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MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS - VTC IS A MEMBERS-ONLY CLUB
1. Volunteer's Membership - FREE but only for qualified volunteers who are serious contributors, active and responsible. You must volunteer first before you can earn credits to attend VTC events. To be considered for a Volunteer's Membership, please send an email to Info AT VancouverTennisClub dotcom and state how you can volunteer or contribute to our club. Due to the high volume of inquiries, only the most qualified applicants will be contacted and approved for a trial Volunteer's Membership.
2. Paid Membership - $200 per year. Valid for 1 year. For example: If you buy a Paid Membership on January 1, 2010 it expires on January 1, 2011. Save time - you don't have to volunteer. Paid Memberships get priority spots to all VTC events.
3. VTC'S Athletic Scholarship - For gifted or advanced level athletes. VTC actively scouts for elite or promising people with a lot of potential to join our club's activities. You are welcome to apply for VTC's Athletic Scholarship if you excel in any activity such as tennis, badminton, ping pong, dancing, and so forth. For example, our VTC member Yasu won the SFU badminton tournament and has a VTC Athletic Scholarship. You must be an advanced level at any sports or athletics to earn this membership option. Do you know someone who is gifted and talented? Recommend them to our club and receive a free 1 year $200 Paid Membership as a reward.
Ice skating Olympics, Valentine, Language exchange, cheesecake desserts VTC
Saturday February 6 at 6:45pm Vancouver
Hi,
2010 is special year for us since our city is hosting the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. This is the start of a new decade with Chinese New Year and Valentine's on the same day (February 14th).
Since we're an active sports and social club, I'd like to organize an Olympics-related type of event. We'll be ice skating and listening to free live musical concerts/performances at the new GE Ice Plaza rink at UBC Robson Square. Then we'll go to a cafe for cheesecake/desserts, drinks, a structured language exchange and socializing.
VALENTINE'S DAY AND CHINESE NEW YEAR
I would like to send out early Chinese New Year greetings and catch up with some members that I haven't seen for a while. I am wishing for the God of Fortune and Love to be kind to our VTC members this year. At the same time, I'd like to say that your life is what you make of it. Come out, participate and be active if you want to meet someone or reach certain goals. I've introduced a few friends who ended up getting married. Since it will be Valentine's Day soon, you shouldn't miss out on our VTC event! You might meet someone special.
DEALS AND TIPS FOR THE OLYMPICS
The 2010 Winter Olympics is starting in about a week. I remember attending Expo '86 as it was a really big event for us in Vancouver. Here's a tip for those of you who are thinking about buying Olympics souvenirs or clothing. Cinderella already bought some Olympics clothing a little too early as she didn't know about the sales and deals once the Olympics are over. Don't make the same mistake and have buyer's remorse! ;)
I remember after Expo '86 they had warehouse clearance sales near the current location of Chinatown's Millennium Gate. I bought many Expo 86 shirts and other merchandise for anywhere from 50% to 90% off.
They had clearance sales after the Beijing 2008 Olympics. So if you're looking for a deal and souvenirs of the 2010 Olympics, it would probably be a good idea to wait a bit. :)
AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS
Did anyone else follow the 2010 Australian Open? Roger Federer and Serena Williams won another grand slam. Even though I think Federer is a great player, it's getting too predictable.
I was routing for Justine Henin to make a big comeback and win the women's finals. With the way they're playing, Justine Henin and Serena Williams can probably beat most of the male players. :D
Cheers,
Derin - President
Cinderella -Coordinator
Andy - Graphics Designer
- VTC EVENT DETAILS -
DATE: Saturday, January 30, 2010
TIME: 6:45PM to approximately 10:30pm
LIMITED SPOTS. ***Please RSVP to attend*** Space is limited.
Attendance will be taken. Our 3.0 Points Deduction System will be
STRICTLY enforced due to prevent no-shows or wasted spots.
If you change your mind, please give at least 24 hours notice. You can read the 3.0 Points Deduction system on our official VancouverTennisClub.com web site for more details.
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PRIORITY SPOTS FOR PAID MEMBERSHIPS, LONG-TERM VOLUNTEERS AND
CONTRIBUTORS
Volunteers and contributors always get priority spots to all VTC
events. To be fair to volunteers and people waiting ahead in line,
please don't show up without an RSVP (1 point deduction).
ALL LEVELS WELCOME - it doesn't matter if you're a beginner,
intermediate or advanced. Similar levels will be grouped together.
WEATHER PERMITTING (OUTDOOR EVENTS) - as long as the ground is
dry, we're on. If the ground is wet, we'll re-schedule for another
day.
