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DEWING PARK RECREATION CLUB

General Membership Meeting

May 5, 2026

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AGENDA

• Dewing Park Overview
• Budget/Finances
• 2026 Season
• Protocols & Operations
• Programs
• Opening Day
• Q&A

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OVERVIEW

Dewing Park is a member-owned pool

Our operations are governed by our By-Laws, which were established by and can only be amended through a vote by members

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We are a 501 c(7) nonprofit. We are exempt from federal income taxes

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Our activities must be for “pleasure, recreation and other non-profitable purposes”

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We are not allowed to operate like a business; we are considered a “social club” and our main income must be from member dues

This is not a pay-for-use pool. We are a member club

President

Scott Dickinson

scooterd03@gmail.com

Board of Directors

Vice President

Pamela Ball

Liz Fairclough

pamelaball05@gmail.com

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Secretary

Joanna Lowen

joannalowen@gmail.com

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Treasurer

Jason Rempel

jwrempel@gmail.com

Membership

Michaela Caughlan

April Gentry

membershipdewing@gmail.com

Maintenance

Jake Gull

jakegull@gmail.com

Maintenance

John Kurnik

jakurnik@gmail.com

Facilities

Jenna Yott

dewingreservations@gmail.com

Registrar

Lewis Hennigar

lewishennigar@gmail.com

DPST Directors

Pat O’Brien/Caitlin Hornsby

dewingparkdirector@gmail.com

DPST Treasurer

Ben Morris

dpsttreasurer@gmail.com

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Dewing Park Swim Club is guided by a volunteer board of directors

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Our annual expenses average $200,000. �Our income is about $200,000. (Yep, we �generally about break even.)

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• Utilities
• Pool service & chemicals
• Facility & equipment upgrades/repairs
• Lifeguards and maintenance staff
• Items from pool heaters to toilet paper

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Our costs are year-round and are 100% covered by dues

BUDGET/FINANCES

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In addition to our monthly expenses this year has already seen inflation-related cost increases for utilities, chemicals, �vendor services, as well as employee costs �(lifeguards, etc.)

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Dewing is over 50 years old, so we also �incur unplanned repairs. This year we’ve

already had to spend $3K on the pool

heater and pump and $5K on decking repairs.

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Happens…

We had a big year in 2025:

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• New roof and eaves work ($13,000)
• Re-Painting inside and out ($25K)
• New basketball hoop ($2,000)
• Logo Mural
• Tree pruning ($10K)
• Key Fob system ($4K)

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…but so do improvements!

On Deck for 2026:

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• A new deck!

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Our Remodel Committee collected �bids from several paving and concrete

companies. This is a giant project but �sorely needed.

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We are planning to start�work this fall. Stay tuned for updates.

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(Thanks to Brandon De Young for the paver renderings.)

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Discretionary spending is important to keep our pool functional and adds value to member experience

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Good News!

• Membership revenue is steady!
• Budget is complete and balanced

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Current membership revenue is not always enough to support our expenses

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For major projects like the deck we need loans, which require an assessment on top of annual dues

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Bad News? �

Membership Cap

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We are allowed 250 memberships. Last season �we had almost 250 memberships.

Because of this we are switching to an automatic renewal system. This allows us to know how many available memberships we have for new members and manage a wait list if necessary.

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Dues Autopay

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Any member who has not paid or we have not been able to reach by March 15 is considered a member not in good standing, and per our by laws we will not be able to guarantee continued membership.

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2026 OPERATIONS

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It’s our community, let’s �support each other!

Reminders about rules and member responsibilities

As always safety is our priority

We are required to follow all county health �guidelines and we rely on our members to �exercise personal responsibility and use �good judgement

Key Fobs!

We have switched from keys to a key fob system. Each member will be designated a fob, which is registered in our system.

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This will allow allow us to monitor access, lock and unlock access remotely, and close the pool in cases of chemical imbalances or power outages.

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We aim to have guards afternoons daily June �thru mid-August and will update hours on our Calendar

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We follow the American Red Cross best �practices for surveillance: guards break for �15-min every 45 mins. During guard breaks �all minors must exit the pool, no �exceptions.

Lifeguards

When lifeguards are NOT present:

• Minors (under 18) must be accompanied and supervised by an adult

When lifeguards ARE present:

• Minors 14 and older may be in the pool on their own
• Children under 14 must be supervised by someone 16 or older

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Pool Use Age Requirements

• Members may bring guests to the pool, but the host member must always be present. There is a $5 per person guest fee
• Members assume full responsibility for their guests in adherence to all rules and regulations. Children of guests will only be permitted to use the facilities under direct supervision of an adult member who is 18+ years of age.
• Inviting a large group of guests is considered a party and must be registered as such

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Guests

• All events require a reservation. Daily person max of all (combined) rentals is 50
• We require full payment up front via member account charge. Late cancels will incur a fee (details on our website)
• DP will try to provide lifeguards for party rentals but ultimately members are responsible for providing adequate supervision
• All parties must end at 8pm and have music from battery-operated speakers only

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Party Rentals

AED

Dewing Park owns and manages an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). This device is located in the entrance to the girls’ locker room. Our lifeguards are trained in the use of AEDs, but in the absence of guards and in a cardiac emergency this device will walk anyone through lifesaving treatment.

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• Swim Team! shares the pool spring weekday afternoons and has the entire pool summer weekdays until 1-1:30pm (plus meets and special events)

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• Masters Swim stay tuned as to whether we are continuing this program
• … continued

2026 SWIM PROGRAMS

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• Swim Lessons share the pool weekday afternoons June-July

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• Lap Swimming is available �any time swim team practice and swim lessons are not happening, in the lap lane

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See our website and google calendar for more on our programs

Check our Google calendar for up-to-date information on pool activities, closures, guard hours, etc.

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www.dewingparkswimclub.com/calendar

Pool Calendar

2026 OPENING

Opening Day is Sunday, April 26

Key distribution will be onsite from noon to 3pm. We are not doing second keys this year however we will do replacement keys for $40

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QUESTIONS NOW?

Please type them in the Zoom chat�

QUESTIONS LATER?

Email us at membershipdewing@gmail.com

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