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Greetings CVDA Members and Sponsors. I know it has been rough and tough times this past year and we appreciate all of your patience and understanding. The CVDA Board of Directors met given the recent changes in statewide restrictions related to COVID-19, the President’s ongoing communication with the Virginia Secretary of Commerce office, and the updates of the Governor’s Executive Order, barring any changes which would restrict our activities in the future, We are excited to announce, the CVDA is looking to move forward as follows:

1. CVDA is planning to start-up league play starting with the Fall 2021 season. Rosters will be due in July with the season kicking off mid-August.
2. Sanctioned Blind will commence in June (the official date will be announced once some behind the scene things are completed.)
3. Sanctioned Weekend Tournament startup will follow once some administrative details are worked out and will be formally announced.
4. The League Director, Vice-President, and President have recertified nine of our sponsor bar in the past two weeks. Bars recertified are: Rock Falls Tavern, Murphy’s Law, Sonny’s Chester Junction, Patrick’s, 301 Pike Pub and Grub, Jeff’s Place, Benny’s Tavern, Partner’s II, and Omega
5. We are coordinating a meeting with our sponsor so that as we move forward we are all on the same accord.

TWO IMPORTANT CHANGES
First, the CVDA Post Office Box Address has changed. Any correspondence needs to be sent to :
CVDA
PO Box 2565
Chester VA. 23831
Please update your records accordingly.

Second, All email communications to the CVDA Board is to be sent to: President@cvdadarts.com
Do not send emails to info@cvdadarts.com or BOD@cvdadarts.com. These email addresses are NO Longer valid.

Stayed tuned to the CVDA Website for further updates as the CVDA Board of Directors has another meeting scheduled for 5 June 2021 to further get the organization back on track to serve you.

Any questions please send them to President@cvdadarts.com. We will not respond to comments left on the Facebook page.

Thank You and we are excited at the prospect of having Tungsten flying at all of our sponsored bars in the near future.

Kind regards, CVDA Board of Directors
Happy Darting

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Hello CVDA Members, Happy New Year!  2020 was quite a year which I don’t think anyone could have imagined. It was a very challenging year impacting all aspect of our lives globally.  The CVDA was not spared and due to statewide mandates we had to suspend all league activities which halted the Winter 2020 league before the start of the 10th Week, cancellation of our 2020 42nd Annual Dart Classic, the Summer and Fall 2020 league seasons.  The Board of Directors met a couple of weeks ago and here is an update.  If You have any constructive feedback, suggestions or comments please send to bod@cvdadarts.com. This is the official way to reach and how we will respond to your inquiries. We will not be responding to any facebook comments.

1. Due to the current Governor Executive Order and restrictions, the fluctuating COVID-19 protocols, and new variant strand of the virus, We are unable to start the 2021 season.  As soon as we have clear guidance from the Governor we will update the membership.  

2. All sanctioned Blind Draws and League activities remain closed.  

3. Due to uncertainty of statewide restrictions and the inability to fund raise, the Annual 42nd Dart Classic in June 2021 is cancelled. The Board has not completely taken it off the table and should restrictions be lifted we might explore moving the Dart Classic to possibly a later month in the year. 

4. The decision was made to freeze and roll the following items into 2021
     a. 2020 CVDA Points List
     b. The few months of sanctioning dollars- Once the books are closed out for 2020, the President will have the Treasurer send out a report to the membership.
     c. Possibility of finishing out week 10 of the 2020 Winter season. (Subject to change once things open back up)

5. Due to the challenges of 2020 the board has rolled over all paid membership from 2020 into 2021 membership.

The CVDA Board of Directors has reviewed the by-laws and verified that the $45 paid to the CVDA annual is for membership dues.  The membership dues allow a member to play on a league team, vote at CVDA elections, as well as participate in some CVDA member only functions.  These dues are paid on an annual basis each January.  As a courtesy, if someone would like to join later in the calendar year the dues are prorated for the remainder of the year ($30 or $15 depending on which league season is being played).  The membership dues are non-refundable.  If you join in January and only played one season, the remainder of your dues are not refunded to you though you are still considered a member with member benefits.  

