October 24th 2016 Oshawa October 27th 2016 Mississauga Chapter Chair Report October 24th 2016 Oshawa October 27th 2016 Mississauga

AGENDA Chair’s Report………………Titus Ramkhalawansingh President’s Report………….. Patte Seaton PIC Report…………………..Mike Nicoloff (Oshawa) Bell Canada Update…. Kerry Arbour (Mississauga) Ontario Estate Tax…… Jeremy Bertrand.

Chapter Activities Membership Recruitment Sustainability Committee led by John Bell focusing on new approaches Current members can recruit new members with gift membership THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO HELP LIMITED TIME Sustainability Team Camie Tang-Chang/Cathy Vendramin Several New Board Members recruited Looking for a meeting coordinator can split the job by location Looking for a Vice Chair and replacement for myself New Partnership with The Personal Special Mailing to promote The Personal Most importantly aid membership renewal

Membership Status Membership as of September 2016: 3081 Non renewals contacted by phone Spring: 347 After emails and postalreminder we call each members Discontinued for Non-Payment: Total Members Added in 2016 109 New Members to September 2016: 78 Rejoined or transferred in 31 Total losses 179 The effort expended on renewals diminishes recruiting efforts Help us recruit members to keep our voice strong our gift membership promotion provides a tool to help you!

Chapter Financials YTD September 2016 Revenue to September for 2016……… 63,079 Chapter Operating Expenses YTD.……. 13,021 Transfers to BPG Corporate 2016 Initial Transfer May $26,183 Special levy April $25,704 2nd Transfer $4,900 Total Corporate Contribution 2016 56,787 Chapter Liabilities…(mostly 2017 dues) 18,350* Chapter Assets including liabilities.…… 122,137* Bottomline is that our current situation is unsustainable and action is required before we deplete our reserves.

Current Chapter Board Glen Simpson – Treasurer Kathy Stoddard – Assistant Treasurer Cathy Vendramin – Secretary / Sustainability / Recruiting Camie Tang-Chang – Sustainability / Recruiting Dave Milne – Database Coordinator Sharon MacIntosh – Member Contact Prime Al Bowcott – Past Chair Newsletter Editor Jim McColl – Newsletter Production Past chair Phil Thomson – Chapter Webmaster Marianne Goreki – Membership Support Alice Gould – Meeting Coordinator Mike Nicoloff – Recruiting Committee / Database Backup John Bell – Recruiting Committee Prime Don Smith - Director at Large Dave Barrett - Director at Large past Database Prime Pam Fox Director at Large

Questions Any concerns or questions about operation of chapter ?

President’s Report Patte Seaton is in her first year as president after serving as VP Ontario and Corporate Secretary.