ITEMS TO BRING/EQUIPMENT
Please bring your own racket/sports equipment.
* Healthy Snack to share with our group if it's your first-time as
part of your initiation
* racket
* lots of water
* sunglasses/sunblock when it's sunny
HEALTHY SNACKS POT "LUCK"
First time members should bring a snack as part of their initiation
and introduction. Please let the organizer know at the beginning
of the event whenever you bring snacks so we can share them with all
members of our activity.
Every member who wants to keep their membership in good standing should volunteer, contribute and bring snacks at least once in a while to our club. Bring some healthy snacks so that everyone in our group can share.
Healthy snacks are preferable because our club promotes fitness, health and well-being. Try to avoid bringing oily, overly sweet or salty foods. We prefer healthy and bite-sized, non-messy snacks if possible but anything tasty or fat once in a while is okay. :p
Some ideas and examples of healthy snacks
include yogurt bars, bagels, granola bars, multi-grain crackers,
organic fresh fruits, carrots and so forth.
Any type of snacks that you like or would like to share or introduce
to others about your culture. Eg. If you're Japanese, you can
introduce some good Japanese snacks to our group members. Just bring a
small sample enough for about 12 people to taste test. If everyone
brings a few samples of their favourite snacks, we should all be
re-energized after our intensive exercise!
TRIAL MEMBERS/VOLUNTEERS 3.0 POINTS DEDUCTION SYSTEM - VTC
Policies strictly enforced!
*This doesn't apply to Paid Memberships.
Before our 3.0 Points Deduction System was in place, several people
would RSVP Yes and not show up. During the early days, there was an
event where 12 people RSVPed Yes but only 1 person showed up. That's
why we have this 3.0 Points Deduction System.
Due to limited spots, this prevents spots from being wasted so others who really want to attend can join us. To prevent over-crowding and avoid long waits, our events are limited in spots. Members must RSVP and get a confirmation email to attend VTC events. Attendance is taken during every event.
Deduction Points will be reset to zero every New Year's Day on January
1. For example: If you had 2.5 points deducted on December 31, 2009
you'll start fresh for January 1, 2010 without any points deducted on
your record.
1) 1.5 points deducted if you RSVP Yes and don't show up.
2) 1.0 points deducted if you RSVP Yes and change your mind with less
than 24 hours notice.
3) 1.0 points deducted if you don't
RSVP yet show up at an event without any notice OR if you
said you would volunteer at event and didn't follow through.
Once a total of 3.0 points is deducted, the member will no longer be
in good standing and will be automatically removed from our system.
If you RSVP Yes and don't show up (by responding verbally, through
email or any of our web sites), you will be removed. To be fair to our
dedicated members who RSVP or others on a waiting list, when events
are full please don't budge in line or show up without notice.
People who are inactive for many consecutive months and don't
volunteer in any way will be purged from time to time.
RSVP AND CONFIRMATION OF SPOTS: Due to limited spots, be
courteous to our dedicated club members by honouring your RSVP. If you
change your mind or you're not 100% sure you can make it, update and
finalize your RSVP at least 24 hours before the start of the event.
People who abuse the RSVP system or don't show up will be removed
from our club.
Changing your RSVP to NO less than 24 hours of the event start time is almost as bad as a "no show" because others won't have enough notice and the spot will be wasted. Free up spots for members who really want to join us and are committed to attend.
MEMBERS-ONLY CLUB
Vancouver Tennis Club events are for authorized members in good standing and volunteers/contributors only. You must have a Paid Membership or Volunteer's Membership to join our events. It's free if you are a serious and reliable volunteer.
COSTS OF RUNNING THIS CLUB AND DONATIONS: A donation should be given to the VTC organizer at the start of each main activity. The donation goes to our VTC organizer to cover our costs such as the following:
- web hosting, development, computer equipment, maintenance
- recruiting new members, planning future events, time required for reservations, research, write-ups and correspondence
- preparations, reservations, setup, take-down - office supplies, prints, support, administration, sports equipment
Various other costs, manpower, time and resources are required to run this club. Please contribute and volunteer to help out if you can. Thank you very much for supporting our club and keeping it running.
SOCIALIZING
You can just join our event to socialize and meet other members of our
group. You don't have to play any sports. This way, you can recognize
everyone and develop a friendship for future our events such as
tennis, cycling, hiking, BBQs, volleyball and so forth.
Team challenge open invitation
Your team vs Team VTC in tennis or volleyball
SPORTS LEAGUE
Does your company, school or organization have a tennis or volleyball team/club? Would you like to challenge Team VTC at various sports or activities?
