Membership Information

Rules for Membership

1.) NO MINOR (UNDER AGE OF 21) WILL BE SERVED AT THE CLUB'S BAR REGARDLESS OF BEING A MEMBER.

2.) STUDENTS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 MUST GET AUTHORIZED CONSENT FROM THEIR PARENTS BEFORE THEY CAN BE A MEMBER OF THE CLUB
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3.) FULL TIME STUDENTS OF HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY BCD SPORTS MUST PAY $50.00 FOR MEMBERSHIP DUES OF B.C.D.WITH THE PROOF THAT HE/SHE IS A STUDENT THRU IDENTIFICATION CARD.

4.) A VISITOR RESIDING FURTHER THAN TWENTY FIVE (25) MILES FROM B.C.D.IS ADMITTED FREE INTO THE CLUB HOUSE. CANADIANS ARE CONSIDERED AS LIVING OUTSIDE THE TWENTY FIVE (25) MILE RADIUS AND ARE FREE TO COME IN ANYTIME. ANY CANADIANS MAY JOIN THE CLUB AS NON-RESIDENT MEMBER IF IT IS PREFERRED.

5.) ANY ATHLETIC FROM CANADA AND ROCHESTER (OVER 50 MILES RADIUS) WHO WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE SPORT PER YEAR FOR BCD MUST PAY $25.00 FOR MEMBERSHIP.

6.) A FORMER LOCAL MEMBER OR LOCAL NON-MEMBER WHO IS DEAF IS ALLOWED TO VISIT THE CLUB HOUSE ON MEMBERS' NIGHT. THERE IS A MANDATORY VISITOR'S FEE OF $3.00. THIS FEE IS GOOD FOR A ONE (1) DAY VISIT.

7.) THE MEMBERSHIP DUES OF ANY MEMBER MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE WORKING AS COMMITTEES, BARTENDERS, COACHES, MANAGERS AND AS JANITORS. THE DUES ALSO MUST BE PAID IN FULL BEFORE PLAYING ANY SPORTS OR CARD GAMES.

8.) AFTER JULY 1ST, NEW MEMBERS PAY $25.00 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR, THEN $50.00 IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS.

9.) ANYONE WHO LIVES MORE THAN 50 MILES FROM BUFALO AND WANTS TO PAY SPORTS FOR B.C.D. WILL PAY $25.00 FOR MEMBERSHIP.

Annual BCD Membership Dues
Men
$50.00
Women
$50.00
Senior Citizens: (Men or Women age 65 or older individuals)
$25.00
Social Members: (Canadians or Non-Residents living at least 25 miles from B.C.D.
$25.00
Full Time Students: (Those attending college)
$25.00
Members Rejoining:
$50.00
Honorary Members: (Members who have reached
the age of 75 and have been active members for at least 10 years)
FREE


Lifetime Membership Guidelines

Lifetime membership of BCD will be conferred on the members who are at least 75 years old and have met the following rules:

• Must have reached the age of 75 in the year prior to January 1 of the current year.

• Must have been a member of the club for the last 10 years before reaching 75.

• Those who are 70 years old and less than 75 years old and were already given lifetime   membership according to the old policy will now be required to pay $20.00 a year.

• Those who are at the age of 65 as of January 1 of the current year and less than 75 will pay   the regular membership rate for Senior Citizens.











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