Announcements

The President's Dinner is sold out and Susan Burak will be represting our Club; The International Convention will be in Los Angeles on June 13th -19th 2008. Participation is welcomed and encouraged.; Pay your dues. We must make our remittance to RI soon and all members should be up to date regarding their assessment; Mary asked whether it would be acceptable to invite other smaller clubs to share our Christmas Dinner, held at the Arbutus Club. The reaction was very positive. Tickets will be $40 and the event will be held on December 1. Donna Webb and Bruce Campbell made the follwoing annoucements regarding next year's fundraiser: The date for next year's dinner will be June 14 at the Ukrainian Centre; Bruce Campbell will be preparing a PowerPoint presentation featuring both our sponsors and our activities. If you have any pictures, Bruce would be pleased to receive copies. All members are encouraged to find a way to become involved in next year's event, beyond simply buying tickets. Our committee will be looking for ways to make this easy for all of you. Donna welcomed Malcolm Ross and Steve Emerman, who have agreed to sit on the Special Events Committee with special responsiblity for Lobsterfest 2008.