May 2009 Message from the President
It has been a busy time since being elected on March 20th, but all well worth while.
I would like to welcome Les Chan to the Board of Directors and Janna Ginsberg as Victoria A.M.'s historian. Both will add to our great team.
The cruise ship season began on time, with the arrival of the Amsterdam on April 23 under almost sunny skies. Victoria A.M. Association was fortunate enough to have our first You Tube video done by new member Don Chaput, of this arrival. Please visit the following link to view this great piece of our Meet and Greet program. (
click to view video) If you like it pass the link along to your family and friends, if you don’t like it please email the office to let us know your concerns.
Last breakfast on May 1, Tommy Mayne donated $5,000 to the statue fund with a pledge to match donations made from May 1 to June 19 to a maximum of $2,500 Let’s see if we can have the statue thermometer up to the half way mark by our next regular breakfast on May 29, at the Gorge Vale Golf course. This promises to be another fun morning with the Gratidude Dancers being our guest speaker and new members Michael and Adam Helm of Brew Works, having the Member Spotlight.
Highlight of upcoming activities and events:
1) Our next casual breakfast is on Friday May 15, at the Blue Crab Bar & Grill. This is a casual breakfast and will start at 7:30a.m.
2) Volunteers are needed for a fundraiser that the Island Chef’s Collaborative are having at Fort Rod Hill of Sunday May 31. Please contact me for further information.
3) 25th Anniversary tickets are now on sale for $25.00 each this memorable breakfast will be on Friday June 12 at the Union Club and Bob LeBlanc will do his birthday medley.
4) The dedication of the statue will take place on Friday June 19th at Ogden Point. The festivities will start at 6:00pm.
5) Saturday June 27 Let’s get a team and supporters together to head up to Cowichan Bay’s Fast & Furious boat building event.
6) Mark Wednesday July 1 on your calendar, bring your family and friends to a gathering at the Bard and Banker for viewing the fireworks.
7) Monday July 6 is our annual golf tournament.
More details about each of the above events can be found on the calendar page of the website or by following the link below.
We are in for a busy summer and I hope that you all will be able to participate in some or all of the activities and events that are planned so far. By following the
link you will see an up to the date calendar.
Do you have creative skills and looking for a way to contribute to Victoria A.M. Association? We are looking for someone who would be interested in doing a monthly Victoria AM newsletter. Please contact me if you are interested.
Concerns, comments or suggestions are always welcome and please do not hesitate to contact me either through email at the office, or phoning directly to my cell.
Have a great week everyone,
Louise Chabros
President
Victoria AM Association
Worth Getting Up For
Cell: 250-589-5359
