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2011 Executive Elected
The 2011 Executive has been elected for JCI Brantford. In order of the photo: Shawn Stemmler (VP), Brenda De Mille (President), Aaron De Mille (VP), Jessica Bourgeois (VP), James Hood (Treasurer), David DeDominicis (Immediate Past President), Michelle Giffin (Secretary).
Ms. Bourgeois was also crowned for having been the first to complete a special scavenger hunt put together by member Crystal Painter. Congratulations everyone!
Rock N Roll Theme for Parade
Article in The Expositor
Golf Tournament a Great Success
The JCI Brantford Alumni & Friends Golf Tournament was held on Friday September 10th. The Oaks of St. George was a superb host on a beautiful fall day. We couldn't have asked for better weather.
Congratulations to the winning foursome: Lawrence, Eric, Art, and Lloyd.
Long Drive (Men): Jason
Closest to the Hole (Men): Lloyd
Long Drive (Women):Jessica
A BIG thank you to our sponsors:
Hole Sponsors:
-Goderich Aircraft
-Advantage Maintenance
-Lefebvre & Lefebvre
-Desjardin Financial
Flyer Sponsors:
-Jeff Jones, Regional Sales Manager Domino North America. 519-717-4126
-North Field Golf Centre. 513 King George Road, Brantford
-David De Dominicis, Sales Representative Royal LePage Action Realty. Office519-753-7311. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.daviddedominicis.com
2010 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards Given to Local Members
On Wednesday April 21st, the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards were presented at the Hungarian Hall by MPP David Levac. There were over 200 recipients from our Community, 6 of which were JCI Brantford Members. Congratulations to: Aaron DeMille 5 years, Brenda DeMille 5 years, Ross Forsyth 10 years, Paul Oddi 10 years, John Underwood 15 years, Jeremy Voss 5 years.
Hearts for Haiti A Success
The Hearts for Haiti fundraiser put on by JCI Brantford was a resounding success, resulting in $4500 being raised.
The buck-and-doe style fundraiser took place at Dunsdon Legion and a great time was had by all. The following clip shows some of the fun.
JCI Trees for the Less Fortunate - Wii Raffle
Congratulations to the owner of Ticket#015!
On December 23rd, Aaron, Brenda and Tony were present as ticket#015 was drawn! Congratulations! If you were not the winner, we would like to thank you for the support and remind you that your $5 is helping us continue the great work that we do!
JCI Senatorship Awarded
At the JCI Brantford Christmas Party December 18th our latest Senatorship award was given to local JCI alumni Tony Leone. Chapter President Jeremy Voss and Regional President Michelle Miller were honoured to bestow such a prestigious award on one of our long time members. Tony exemplifies all things JCI and we are very proud of him. To learn more about JCI Senators please click on the "About Us" tab above. At the same event, Tony was also given his 20 Years of Service pin. Congratulations Tony!
Santa Claus in Brantford
Santa did it up in style at this year's 35th Annual JCI Brantford Santa Claus Parade - a Candy Christmas theme was a big hit.
Check out this footage from brantnews.com:
Fun had by all at golf social
During the evening of Saturday September 12th, members and guests got together to play some mini-golf and drive some golf balls at Northfield Golf Centre. The bbq was fired up for some delicious hotdogs and sausages. It was an absolutely gorgeous sunset while we socialized with friends and family. A big thank you to Tony, one of our JCI alumni, for hosting the event.
Mother Nature Served the Rain, JCI Brantford Served the Breakfast
JCI Branttord held it's first ever "Breakfast in Brant Park" fundraiser, on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
Mother Nature gave the organizing committee a sense of false hope, when Co-Chairs Ross Forsyth and Michelle Miller stepped out of their respective homes at 6 that morning, to find bright blue skies, a few white fluffy clouds and an already warm breeze in the air. Just a couple of hours later, the original 'open air' serving site at Brant Park Conservation Area was set up, dark clouds rolled in, and everyone hustled to a sheltered area, moments before the sky opened up.
