It is a distinct pleasure to report that 58 of our club members participated in the Club's 2017 Christmas party, all of whom appeared to have enjoyed themselves!
Once again, with our Christmas meal being catered to, in this instance by the Kensington Legion #264 in Calgary, members were once again able to enjoy their evening without having to expend any personal meal or bar related effort, or even to clean up following the event, - - plus their meal fee included an opportunityto win one of the 19 door prizes which members had contributed.
Items of note are, - that 14 of the warm bodies who attended drove more than an hour to participate, and that as a result of the generosity of a multitude of Club members, 19 participants were lucky enough to win some wonderful door prizes.
Besides a hearty thank you to Troy Dillabough for chairing the event and Dave Dodd for voicing a pre-dinner blessing, a thank you each is due to Al & Sheila Friesen for organizing and operating the slide show, to Jim & Mary Callander for manning the entry and the 50/50 draw, to Kathy Chudek for preparing the pins she and Jeff Brooks presented, to Dennis and Roni Dovich and George Edworthy who were presented with their 45 year membership pins, and to Mike Hill and Terese for having won the auction for the Club's historical 'Ford' sign. Also to the 11 member couples/families who donated the draw prizes, to Irene for the goodie bags, and to Ron & Irene who acted as our interface with the Kensington Legion for this year's event.
Congratulations are also not only extended to the various members who received membership anniversary pins, but to Ron who was surprised at having received this year's 'Participation Award'. Incidentally, with circumstances having precluded the pre-function assembly of data relative to the Club's 2017 'Outstanding Service Award', our incoming President Gord Rouse has indicated he expects the winner of that award to be announced during the course of the Club's January 2018 meeting.
Lastly, we thank each and every one of the participants whose spirit of comradeship contributed to the success of the event, to the positive feedback received for this event, and for the general endorsement of the proposal to utilize the same facility again as next year's Christmas event venue. In that regard December 9, 2018 has now been reserved for our 2018 function and in view of the positive feedback received we may well expect even a larger turnout for that event.
May you all enjoy good health, success, and a great series of Model A activities under Russell Moore's 'Touring and Activities Leadership' in 2018!
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45 Year Membersip Pin Recipients
( L to R ) Dennis Dovich, George Edworthy, and Roni Dovich.
Photos courtesy of Barry Osborne
