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l u k e r u ta n § WAC.net refresh: Our focus will be to upgrade the overall Web experience—optimized for mobile—with an online booking engine, socially connected content, an e-commerce function, and enhanced reciprocal club tools. We are in the early phases of planning the New lobby display screens deliver Club news, photos, and interactive opportunities. future of our website, and we look forward to a site that addresses the daily needs of members as well as the informational advance the Clubhouse, amenities, and services on behalf of needs of prospective members and guests. our esteemed membership. Resourceful and judicious planning goes into each year, with Member value a commitment to make each better than the last. The path to Each year, the WAC conducts a competitive dues exercise a final plan follows a meticulous process in which many ideas that includes local and reciprocal clubs. It is difficult to are considered but not all make it into the final version—some compare clubs, as each is unique in its own way. Within these because of timing, some because of budget, and some because competitive dues reviews, the WAC continues to stand out of a combination of both. as an exceptional value, not only in our amenities offered but Those ideas aren't forgotten, and we will continue to develop also with regard to initiation fees and monthly dues. The WAC great ideas and concepts throughout the year with an eye has never imposed a capital assessment or a food minimum on toward future execution. After all, a commitment to continuous its members and continues its tireless effort to maintain and improvement is an enduring signature of the WAC. COMPARATIVE COST SURVEY FOR PRIVATE CLUBS Family Initiation Family Additional Monthly Dues Fees LOCAL CLUBS Washington Athletic Club $2,400* $213 Fitness Advantage: first member $60/month, each additional $32/month Seattle Tennis Club $30,000 $209 F&B minimum $90/quarter; lockers $12/month Pro Sports Club With Tennis $4,750 $285 Pro Sports Club Without Tennis $2,250 $219 Bellevue Club $4,000 $241 Additional fees for athletics/classes/activities $1,850 $225 $75/quarter food minimum; $25/month Health Club access including laundry service and storage locker $2,500 $331 Additional fees for athletics Jonathan Los Angeles, CA $30,000 $465 Annual food & beverage minimum in addition to monthly dues Multnomah Athletic Club Portland, OR $10,200 $234 Additional fees for athletics $9,000 $265 $600 food and beverage minimum/quarter $10,700 $271 F&B minimum: $137/quarter; additional fees for golf and tennis The Rainier Club Children, ages 9–18: $29.75/month for fitness RECIPROCAL CLUBS Detroit Athletic Club Club† New York Athletic Club Olympic Club San Francisco, CA *Firm pricing available in all membership categories. †Pricing available as of press time. AUGUST 2013 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | 19