United Commercial Travelers of America

Jack Kidd Council  No. 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

May 2008

Meetings / Events

                    Thursday, May 22---------Regular Meeting

                    Saturday, May 31----------UCT Ladies Night

                    Friday, June 06------------Relay for Life

                    Friday, June 13---------Join Hands Day Follow-up

                    Thursday, June19--------Local Council Golf

                                                             Tournament

                    Friday, June 20------------Regular Meeting

Details follow in this newsletter!!

Attention !!

 Note the change of night for the May meeting. Thursday , May22.

This change for this month only in order to avoid a meeting on the long weekend.

The social committee plans a meatball /rice meal after the meeting.

Welcome

Four new members joined Council 755 last month. We welcome Gerard LaFort, Peter Jensen, Jonathan Skead, and Ian MacKinnon and hope to see them at future meetings.

 "UCT Ladies Night Out"

Saturday, May 31

This promises to be another fun evening at UCT Centre.    UCT Ladies will be served a special meal by the men. "Sandra's Fashions" will sponsor a showing of spring

clothing. Some well-known local models will be appearing

and you really shouldn't miss this event !! For more information contact Senior Counselor Tom Davidson @632-1198.

Relay  for  Life

Friday, June 06

Samuel de Champlain School Grounds

The "Happy Travelers " team needs a few more members. If you can join them to run , walk or shuffle around the track please call Bro. Doug Henderson @ 648-9144. The new tent will be in use so no worries about the weather.

Join Hands Day Follow-Up

Friday, June 13

Sister Willie Pugh is organizing a follow-up to finish

activities at Catena Training Centre.  Outdoor planting will be done and a BBQ with the clients is planned.

Council Golf

June 19, Welsford Golf Course

                              Form is attached with all info.

Safety Poster Contest

2008

Sister Norma Mullet gathered together many posters from local area schools  and these were judged at the April meeting.

Winners  were as follows;

                        Elementary School Level

• Jamie Pearson--- Belleisle Elementary
• Nicholas Vanderlaan-- Belleisle Elementary
• Marco Moin-----------M.Gerald Teed Elementary

                      Middle School Level

• Leah Hatt----Quispamsis Middle School
• Jang Woo Lee--Princess Elizabeth School
• Courtney Gracewood--- Quispamsis Middle School

                       High School Level

• Chelsey Brown ---Belleisle High School
• Vanessa Duffley--Belleisle High School
• Jasmine Bell-----Belleisle High School

                     Special Needs

• Sarah Constantine--- Barnhill School
• Bradley Hicks---------Barnhill School
• Josh Blair-------------Quispamsis

These winning posters were then entered in the Atlantic Grand competition

and  there were four winners.

Elementary Level------Nicholas Vanderlaan  3rd place-- Belleisle Elem.

Middle School Level---Jang Woo Lee---1st place----Princess Elizabeth Sch.

High School Level----Chelsey Brown---1st place-- Belleisle High

                                          Vanessa Duffley--2nd place-- Belleisle High

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the teachers and students who took part. The posters were very good and brought out some new safety issues such as internet safety.

Good job, Sister Norma.

Happy May Birthday

to

Anita Belyea, Elizabeth Brown, Donna Callum, Robert Cochrane, Lawrence Crawford, Dawn Dixon, Raymond Fitzpatrick, Gail Freeze, Tim Hickey, Kenneth Kierstead, Doug King, Jill Klausen, Gerard Le Fort, Alice McCarville, Vern McCarville, Donald McKenney, William Morrow, Del O'Brien, Ramon Patterson, James Potter, Gayle Powers, Patrick Shea, Ronald Thibodeau, Frank White.

Community Support

Recent commitments to community groups include financial donations to the following:

• Saint John Dragon boat Festival 2008
• NB Heart Surgery Support Group
• "Lest We Forget" Royal Canadian Legion
• Daffodils for cancer patients.

Atlantic Grand Convention

The Convention was held at the Delta Brunswick Hotel, Saint John, May 08-10.  Starting with a "Wine & Cheese" and continuing through meetings, elections, installation and social functions,  everything went along without any problems. This was a result of good planning and organization by the Convention Chair Bro. Kevin McCarville and his committee.

Supreme Counselor Diana Loafman and her husband Numan from Texas attended the convention. Diana is the first female Supreme Counselor and brings professionalism and a new outlook to the office. Following the meetings on Sat. they were taken on a tour of the Catena Training Center by Senior Counselor Tom Davidson and then joined members of Jack Kidd Council & guests in Council chambers for a wonderful meal prepared by members.

Jack Kidd Council will be ably represented on the Grand level again this year with Bro. Kevin elected to fill a vacancy as Grand Junior Counselor ; Bro. Bernie Regenbogen elected as Grand Sentinel; and Sister Alice on the Grand Exec. Comm.  Bro. Jim Doucet from Moncton Council was elected Grand Counselor. Bro. Jim visited our council at the April meeting and has great energy and ideas for the coming year.  Congratulations to all.