February 2022 Newsletter New

February 2022 Newsletter New

Albany Country Club N EWSLETTER February, 2022

Board of Governors and Officers

Upcoming Events

President James Harris, Jr.

Vice - President Adam Neary

V ALENTINE ’ S D INNER Saturday, February 12

G OURMET B URGER & C RAFT B EER N IGHT Saturday, April 9

Treasurer David Suozzo

Secretary Christine Caputo Granich

W INTERFEST ! Saturday & Sunday, February 26 & 27

E ASTER B RUNCH Sunday, April 17

Dr. Peter Fisk Jeffrey Bryant Jeff Buley

Dr. Mark Fleck Chris Levy James Lozano

Trevor Morison Terence Seery John Sica

W OMEN ’ S B OOK C LUB Thursday, March 3

W INE P AIRING D INNER Friday, April 22

Staff

General Manager Rocky Staples [email protected]

Director of Golf Glenn A. Davis [email protected]

W INE P AIRING D INNER “A N IGHT IN P ARIS ” Saturday, March 5 S T . P ATRICK ’ S D AY D INNER & C RAFT B EERS Thursday, March 17

A LL W OMEN ’ S K ICK -O FF C OCKTAIL P ARTY Wednesday, April 27

Golf Course Superintendent Marcus Prosser [email protected]

Assistant General Manager Kimberly Aperance [email protected]

S PRING K ICK -O FF Friday, May 6

Tennis Professional Shannon O ’ Sullivan [email protected]

Controller Jennifer Reohr [email protected]

P ARENT ’ S N IGHT O UT Friday, May 6

T RIVIA & K ARAOKE N IGHT Friday, March 18

Director of Membership Sara - Becca Smith [email protected]

M OTHER ’ S D AY B RUNCH Sunday, May 8

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Manager’s Message

Happy New Year! I enjoy the quiet of January at the Club as it gives us all the opportunity to catch up from the whirlwind fourth quarter and prepare and plan for an awesome new year for our members. Our staff has been working diligently on maintenance items like adding fresh coats of paint, deep- cleaning carpets and floors, sprucing up the women’s locker room, and enhancing all areas of our facility. We are also using the time to plan our events for the year, refresh any procedures and policies to make them as efficient as possible and train and prepare our staff to get ready to welcome you back soon.

Beginning February 17 th , our dining room will be open for dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and we’re finishing off the month by bringing back the very popular

Winter Carnival on February 26-27. You told us you loved taking advantage of the winter amenities here at our Club and we love being able to be creative with fun activities. We are adding more events to the first quarter of this year, including the wine dinner “A Night in Paris” on March 5 th (which is already sold out!), our Trivia & Karaoke Night on Friday, March 18 th , and another wine event in April – keep tuned for details. I hope you’ll add them to your calendar and come join us! Speaking of events, we hosted two successful platform tennis events in December with plans to host at least one more this winter. Our members are really enjoying having this amenity in the winter months and we are pleased to be able to support this activity for them. We’ve been hard at work developing a new website that we feel will provide a more modern experience and better reflect our Club. Take a moment to read more about our new website and mobile app and all the great features you’ll be able to access further on in this newsletter. One of my favorites is the ease of referring new members by just adding their contact info to a form that goes straight to Sara-Becca, our Director of Membership. She’ll get in touch with your referrals and bring them in as new members so you can continue to socialize with the friends you like best! I’ve heard from many members that we need to be more diligent about enforcing the Dress Code at the Club. We’ll be sending out a reminder of what the Dress Code includes, please let your guests know in advance and share the information with everyone in your family. Thank you for helping us keep Albany Country Club an elegant place you’re proud to show off to friends and family! Our three EV car charging stations are now operational in the parking lot, if you drive an electric car be sure to look for the spots when you need to charge up. We are also in the process of putting LED lights inside the clubhouse to cut back on our energy use and save on utility bills.

Another exciting addition to look forward to is new pool furniture. We’re spreading this project out over a couple of years but expect to have 20 new lounge chairs at the pool in time for the new season this year.