If you know any teams interested in having fun, friendly and competitive challenges with Team VTC at tennis or volleyball, please contact us by email (info AT VancouverTennisClub dotcom). We can schedule a team event. Thanks.
We may also add other team sports and activities such as badminton, ping pong and so forth.
COST: Free or a minimal fee of $2 to $5 depending on activity and venue.
MEMBERSHIP: A special membership will be granted to eligible corporations, schools and organizations for these special team challenge events.
LOCATION: Downtown, Vancouver. Most of our members live, work or study in or near Downtown, Vancouver. Also, Downtown has the highest attendance rate by far compared to most other locations we've tried.
We will play at various courts, parks and facilities in Downtown, Vancouver.
DATE/TIME: We usually play on a Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday evening starting at around 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
TEAM REQUIREMENTS: All skill levels are welcome. However, your team should have some intermediate or advanced players to give instructions and balance out the games. You should have a few spare team members to rotate in and out. In case some players get exhausted, sick or cannot make it, your team should have a few spare members on your roster to fill in.
TENNIS: You'll need to have a minimum of 8 definite players and a maximum of 12 people on your team per event.
VOLLEYBALL: We play on teams of 6 vs 6 on outdoors on grass, beach or indoor courts. During the summer, our preference is to play volleyball on grass outdoors. You'll need at have at least 8 confirmed team members and a maximum of 12 team members per event.
Cheers,
Derin
Team VTC captain
ABOUT US - VANCOUVER TENNIS CLUB
MISSION
The Vancouver Tennis Club is a non-profit, private club. Our members and volunteers love to play tennis as well as various sports, social, travel and environmental activities. VTC is much more than a tennis club although the core of our group consists of hardcore tennis addicts. Many members love to play tennis for several hours a day whenever possible. We do not limit ourselves and we are flexible. We want to create an environment that's fun, affordable, friendly, and convenient for our contributing members to enjoy all of the activities we have year-round.
There are other tennis clubs, but they charge much higher membership and initiation fees. There are no initiation fees to join our club. This will be our contribution to make Vancouver an even better, truly world-class city for people who love tennis! You can help us make this happen.
Join us for various sports, travel, environmental and social activities in the greater Vancouver area.
* Earn and keep a club membership by volunteering. Lessons, advice, tutorials and help for sports and most of our activities (volunteers and authorized members only).
There will be activities scheduled regularly. We play tennis primarily in Vancouver, BC. When the weather is not ideal for tennis, we will have other activities and themes such as the following:
dancing (salsa, ballroom, hip-hop, disco, etc.)
language exchange/ESL (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, etc.)
tennis ladder
cycling/biking
volleyball
fitness, health and well-being
photography
Asian-Canadian professionals
badminton ladder
table tennis/ping pong ladder
basketball
soccer
squash
hiking
billiards
sailing/kayaking
golf
bowling
There will be travel and social activities such as trips, parties, cruises, BBQs, tea/coffee, dinners, etc.
We are a fun, friendly, positive, diverse and environmentally conscious club.
Meet like-minded friends, volunteer to teach, learn and exchange cultures.
TESTIMONIALS
Satoru Nakamura - "Today, a lot of new members came! It is very good experience for me to talk with new friends in English. Everyone is very kind and talkative, so I was satisfied a lot. Thank you everyone and see you next time!"
Ismael Martinez - "It was really great! I enjoyed with all the members who were very friendly and collaborative. With the help of VTC members I am improving my tennis techniques. I will be looking forward the next activities."
Darcy Teschuk - "Derin is a good organizer & kept a good rotation going. Thanks for being patient with my rusty skills & taking it easy on me. I'll look forward to the next meetup."
Rolf - "great, very fun."
Wilson - "Why should people join this group? It's simple the people who join this group are fun and friendly to hang out with and play to tennis and badminton or any other sports they have."
Caroline - "Our group provides a friendly and easy startup in playing tennis together and learn from others as well as enjoy friendship. You learn from advanced players and learn from others in leadership skills, coaching skills, and interpersonal skills."
Alpesh Shah - "It is a great way to meet interesting folks from different age groups and backgrounds."
Elsa - "I played with different people with various levels, and they all helped me to improve."
Maria - "I had lots of fun playing with different people of various levels and talking to them. I enjoyed the game so much that even forgot that I need to get back to my exam preparation."
Murray Johnston - "good variety of players and mixing"
Fouad Saeidi - "Perfect weather and amazing people to play Tennis with, it was fun."
