Special Anniversary Presentation

A highlight of the day was the special anniversary presentation of an $800 cheque by Sue Montgomery, Section 3 Director, to Louise Coutu, Managing Director of Camp Marygrove. The money will be used to buy a canoe which they’ll name “Jack” in honour of Jack Purkis, who in 1952 convened the first meeting leading to the founding of our association.

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Our 60th anniversary picnic saw blue skies and warm breezes over Clearwater Beach as about 135 families and guests enjoyed the fun, food, and friendship at Camp Marygrove!
When we begin preparations each year we always fret about getting enough volunteers, but when the day comes everything just falls into place and later we realize that there were so many helpers we don’t have the space to thank them all individually! So, here’s a big “thank you” to everyone who pitched in, and I’m sure that includes almost everyone who attended. We do good work, don’t we?
Some things do, however, require special mention. Wayne and Joanne Yetman’s cookie contest has grown to become a central event of the day, with entrants eclipsing Sam Sapiano’s fishing contest and rivalling Peter Ridout and Raz Bifilchi’s horseshoe challenge. Aside from the food line, the balloon toss and tug-of-war still seem to attract the most adult participation, but Ruth Barber’s kids remain the dominant attraction. Speaking of the food line, Jacque Ridout organized both the grocery list and the condiment table, while Dave Barber did an excellent job of marshalling the BBQ crew. Lexie Trott, Sam Sapiano, Sue Montgomery and Marianne Clayton spent many hours canvassing the beach, Cynthia Strandholt bought ribbons and trophies and Karen Milligan organized the prizes. Peggy Breckenridge kept the festivities humming as Master of Ceremonies, while also helping Mary Barber and Ghislaine Hatton on the registration desk. Throughout the year, of course, Terry Sanderson has become a major source of information through his Facebook postings and FOCA representation.
A highlight of the day was the special anniversary presentation of an $800 cheque by Sue Montgomery, Section 3 Director, to Louise Coutu, Managing Director of Camp Marygrove. The money will be used to buy a canoe which they’ll name “Jack” in honour of Jack Purkis, who in 1952 convened the first meeting leading to the founding of our association.
I would like to express our appreciation to our guests. Ray Millar, Mayor of the Township of Tiny, was very open and accommodating in his remarks and responses to our questions. Dino Pangrazzi, a volunteer firefighter with the Tiny Fire Department, was concise yet entertaining in his remarks on smoke and CO2 detectors and his fire extinguisher demonstration was a huge success with the younger crowd.
I’d also like to thank our sponsors and major contributors, and urge members to remember their generosity if a need for their services arises: Clare Boudreau, owner of EHL Homes; Michelle and Delva Lacroix, agents for Royal LePage real estate; and Keith Robillard, owner of Georgian Bay Sanitation.
This year’s operations again demonstrated the conservative fiscal management of our association. Revenues of $3.7 thousand were virtually identical to last year, with increased raffle proceeds offsetting a minor reduction in sponsorship revenue. Picnic expenses were up as we replenished some supplies, resulting in a break-even year excluding our special anniversary contribution to Camp Marygrove. After the special contribution, our reserves will decline from $5.3 thousand to $4.5 thousand, an amount considered sufficient to cover a full year of operating expenses in the event of an unforeseen revenue shortfall.
Have a great year, and don’t forget to mark your calendars for next year’s “fun day” which will be held on Saturday, August 31st. If you’d like to join the party and help out, leave a comment here or contact anyone on your executive.

Terry Breckenridge

Thank you to the Set Up Crew

A Huge THANK YOU to all who came early to help set up for all of the day's activities. Your efforts help ensure the food and fun for every one.

 Lots of tables to move and setup

 Setting up the Raffle table

 Lots of prizes for the raffle

 Play area for the little association members, fishing pond, bubble blowers and chalk

 Getting the prize table for the games

Still setting up the raffle table

AGM - Fun Day - BBQ Lunch September 1st 2012

Just a reminder that it is less than 2 weeks to our 59th AGM - Fun Day - BBQ Lunch

Setup starts at 9:30 am
Registration starts around 11:00 am 

Annual General Meeting starts at 11:30 am 
Entries for the Baking Contest must be in by 11:45 am
Children's games start around Noon 
Barbecue Lunch starts around 1:00 pm, please bring a dessert to share
The Lucky Raffle will start when we have sold enough tickets to start
Horseshoe Tournament will start when they are ready 

In celebration of 60th year of the our association, we will be making a special presentation to the Marygrove Camp.

At the AGM some of the items to covered:
Minutes from the 2011 AGM
New Business
Financial Report
FOCA Update
Communications:
     FaceBook Page
     Blogger Page
     email newsletter
Winners of the Baking Contest
Winners of the Fishing Contest
Talk on fire alarms & fire extinguisher demo  Dino Pangratti
Guest Speaker Tiny Township Mayor Ray Millar

Our skilled prize buyer have been out finding great prizes for Lucky Raffle, Children's Games, Baking Contest, and Horseshoe Tournament so come and win a prize.