My door is always open and I welcome your suggestions for any programs, activities or events you’d like to see here at your Club. Feel free to email me, call or stop me in the hallways! I know 2022 will be a truly amazing year for Albany Country Club, and I can’t wait to get started!

“Save the Date” 2022 Men’s Member Guest Thursday, Friday, Saturday July 14, 15, 16

Rocky

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Join us in Welcoming our Newest Members

J. David & Leslie Brown Golf Individual/Spouse House

and specializes in the placement of accounting and finance professionals with companies in the area. He is looking forward to meeting new people, playing on fantastic conditions, and having drinks on the deck with new friends. Matt & Michelle Kieley Social Family And Children Margan & Cal Kieley and Lauren McCabe

J. David Brown and his wife Leslie are returning to membership at ACC after a brief stint away. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Capital District YMCA a position he has held since 2007. Mr. Brown is responsible for 11 branches, 65 childcare program centers, two summer camps, two residence programs, and senior housing. The CDYMCA serves six counties and 90,000 members through the deployment of 1,400 staff. Mr. Brown holds a BS degree in Business Administration from Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester and an MBA from the University at Albany. The Browns live in Guilderland and have four children.

Jeffrey & Francine Marzinsky Social Family and Children Elizabeth & Samantha

Christian & Traci Vandervort Golf Individual/Spouse House

Traci and Chris Vandervort have upgraded from Weatherfield neighbors to new members of ACC. Traci works as a Mechanical Engineer at Fluor Marine Propulsion (KAPL) and Chris works remotely as a Mechanical Engineer for the US Department of Energy. Both are RPI graduates. They're looking forward to spending time with both new and old friends at ACC.

Jordon Heffler & Nicole Armsby Jr. Golf Individual

Jordon Heffler is joining ACC after being a member of another club for the past 15 years. He is an avid golfer who enjoys competitive events as well as a casual afternoon round of golf. Jordon runs the permanent placement division of the Albany Robert Half office

A Message from Sara-Becca

Happy New Year! I am excited for 2022 and all of the activities and events that await us and I hope you are too! Over the past few months, we have been laying the groundwork for the upcoming season and I am looking forward to seeing these plans come to fruition. Since our last newsletter, we have had a handful of new members join and a couple of members return. Starting in this newsletter, we are including a short introduction for them. We hope that this makes our new and returning members feel welcome and gives you a chance to get to know them. Like most everyone, I am excited about the new website launching and I want to introduce you to some features that I hope you will use. The “Refer a New Member” form is a quick and easy way for you to pass along your friends’ and colleagues’ contact information to me so I can reach out to them. Of course, you can still email, call, or stop me in the hall to pass along the information – the choice is up to you. Another new feature I am excited about is the “Idea Box.” This online suggestion box is a way for you to suggest new offerings on the website or our communications. As always, there is a “House Committee Suggestions” form for other thoughts and suggestions. I hope you will make good use of the new website, especially these features.

I can't wait to see you back at the club soon!

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2022 Membership Incentive

J OIN NOW WITH A THREE - YEAR COMMITMENT AND HAVE YOUR INITIATION FEE WAIVED !

New Golf or All-But-Golf Members will also receive the following discounts on the dues portion of dues, fees, and capital for the first three years of membership:

• Y EAR 1: 25%

Y EAR 2: 15%

Y EAR 3: 10%

• The Incentive Program requires a three-year commitment from the new member.

• Those joining with a three-year commitment will have their initiation fee waived.

• The application fee of $500 (plus tax) is paid upon submission of application. New member begins paying dues on May 1.

• Returning members must have been out of the club a minimum of 18 months to qualify.

• This incentive can only be used once per lifetime.

• Each new Golf or All-But-Golf Member (including former members who have been gone for at least 18 months and have not used this incentive previously) receives a reduction off his/her current membership dues as follows: 25% off the first year, 15% off the second year and 10% off the third year. This discount applies to the dues portion only of dues, fees & capital. • Current members who upgrade to a golf membership or to a higher-level golf membership class receives a reduction off his/her membership dues as follows, providing the new discounted dues is greater than his/her current dues (25% off the first year, 15% off the second year and 10% off the third year). This discount applies to the dues portion only of dues, fees & capital.

