United Commercial Travelers of America

Jack Kidd Council # 755

PO Box 655                                                                                             Meeting Location

Saint John, NB                                                                            UCT Centre

E2L 4A5                                                                                 1123 Grandview Ave.

email: uct755@nb.sympatico.ca                                                                Saint John, NB

website: www.uct755.org

March 2008

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 Spring Events Schedule

March 10, Monday ------------Exec. Meeting

                        March 16, Sunday, 2:00 P.M.------Annual Meeting,

                                                               Election,Installation

                                                                     and Pot Luck !!!!!

                        March 29-30------------------Grand Curling, Saint John

                          April 12, Saturday---Madawaska #830, 50thCelebration

                          May 03, Saturday-----------------Join Hands Day

                          May 07-10-- Atlantic Grand Council, Delta Brunswick, Saint John                                                                                                

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Attention!!! 

• The next meeting -- Sunday , March 16 at 2:00 P.M.is an important one for the council.
• Officers will be elected and installed for the year 2008-09. Your support is needed !!!!!
• The meeting will be followed by a pot-luck meal. Please contact Veniene @ 696-1109 or Alice @ 696-3377
• if you plan to attend and what your contribution to the meal will be.

• Atlantic Grand Curling --Have You Registered Your Team????

       Can you help with some prizes, or volunteer for various duties??

Contact Kevin McCarville @ 696-3377

                                                                             Updates

On  Saturday , March  01, Bill Allan, Kevin  McCarville, Vern McCarville and Wes Cosman

braved the weather and travelled to Fredericton to show their curling skills  at the

Grant Allan Memorial Curling Bonspiel.

16 teams from UCT councils took part and our guys did well --placing second !!!! Congratulations !!

Jack Kidd Council supported a team of Special Olympics Floor Hockey

athletes on a trip to Quebec for National Competition. 

Coach Wayne Crandall and two of the athletes attended the February meeting

to tell members about the up-coming trip and receive a cheque from council.

                           March Birthdays

Rene Benoit, Anna Clare Best, Robert Brewster,Robert Dougherty

Bob Fairweather, Aldoria Gagnon, Sandy Gregory, Eric Kipping, Rejean Larivee,

Gerald Mahar, Ian Mac Kenzie, Ralph Miller, Earle Nickerson,

Brian Pugh, Craig Pugh, David Pugh, Bernie Regenbogen,

Debbie Ricketts, Fred Sears, Ken Steen, Wayne Walker, Edward Wood.

                          Atlantic Grand Convention

• Where?  ----Delta Brunswick , Saint John
• When?-----May 8-10, 2008
• Guest?-----We are honoured to have Supreme Counselor Diana

                         Loafman and her husband Numan attend our Atlantic

                        Grand Sessions. Diana is from Texas and is the first lady to

                         be elected Supreme Counselor.

• Convention Chair?---Kevin McCarville.