The Board of Directors has approved extending member’s 2020 memberships into 2021.  This extension was not required but put in place as a show of good faith to our members.  Anyone having already paid their 2020 membership dues for the entire year ($45), will be allowed to participate in all CVDA functions for all of 2021 once able to resume normal organizational activities.  

There have been several questions from the membership about refunds.  Refunds are not a viable option for the league.  As an example, you paid your membership dues to another organization for 2020.  Due to the pandemic the organization did not have any functions or events for you to participate in or were closed partially during the year.  Your dues to that organization are not being refunded.  The same principal applies in this situation.  As another example, a Busch Gardens membership, the theme park continued to collect payments on the memberships during the time the park was closed.  The park notified membership owners that their payments would be deferred for the time the park was closed once the park re-opens.  Essentially, this is the same thing CVDA is doing, extending your membership for the time the league was shut down.  

The CVDA Board of Directors is making the best decisions for the entire league, this includes its members, member’s families and league sponsors.  The league’s safety and health are the utmost priority.  The CVDA Board of Directors will continue to comply with the guidelines set forth by the state of Virginia.  

As soon as sanctioned darts are allowed, the Board of Directors will review the calendar and determine the best course of action to complete.  
If you have any questions, please contact the Board of Directors via email at: bod@cvdadarts.com. Formal complaint must be in writing and mailed to the P.O. Box for proper adjudication.

6.  All is not lost for those that want to throw darts.  If anyone has interest in playing virtual dart league or tournaments, I.E. Singles leagues or tournament via Dart Connect. Please email your thoughts or interest and suggestions to bod@cvdadarts.com.  

Thank you for your time, understanding and patience during this difficult time.  The Board of Directors wishes you and your families all the best.

Stay safe and healthy.

Kindest regards,
CVDA Board of Directors

(Posted with permission from John Beattie)

On Dec 22 2020 the CVDA lost one of our “Great Ones” Brother, Friend, and Lifetime CVDA Member Robert “The Bertman” Beattie. A kind and gentle soul. He was a pioneer in the CVDA getting his start at the Other Side Lounge and moving on to starting the first Blind Draw at Mike’s Restaurant. In the early 90s, Robert along with Amber Cole and Billy Aultman established the March Madness and Summer Bash weekend tournaments at Mike’s which have endured for over two decades.

Involved with the CVDA for over forty plus years, Robert served as CVDA Secretary and was a regular contributor of articles to the Southern Darts Newsletter under the column “Dartin With Da Bertman” He always signed off as Robert “The Bertman” Beattie.

He possessed a vast knowledge about darts and how to run tournaments. Always willing to share his knowledge and you almost always saw him lending a hand assisting Amber with the CrossFlights Spring Fling and Turkey Shoot weekend tournaments.

He Captained the awesome team “Shoot to Thrill”. Having played them on several occasions it was apparent he was the right man for the job. From the great strategy of his bench line up to just being a professional with a pleasing demeanor. Win, Draw, or Loss, Robert, and his teammates were always the consummate gentlemen exhibiting good sportsmanship and camaraderie. An example of his Team’s commitment, dedication, and Love for their Captain is evident in the attached photo. Robert couldn’t be at the 2018 Fall Finals due to being in the hospital…”Shoot To Thrill” won the Silver Division Finals and went to the hospital immediately after to celebrate with their Beloved Captain. A testament to how special Robert Beattie was.

A very close friend commented, “In my 30 plus year in darts I never saw or met an individual more committed and hardworking to improve their darting ability like Robert”. Long-time friend and talented shooter and prior member of the CVDA Hap Fisher stated: ” Robert was the only Team Captain that I would come back into darts and shoot on his team.” Hap did come back to the CVDA joining Robert’s Team, and they won the League Championship. Patrick’s his Home Bar will never be the same. Robert will definitely be missed.

Please Keep his brother John and the rest of the Beattie family in your prayers and thoughts. To the Beattie Family, please accept our condolences and prayers for strength, support, love, and peace during this time of bereavement.

Please share your fun stories/experiences about Robert Beattie, say his name, and keep his memory alive.With deepest sympathies,

On behalf of the CVDA
CVDA Board of Directors

John Beattie wanted to let everyone know you are all welcome to attend Robert’s graveside service which will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, Jan-16-2021 at Sunset Memorial Park.

