Bragg Creek Centre
Greetings Bragg Creek!
It’s August, summer is in full swing and with that comes a plethora of tourists, who along with our friends and family are excited to share in the beauty of our lovely Hamlet. We have to remind ourselves to be patient when we can’t get the prime parking spot, or when it takes longer to get our usual order. Like it or not, the influx of people do keep the Hamlet going. Plus, we can smile to ourselves that we get this loveliness all year long!
As we wrap up Bragg Creek Days, we want to extend a massive thank-you to all of you who attended and our volunteers and entertainers that made the day amazing! We will post a list of acknowledgments on our website.
The Bragg Creek Community Association completed another fiscal year at the end of June. The Board is working to create a strong sustainable operational plan for The Centre as we move forward to better serve you, our community. As such you will start to see positive changes in order to keep your Centre running! If you would like to be part of the BCCA Board, nomination packages will be available soon on our website. Please save the date for our AGM — October 30th, 2019.
The Board is in the final stages of completing an extensive HR manual that will clarify expectations for the BCCA staff and create efficiencies in the workday. In addition, the Board has started to develop a new strategic plan for the Association.
The BCCA Staff has switched gears from Bragg Days to Fall Programming! We will be bringing back your favorites and are always looking for new ideas. Feel free to reach out to our Program and Event Manager if you have ideas of what you would like to see offered!
This season there will be some changes to our drop-in programs that will benefit both you and The Centre. You will now have the opportunity to register for a season or the entire year. Drop-in opportunities will still be available, but registering in advance will benefit your pocket book! Stay tuned for details on our website, Facebook Page, and Member e-Newsletter — email outreach@braggcreekca.com to subscribe.
Our annual Community Open House will be held at Redwood House on Saturday, September 7th. This is a one- stop shop to sign up for programs, learn about community organizations, and familiarize yourself with local businesses. More details to come.
We want to thank all our partners for helping us through this year. There are too many to mention, but we need to give a quick shout-out to the following:
- Rocky View County: Provides funding for our Operational expenses along with information support for facility and governance needs.
- Bragg Creek Community Church: not justasalease-holder,butasagroupthat ALWAYS has our back when we need last minute help or resources.
- Mac-A-Doodles Day Care: Another lease- holder that goes above and beyond to help with programming like Rumble & Roar.
- High Country News: continual advertising support for programming and events
- Bragg Creek Ladies Auxiliary: for all they do from donating kitchen equipment to providing yummy food for our community events!
- Paul Hilton and Brent Clarke: for maintaining, operating, and inventorying all our sound and lighting equipment!
- Stella George: for facing snow, hail, wind and sun to change the sign at the roundabout all year!
The Community Centre still has some August weekend dates available. If you are looking to host a family reunion, birthday party, or anniversary celebration, please contact program@braggcreekca.com.
To find a list of community events or to promote your event for free, please remember High Country News offers an online event calendar. Check it out at: www.highcountrynews.ca!
Remember, in an effort to be an environmentally responsible facility we encourage you to bring a reusable water bottle or coffee cup to our programs and events. We will no longer sell bottled water or supply single use cups.
Sincerely,
BCCA Board & Staff