Kanako - "Thank you for everyone, Arigatou^u^))"
Sandy Dennis - If you are just looking for somebody to play tennis with, here is your answer. Good people, No presssure..."
Satoru Nakamura - "It was very fun! I played tennis for 2 hours. Everyone's very friendly and it was very comfortable! I want to attend next time!"
Ismael Martinez - "It was great! I learn something new for my technics and I enjoyed and learn much playing with such good players, members of this group!...hope I will be learning more from your guys!"
Takato - "It's so convenience place. I'm sure I want to join next time."
Rio - "Thanks Derin for organizing! Thanks Claire, May, Willam and another Darin for playing! It was great!"
Katarina - "was great exercise, nice friendly people."
Caroline - "I enjoyed the play at QE Park. Though the weather was a bit windy. The organizer Derin is a patient and good teacher in training and grouping us in teams to play. I appreciate Derin's efforts in organizing this event and getting us together to enjoy tennis as well as friendship."
William - "Great weather and people."
Evangelina - “ It was fun and met great people."
May - "It is fun and interesting to be with a group in an activity. It is nice feeling as part of a group being concerned and also sharing."
Tayyab Javed - "Great Meet..."
Candee Clark - "Everyone was happy to include me in the sport, even though I was brand new at it."
Murray Johnston - "Very nice condo building [Editor's note: referring to our VTC dance party]; good food; and nice people there."
Krige [Editor's note: our visiting member from Belgium] - "There was a good atmosphere in your club and I hope it continue in the same way... so next time, if I will go again to Vancouver, I will join..."
Randall - "What a great night. What a work-out! Especially, badminton. And I enjoyed billiard, and ping-pong too. Thx Derin for organizing."
Joy Thompson - "It was great - play changed around often - lots of friendly people! Good exercise! :) "
Dan - "Way Good Times!"
Lara Hirschfield - " It was really nice to meet people that had solid base shots...good day all around.."
David Yu - "Great meeting overall, I had a great workout."
Flora - "If you wanna have fun! You should join this Group... Come on! Lets play and exercise. See you there!"
Deepak - "I had a great time. Looking forward to the next event."
Kristina [Editor's note: our visiting member from Germany] - "I'm always interested in the different culture, so I'm happy to get to know people from other countries and share experiences and have some more friends."
Martin - "Good to have someone to play with. Had fun."
Lucinda - "Thank you so much for organizing this. I can see you've been so busy with it. I'm looking forward to playing tennis."
William - "Great way to improve tennis"
Lorraine - "If you're just beginning tennis and want to hang out rallying and not having to be competitive, this is a good place to start."
Reene - "Our VTC is very organized and welcoming to other members."
Christine - "Fun to play.."
Sandy Dennis - "Thanks Derin for organizing this gathering. He ensured that everyone got play time on the courts and it was great fun on an awesome spring night. I will definitely join in next time for another tennis gathering. Thanks to the organizers!"
VTC CLUB MEMBERSHIP: Free if you volunteer and pitch in. You must earn and keep your membership in good status by volunteering, adhering to our policies, participating and contributing. To attend each event, you should volunteer and pitch in by doing at least one or more of the following things:
- Help with preparations, set-up or take-down at events
- Bring snacks to share
- Wait for a court in advance. This is done by going to the courts at least 30 minutes earlier to reserve a court for our club. When the group arrives, we won't have to wait 30 minutes for a court. This saves us time.
- Bring your extra equipment to lend other members or donate equipment to our club
- Stay active and attend events regularly (inactive and non-contributing members will be removed)
HOW DO I BECOME A VTC MEMBER?
To earn and keep your VTC membership, volunteering is required to join our club and attend activities. Read our Volunteering, resources and donations and Task List and Wanted Items - Contribute and participate for a list of ways to volunteer.
If you would like to attend events,
be a member, and stay in good standing - you have to volunteer. Stay
active, participate, and contribute something positive to our club.
We are only
looking for serious members who are team players, courteous, dedicated,
responsible and willing to contribute to our club.
BENEFITS OF BEING A VANCOUVER TENNIS CLUB MEMBER, MEET NEW FRIENDS, LANGUAGE EXCHANGE
* Earn free lessons, advice, tutorials and help for sports and most of our activities (volunteers and official members in good standing only)
* Easily find tennis/sports partners of various styles and levels to play with
* Many of our VTC members are upper intermediate to advanced players at various sports and activities with many years of experience and knowledge. They can help you improve, choose the right equipment, etc. If you need some help or have any questions, feel free to ask the organizer.
