In order to be consistent with our responses to our members who are in need of benevolence, the following guidelines will be followed: Whenever a member of Triangle Putters is ill, the Benevolence Committee, upon being notified of the illness, will send a card from the club. If the member is hospitalized, the Committee will send a card and send an email to the membership notifying them of the illness of our member so that they may visit, call, or do whatever they wish to express their concern. Whenever a member has a death in the immediate family (parent, sibling, husband, child, grandchild, grandparent, household member), upon being notified of the death, the Benevolence Committee will notify the Treasurer to draw a check and will enclose that check in a card to the bereaved member. The amount of the check should be $25.00. The Benevolence Committee will send an email to the membership notifying them of the death so that they may respond as they wish. Whenever a member has a death in her extended family (aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, cousin, etc.), upon notification of the death, the Benevolence Committee will send a card to the bereaved member. Whenever a member has some other calamity or trauma, upon being notified of the event, the Benevolence Committee will send a card, and if the event warrants, will notify the President to canvass the membership to determine if other actions should be taken. (Examples: fire, accident, crime victim, etc.) Whenever a current member dies, a floral arrangement will be sent to the family of that member. Upon being notified of the death, the Benevolence Committee will check with the Treasurer to determine the member’s status. A member will be considered current if the member’s dues have been paid for at least the previous year if not for the current year. After determining that the member is current, the Committee will order the floral arrangement and ask the florist to send the invoice to the Treasurer who will pay the bill from the Treasury. The cost of the floral arrangement should be limited to $50.00. All Triangle Putters should consider themselves ex-officio members of the Benevolence Committee with the responsibility of notifying the Benevolence Chair or other Committee member whenever a TP member is in need of some act of benevolence. Respectfully submitted, Davesene W. Lawson Davesene Lawson, Benevolence Chair Approved by the membership and Signed by Gloria Burton Gloria Burton, President, Date 9/25/2004 |
Guidelines for The Benevolence Committee September 25, 2004 |
