At the Birmingham Athletic Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., management tapped its fledgling members to determine how to operate the space effectively.
When determining how best to serve a club’s youngest members, it pays to go right to the source: the kids themselves. At the Birmingham Athletic Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., management tapped its fledgling members to determine how to operate the space effectively. “We formed a committee made up entirely of kids, and we discuss everything from games and activities for the [youth] rooms to ice cream flavors at the snack stand,” says General Manager Paul Spencer.
Parents whose children utilize the kids’ club at the Rochester (Minn.) Golf & Country Club have been instrumental in the success of that facility. Initially an ad hoc committee of a dozen members, this group has assisted with every aspect of the kids’ club, from furnishings and color schemes to rules and games.
The club’s social committee has since taken over responsibility for the kids’ club and is currently comprised of 10 members. According to General Manager Carl Granberg, the committee is working diligently to prepare for the kids club’s reopening, tentatively scheduled for late July.
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