Dear
Members and Supporters :
This years'
annual general meeting which was held at Iles-aux-Coudes, Québec. It was
organized by Mr. Michel Plouffe, one of the administrators on our Board.
I would like to thank him for the excellent work he did.
Our
afternoon was pleasantly spent on a guided tour of Isle-aux-Coudes. The
guide was very knowledgeable and we saw and learned many interesting details
about the area. If you would like more information about this tour , please
refer to our article in this review. In the evening, we had a wonderful
meal followed by a show with the talented Caroline Desbiens, artist,
entrepreneur and deputy of the conscription of Beauport, Québec.
We
are pleased to announce that our Association has elected many new and younger
members to our board and we are so proud of them and their desire to keep our
Association alive and strong. These new members are Myriam, Louise,
Michel and Jean-Yves. Welcome! We hope that their presence will encourage
the younger generations to see the importance of our work and give them the
incentive to join us and help us to grow and develop in respect and friendship.
If
I may, I would like to step into the past, to the year 1966 when our
Association was founded. Our annual meeting was held at Mont Royal
(Montréal), Québec. Nearly 800 people attended that meeting, a number we
have never been able to attain since then. Today, our objective is to
surpass that amount!
I
joined the Association in 2005 and was named president from 2008-2012,
succeeding Mr. Bernard Ouellette (2004-2008) who is still a very active member
of our administrative board. I would ask all of our members and
supporters to pass on their appreciation of our Association to their friends
and families.
Finally,
I would like to thank Mr. Roger Ouellet, past president, for his devotion and
belief in our Association for so many years. He started as our Treasurer
and then went on to become our President. He has agreed to stay on as a
member of our administrative board and we are very grateful. I would also
like to thank all of the members of our newly formed board for their
support.
Denise
Ouellette (member #2794)
President-Treasurer