Policies•Privacy Policy•Safety Policy•Funding Policy•Membership PolicyPRIVACY POLICY:The SCDBC will abide by the BC Provincial Government's Privacy Information Act, to protect the membership for privacy, and information issues. The full policy is stored with the membership chairman, and is available on request. Safety POLICY: click here to download our saftey policy - (PDF) Funding POLICY:Please note: These funds, are determined by the board's annual budget. Team Funds: A grant will be dispensed to each team, each year. CRITERIA: Use of the monies, to be decided by the whole team, and for the benefit of all. Honorariums may be extended to coaches and team leaders, if the team chooses. Coaches' and Steerspersons' Education Fund: Costs for Dragon Boat Canada coaching courses, required for training as a coach, will be reimbursed to approved participants. Similarly, the cost of the steering course for the Rio Tinto Alcan Festival, for steerspersons involved in serious racing. CRITERIA: Members interested in becoming coaches/steerspersons must apply to the board, by obtaining the application form, from the coach liaison. Reimbursement is on successful course completion Coaches' Honorarium Fund: Reimbursement of membership fees will be expended to the primary coach of a team, each year. CRITERIA: The prime coach is the main teaching coach in charge of a team, must have coached for at least one full year and continues to coach a sanctioned team for the full, current season. Only one honorarium, per team, will be granted each year. Sponsorship and Money Raising Funds: Board Fund Raising: The SCDBC BOARD may raise funds or obtain sponsors, if they need to raise funds for the use of the total membership. Team Fund Raising: Teams may raise funds, or obtain sponsors individually and autonomously for the use of their teams. CRITERIA: Teams must obtain approval from the president of the SCDBC Board to raise funds or acquire a sponsor, prior to the initiating of the campaign, in writing, or by email. Stating what the monies are for, what kind of fundraising is being planned, which companies/organizations they plan to approach, and how the monies will be spent. Policy #3 Revised January 2010Membership POLICY:2012-SCDBC-Membership-Policy.pdf MEMBERSHIP FEES POLICYThe annual membership is valid from January 1st till December 31st of the current year. Membership fees are due by February 28/29 of the current year.FULL MEMBERSHIP: Returning and New Members: $135.00 per year registration fee paid by February 28/29 each year, after which TEAM registration is closed. Members joining after this date will be placed on a team, if space is available, otherwise they will be designated as spares.LIMITED MEMBERSHIP:Past and New Members: After July 1st, will be charged a pro-rated fee of $75.00 and may join a team if there is space available, or they will paddle as a SPARE only. ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP: Past members, who are not presently paddling, but wish to receive team and club information. Fee $20.00 per year.AFFLIATED MEMBERSHIP: Members of the Gibsons Paddle Club and other Coast Dragon Boat Clubs will be charged 50% of the current year's membership fee ($67.50), and may join as full team members at the beginning of the season (by the end of February). These members will have no voting rights, and cannot hold a position on the SCDBC board.GUEST POLICY: $5.00 drop in fee. Minimum age requirement is 16 years; coach and steersperson have final responsibility and authority. Coach and steersperson to decide how many guests per practice are allowed, and prior notification given to coach, of paddlers bringing a guest(s) is required. The team captain, manager or team rep is responsible for collecting guest fees, obtaining the guest forms and signed waivers PRIOR to going on the water. Fees not paid prior to paddling will be charged to team accounts; no exceptions. Paddlers from other Dragon Boat Clubs who paddle with our teams for the purpose of attending a regatta will be charged guest fees as above.Members may UPGRADE at any time during the year, and their fee will applied to the new membership category. Guest fees cannot be applied to a membership.Memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. Exceptions for medical reasons will be considered upon application to the SCDBC board.Failure to comply with the membership policy could result in membership being revoked.The Board of Directors reserves the right to refuse membership at their discretion. Revised: October, 2011
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Policies
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Privacy Policy
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Safety Policy
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Funding Policy
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Membership Policy
PRIVACY POLICY:
The SCDBC will abide by the BC Provincial Government's Privacy Information Act, to protect
the membership for privacy, and information issues. The full policy is stored with the
membership chairman, and is available on request.
