<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><b><font size="5">IMPORTANT NOTICE - MAJOR UPDATE</font></b><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><font size="4">GVTTC,</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">It’s been 2 years since we began our march forward and here we are. A significant number of our original </font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: large;">“Grow The Club” initiatives we put in motion several years ago have really accelerated and matured since our banquet</span><font size="4">. The time has come and it’s about time. We’re watching a sport like Pickle Ball explode nationwide while we saw nowhere near that growth here. This significant step gets us moving at least in upstate NY.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">As you’ve been informed, we will need to increase dues in order to manage the NEW NORMAL we plan on providing at GVTTC. That new normal will include</font></div><div><ul class="MailOutline"><li><font size="4">New high quality Table Tennis RUBBER Flooring - Same you see at top level clubs. We should have this installed and ready by week one of league play. </font></li><li><font size="4">Enhanced lighting project providing the appropriate "at table" lumens requirement for our sport. Lighting is big in our sport and we are about to see a significant enhancement in that area. RSG should have this installed by 1st or 2nd week of September.</font></li><li><font size="4">A New Director of Coaches (AJ Carney) starting mid September 2023 and whom we consider to be a top rated USA licensed Table Tennis coach dedicated to helping improve our regions quality of play and much more.</font></li><li><font size="4">7 day a week GVTTC Open Schedule - <b>Starting either Sept. 1 or Oct. 1 (TBD)</b> - Open times still being established BUT your ability to play and participate in open play, training and more will be 7 days a week! This means the Yearly Memberships will allow you much more table time. At the least we will be open when RSG is open BUT there are opportunities for GVTTC to be open before RSG through AJ’s availability. More to come on that.</font></li></ul></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Everything above should be up and running by the time FALL leagues start so this requires us to make our fee adjustments now in order to maintain our new rent (which is now double) and some of these other projects to <b><i>“up our environment”</i></b> to top level standards. AJ Carney will be moved to Rochester on or about mid September and available for trainings and more he plans on executing. Stay tuned for that communication.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Our new fees are as follows:</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><ul class="MailOutline"><li><font size="4">Adult Yearly Membership - $599</font></li><li><font size="4">Junior Yearly (Under 21) - $349</font></li><li><font size="4">Seniors Yearly (Over 70) - $499</font></li><li><font size="4">Family PLUS ONE (On top of Adult Yearly) - $349</font></li><li><font size="4">Family PLUS 2&3 (each member after plus 1) - $249</font></li><li><font size="4">Family PLUS 4+ - FREE (must be in same household)</font></li><li><font size="4">Disabled Yearly - $349</font></li><li><font size="4">Veteran Yearly - $349</font></li></ul></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Monthly Membership - $75 a month subscription (must be at least an ACTIVE monthly member to participate in leagues)</font></div><div><font size="4">Daily Membership - $12 </font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Remember, the REAL value is on yearly members and we’re working on more perks that we’ll reveal after AJ settles in and works on things.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Furthermore, you cannot participate in a league without either being a Yearly or active Monthly member for the duration of the league at GVTTC.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">League Prices</font></div><div><ul class="MailOutline"><li><font size="4">Monday FALL - $50</font></li><li><font size="4">Monday SPRING - $50</font></li><li><font size="4">Wednesday FALL - $50</font></li><li><font size="4">Wednesday SPRING - $50</font></li><li><font size="4">Summer League - $50</font></li><li><font size="4">Classic (Tuesday) - $95</font></li></ul><div><font size="4"><br></font></div></div><div><font size="4">NOTE: AJ Carney will be looking at the potential of more competition types and some adjustments to our leagues that have been successful for him in the past. We’re excited and invite these ideas.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">As I shared back on September 2021, I wrote …</font></div><div><div><font size="4">Change is a tough talk yet necessary.</font></div><div><font size="4">John F. Kennedy said <i>“Change is a law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”</i></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">In fact, that original note is below for your reference.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">I look forward to this significant enhancement and to finally take that next LEAP forward to "Grow The Club.”</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Sincerely,</font></div><div><font size="4">Andre Maronian</font></div><div><font size="4">President GVTTC</font></div><div><br></div><div>----------------------</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andre MARONIAN <<a href="mailto:andremaronian@mac.com">andremaronian@mac.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Club Notice: Discussions and Execution toward a 5 Year GVTTC Club Initiative</b><br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 22, 2021 at 4:16:45 PM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">"gvttc.general" <<a href="mailto:gvttc.general@gvttc.com">gvttc.general@gvttc.com</a>><br></span></div><br><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">All,</span><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Upon completion of our Sept. 1, 2021 EC meeting, this note serves as the first of many down a long road we will head toward better organizing our club. A few things have been the catalyst for this discussion and initiative</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Desire to have a 7 Day facility with minimum 12 tables and 24/7 access</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">RSG Rent Increases which cause league dues to increase. <i>We anticipate more coming!