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|location = 133 McKinley Street <br> [[South Plainfield, New Jersey|South Plainfield]], [[New Jersey|NJ]] 07080 <br> USA
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The '''Plainfield Curling Club''' (or '''PCC''') is a [[Nonprofit organization|nonprofit]] [[curling]] club located in [[South Plainfield, New Jersey|South Plainfield]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/allSearch.do?ein1=22-3458603&resultsPerPage=25&indexOfFirstRow=0&dispatchMethod=searchAll&state=All+States&country=US&exemptTypeCode=al&deductibility=all&submitName=Search|title=IRS non-profit filing))</ref>  It owns and operates the only dedicated curling facility in New Jersey.<ref name = throwing>((cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/columnists/christopher-maag/2018/03/03/curling-throwing-stones-new-jerseys-only-venue-dedicated-olympic-sport/387281002/|title=Curling: Throwing stones at NJ's only venue dedicated to the Olympic sport|publisher= North Jersey.com |date = March 3, 2018 |accessdate=24 May 2018))</ref>  It was founded in 1963,<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Curling-Gains-Popularity-After-the-Winter-Olympics-475202943.html|title=Local Curling Clubs Gain Popularity After the Olympics|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2018))</ref> with the members initially using rented ice and curling outdoors.<ref>((cite web|url=http://nj1015.com/want-to-do-curling-in-new-jersey-get-in-line/|title=Want to do curling in New Jersey? Get in line|website=New Jersey 101.5|accessdate=24 May 2018))</ref> The current two-sheet structure was completed in 1967.

The PCC season runs from late October through early April.  As of the 2018&ndash;2019 season, the club holds [[sports league|league]] play seven days per week, hosts six annual [[bonspiel]]s, and  has programs for juniors ([[teenager]]s) and “little rockers” (ages 6–12). It also hosts supervised programs for members of the public to try curling.

The club had a significant increase in membership for the 2002&ndash;2003 season, after U.S. television coverage of curling in the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] increased awareness of the sport.  There was a similar spike in membership for the 2006–2007 season due to the [[2006 Winter Olympics]] television coverage.<ref name = throwing/> Interest in the sport at the club again peaked after the [[2010 Winter Olympics]].<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/amateur-curling-trend-olympics|title=How American Curling Clubs Ride Out Olympic Fever|date=22 February 2018|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2018))</ref><ref>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/nyregion/25towns.html|title=Inspired by Olympics, Newcomers Flock to Nutmeg Curling Club|first=Peter|last=Applebome|newspaper=The New York Times|date=24 February 2010|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.today.com/news/curl-power-olympic-sport-sweeping-fans-wbna35584821|title=Curl power: Olympic sport is sweeping up fans|publisher=|accessdate=24 May 2018))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.6sqft.com/new-yorker-spotlight-curlnyc-has-brought-curling-to-new-york-and-they-want-you-to-try-it/|title=New Yorker Spotlight: CurlNYC Has Brought Curling to New York and They Want You to Try It - 6sqft|website=6sqft|accessdate=24 May 2018))</ref>

Plainfield Curling Club is part of the [[Grand National Curling Club]]<ref>((cite web|title=Member Clubs of the GNCC|url=http://gncc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=156&display=list|work=Grand National Curling Club|accessdate=24 October 2011))</ref>  and part of the [[United States Curling Association]].

==Notable members, past and present==

*[[Jacqui Kapinowski]], lead, [[2010 Winter Paralympics|Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics]] (4th)<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/jacqueline-kapinowski|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105358/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Jacqueline-Kapinowski|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2015|title=Team USA Bio - Jacqueline Kapinowski|access-date=8 March 2019))</ref>
*[[Janice Langanke]], skip, 2011 U.S. Women's Club National Championship (1st)<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/janice-langanke |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905172354/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Janice-Langanke |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2015 |title=Team USA Bio - Janice Langanke |access-date=9 March 2019))</ref>
*[[Dean Gemmell]], lead, [[2012 United States Men's Curling Championship]] (1st)<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/dean-gemmell|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110004304/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Dean-Gemmell|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2014|title=Team USA Bio - Dean Gemmell|access-date=8 March 2019))</ref>
*[[Cameron Ross (curler)|Cameron Ross]], lead, [[2012 World Junior Curling Championships]] (5th)<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Cameron-Ross|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420040525/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Cameron-Ross|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 20, 2015|title=Team USA Bio - Cameron Ross|access-date=9 March 2019))</ref>
*[[Steven Szemple]], second, [[2015 World Junior Curling Championships]] (5th)<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/steven-szemple|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151229055042/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Steven-Szemple|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 29, 2015|title=Team USA Bio - Steven Szemple|access-date=9 March 2019))</ref>