* We have many people from different backgrounds and industries in our club. We will have language exchanges from time to time. There are many native English speakers who can teach English. Also, many people are fluent in other languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French and so forth.
* Meet new friends who share similar interests
* Get VTC exclusive group discounts on sports equipment and various services. We will arrange to have group/power buys which will benefit both our members and those who offer us deals.
* Have access to our extra equipment, try out new rackets, strings or resources (rackets, balls, knowledge, etc.)
COSTS OF RUNNING AND MAINTAINING THIS CLUB - PLEASE CHIP IN
Derin the VTC organizer has volunteered hundreds of hours
(and counting) to run this club, several
thousand dollars of his own money, 4 badminton rackets, 1 outdoors badminton
net, 10 shuttles, 1 tennis racket, 30 tennis balls, 1 ping pong
racket, 5 ping pong balls, 10 foosballs, 1 basketball, paying for all
the web site hosting, advertising, recruiting new members, snacks, computer equipment, office supplies and so forth.
I've volunteered and contributed much of my own time, money, resources
and effort to run this club. Our club requires sporting equipment
investments (which can be costly) and extra resources compared to
other types of organizations.
I volunteer and donate to our club so members who
don't have equipment or cannot afford it can also join us and not be
left out because of financial barriers. I will be buying more
equipment and things to share with our group members as it grows.
In order to organize and run our sports and social events, much time,
energy, effort and money/costs are involved such as the following:
- Web hosting, hardware, software, creating new content, system
maintenance/administration, correspondence
- Sports equipment costs and maintenance. A decent or good
tennis racket costs between $50 to $350 each. A good badminton racket costs
$30 to $250 each.
Table tennis/ping pong
rackets cost $20 to $150 each. Ping pong racket rubbers also need to
be replaced after playing for a while. Decent ones cost between
$30-$60 for each piece of rubber.
Racket strings need to be re-strung after a while of playing because
they get loose. It costs $20 to $40 average for new string
materials. Stringing technicians usually charge around $20 to
$30 for racket re-stringing labour each time.
- Balls/shuttles get lost, worn out or damaged and need to be replaced
regularly. 3 new balls cost $3 to $5 average.
- Time required for promoting, correspondence, making preparations,
set up/take-down, research, making reservations, etc. for our various
sports and social activities.
- Print-outs, informational pamphlets, cards, banners, flag holders,
office supplies (printer toners, ink cartridges, paper)
VOLUNTEERING, RESOURCES AND DONATIONS
We need dedicated, responsible people who can volunteer to
help this group in preparation for events, set-up, take-down and so
forth.
Donations of all types are helpful. If you have any equipment that our
club could use, you could donate it to be used and shared with members
of our club.
Otherwise, you can donate money to help cover our costs and expenses
in running this club. Every little bit helps. Tell your friends about
us. Help us promote our club.
Many resources and costs are required to keep our activities running
so that members can enjoy playing sports, meeting new friends and have
a good time. Please consider donating or volunteering to keep our club
running.
Thank you to all contributors of the Vancouver Tennis Club. It's
appreciated. If you have any feedback or
questions, please feel free to contact us.
CURRENT TASKS AND WANTED ITEMS - YOUR CHANCE TO VOLUNTEER AND CONTRIBUTE
Please contact the VTC organizer (email: info AT Vancouver Tennis Club
dotcom) if you would like to
volunteer, donate, sponsor us or help out in any way.
- We always welcome any type of sports equipment such as tennis balls, shuttles, rackets (even ones with broken strings - we can get them re-strung), badminton and volleyball nets. If someone has some that they don't use or want to donate to our club, it's always welcome and appreciated.
- Developing the VancouverTennisClub.com web site into a large, informative, active and useful web site.
- Extra hands to help organize a VTC members tennis tournament (we need scorekeepers, line judges, and general volunteers to help with everything).
- Extra data center rack space sponsors. Preferably a local company in Vancouver where we can go and work on the equipment. If you or your company has extra data center rack space, hardware or bandwidth to sponsor our club.
- Software developers, help us develop code, work on our web site, back-end, beta-test, debug or do more technical things. We're especially looking for a team of people who are proficient at PHP, SQL, Apache, Linux, Java, Flash, etc. to add new features and keep everything running smoothly. We also have connections to various people and companies for jobs. Volunteer to help us and we'll likely return the favour in some way or put in a good recommendation.
- Graphics designers, we need some new VTC logos and graphics. You
will get credit and publicity for the graphics you design for us. We
need these for our web site, shirts and other club prizes.
