United Commercial Travelers of America
Jack Kidd Council No. 755
PO Box 655 Meeting Location
Saint John, NB UCT Center
E2L 4A5 1123 Grandview Ave.
email: uct755@nb.sympatico,ca Saint John
Website; www.uct755.org
June 2007
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Summer Events
June 08 ---------- Relay for life
June 11, Monday---- Executive meeting
June 15, Friday------- Regular Meeting
June 20, Wednesday--Local Council Golf
July 14, Saturday-- Atlantic Grand Golf
August 19, Sunday----Summer Picnic & Meeting
August 25, Saturday --Dragon Boat Festival
? See inside for important details on these events. Next bulletin will be early August. There is no meeting scheduled for July.
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Next Meeting !!! Friday, June 15
This meeting will have important information for all upcoming summer events --Golf--Picnic-- Dragon Boat Festival and more. Cold appetizers /finger foods are on the menu so bring some along and stay for the card and board games which were planned for the last meeting and time did not allow. Please phone Debbie @ 696-8308 if you can bring some snacks.
Local Council Golf
When ? ---- Wednesday, June 20
Where ? --- Welsford Golf Club
Time ?----- Shotgun start at 1:00p.m., 14 holes
Cost ?----- $40.00 per person for golf & meal
$15.00 per person for meal only
Power Carts ?----$ 24.00 --limited supply--register
early
Menu? --- BBQ Steak or chicken & all the
fixings
Registering?--- Form is attached
* No free passes for potential members.
* Since this is a different venue the committee is looking for help with BBQ & meal preparation, as well as prizes, grab bag items, etc.
* To assist with food and cooking phone Sister Alice@ 696-3377
* If you have prizes to donate phone Sister Veniene @ 696-1109
With help from everyone this will be a fun tournament .
"Closest to the pin" and "longest drive" prizes for both ladies and men.
Dragon Boat Festival
Saturday, August 25, 2007
This is a day-long fund raising event in support of St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation, held at the Renforth Wharf. The goal is to raise $224,000 for three priority projects at the hospital.
Jack Kidd Council is a major sponsor and as such is entitled to space for a tent . We have just purchased a new tent to be used at this function and other similar events. Trudy Melvin organizes the Council involvement in this activity and is looking for members to volunteer throughout the day to sell bottled water and represent our Council. Please call her at 847-5204 or melvin@nb.sympatico.ca if you can give an hour or more to help in this major event.
Highlights from Atlantic Grand Convention
Nineteen members from Jack Kidd Council attended the Atlantic Grand Convention in Fredericton May 23-26. Grand Counselor Richard Hatt conducted harmonious meetings and the social events were enjoyed by all. New officers were installed by Bro. Wes Cosman PSC who was also Grand Chaplain for the past year. Bro. Rod Henry of Bathurst is the newly installed Grand Counselor.
Special Congratulations to Sister Alice McCarville on her election to the Atlantic Grand Executive Committee. We know Sister Alice will be an asset to the Grand Executive with her energy and innovative ideas. Best of luck, Alice !!!!
Congratulations also to the winners in the Grand Safety Poster Contest. Sister June Klausen once again encouraged many area schools to participate locally and the winners were forwarded to the Grand Contest.
Winners at the UCT Grand Level were:
Tori White -------------------Belleisle High -----First Place
Vanessa Duffley------------Belleisle High------Second Place
Justin Brideau-------Princess Elizabeth Middle School ------First Place
Reilly Gray------------Belleisle Elementary School-------------First Place
Maya Sherwood-- Belleisle Elementary School-------------Second Place
Madison Brimicome ---Barnhill Memorial , Special Needs------Third place
Congratulations to these winners. The three first place winners will be forwarded to Austin , Texas for the UCT Supreme Contest.
Happy June Birthday
to
Barry Blyth, Bill Callum Jr., Bruce Carson, Roy Carson, Trevor Carson, Paul Chase, Jessica Cosman, Glen D'Arcy, Bernard Desmond, Arnold Dickie, Lawrence Gallant, Nick Georgoudis, Bliss Hanson, Stephen Hill, Lillian Hull, Joan LeBlanc, Donald Lourie, John Mc Aloney, Moira McCarville, Paul McCarville, Ralph McLenaghan, Garfield Meltzer, Andrew Patterson, Ronald Powers, Veniene Regenbogen, Jeremy Ricketts, Terry Ricketts, Terry Roach, Julie Robichaud, Donald Shannon, Martin Smith, Brian Stevenson, Wendy White, Marion Williams.
Official Opening of United Catena Training Centre
Renovations were completed, gardens planted, paving done, everything spick and span, balloons and decorations all in place for the official opening of the new location of the United Catena Training Centre on Grandview Ave.
The ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Friday, June 01, 2007. Mayor Norman MacFarlane and client Cheryl Harrison had the honour of cutting the ribbon to mark the official opening. Cheryl has been attending the Centre in its various locations since 1983.
Clients and their families, staff, UCT members and the general public had an opportunity to tour the building, be entertained by fiddlers and a magician and enjoy a BBQ provided by Jack Kidd Council.
This was an exciting day for everyone involved and Mgr. Debbie Green and the staff arranged a program which allowed all to participate. Thanks to all .
Some Recent Events/ Projects
Presentation Evening was held at the Council Rooms on May 31. Cheques were presented to representatives of seven baseball leagues and five soccer leagues. $750.00 was donated to each league. The event was well attended and light refreshments were served.
Portage Visit. Five members of Jack Kidd Council visited the Portage Rehabilitation Center at Cassidy Lake on May 22 . Dave & Willie Pugh, Bernie McNamara, Ron Steeves and Wes Cosman spent the morning participating in the group activities, touring the facility and talking to the young people who are there for drug addiction rehab. A cheque for $ 10,000 was presented from Council #755 to help in the expansion of the facility. All came away impressed with the work being done to help these young people .
Relay for Life. Jack Kidd Council will once again sponsor a team in this annual fund raiser for cancer research and treatment which will take place June 08, at the UNBSJ track. The "Happy Travellers" team will have approximately 12 members and we hope the weather will be warm for this event.
Summer Meeting & Picnic
Special Invitation
Sunday, August 19
Sister Trudy & Bro. Bob Melvin and Sister Norma & Bro. Don Mullet will host the annual summer picnic at the Melvin's summer home at Chamcook Lake (near St. Andrews).
Executive meeting at 12:00 noon, regular meeting at I:oo p.m. followed by swimming, relaxing, good fun and a BBQ.
Please RSVP to our Senior Counselor Brian Butler by August 10th 696-1924(work) or 696-8308(home) and indicate your preference of chicken or steak and what salad or dessert you will be bringing.
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Directions (clip & save)
Take first St.Andrews exit on to HWY 127. Continue approx. 11 Km to Chamcook. Watch for Rakine Mill Rd. on the right. The road goes in past the ASF (Atlantic Salmon Federation ) offices, If you see Chamcook No. 1 road you have gone just a bit too far. Continue in road past fish tanks and you will be able to see the lake off to the left. Continue a short distance past some cottages until you see Pine Lane on the left,take this sharp left and head toward the lake (very short distance). Here you take a sharp right and go behind one cottage and take a left. You are behind the Mullets and someone will be around to show you where to park. We will have all turns marked with balloons.
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