When my children were young and we were traveling, they would ask, "Are we there yet daddy?" Much of our membership is asking a similar question and I have been as evasive as I used to be with my children.

To win approval from San Diego Park and Recreation,
we have rebuilt the bathrooms in the clubhouse to accommodate handicapped visitors. Just now we are completing the walkway so that handicapped visitors will have access to the clubs courts. During this preparation time, our board determined that courts five through eight were disintegrating so badly that we had to resurface those courts, despite the fact that those courts should have lasted for
another year and a half.

The costs for all this has been well managed by the board in a responsible manner but the unexpected resurfacing of courts has reduced our money set aside for new courts. Now it is time for our membership to step up and vote with their pocketbooks to assure the club has two new courts in 2009.

Along the newly graded entry to the courts, the club will soon offer our membership the opportunity to include themselves in the entry walkway on the west side by purchasing engravable bricks through a generous donation. We will be looking for additional ways to raise money to complete our plan in 2009. Please be generous.

Recently, as I have been working to install the old bricks and a wall needed to finish the walkway. I have enjoyed many compliments for the work as it goes ahead. Thank you. For the number of years I have been with the LMTC, I have always regarded the membership as a good spirited group of pleasant people. Now I expect that we will display that character as we enter into a contract for the new courts.

The LMTC board wishes for each of you a joyous holiday and a wonderful
new year.