Guests are $3.00 per person.

Can you or your company donate a prize for the raffle table? Please bring it to the Fun Day and add to the fun.

Marygrove Camp would appreciate any used or new girls clothing (ages 8 to 14), towels, bathing suits, shoes etc. Donations may be brought to the picnic or dropped off in advance at the camp. 

Corporate Sponsors

A Big Thank You to Delva and Michelle Lacroix of ReMax Georgian Bay Realty Ltd.
A Big Thank You to Clare and Evelyn Boudreau of EHL Homes.
Their generous donations help the Association in putting on the AGM - Funday this year.

Set Up and Clean Up

Thank you to the many volunteers who came early and/or stayed late to help with the setup and cleanup of various events of the day.
With out their help we could not put the AGM-Funday on.

Yet Again A Big Thank You to Louise C. and the rest of the great group at Marygrove. Their cooperation every year helps makes the AGM, Picnic & Fun Day the success it is every year.

Announcer

A big Thank You to Peggy Breckenridge for being our  Announcer for the day and for covering the Registration desk durning the AGM

Ghislaine Hatton

A Huge Thank You to Ghislaine Hatton for 17 years of work with Ratepayers Association. This year she put the Beach Directory and the Canvasser packages together.

She has decided to retire from the association. We thank her for all her hard work over the many years.

Ghislaine receiving her prize in the baking/cooke contest. 

Corn on the Cob

Thank you to the Sam Sapiano and the Sapiano family for the great work on the Corn.
Normally I only have 1 cob of corn but if Sam and family are doing the cooking I am in for 3 or 4 cobs. Great work yet again.

Trophies and Ribbons

Thank you to Past President Cynthia Strandholt for making the arrangements for the great Fishing Contest Trophies and the many ribbons for the Baking/Cookie Contest

Here is one of the great ribbons

Running 50/50 Draw and Raffle

Thank you to Marianne Clayton and Sue Montgomery for running the Raffle Table this year.
Thank you to Karen Milligan for running the 50/50 Draw this year.
Thank you all the runners who ran around selling the various tickets.

BBQ Yum

Thank you to Jane Ariss and her family for taking over the BBQ running this year.
Thank you Jill, Dave and Steve Barber for helping out with the cooking.

A great job done by all involved.

Raffel Prizes

Thank you to Joanne Wright and Dawn Strandholt for great Raffle prizes they selected.
Thank you to Sue St. Amant and Kevin Leonard for the prize's they donated.
If I missed any anyone who donated a prize, I apologize for missing you.

Children's Games

A Big Thank You going out to Ruth Barber for the great work on the Children's Games.

And A Big Thank You to Isabelle Angers Barber for her work at the prize table for the Children's Games.

See the photo's on the Photo's page to see more of the fun

Horseshoe Tournament

The winners for the Horseshoe tournament are:

1st place - Bruce Clayton & Mike Henshaw

Runners up - Randy & Kate (Sorry I do not have their last names)

And a big Thank You to Peter Ridout and Raz Bifolchi for their running of the tournament

Cookie/Baking Contest 2011

Winners of the 2011 Cookie/Baking Contest

Adult 
1st prize, Jill Barber
2nd prize, Jean Hatton
3rd prize, Ghislaine Hatton

Teenager
1st prize, Isabella Wright
2nd prize, Isabelle Angers Barber
3rd prize Ellen Siebell-Achenbach

Youngster
1st prize Diego Trott
2nd prize Lauren
3rd prize Molly Milligan


Thank you to all those who entered but did not win. I tried most of the entries and they were very good. 


A Big Thanks to all involved in the Cookie Contest
Head Judge was James Barber
Senior Judges were Nicole Barber and Matthew Wright
Apprentice Judges were Kevin Barber and Laura Barber.
Laura Barber also served as Personal Assistant to the Coordinator Wayne Yetman
Wayne put a lot of time in to the planing for the contest. 


The judges had to try all of the treats, maybe next year you have to pay to be a judge? Humm open auction, it might just work.... 

58Th Anual General Meeting

We had our 58th AGM and Fun Day on Saturday September 3rd.


Yet again we were not rained out. We had some light showers right at the end of the afternoon, but there was no impact on the fun.


The food was great as we have come to expect. Thank you to the Ariss and Barber Families for their BBQ work.


Thank you to the Sapiano family for the great work on the Corn.


Thank you to Jacque R and Joanne W for their work on the condiments.


A Big Thank You to Louise C. and the rest of the great group at Marygrove. Their cooperation every year helps makes the AGM, Picnic & Fun Day the success it is every year.


There are more thank you's and winners to come. Photo's too