Minutes of Annual General Meeting
Chairman - Bert Keene
Secretary - Derek Riley
- The chairman declared a quorum was present and the meeting was formally called to order.
- Minutes of the AGM meeting held December 9th, 2015
It was resolved that the minutes of the meeting be dispensed with. The motion was proposed by Mr. Bogert, seconded by Mr. Crook and received unanimous approval.
- Financial Report
A motion was made to accept the Annual Financial statements and report dated December 9, 2015 as presented by Mr. Bracht – proposed by Mr. Nederpal, seconded by Mr. LeHeup and received unanimous approval. Highlights included assets of cash and investments of $ 203K, a projected breakeven result for year ended December 31 and an Endowment Fund of $ 173K. Donation receipts also reinstated thru the efforts of Mssrs. Bracht, Godbold , Nicholls and Chris Lowcock. A new fund raising campaign to be launched with $ 28K in pledges outstanding.
- Chairmans Report (Report filed by Mr. Keene)
One member was recognized as deceased last year - Ian McAvity.
The Chairman reviewed the Club's Vision, Mission, Values and Strategic Goals and Objectives over the past 5 years with much success listed below. Financially the Jesters has grown in assets from $ 50K to over $ 200K.
Recognition was given to Jay Nash for the Nash Cup Tournament and its donation of $ 3K to the University League.
Recognition given to Mr. Deverill for running an ever growing and successful Junior program.
Recognition given to Mssrs Carter and Crozier for organizing and running a very successful 25 team University League.
Recognition given to Mr. Crook and Lolly Gillen for organizing the AGM and Luncheon and SantaPalooza Doubles matches. All proceeds raised ( $ 1,075) to go towards Jester Junior Bursery.
Recognition given to Mr. Baldwin for running the recent Ontario Doubles Championships; Mr. Crook for captaining the recent Lapham Grant event in New York, Mr. Wheeler for captaining the recent Can-Am Cup in Delaware, and Mr. McCarthy for hosting the Spring party.
We hosted a South African tour from September 14-18, 2016 with great success.
The Website will be able to accept online donations very shortly.
Strachan Jarvis to arrange fixtures for the year.
Jester's Apparel to be available for purchase online thru the website.
Jester of the Year awarded to Mr. Norm Crook for his outstanding support and efforts to the Ontario Jesters.
- Election of Executive
The following Nominees were presented for election to the Executive Committee for the following year:
Bert Keene, Derek Riley, Ed Bracht, Rea Godbold, Jay Nash, Norm Crook, Al Hunt, Alex Carter, and Jeff Deverill.
The motion was proposed by Mr. Bogert, seconded by Mr. Manley, and received unanimous approval.
- Other Business
Mr. Caldwell spoke to the 5th year anniversary for Urban Squash. 80 kids from Grade 6-10 will be in the program this year. Twenty similar programs across North America. There will be an upcoming fundraising event on March 2nd, 2017.
Mr. Hall spoke to the upcoming Squash Ontario Hall of Fame dinner on March 30th, 2017 to be held at the Toronto Cricket Club.
Mr. LeHeup spoke to the upcoming Lapham Grant event to be held in Calgary April 23rd, 2017, and that four candidates have been selected for the England 2017 Tour.
Mr. Nicholls spoke to the growth of Regional Development and High Performance with the sponsored Jester's Junior Travelling Team where ten juniors will travel to Ottawa and London in February, 2017, and be reciprocated by 20 juniors coming to Toronto in April, 2017. 750 juniors now registered and playing in Ontario.
- Meeting Termination
There being no further business to discuss, on motion duly made, it was resolved that the meeting be terminated. The resolution was proposed by Mr. Bracht, seconded by Mr. Bogert and approved unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 pm.