"It was a surprise to look up all of a sudden to see the sky turn black, but as soon as we heard the thunder, JCI Brantford members were quick to tear down and set up again under cover" says Forsyth. "But in true JCI fashion, we were able to make the move in under 10 minutes, and no one was the wiser- until now!" he finishes with a laugh.
All in all, Miller says, “ the event was a huge success- some people showed up, regardless of the rain, while others called the hotline to confirm we were going ahead. The kids didn’t seem to mind the weather at all- we had a great entertainer singing and interacting with everyone with his puppet; the clowns were kept busy with face painting and balloon animals. Once the rain let up around 9:15, the inflatable castle was opened up, and the kids had a blast in there. With the rain, the slide turned into a mini waterslide- the kids were going in dry, coming out dripping!”
Event Sponsors, John Oddi and David de Dominicis from Royal le Page Action Realty, were also present, helping out and enjoying the morning. Oddi spent the morning assisting the cooks at the Crown Verity tailgate trailer BBQ and watching the fun everyone was having. “Next year, no rain!” was his remark, after stating he would gladly be back next year, supporting this great event, assisting in part the Charity of Hope.
A portion of proceeds raised from this year’s Breakfast will be going to the Charity of Hope,
For those who attended, THANKS! For those who were unable to make it out, we’ll see you next year!
The 2010 Breakfast in Brant Park has been scheduled for Saturday, July 10, 2010. We will be undercover again, in the “Parkview Pavillion” at Brant Park. Please watch for more information; Tickets will go on sale in May next year!
Many thanks to all our sponsors and supporters;
Royal le Page Action Realty
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Local Senator "Jailed" for a good cause
JCI Brantford Senator Syd Bolton was recently arrested, brought before a judge, and eventually thrown into a jail cell at the Lynden Park Mall on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Not to fear, it was all for a good cause. Crimestoppers, which receives no government funding for the rewards it gives to tipsters regarding crimes, has run the "Jail and Bail" for three years now.
Bolton, who was charged with "Playing games and having too much fun at work" showed up with counsel, fellow Senator Paul Oddi who defended him as much as possible. The situation was exacerbated by Bolton as he played with his PSP during the hearing, which did not impress the Judge - his honour Chris Friel (former mayor of Brantford).
Bail was set initially at $400, but Friel added an additional $200 to the amount citing Bolton's Expositor articles as the source of frustration to him. Bolton had brought in $360 in bail money and had to work quickly from his jail cell to raise the additional funds.
His stay was made slightly more pleasant by the company he had. Not long after being incarcerated, Bolton was soon joined by none other than Walter Gretzky. "It was a pleasure to be in here with him" Bolton said in an interview afterwards. "It's rare to get a chance to talk to Walter where he can't get away". The two were then spotted later with their heads sticking out between the bars.
In the end, Bolton was released upon raising $760 through phone calls and some sheer begging to the public that was present. A few more donations followed, bringing the grand total raised to $800.
If you are interested in helping out, you still can. Just drop off a cheque made out to "Brant-Brantford Crimestoppers" to the police station, and in the memo field put something like "Keep Syd Bolton in Jail".
Effective Speaking Competition Winner Announced
At our May dinner meeting, the Chair of the JCI Brantford Effective Speaking Competition (Aaron DeMille) announced our winner - JCI Senator Syd Bolton! On April 2nd it was a tightly contested match between our competitors and Syd came out on top. Now Syd will go on to compete against the winners from other Chapters in the Great Lakes Region and the winner from that goes up against representatives from across Canada. It doesn't end there, the winner from Canada takes on other countries in the Americas and then goes on to the world competition. It is an extremely high caliber event. Congratulations Syd and good luck as you move forward.
Another new member inducted
JCI Brantford would like to welcome its newest member, Michelle Giffin. Michelle has taken on the role of organizing our dinner meetings and did a great job at her first one in April. Michelle was introduced to the Chapter by Senator Syd Bolton.