Love-The-Game Information Sessions Off to a Great Start
The first Love-The-Game virtual information session was delayed at the last minute due to the Blue Jays’ World Series run, but that didn’t stop 38 club representatives from attending the inaugural session titled “Municipal Matters: Working with Local Government.”
Pickleball Ontario Vice-President Jonathon Moody moderated a discussion about how clubs have partnered with their local municipal governments to develop pickleball venues. Bill O’Byrne from the Peterborough Pickleball Association and Chris Derochie from the North Bay Pickleball Association shared their success stories working with municipalities to support and construct pickleball facilities.
In the second session, 25 club representatives attended “Love-The-Game: Incorporation & HST.” Pickleball Ontario Treasurer Ben Seto moderated a discussion about how and why clubs might consider incorporation, and when charging and collecting HST becomes necessary, regardless of incorporation status. Ben was joined by Shui Luo of Luo Legal to explain incorporation, while Ben presented information about HST requirements.
Our next Love-The-Game Information session will be held on January 27th. The topic: “Drilling with PCNS: Making the Most of PCNS’s Communication, Webpage, and Event-Making Tools.”
For those unfamiliar, PCNS (Pickleball Canada National System) is a comprehensive bilingual platform that all affiliated clubs have access to. It provides clubs with membership management tools including direct signup with one-fee payment to club, provincial, and national levels, automatic receipt of fees to club bank accounts, and full membership tracking. PCNS also offers a free customizable website, event management capabilities for clinics and social events, and mass email communication. It’s an all-in-one system designed to simplify club operations and improve member engagement.
We’re looking for one or two members to share their insights with PCNS during the session. Please drop us a line if interested. Registration for all sessions can be found HERE.
Past Love-The-Game sessions are now posted on the Pickleball Ontario website HERE.
Have a suggestion for a future Love-The-Game session or need the password? We’d love to hear from you at info@pickleballontario.org to share your ideas.