- Sports Equipment. If you have any sports equipment that you no
longer use, you can donate it to our club. For example, a racket in
good condition could be donated to our club to share with members who
don't have their own racket or who cannot afford one.
Balls could be donated for practice or to replace lost/worn out ones
or if someone forgot to bring them. If you buy new balls and are
thinking of tossing your old ones, donate it to our club. These could
be used by members to practice their serves.
- Teachers/instructors. If you can teach a beginner to play or an
intermediate to improve their game, consider donating your time to
help others learn and improve.
- Cooking/Food. If you enjoy cooking, you can help us cook or prepare
food when we have food-related activities such as BBQs, parties,
dinners, etc.
- Storage space. We might need some storage space from members who
live near the tennis courts to store some extra sports equipment or
balls in case we need more equipment for members who want to play.
If you have any special skills, resources, connections or something you
want to share or contribute, please contact us or send your comments.
We're always open to suggestions, new ideas and your offers to help us
in any way. Anything big or small would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you for your support.
CONTRIBUTIONS, PITCHING IN, THANK YOU AND CREDITS
Everyone is expected to pitch in and contribute to our club. This is your chance to earn and keep a membership. At each event, everyone who attends should make themselves useful and help out in some way.
By practicing what's being preached, Derin the VTC organizer has donated several thousand dollars of his own money and the following things:
Paying all the bills. Web site hosting, advertising, Meetup fees, computer equipment, office supplies,
hundreds of hours volunteering, developing the new web site, recruiting new members, etc.
donating equipment - 4 badminton rackets, 1 outdoors badminton net, 10 shuttles
1 volleyball net
1 tennis racket, 30+ tennis balls
2 ping pong rackets, 5 ping pong balls, 10 foosballs
1 basketball
2 volleyballs
1 soccer ball
1 air pump
bringing snacks, etc.
VTC HONOURS AND CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to our VTC member Yasu for winning first place at the men's open singles SFU Badminton Tournament.
Congratulations to Ahmet and Yukimi on their wedding! They met through Derin "the Matchmaker" at the Vancouver Tennis Club and got married.
LIST OF PAST VTC EVENTS
Ukrainian and Russian dinner, Language exchange, crepe desserts, tea VTC 7:30pm-11:30pm Saturday Jan 30 Downtown Vancouver
Table tennis, Badminton, 8-ball billiards/pool, Language Exchange Thursday Jan 7 6:30pm-10:00pm Vancouver
Badminton for intermediate/advanced players Wed 6:00pm-8:00pm Nov 18 Vancouver
Tennis indoors VTC "Volunteers Appreciation Night and Fast-Flying Balls", Korean restaurant dinner, pastry desserts Sunday 4:30pm-10:30pm Oct 25 Richmond BC
Tennis outdoors VTC "Volley offensively and Singles" Sunday 5:00pm-7:00pm Oct 4 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis outdoors VTC "Autumn and Singles" Thursday 5:30pm-7:30pm Sep 24 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis outdoors VTC "Singles & Last 2 days of summer" Sunday 5:30pm-7:30pm Sep 20 Downtown Vancouver
New coordinator, Tennis outdoors VTC "Federer Tweener shots and Singles" Thu 6:00pm-8:00pmSep 17 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis outdoors VTC "Forehand to the sides/corners" Sunday 5:30pm-7:30pm Sep 13 Downtown Vancouver
Burnaby South Tennis outdoors with lights "Backhand topspin" Wednesday 6:30pm-9:00pm September 8 Burnaby, BC
Burnaby South Tennis outdoors with lights "Hit aggressive shots" Wednesday 6:00pm-8:00pm September 2 Burnaby, BC
Tennis outdoors "the sun is setting too early" Sunday 6:00pm-8:00pm August 30 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis outdoors VTC "Singles & Flat forehand shots" 6:30pm-8:30pm Thursday August 20 Downtown Vancouver
Canada Line SkyTrain opening day free ride, Asian restaurant dinner and drinks VTC Monday 6:30pm-11:30pm August 17 Downtown to Richmond/YVR Vancouver Airport
Tennis outdoors VTC "Forehand angles" 6:30pm-8:30pm Sunday August 16 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis outdoors VTC "Now it's cool" 6:30pm-8:30pm Sunday August 9 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis outdoors VTC "Cool it now" ice cream/drinks Sunday August 2 Downtown Vancouver
