ’ s expenses come from fixed costs such as taxes, supplies & materials and payroll. Our number one asset is our staff and we have committed to compensating all full time and long - term part time employees until at least mid - April. It is important to know that many of our hourly employees have been laid off from second jobs and their family members are now unemployed as well. Despite this best effort of the Club to continue compensating our employees, many will still be in need of additional resources.
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