Nearly twenty years ago John and Evelyn Nostrand founded the Triangle Curling Club with a small group of dedicated members. The thought of opening a dedicated curling facility in the Raleigh-Durham area probably seemed like a distant dream at the time. In the intervening years there were periods when ice time was not available, curling could not be scheduled, and membership dipped into the teens. Despite these challenges the club held together and now we are on the brink of achieving that once distant goal.It is fun to look back at these old photos. Lance Wright, Mike and Pat Hartman, Murray and Kathy Jackson, Dan Scheck, Dick and Charlotte Macartney, Rich Wallace, Ken Kato, Brian Chick, and Sarah Cornell are some of our founding members who continue to contribute their time and energy to the moving the club forward.
Who will our next set of founders be? Our dedicated ice founders. When we look back on our ribbon cutting ceremony twenty years from now who will be in that photo?
“A Goal is a Dream with a Deadline”
Nearly five years ago, then club President Lea Franklin, along with Mike Hartman, Nick Witcraft, and others began an active search for property, setting in motion the building project well underway today.
From the dream of the founding members, to the goal of a dedicated facility, we are arriving at the reality of seeing the birth of a new curling facility thanks to the support of so many people inside and outside our club. We have a lot to be proud of, but there is much left to do. Our club will need each and every one of you to use your passion for sport, and for curling, to join us in providing the resources to make our dream a reality!
From the dream of the founding members, to the goal of a dedicated facility, we are arriving at the reality of seeing the birth of a new curling facility thanks to the support of so many people inside and outside our club. We have a lot to be proud of, but there is much left to do. Our club will need each and every one of you to use your passion for sport, and for curling, to join us in providing the resources to make our dream a reality!
The budget for this project is roughly $1,400,000. We have financing in place for $1,250,000 of that.
The remaining $150,000 will need to be raised with the help of contributions from those who want to see this project succeed. Can you help us?
For further information please contact info@trianglecurling.com for general questions and fundraising@trianglecurling.com for any fundraising ideas or questions
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