BBQ/potluck dinner, VTC Annual General Meeting, Tennis, Volleyball, badminton, Fireworks, Photography, Cycling 8-in-1 event 6:00pm-10:30pm Saturday July 25 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis outdoors VTC "Laid back summer hotness" Sunday July 19 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis Outdoors then Desserts/Richmond's Summer Night Market VTC Sunday July 12 QE Park Vancouver
Tennis outdoors VTC "Smash high balls" Thursday July 9 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC "Serve some aces" Sunday July 5 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC "Rackets, string tensions info and exchange/try out" Sunday June 28 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC "First official day of summer!" Sunday June 21 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC "Volley and control the tennis ball" VTC Thursday June 18 Downtown
Burnaby South tennis outdoors VTC "play longer lighted courts" Sun June 14 6:30pm-10:00pm Burnaby, BC
Salsa dance party, language exchange (Robson & Granville) Sat June 13 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC "It's fun to do a jump block" VTC Sunday June 7 Downtown
Tennis outdoors "See the heat on that ball?" VTC Wednesday June 3 Downtown 6:15pm-9:00pm
Grouse (Mountain) Grind, Lakeside picnic dinner Sunday May 31 North Vancouver 5:30pm-10:00pm
Tennis outdoors "These strawberries are so sweet" VTC Thursday May 28 Downtown 6:15pm-9:00pm
Tennis outdoors "Summer's atmosphere is here" VTC Sunday May 24 Downtown 6:00pm-9:00pm
Tennis outdoors "Backhand slice is precise" VTC Thursday May 21 Downtown 6:00pm-9:00pm
Tennis outdoors "Backhand attack like a forehand" VTC Saturday May 20 Downtown 6:00pm-9:00pm
Tennis outdoors "Lob and make them run" VTC Sunday May 17 Downtown 6:00pm-9:00pm
Tennis outdoors "Drills to improve your skills" VTC Thursday May 14 Downtown 6:00pm-8:30pm
Tennis outdoors "Busy tennis season is back" Tennis VTC Saturday May 9 Downtown 5:00pm-8:30pm
Tennis outdoors VTC event Wednesday April 29 Downtown Vancouver 6:00pm-8:00pm
Tennis outdoors VTC event Friday April 24 Queen Elizabeth Park (37th Cambie) Vancouver 6:00pm-8:00pm
Tennis outdoors VTC event Sunday April 5 Downtown
Badminton, Language Exchange, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday April 2 Downtown Vancouver 6:00pm-9:45pm
Tennis outdoors VTC event Sunday Mar 29 Downtown Vancouver
Badminton, Language Exchange, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm March 26 Downtown Vancouver
Tennis outdoors "spring is here" VTC event Saturday Mar 21 Downtown Vancouver
100th event Volunteers Meeting, Badminton, Language Exchange, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Mar 19 Downtown
Tennis outdoors, Badminton Daylight-Saving Time VTC event Thursday 6:00pm-9:30pm March 12 Vancouver's west side
Badminton, Language Exchange, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Mar 12 Downtown Vancouver
Badminton, Language Exchange, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Mar 5 Downtown Vancouver
Night Tennis outdoors, Badminton VTC event Friday 8:00pm to 10:00pm Feb 27 Vancouver's west side
Badminton, Language Exchange, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Feb 26 Downtown Vancouver
Badminton, Language Exchange, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Feb 19 Downtown Vancouver
Valentine's weekend mixed doubles tennis outdoors Sunday 3:30pm to 5:30pm Feb 15 Downtown Vancouver
Night Tennis, Badminton VTC event Friday 6:00pm to 9:00pm Feb 13 Vancouver's west side
Language Exchange, badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Feb 12 Downtown Vancouver
Night Tennis outdoors, Seafood Dinner,Badminton VTC event Wed 5:45pm to 9:45pm Feb 11 Vancouver's west side
Language Exchange, badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Feb 5 Downtown Vancouver
Language Exchange, badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Jan 29 Downtown Vancouver
Chinese New Year dinner and countdown Festival VTC event Sunday 6:00pm-12:15am Jan 25 Richmond
Language Exchange, badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Jan 22 Downtown
Tennis outdoors, Badminton VTC event Sunday Jan 18 Vancouver's west side
Language Exchange, badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thursday 6:00pm-9:45pm Jan 15 Downtown