</i></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Potential ownership change at RSG puts us in jeopardy of having agreements change and potentially rapidly</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Space Limitations: Limits league size, coaching clinics, tournaments, long wait times for league and open play and ultimately our growth as a whole.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Losing Open Play fees: Many players either don’t pay, forget to pay or think they are under a league umbrella when they’re in fact not</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">What is a Member? Our model where league players seems to be defined as the true member creates a cap to our growth potential tying our club size to max league capacity. With this model, the club’s max “membership” is stuck at 96 people (60 Monday and 36 Tuesday players). The only way to grow that base is to add another league. </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is backwards and limits us.</span></li></ul><div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Overall Thought:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">We’ve been talking about getting our own place for at least 25 years and we’re no closer today than we were then. If nothing changes nothing changes but now we’re being forced to take a serious look as we experience rent increases, space decreases (in some cases) and more. RSG/Mike Johnson has been a <b>GREAT</b> partner and friend to us but the facts are the facts. Mike loves having GVTTC in his place at his club and appreciates our long relationship BUT he </span><b style="font-size: 14px;">clearly</b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> makes more money per square foot with </span><b style="font-size: 14px;">every other sport he has in the place.</b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> Follow the bouncing ball as this has been a big catalyst for our recent increases already but we’re still not close to his revenue with the other sports. It’s his heart that keeps these prices reasonable but that could change when he passes the torch and suddenly. Maybe yes and maybe no but it is a big risk for GVTTC. </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">We’re also watching clubs in different markets start within the last 5 years and far surpass what we’ve done in 100 years. There is a method to the madness and a significant opportunity for us to become a big name in this corridor of the United States if we play our cards right. We could attract/partner with USATT for bigger tournaments and more. As all this plays out, it's our time to put a strong 5 year plan together to have our own place and maximize our growth ability.</span></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">So, this email serves as a notification that the Executive Committee is engaged in ongoing discussions to take a deep dive into this effort. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">The goals:</span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">A true 5 year trajectory to get our own facility</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Further invest and evolve our coaching program which is a <b>KEY FACTOR</b> in our future and increasing members</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Increase space: 12 table setup minimum at all times</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Buy/Sell 4 tables per year! No old tables</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Redefine GVTTC Membership model: Membership Plus Model. Become a member and add appropriate extras (league, tourney, coaching, etc.) and adjust the pricing scheme all together.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Hope to announce these changes prior to the 2022-2023 season. There are factors that could push this out a bit but it is a goal we’d like to meet</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">In order to handle the eventual rent increases coupled with an "attacking mentality" toward getting our own place, we anticipate fee increases that are coming anyway. That said, by adjusting our model, these increases end up spread over many more people which makes it much more tolerable. To date, all increases have only really impacted league members that may only play a portion of the year. We’re open much more than that and have some players that don’t play in a league that actually play more than league players do.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><u>A few commonly asked questions I can think of?</u></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">What changes this year? Nothing</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">When will we know? I’ll send progress as I get it but hope to have this clearly defined by Jan. 1, 2022</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">When would this start? We will start no earlier than September 2022 but could delay to 2023 depending on unknowns</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">How is Membership Plus different? By making the “Membership” the doorway into GVTTC, we would price leagues much much less than you see today.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Membership Types? To be continued but we’re going to make a Yearly Membership the main draw with greatest savings and added benefit</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">Why not start this season? The main reason is because we want to properly go through the process. This allows members to provide their input, allows the EC to circle up based on them, and make sound decisions. We want to do this once and then be done with it. If we rush, I anticipate mistakes and needing to make many more adjustments. It’s a ready, aim, fire mentality with a stress on aim.</span></li></ul></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Anyway, this is enough for a first email. Change is a tough talk yet necessary.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">John F. Kennedy said <i>“Change is a law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">As always, if you have any questions or input, feel free to send me a private note and we can make sure to incorporate your thoughts into our EC discussions. Stay tuned and thanks for your attention to the matter.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div>Andre Maronian</div><div>President GVTTC</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>