Fundraising

The BLRC provides opportunities for its players to raise funds to pay for their dues or tour.

Youth Coaching Rebate
BLRC wants to build its youth program, and rewards players who find time to both play and coach with a dues rebate. Read about this program

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Burnaby Lake Coaching Program:
Purpose

    Burnaby Lake Rugby Club develops most of its future rugby players in the Club’s youth
    program. To be successful, the youth program requires club members to volunteer their time
    as coaches. To thank and recruit volunteers, the Club is offering a $100 dues rebate to senior
    players who coach the Club’s age-grade rugby teams or high school rugby teams that supply
    players to the Club.

Eligibility

    To be eligible for the youth coaching dues rebate program, an applicant must:

    1. be a senior member, full or student, in good standing of the Burnaby Lake
    Rugby Club; and
    2. undertake to attend at least 12 team practices, of a single age-grade or high
    school team, in a single season.

    Dues rebates will only be given to applicants who attend at least 12 team practices. Dues
    rebates will not be issued on a pro-rated basis for applicants who attend fewer than 12
    practices. Applicants who coach teams that do not complete their seasons will receive credit
    towards the 12 practice requirement for coaching another age-grade team in the same season.

Application Requirements

    There are a limited number of dues rebates available; it is not certain that all applicants will
    be chosen to participate in the dues rebate program. Applicants must submit an application
    letter stating a schedule of times they are available to coach, and, optionally, a list of agegrade
    teams or high schools they prefer to coach. Applicants are advised to submit schedules
    of availability that match the practice schedules of age-grade or high school teams; schedules
    for age-grade teams are posted on the Club website. Participants in the dues rebate program
    will be chosen based on previous coaching experience and demonstrated commitment to
    Club programs.

Submission and Deadline

    Applications must be submitted to Mike Devlin before midnight September 12, 2011.

Notice of Acceptance

    Participants will be notified of their acceptance and assigned a team
    to coach. Participants will be required to sign an agreement confirming their undertaking to
    coach at least 12 team practices. Due rebates will be issued at the end of the playing season
    of the teams coached, after the Club has confirmed that the requirements of the program have
    been met.

Refereeing Program
To ensure a supply of referees for its games, BLRC encourages players to learn to referee and to get experience refereeing at the age-grade level. Referees at this level are now paid $30 per game, and the Club organizes a refereeing clinic at the start of the season for those interested in refereeing. Read about the program

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Burnaby Lake Referee Program:
Purpose

    Burnaby Lake Rugby Club recognizes that a supply of quality referees is essential for fair
    and enjoyable rugby. The Club offers a referee development program through which the Club
    subsidizes the cost of referee training, arranges for refereeing assignments, and remunerates
    referees for officiating games at the rate of $25 per game.

Eligibility

    To be eligible for the refereeing program, an applicant must:

    1. be a senior member (full or student) in good standing of the Burnaby Lake
    Rugby Club; and
    2. undertake to attend and pay $50 towards the cost of a referee training course
    and referee at least five games in the current season.

Application Requirements

    There are a limited number of spaces available in the referee training course; it is not certain
    that all applicants will be chosen to participate in the dues rebate program. Applicants must
    submit an application letter stating a schedule of times they are available to referee coach.
    Applicants are advised to submit schedules of availability that match the game schedules of
    age-grade or high school teams. Participants in the refereeing program will be chosen based
    on availability and demonstrated commitment to Club programs.

Submission and Deadline

    Applications must be submitted to Jeff McKay before midnight September 12, 2008.

Notice of Acceptance

    Participants will be notified of their acceptance and informed of the
    details of the referee training course and of how games are assigned.

Win-Win Lottery & Club Shop Voucher
The British Columbia Rugby Union requires all of its member rugby clubs to sell a certain number of books of Win-Win Lottery tickets. BLRC is on the hook for the cost of the tickets, whether or not they are sold. On the plus side, the Club makes money for every book of tickets sold over the quota. The WinWin lottery has the potential to be a major fundraiser for the Club.

To encourage sales, the Club provides an incentive system to motivate players to get out and sell WinWin tickets. Players who sells certain numbers of books are rewarded according to the

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*Free BLRC Golf shirt – One book
*Free pair of BLRC game socks – Three books
*Free pair of BLRC game shorts – Five books

The rewards above are cumulative. If you sell five books, you get the golf shirt, the socks and the shorts!

Players who have paid their dues in full and returned the proceeds from selling Win-Win Lottery tickets can obtain a vouchers to claim their rewards at the Club shop.