Safety POLICY:
click here to download our saftey policy - (PDF)
Funding POLICY:
Please note: These funds, are determined by the board's annual budget.
Team Funds: A grant will be dispensed to each team, each year.
CRITERIA: Use of the monies, to be decided by the whole team, and for the benefit of all.
Honorariums may be extended to coaches and team leaders, if the team chooses.
Coaches' and Steerspersons' Education Fund: Costs for Dragon Boat Canada coaching courses,
required for training as a coach, will be reimbursed to approved participants. Similarly, the cost of the
steering course for the Rio Tinto Alcan Festival, for steerspersons involved in serious racing.
CRITERIA: Members interested in becoming coaches/steerspersons must apply to the board, by
obtaining the application form, from the coach liaison. Reimbursement is on successful course
completion
Coaches' Honorarium Fund: Reimbursement of membership fees will be expended to the primary
coach of a team, each year.
CRITERIA: The prime coach is the main teaching coach in charge of a team, must have coached for
at least one full year and continues to coach a sanctioned team for the full, current season. Only one
honorarium, per team, will be granted each year.
Sponsorship and Money Raising Funds:
Board Fund Raising: The SCDBC BOARD may raise funds or obtain sponsors, if they need to raise
funds for the use of the total membership.
Team Fund Raising: Teams may raise funds, or obtain sponsors individually and autonomously for the
use of their teams.
CRITERIA: Teams must obtain approval from the president of the SCDBC Board to raise funds or
acquire a sponsor, prior to the initiating of the campaign, in writing, or by email. Stating what the
monies are for, what kind of fundraising is being planned, which companies/organizations they plan to
approach, and how the monies will be spent.
Policy #3
Revised January 2010
Membership POLICY:
2012-SCDBC-Membership-Policy.pdf
MEMBERSHIP FEES POLICY
The annual membership is valid from January 1st till December 31st of the current year.
Membership fees are due by February 28/29 of the current year.
FULL MEMBERSHIP:
Returning and New Members: $135.00 per year registration fee paid by February 28/29 each year,
after which TEAM registration is closed. Members joining after this date will be placed on a team, if
space is available, otherwise they will be designated as spares.
LIMITED MEMBERSHIP:
Past and New Members: After July 1st, will be charged a pro-rated fee of $75.00 and may join a team
if there is space available, or they will paddle as a SPARE only.
ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP:
Past members, who are not presently paddling, but wish to receive team and club information. Fee
$20.00 per year.
AFFLIATED MEMBERSHIP:
Members of the Gibsons Paddle Club and other Coast Dragon Boat Clubs will be charged 50% of the
current year's membership fee ($67.50), and may join as full team members at the beginning of the
season (by the end of February). These members will have no voting rights, and cannot hold a position
on the SCDBC board.
GUEST POLICY:
$5.00 drop in fee. Minimum age requirement is 16 years; coach and steersperson have final
responsibility and authority. Coach and steersperson to decide how many guests per practice are
allowed, and prior notification given to coach, of paddlers bringing a guest(s) is required. The team
captain, manager or team rep is responsible for collecting guest fees, obtaining the guest forms and
signed waivers PRIOR to going on the water. Fees not paid prior to paddling will be charged to team
accounts; no exceptions. Paddlers from other Dragon Boat Clubs who paddle with our teams for the
purpose of attending a regatta will be charged guest fees as above.
Members may UPGRADE at any time during the year, and their fee will applied to the new membership
category. Guest fees cannot be applied to a membership.
Memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. Exceptions for medical reasons will be
considered upon application to the SCDBC board.
Failure to comply with the membership policy could result in membership being revoked.
The Board of Directors reserves the right to refuse membership at their discretion.
Revised: October, 2011
