Membership Chart of Benefits

Outlined below are membership benefits with CurlManitoba.  For questions or comments about any of the benefits please contact CurlManitoba

As a member of the CurlManitoba you are helping to strengthen curling within Manitoba and Canada.  Your membership fees go to supporting coaches’ development, officials’ development and athlete development.  Your support helps allow the CurlManitoba to provide the many programs and services it does to clubs and curlers.  This filters back down into your individual clubs and to curlers through improved skills, and knowledge. In addition important recognition and support is provided for your volunteers to assist them with running your club.  Combined these help provide for the future of the sport and your club.

Your affiliation fees to the CCA allow your club to access programs and services offered by the CCA.  For more information regarding CCA Affiliation Fees, programs and services please visit their website at curling.ca.

For more information on benefits you can click on any of the blue writing in the first column and this will lead you to another page with information on that particular benefit.


Benefit

Facility(F)

Club(C)

Associate(A)

Participant

Honourary

Supporter

Notes

FINANCIAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bingo grants.  These bingo’s are used by clubs as source of income to offset costs, helping to keep costs down.

X

X

X

 

 

 

Participants benefit through improved facilities and or maintained registration fees

Facility grants such as the CurlManitoba Development Fund.  These are used for club improvements.

X

X

 

 

 

 

Participants benefit through improved facilities and or maintained registration fees

Opportunity to host events.  Events such as Regional Play off, Berth Bonspiels, the Manitoba Winter Games, the Canada Winter Games Trials and Provincial Championship provide clubs with a valuable source of income thereby keeping costs down and or assisting with club improvements. These events also serve as a very good volunteer development opportunity.

X

X

 

 

 

 

Participants benefit through decreased travel costs and or the advantage of competing on “home ice”

Access to Sport MB grants and scholarships:

  • Athlete assistance
  • Competition Hosting grants
  • Clinic Hosting grants
  • Travel Assistance grants for coaches, officials and athletes
  • Planning Support for Sport Clubs and Community Sport Organizations
  • Introduction of a New Sport to a Community
  • Bingo Grants
  • Sport Special Initiatives Grant
  • Women in Sport grants

X

X

X

X

 

X

Access to Sport Manitoba programs is limited to the terms of their funding

Club Development:  Assistance in filling out grants etc. Access to the a tax number and receipts for approved projects through the National Sport Trust Fund

X

X

X

 

 

 

Participants benefit through improved facilities and or maintained registration fees

Annual Sport Awards and Scholarships

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

Discounts on programs & services

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Grants for disadvantaged children to participate through KidSport

 

 

 

X

 

X

 

Access to MB Curling Foundation programs and services

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

DEVELOPMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opportunity to host coaching clinics: opportunity for coaches from you community and surrounding area to improve their skills and or become certified.

X

X

 

 

 

 

Participants benefit through decreased travel costs

Opportunity to host instructor clinics: opportunity for participants from you community and surrounding area to improve their skills and or become certified.

X

X

 

 

 

 

Participants benefit through decreased travel costs

Opportunity to host Ice Technician courses.  These are used to train the ice technicians to be able to provide better ice conditions for curlers

X

X

 

 

 

 

Participants benefit through decreased travel costs

Opportunity to host athlete skill development clinics opportunity for curlers from you community and surrounding area to improve their skills

X

X

X

X

X

X

Participants benefit through decreased travel costs

Officials training: opportunity for officials from your community and surrounding area to improve their skills and or become certified.

 

 

 

X

X

X

Participants benefit through decreased travel costs

High Performance:  Curlers are allowed to access high performance program and services such as technical tune ups, early ice, video analysis, etc

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Opportunity to enter competitions: These competitions include regional play offs, berth bonspiels, bonspiel, Manitoba Winter Games, Canada Games Trials.  These competitions provide curlers with the opportunity to test their skills, meet other curlers, have fun social outings.  In addition for those interest in going on they have the opportunity to represent their Province and Country

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

Opportunity for skill development through skill development clinics, lessons, etc

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

KNOWLEDGE AND RECOGNITION 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facility evaluations. Our world-class ice technicians will come and work with facilities to evaluate the building, rocks, ice equipment etc and provide recommendations or work with a club to improve conditions etc

X

X

 

 

 

 

Participants benefit through improved facilities

Rules  We provide rules that curlers curl by, club leagues and rental leagues. In addition rules are available for download from our website. Opportunity to provide input into rules and rule changes

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

Electronic copies available for download, discounts on the purchase of hard copies

Recognition:  Awards for 8-enders, outstanding achievements, HLM, Volunteer recognition program

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Access to on call officials

X

X

 

 

 

 

 

Access to CurlManitoba technical staff

X

X

X

X

 

 

 

Hall of Fame nominations

 

 

 

X

X

X

 

COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications:  Access to CurlManitoba mail outs to promote bonspiels, leagues, programs and services. Opportunity to advertise and submit articles in the e-newsletter and website

X

X

X

 

 

 

Free to all

CurlManitoba Business of Curling Seminars:  These symposiums and seminars assist clubs in recruiting new members, improved facility operations, marketing, volunteer recruitment and networking.

X

X

X

X

X

X

Reduced rate(s), improved clubs operations means a better experience for Participant members

A “page” to promote F, C, A, or League on curlmanitoba.org

X

X

X

 

 

 

Rental Leagues in member Facilities have access to a page to promote their league

Opportunity to take part in Junior Coordinator Meetings

 

 

 

X

X

X

Participants benefit through improved experiences at programs

Referrals to your F,C,,A, or League by CurlManitoba office

X

X

X

 

 

 

Increased participation in leagues helps keep costs down

RESOURCES 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draws.  We assist a number of leagues and bonspiels each year with making draws, and providing draws sheets and score sheets. 

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

Curling supplies-draw sheets, score cards etc

X

X

X

X

X

X

Free to all

Access to training equipment manuals, CDs, DVDs, Dartfish, Heart Rate Monitors

X

X

X

X

X

X

Reduced rate for all

INTANGIBLE’S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A voice in the growth of curling in Manitoba and Canada through regional meetings, and communication with board and staff

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Right to have representation and a vote at the CurlManitoba AGM

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

Right to have a member stand for election to CurlManitoba Board

X

X

X

 

 

X

 

Promotion of the sport of curling

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Coordination of school clinics

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Assistance in the coordination of Rocks and Rings

X

X

X

X

X

X

 

Access to CCA Benefits

X

X

 

X

 

 

 

Opportunity to purchase “official” Manitoba Championship competitive uniforms and crests for their provincial championship winning teams who attend National Championships

 

 

X