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January marks the start of our membership year, so please take a moment to join -- or renew your membership in -- the BRCA for the upcoming year.
Your annual dues help provide a wide range of direct services to our community, including:
- General beach maintenance
- Stewardship of the Big Woods
- The Clubhouse, parking lot, playground and basketball court
- Mosquito control
- Grass cutting along Farragut Road
- Legal, accounting and other administrative fees
- The Bay Ridge Directory
- The monthly Newsletter
- Kass Park field
The BRCA also organizes and provides subsidies to many of our social events, such as:
- Our annual Jamboree
- The Newcomers’ Welcoming Party
- Our annual summer Beach Party
- The Kid's Triathlon
- Fourth of July festivities
- The Teen Club
- Children’s events
- The Holiday Dinner Dance
In addition, the BRCA provides many other services, such as:
- Participating in Operation Clearwater, which monitors the quality of water off our beaches
- Arranging for once-a-year dumpsters to handle residential discards
- Providing decals for boats on Bay Ridge beaches and arranging for removal of abandoned boats from our beaches
- Organizing trucks for the annual spring clean up
Many of the BRCA’s activities benefit all residents, however Civic Association membership provides privileges. Only BRCA members can vote at monthly membership meetings and for officers and bylaw changes, rent slips at the Marina, use the Boat Ramp, join the Pool, rent the Clubhouse, obtain car decals, and place free items in the Newsletter.
Members are encouraged to consider making a contribution in addition to membership dues to help pay for the many activities of the Bay Ridge Civic Association. You may designate the contributions for specific purposes, such as the Forest Management Committee or the Commons Management Committee, or simply have the money go to the BRCA general fund. Your membership dues envelope is attached.
Your annual membership dues go a long way! As fellow residents and stewards of this wonderful community, please join in supporting our way of life in Bay Ridge.
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