By request of the family and in accordance with current executive orders, a mask is required for attendance. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions are made to the National Kidney Foundation, Kidney.org.

Good Afternoon All CVDA Members, Sponsors, and Tournament Directors. Apology for not getting this update out sooner. The President was waiting to get some answers from the state and other personnel plus dealing with a few personal issues. CVDA Board met on 7/29/2020 via Conference call with one board member not in attendance. Below are the key highlights from the meeting/call:

What do we do about incomplete Winter season and the remainder of the 2020 League season? The Board felt at this time our hands were tied and until the state lift the restrictions we could not make a decision until the end of Aug. If no update by the governor then sadly we will have to cancel for the remainder of the year. As soon as that decision is finalized we will update the membership. Along this line, President brought forward a concern from one of our members regarding what will be done with the membership dues already paid for 2020? The Board decided that currently no refunds would be made in 2020 as the COVID-19 Pandemic and the state-mandated restrictions are beyond the CVDA control. With that being said, once a final decision is made about the remainder of the year the CVDA Board will meet again to discuss possible options/considerations as what can be done for our members with respect to 2021 CVDA Membership and Sponsor Fees.

Membership Meeting, Nominations for the New CVDA 2021 Board of Directors and Voting for the 2021 Board of Directors Nominees in December 2020? The Pandemic has challenged All of us and the CVDA is not exempt. State mandatory restrictions have made it difficult to follow our processes outlined in the By-Laws exactly to the letter of the law. As there are no provisions for a Pandemic in our By-Laws, a revision is definitely needed to include provisions to deal with Pandemics/Natural disasters etc. CVDA President has reached out to our Parlimentarium to see how we can be creative to either have virtual meetings and to handle the nomination and voting process. If not the Board of Directors discussed the current Board would remain in place until a special meeting for nominations/elections could take place. More to follow.

There was talk about cancelling the Tournament of Champions slated for Jan 21. More discussions are required before this decision can be finalized. With one key Board member not in attendance on the conference call, the President added this topic as an Agenda item for the next Board meeting. We hope to have a final decision for our members before 1 Nov.

42nd Annual CVDA Dart Classic- The Board is hopeful the easement of the sanctions and the pandemic will be under control and have set a “Save the Date” of 11-13 June 2021 as the date for our Dart Classic Tournament.

Following the conference call. CVDA President reached out to the state of Virginia asking the following questions: 1. Is there an update under Phase III when the restriction of playing darts may be lifted and 2. WIll there be a Phase IV, and if so, an approx time frame? He received a response from The Commerce and Trade Secretary stating: “We have no information as to the duration of Phase Three and have not been given any indication of the next phase.” To that end as previously stated:
1. All League and CVDA activities continue to be suspended until further notice.
2. No sanction CVDA blind draws are authorized.

To the extent you can, we encourage your continued safe support & patronage of our Sponsor Bars.

Any questions/comments please reach out to any board member.

We appreciate your patience, understanding and recognized this is not how any of us expected our 2020 Dart League season to progress.

Thank you and continue to be safe.

Respectfully,
CVDA Board of Directors

Good Afternoon All CVDA Members, Sponsors, and Tournament Directors. Just wanted to give a quick note. The CVDA President has confirmed with the Virginia state government that Darts and Pool game areas are to remain closed during Phase III COVID-19 Pandemic in the Commonwealth.

The CVDA Board of Directors will be meeting next week to further discuss the way forward with our League operation.

As mentioned previously,
1. All League and CVDA activities continue to be suspended until further notice.
2. No sanction CVDA blind draws are authorized.

To the extent you can, we encourage your continued safe support & patronage of our Sponsor Bars.

Any questions/comments please reach out to any board member.

Thank you and continue to be safe.

Respectfully,
CVDA Board of Directors

It’s with a sad heart the CVDA reports the passing of Jeff Dawson on Jul 2, 2020. Jeff was a long time member and pioneer of the CVDA. Talented Darter, Friend and Brother to many. Always willing to help with pointers to improve one’s game and fun to be around. He won many Tournaments, was a CVDA All Star Team member for several years, and one of the Originators of the Boo Shoot Weekend Tournament many, many, years ago. Jeff You will definitely be missed.

