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Annual General Meeting 15 May, 2019 
Nancy Sudak, president The Annual General Meeting of our Association was held on May 15, 2019 at the Cataraqui Golf and Country Club. Members gathered for coffee from 10:30 a.m.: Nancy Sudak, association president, called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.
The AGM was above par in every way, reports Dick Tindal, social convener. “We had a good turnout of more than 30 folks for the meeting itself, most of whom stayed to enjoy one of the three lunch choices provided by the Golf Club.” He adds that many of the “usual suspects” were there, a few regulars were missing, but it was very nice to see a number of retirees who have not usually attended. “I won’t name them, lest they feel singled out,” says Dick, “but you may spot them among the photos in the AGM slideshow.” (See below) In his report Dick commends Association President Nancy. He notes that “she professed some nervousness at chairing her first AGM but did a fine job.” ____________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________ He lamented, however, that Nancy “picked on the Social Convener (aka Dick) making him speak to several items in spite of his shyness.”
He was pleased that “she finished the meeting ahead of schedule, leaving more time for attendees to visit the bar before the lunch was served. She even had an explanation for why the college flag was flying at half mast that day – pointing out that Tim Conway had just died.” The agenda included reports on membership, finances and the social convenor. Minor amendments to the constitution were approved and the executive was confirmed for another one-year term. Presentations were made to outgoing executive members Clare Rayner and Anne Breault. (See below) The position of secretary remains vacant. Thank You from Pathways to EducationI want to sincerely thank the Association on behalf of Pathways to Education for making their $200 donation to this charity. Students enrolled in the program benefit from any kind of community support. Much appreciated. Terri McDade
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While we're on the topic of Annual General Meetings...
The 2019 General Meeting of OCRA (Ontario Colleges Retirees Association) will be held on Wednesday October 23rd at the St. Clair College Centre for the Arts on Riverside Drive in Windsor (http://www.stclaircollege.ca/sccca/). As the street address would suggest, this building is located on the waterfront, overlooking the Detroit skyline.
More details will follow closer to the time, but you may want to mark this date on your calendar now. By late October winter will be just around the corner and you may want a little getaway. There is a Best Western connected to the Centre for the Arts, the Caesars Windsor Resort and Casino is only a couple blocks away, and you can also visit local wineries and the Hiram Walker and Sons distillery. [You could even attend the OCRA meeting while visiting!]
More details will follow closer to the time, but you may want to mark this date on your calendar now. By late October winter will be just around the corner and you may want a little getaway. There is a Best Western connected to the Centre for the Arts, the Caesars Windsor Resort and Casino is only a couple blocks away, and you can also visit local wineries and the Hiram Walker and Sons distillery. [You could even attend the OCRA meeting while visiting!]
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The Art Calendar
by Barb Carr
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Ever wonder how a drone might view the Kingston Campus?
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Coffee & Conversation
very popular
Some three dozen retirees turned up for our "Coffee & Conversation" gathering on April 11, 2019.
Our intrepid reporter Dick Tindal (aka the Association's social convenor) says It was nice to see some new or fairly recent members of the Association, along with “the usual suspects” – many of whom you will doubtless recognize in the photos below ( or click on the Events link in the navigation bar.)
In addition to the retirees assembled, there were (a) some containers of honey from “Bill and the Bees” (mostly spoken for in advance), (b) some copies of a CD of Irish songs by retiree Eithne Dunbar (also featured at our website), and (c) an impressive number of donations by attendees for Dawn House, the charity which our Association chose to support over this past year. Maggie McLaren is Executive Director of Dawn House.
Members of our Association were invited to donate items that are often in short supply at Dawn House. The generous response from those attending is evident from the well-filled trunk of Hugh McLaren’s car, seen in photos below, leaving Coffee & Conversation, enroute to Dawn House.
Our intrepid reporter Dick Tindal (aka the Association's social convenor) says It was nice to see some new or fairly recent members of the Association, along with “the usual suspects” – many of whom you will doubtless recognize in the photos below ( or click on the Events link in the navigation bar.)
In addition to the retirees assembled, there were (a) some containers of honey from “Bill and the Bees” (mostly spoken for in advance), (b) some copies of a CD of Irish songs by retiree Eithne Dunbar (also featured at our website), and (c) an impressive number of donations by attendees for Dawn House, the charity which our Association chose to support over this past year. Maggie McLaren is Executive Director of Dawn House.
Members of our Association were invited to donate items that are often in short supply at Dawn House. The generous response from those attending is evident from the well-filled trunk of Hugh McLaren’s car, seen in photos below, leaving Coffee & Conversation, enroute to Dawn House.
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Eithne Dunbar, SLC Brockville, along with superb Irish music instrumentalists, Stéafán Hannigan and Saskia Tomkins, have collaborated in producing a new CD called “Songs For Ireland” with many of the traditional songs that Eithne has brought from Ireland and others picked up along life’s way.
If you would like a CD send email to eithne@myhighspeed.ca
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Two hand-made birch bark canoes installed in the main stairwell of the
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Read Dick Tindal's newest
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