Night Tennis outdoors, Badminton VTC event Wednesday Jan 14 Vancouver's west side
Drinks/Snacks, Badminton VTC event Sunday Jan 11 Richmond
Language Exchange, badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool Thu 6:00pm-9:45pm Jan 8 Downtown
Badminton free lesson, racket try-out New Year's VTC event Sunday Jan 4 Richmond
Language Exchange, Badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool, foosball, VTC event Thur 6:00pm-9:45pm Dec 18 Downtown
Christmas 5-star luxury condo Christmas dance and karaoke party VTC event Sunday 4:45pm-10:30pm Dec 14 Downtown
Volunteers Meeting for Christmas Dance Party, Badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool, foosball VTC event Thu 6:00pm-9:45pm Dec 11 Downtown
Language Exchange, Badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool, foosball, VTC event Thur 6:00pm-9:30pm Dec 4 Downtown
Night Tennis, Badminton VTC event 6:00pm-10:00pm Wed Dec 3 West Side of Vancouver
Sports Inventory Clearance Sale 50-80% group buy/volume discounts VTC event Saturday 3:00pm-4:00pm Nov 29 Vancouver's west side
Language Exchange, Badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool, foosball, VTC event Thur 6:00pm-9:45pm Nov 27 Downtown
Night Tennis, Badminton VTC event 3:30pm-8:30pm Sunday Nov 23 West Side of Vancouver
Badminton VTC event Saturday 3:00pm-4:45pm Nov 22 Downtown
Language Exchange, Badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool, foosball, VTC event Thur 6:00pm-9:30pm Nov 20 Downtown
Tennis VTC event 3:00pm-4:45pm Sunday November 16 Downtown
Language Exchange, Badminton, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool, foosball, VTC event Thur 6:00pm-9:30pm Nov 13 Downtown
Badminton VTC event Saturday 3:00pm-4:45pm Nov 8 Downtown
Language Exchange, Ping Pong, 8-ball pool, foosball, VTC event Thur 6:15pm-9:30pm Nov 6 Downtown
Badminton VTC event Saturday 3:00pm-4:45pm Nov 1 Downtown
Halloween Badminton, Table Tennis, Billiards, 6-in-1 VTC event Thur 6:00pm-9:30pm Oct 30 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 4:00pm-6:00pm Sunday October 26 Downtown
Badminton, Table Tennis, Billiards, 6-in-1 VTC event Thursday 6:00pm-9:30pm Oct 23 Downtown
Badminton, Night Tennis, Dessert/Drinks 3-in-1 VTC event 3:00pm-8:30pm Saturday Oct 18 Vancouver's West Side
Tennis outdoors VTC event 4:00pm-6:00pm Thursday October 16 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 4:00pm-6:00pm Sunday October 12 Downtown
Badminton, Table Tennis, Billiards, 6-in-1 VTC event Thursday 6:00pm-9:30pm October 9 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 4:00pm-6:00pm Sunday October 5 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 4:00pm-6:00pm Sunday September 28 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday September 21 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 6:15pm-8:15pm Thursday September 18 Downtown
Mooncake Festival Potluck Dinner, Tennis and free tennis lesson 4:00pm-9:00pm Sun Sep 14 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 6:15pm-8:15pm Thursday September 11 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday September 7 Downtown
Tennis outdoors VTC event 6:15pm-8:15pm Thursday September 4 Downtown
VTC Summer 2008 Tennis tournament outdoors Doubles 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday August 31 Downtown
Volleyball outdoors on grass, Basketball, Soccer 6:00pm-8:00pm Fri August 15 Downtown
Fireworks, Picnic Dinner, Volleyball, Soccer, Photography 6:00pm-10:30pm Sat August 2 Downtown
West Vancouver Singles#6 VTC Summer 2008 Tennis tournament 6:15pm-8:15pm Sunday July 27 West Van
Free Tennis Lesson - Singles#5 VTC Summer 2008 Tournament 5:30pm-7:30pm Sunday July 20 Downtown
Badminton Indoors VTC event 6:00pm-7:45pm June 19 Downtown
Tennis, Volleyball Badminton Basketball VTC 5:00pm-7:00pm Sunday June 15 Mount Pleasant
Language Exchange/social (near Robson & Burrard) VTC event Sunday June 01 Downtown
Cafe social , tennis, outdoors basketball Saturday May 03 Mount Pleasant (Broadway and Main)
Easter tea/coffee networking and tennis 2-in-1 VTC event Saturday March 22 Mount Pleasant
Badminton, Table Tennis, Snacks Potluck, foosball, Pool 6-in-1 VTC event Spring Mar 20 Downtown
Badminton and Table Tennis VTC event Chinese New Year! February 7 Downtown
Badminton, Table Tennis, Billiards 3-in-1 event! Valentine's February 14 Downtown
Table Tennis 2008 Jan 31 Thursday 7:30pm to 9:30pm Downtown
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