Please keep his Brother Scott and the entire Dawson Family in your prayers. Please accept our condolences and earnest prayers for Strength, Support, Love and Peace during this time of bereavement. Please share your fun stories/experiences about Jeff Dawson. Say his name and keep his memory alive.

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There will be a Celebration of Life for Jeff Dawson at Omega Bar & Grill on 19 July 2020 @ 2PM. Unfortunately, Under The COVID-19 Phase III Guidelines, Darts are still prohibited so they will be no playing of darts at this gathering.
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With Deepest sympathy,
CVDA Board of Directors.

CVDA COVID-19 UPDATE (# 4) -6-12-2020

Good Afternoon All CVDA Members, Sponsors, and Tournament Directors. I hope all are doing well during our continued state of emergency dealing with the COVID-19 Pandemic and the protests throughout the various cities in the Commonwealth.

Board of Directors met this weekend to discuss the way forward with Phase II Opening and some easement of restrictions. Just today now all Sponsors bars are now on Phase II. We discussed and looked at the Executive orders. Due to prohibitions from opening game areas, dance floors, and playground under Phase II we have no choice but to do the following:

1.) All League and CVDA activities continue to be suspended until further notice.

2. No sanction CVDA blind draws are permitted.

3. At the rate things are going, there’s a possibility we may not get back to normal play until Phase III.

4. We encourage All of our members to the extent you can, please continue to patronize and support all of our Sponsor Bars.

The President sent an email to the Virginia Department of Health to clarify if the rule of keeping game areas closed during phase II included the playing of Darts and Pool. He received a response indicating that Yes Darts and Pool areas have to remain closed during Phase II.

We will continue to monitor the situation and provide any updates as they become available. I know many of you are anxious to get back into the bars and start up the competitive dart playing. We the board understand but please understand this decision is to make sure we comply with the law and to make sure we don’t place any of our sponsors in a bad situation and also not to place our members in harm’s way.

Any questions/comments please reach out to any board member.

Thank you and continue to be safe.

Respectfully,

CVDA Board of Directors

Good Afternoon Fellow CVDA members, Sponsors, and Tournament Directors. We hope all are well and you are continuing to practice safe social distancing and enjoying time with your families. With the continued State of Emergency and the Stay at Home order by the Governor of Virginia. All League and CVDA Sanctioned activities still continued to be suspended. The board of Directors met and below are the decisions which were made.

Please keep in mind that all of these are subject to change as the government implements new rules/laws regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic.

1. Sadly the 42 Annual Dart Classic Tournament is canceled.
Reason: We are not certain we will be back to a new norm of social gathering in time enough to hold it. Postponement is not feasible due to several other tournaments that were postponed and rescheduled. Picking a date to avoid conflict with other events is impossible. We are unable to fundraise to raise monies required to host this event. Lastly, COVID-19 Pandemic is also affecting the businesses we solicit for donations and in good conscious cannot ask them for donations with all businesses being affected.

2. Our plan is to finish out the Winter season once we have the CDC and local government go-ahead for social gatherings. The caveat is…as long as our sponsors are up and running as well. In order to complete the 2020 Winter season and have time for another season this year, we would at the latest have to play week 10 NLT 21 & 22 July and then head into the playoffs. The next season would start as stated on the calendar of events in your Team packets.

3. Summer Season is canceled.

Please keep in mind that we didn’t make these decisions lightly and recognize all that is going on is beyond everyone’s control.

4. Please continue to support our Bar sponsor to the extent that You can. Continued prayers for all of you and your families. We will get through this crisis.

The CVDA Board of Directors will provide an update as soon as we have any further information. Thank you all for your understanding and consideration during these rough times. Look to the CVDA Website, Facebook page, and email for further updates. Questions/inquiries/suggestions please send to: bod@cvdadarts.com.

Continue to stay safe at home for those that are not essential and practice proper social distancing and hand sanitation.

DartConnect continues to be a viable option to keep your darting competitive skills up.

Kind regards,
CVDA Board of Directors