Important Notice Regarding Wimbledon Draw
14 December 2007
Dear Member
One of the challenges of member clubs such as WLTC is to ensure the proper involvement of its membership in both setting the direction of the club and in its operation. All too often, activities can be over-influenced by engaged small groups, unrepresentative of the membership as a whole. At the same time, there is a Management Committee, elected by the members, but invariably having to act without any feeling of membership engagement.
One of the privileges of being a full member is entitlement to participate in the ballot for the Club’s allocation of Wimbledon tickets. One approach adopted by some tennis clubs is to tie this privilege to members’ ‘participation’ in Club affairs. If you like, rights bring responsibilities. The particular mechanism applied is participation in the AGM.
Your Management Committee had decided to amend Club rules to the effect that only those members attending or voting at the AGM will, from 2008, be entitled to participate in the Wimbledon ballot. To ensure absolute clarity about this, only those full and eligible members attending the AGM on 23 January 2008 will qualify for the 2008 Wimbledon draw. Those unable to attend due to travel commitments etc, can apply for a proxy vote and once registered (including submission of their voting forms) will also qualify for the draw.
Let me emphasise that this measure is designed to benefit the Club in the way it is managed.
You will also be aware that the LTA is looking to impose its own comparable conditions through the direct involvement of members in British Tennis, rather than through the Club’s affiliation.
These will be clarified in the coming months.
So, if you want to qualify for next year’s Wimbledon draw, make sure that 23 January is in your diary.
Season’s Greetings
Richard van den Bergh
For WLTC Management Committee
Dear Member
One of the challenges of member clubs such as WLTC is to ensure the proper involvement of its membership in both setting the direction of the club and in its operation. All too often, activities can be over-influenced by engaged small groups, unrepresentative of the membership as a whole. At the same time, there is a Management Committee, elected by the members, but invariably having to act without any feeling of membership engagement.
One of the privileges of being a full member is entitlement to participate in the ballot for the Club’s allocation of Wimbledon tickets. One approach adopted by some tennis clubs is to tie this privilege to members’ ‘participation’ in Club affairs. If you like, rights bring responsibilities. The particular mechanism applied is participation in the AGM.
Your Management Committee had decided to amend Club rules to the effect that only those members attending or voting at the AGM will, from 2008, be entitled to participate in the Wimbledon ballot. To ensure absolute clarity about this, only those full and eligible members attending the AGM on 23 January 2008 will qualify for the 2008 Wimbledon draw. Those unable to attend due to travel commitments etc, can apply for a proxy vote and once registered (including submission of their voting forms) will also qualify for the draw.
Let me emphasise that this measure is designed to benefit the Club in the way it is managed.
You will also be aware that the LTA is looking to impose its own comparable conditions through the direct involvement of members in British Tennis, rather than through the Club’s affiliation.
These will be clarified in the coming months.
So, if you want to qualify for next year’s Wimbledon draw, make sure that 23 January is in your diary.
Season’s Greetings
Richard van den Bergh
For WLTC Management Committee
