Sustaining the Next 150 years
Project Description
The PCC ice plant is ageing out rapidly. In the next 3-5 years a new compressor will need to be purchased. The equipment needed to maintain the ice surface and the ice shed requires regular maintenance and repairs. This purpose of this project is to ensure that there are funds for the replacement, regeneration and repairs associated with the equipment necessary to keep our ice, ice equipment and rocks in peak shape to sustain our club in the near and far future.
The proceeds from this fundraising will be
used for the following cause(s):
To replace and repair (in the short term) the compressor in the ice maintenance room. To repair, replace and maintain the equipment associated with making the ice surface and the ice shed.
How this project will assist in promoting
or developing amateur sport on a national
level.
The quality of the ice surface is critical to the success of the club. Peterborough Curling Club hosts and has hosted Provincial events for university, college, wheelchair curling and Youth and High School competitions. We regularly host bonspiels and competitions for youth, Seniors, wheelchair curlers and other teams that are open to Peterborough and the surrounding area. The club holds an annual Stick, Stones and Wheels wheelchair competitive event that serves as a qualifier for provincial competition. Wheelchair curlers from an hour or more away practice at our fully accessible club. We support two well respected Learn to Curl Programs that are critical to the growth of club membership and interest in curling to the greater Peterborough area. We have 100+ youth members in the Junior and High School programs. We cannot afford to be shut down due to the risk of equipment failure and the inability to repair and/or replace it.