• All new members must provide and maintain a current credit card on file or set up ACH for auto billing on the 25th of the month for any amounts past due.

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American Red Cross Babysitting Training Program

Grille Hours

D O YOU HAVE A TEEN INTERESTED IN BABYSITTING ? The American Red Cross offers training to kids 11 years old and up to prepare them for babysitting in a residential setting. The in-person program provides attendees with basic childcare and first aid training. Attendees come away with the knowledge and skills necessary to give care safely and responsibly to infants and children. The one-day program is 7.5 hours long and participants receive a certificate of completion. A minimum of eight teens are needed to provide this training. The date of the training depends on the instructor’s availability, but with sufficient interest, we expect to hold the program on a Saturday in March or April. Teens are welcome to invite non-member friend(s) to join them in taking the training class. Please contact Sara-Becca Smith, Director of Membership with questions and to add your child to the list.

Beginning February 17 th the Grille will be open for dinner Thursday- Saturday from 5:00-8:00 pm

Reservations are strongly urged at all times for these areas so that we might serve you more efficiently.

Cost per attendee: $90

Mobile App

O UR MOBILE APP IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE APP STORE !

iPhones: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/albany-country-club/id1607173901

Androids: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details? id=com.membersfirst.albanycc

Please make sure to have notifications turned on to receive important updates from the Club! (Go to Settings: then Notifications: then select the Albany CC app: then make sure allow notifications is turned on)

Your login information will be the same as the website.

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New Website Launched

We are pleased to present Albany Country Club’s new website By now you should have received an email about the launch of our brand new website! This email included updated usernames and passwords as these have changed from our old site. There are a few important items you will need to do to improve your experience and communications from us. Your spouse, if applicable, has their own unique sign on. If they did not receive an email, please send us their email and we will get them set up!

Update your profile! O

U PLOAD YOUR P HOTO

B ASIC I NFORMATION 

Name, Address, Phones, Emails

 Date of Birth & Wedding Anniversary  Social Media Information  GHIN # (for golfing members only)  Dining Preferences (favorite foods & drinks, seating preferences, etc)  Allergies  Restrictions

A DVANCED 

Change password

 Select which fields if any you want to be visible to our members  Update email addresses  Select areas of interest for communications

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Online Statements & Payments

All members will see the following message the first time they login to their statements. “ Your online statements are currently processing. Please revisit this page in a couple of hours to see your transaction history” This is because the first login needs to pull all your info over the last 13 months. M EMBERS WITH AUTOPAYS AND ONLINE BANKING WITH OUR FORMER SITE MUST RE - ENTER THEIR BANKING INFORMATION AND AUTO PAY INFORMATION .

Reservations & Tee Times

From either the dropdown menu, the make a tee time button or dining reservation widget, you can easily make a dining reservation or a tee time.

Directories

• Staff Directory - View a list of club staff

• Member Directory - View profiles of your fellow members.

• Buddy List - Keep a list of your friends for quick access to their contact information

Communications & Feedback

• Email Archive - Albany Country Club sends frequent communications containing a mix of activities to all members and spouses who have an email address listed in your profile. Did you miss an email from the Club? We now keep them on the website in the "email archive" for you to read any time.

• Message Board - Post message other members can view

• Surveys - We appreciate your feedback. Please take time to complete surveys as provided.

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Platform Tennis

This cold-weather activity is played on our heated and lighted courts. This year we have added windscreens to the courts to make the experience even better for our members. Don’t worry though, we will not be blocking the view for bystanders! This year we are instituting an online reservation system so that we can keep track of when the courts are in use and reduce the possibility of double booking. Reservations will be for one court at a time for either one or two hours. Another reason we are moving to a reservation system for platform tennis is so that we can arrange to have a key available to you so that you may access the clubhouse restrooms if the building is not open during that time.

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Turkey Raffle Fun

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Holiday Fun R.O.B. League

Ladies’ Bowling League

ACC Holiday Party

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Holiday Fun Santa Brunch