Each year we are very fortunate to have a wonderful staff of young men and women who work hard all to make the summer enjoyable for all of us and this year was no exception!
 
We have decided once again to solicit a "year end bonus pool" that we will allocate to our staff based on the time they worked over this past summer.  The bonuses would come at a convenient time of year and we are sure be greatly appreciated by our staff.
 
Many clubs automatically add15-20% to club services but we have never done this.  We ask you to contribute to this fund based on your use of the club facility.  Even if you never had one yard staff help you with your boat, they spend a great deal of time cleaning up the lawns, taking our garbage, and the same is true of the galley staff, the swimming staff and the sailing staff.  It takes all of our Summer Staff to make Willow Bank such a great place to spend the summer.
 
All contributions are confidential and totally voluntary.  If you wish to make a contribution, you may add it to your regular check (please mark on the 'memo line' the amount you are adding) or send a separate check if you prefer (PO Box 321, Cazenovia, NY  13035).  Donations to this fund will be accepted through December 10th.

Willow Bank's Scholastic Sailing Team attended the first High School 420 Clinic hosted by Hobart William Smith and Coached by Scott Ikle.  Scott has hosted several 420 and laser clinics at Willow Bank over the past several years and this year invited High School students to come to Seneca Lake for a taste of College Sailing.  They practiced boat handling, starts, mark rounding and other important lessons for improving their sailing skills.

 

Thanks to everyone who responded to the September Newsletter Survey.  We received a lot of feedback and many very good suggestions which we hope to follow through on next year.  If you are interested, the results are posted on our website and can be accessed by clicking on this link.