About Us
The Cambridge Badminton Club celebrated their 25th anniversary in the 1999/2000 season. The club was founded in 1974 by some very enthusiastic badminton players and is still thriving today with over 100 members.
The club offers organized play for all abilities and is very social. Various events are held throughout the season in addition to hosting our own Club Championships in our last month of play.
The year ends on a high note with our Awards Dinner and Banquet. The club offers a competitive House League for members and you can also access a competitive circuit through the Western Ontario Badminton Association.
Our venue is St. Benedict’s Secondary School at the corner of Saginaw Pkwy and Franklin Blvd. in Cambridge. The club plays on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM. The season starts mid-September and runs until the end of April.
Guests are welcome. For a map and directions please check out our location page or contact us for more information.
History
The Cambridge Badminton Club all began in 1974. Up until that time there were various smaller clubs being run from Preston High School, the local YMCA & YWCA’s and community services. It was at this time that the Cambridge Badminton was formed to bring everyone together into more competitive badminton. Monday evenings was secured at Glenview Secondary School and Thursday evenings at St. Benedict's.
The club grew from the original six people in 1974 to over 100 active members in 1977. At times the number of memberships were limited due to space. Stronger than ever we support 9 courts and over 100 active members today.
Meet Our Executive Committee
The Executive runs as a team, pitching in where necessary, to make your club an organized one, with much success. The following lists some of the duties each position does. One meeting a month is held to discuss the upcoming events of the next month.
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Kristopher Webb Ph:(519) 498-9996
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Janice Hacking Ph:(519) 658-2060
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Hong Chau
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President: Runs the monthly meetings and ensures the club is running smoothly. Distributes jobs as necessary. Over sees jobs are completed.
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Vice President: Currently looking after rentals, keeping the membership list and typing and mailing of the newsletter. Other duties as required.
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Treasurer: To keep the books, give a monthly report, pay bills, looks after all monies, incoming and outgoing for the club. Update insurance. Gives a report at the AGM.
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Corinne Wakely
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Cindy Briand
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Dave Robinson
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Secretary: Take the monthly minutes and sends to all executive members within a timely manner. Helps out with other duties as required.
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Junior Club: Looks after all the needs of the Junior club from events, badminton dates, birds and teaching.
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House League Co-ordinator: Looks after the setting up and running of the house league. Helps captains find spares if necessary. Acknowledges and does presentation at yearend banquet.
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Winston Ho
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Ken McWilliams
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Sandy Webb
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Equipment Manager: Looks after ordering birds and nets as required. Sort birds on a regular basis and gives discarded ones to the Junior Club co-ordinator. Stocks the first aid kit. Collects the trophies from all winners early in April so they can be cleaned and checked for any updating that is necessary and takes them in to add new winner. Brings them to the banquet and takes home any that need to be distributed.
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Past President: Helps the current president to handle his new role.
Other duties as required.
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Director
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Hilda Cabral
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