==Notable media appearances==

*[[The Colbert Report]], featuring [[Stephen Colbert]] and the [[Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 Winter Olympics]] Men's Curling Team of [[John Shuster]], [[Jason Smith (curler)|Jason Smith]], [[Jeff Isaacson]], [[John Benton (curler)|John Benton]], and [[Chris Plys]].<ref>((cite episode |title=Skate Expectations - Curling Team Tryouts, Colbert vs. Shuster |url=http://www.cc.com/video-clips/bqki32/the-colbert-report-skate-expectations---curling-team-tryouts---colbert-vs--shuster |series=The Colbert Report |date=4 January 2010 |access-date=8 March 2019))</ref>

== Annual events ==

The Plainfield Curling Club regularly hosts several [[bonspiel]]s each year and most all are open to curlers from other clubs.<ref>((cite web |url=https://njcurling.org/category/bonspiels/ |title=PCC Bonspiels |access-date=11 March 2019 ))</ref> Unless noted, teams for these bonspiels are "open" format; that is, teams may be made up of any combination of men and women.

* The Founders' – Held in November, this internal bonspiel pays tribute to the club founders.
* PCC Junior Bonspiel – Held in January, for teenage curlers.
* [[Robert Burns]] Thrifty – Held in January, this Scottish-themed bonspiel features a [[Burns supper]] with [[haggis]], [[bagpipes]], and a reading of [[Burns supper#Address to a Haggis|Address to a Haggis]].
* Jersey Curlz – Held in February/March, this women's bonspiel is a United States Women's Curling Association (USWCA) circuit event.
* The P.C.C. Stone – Held in March, this men's bonspiel pays tribute to Peter C. Christofferson, father of founding member Ken Christofferson.
* The Bonsqueal – Held in April, this popular open end-of-season bonspiel features a new [[pig]]-related theme each year (in reference to the ((glossary link|glossary=glossary of curling|term=hog line (far)|text=hog line)) curling term) with a Saturday night [[pig roast]].  Due to its popularity, games are 6-ends each except for the finals.

In addition, the Plainfield Curling Club occasionally hosts other bonspiels, including Mid-Atlantic Curling Association (MACA) events, the Mid-Atlantic Women's Bonspiel, friendly competitions with other area clubs, and continues to be one of the host clubs for the Herries Maxwell trophy, an event played every ten years between Scotland and the USA.<ref>((cite web |url=https://rccc2017tour.com/herries-maxwell-trophy/ |title=Scottish Men's 2017 Curling Tour To USA |date=12 April 2016 |access-date=11 March 2019 ))</ref>

==Affiliations==

*[[United States Curling Association]]
*[[Grand National Curling Club]]
*Mid Atlantic Curling Association (''Comprising the Plainfield, [[Philadelphia Curling Club|Philadelphia]], [[Potomac Curling Club|Potomac]], and [[Chesapeake Curling Club|Chesapeake]] curling clubs.''<ref>((Cite web|url=https://curldc.org/customPage.php?club=154&id=14|title=Potomac Curling Club :: MACA Info))</ref>)
*U.S. Women's Curling Association

==See also==
*[[List of curling clubs in the United States]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
*((official website|https://njcurling.org/))
*((cite web   |last = Flanagan   |first = Barbara   |title = Inside the sport of curling at the Plainfield Curling Club   |publisher = NJTV Online   |date = March 1, 2018   |url = https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/inside-sport-curling-plainfield-curling-club/   |accessdate = 24 May 2018))

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