MANAGER'S MESSAGE
Dear Providence Members, Summer is in full swing and patriotism reigns at PCC. Make sure to join us on Saturday, July 3rd for an amazing family centric evening filled with great food and beverage, entertainment and FIREWORKS!! This PCC tradition is spectacular and we are so excited to welcome all the new families who joined the Club over the last couple of years. We want you to know, this is one of our more exciting events every year, so don’t miss it. Ladies and gentlemen, we have had a few inquiries about lunch service in our restaurant, Table 16. Candidly speaking, even before the pandemic our indoor lunch dining was used sparingly and the demand was very inconsistent. This issue actually began when we built the West Pavilion back in 2014. So many of our members prefer the open air dining by the pool and with the extended Turnhouse menu offering a variety of healthy items, it is no longer a typical pool snack bar by any means. Furthermore, during the summer months with beautiful weather, Table 16 has been even slower. Regardless of the small turnout, we are absolutely sensitive to this issue and plan to re-engage our indoor lunch service in the fall of this year. Back in May we completed the renovation to the veranda on the backside of the clubhouse. This was an unexpected capital investment this year of well over $150,000. We are very grateful this was done, as eventually it could have become a safety issue. McConnell Golf continues to reinvest in our Club and we feel this is a big reason why we’ve become so desirable to join. Having said this, there will always be a list of desirable and or wish list items. We strategically plan multiple improvements over a period of years. Case in point, we have completed 2 of 3 sections for a new deck surface at our pool complex. The surface is beautiful and is more comfortable in high heat than the plain cement surface it used to be. Next year we plan to finish the deck around the kiddy pool and the locker rooms and hopefully, our capital improvements will include the resurfacing of the competition pool. Again, these are high ticket items and will be considered with all other golf course, tennis, clubhouse and fitness needs. We are so grateful to see the world slowly returning back to a new normal. Here at Providence, we are so proud of how our Members stuck with us throughout the pandemic and truly viewed the club as a safe haven and a place to have great and safe fun. I cannot say enough about the dedicated team of hardworking employees at Providence. The uncertainty of the Covid situation had a huge effect on all of us, yet the staff remained committed to our simple mission of genuine hospitality and to be there for our Members and our community. God bless them all! As always, I look forward to seeing you at the Club. Sincerely, HOWARD S. MURPHY, JR. CCM Corporate Director of Culinary Operations Providence Country Club General Manager
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