As per our constitution, at the first meeting of the board following the AGM, the board elects its executive and ad hoc chairs.

Here’s a list of the Board of Directors executive for the 2010-2011 association year:

President: Matt Muirhead
Vice President: Alan Kerstenbeck
Secretary: Bonnie Chevrier
Financial Agent: Steve Liakos
Membership: Marlene Laverty-Labelle
Fundraising: Rodney Stead
Communications: Cameron Bishop

To join our Board of Directors, or volunteer for one of our many events, please get in touch!

If you’re interested in joining our Board of Directors and want to become more involved, here’s what you need
to know and do:

• Our main objective is to position our candidate – currently the Honourable Gordon O’Connor, for election

• Board meetings cover the logistics of getting ready for the next election, increasing donations, and increasing memberships

• We do not discuss Party policy issues at the Board meetings (but any Party member can join the Policy
working group to discuss policy without being on the Board of Directors)

• Board members are a central core of volunteers who undertake such duties as attending board meetings,
staffing booths at Fairs (4 hour shifts), membership drives, fundraising, mail-outs, being active on one of our
committees, helping to organize and/or working at one or more of our events, membership data corrections in
our records, and other similar activities. The Election of Board members takes place at the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Any member who has been a member for at least 21 days can stand for election to the Board.

If you are interested, please submit a short biographical summary (approximately 150 words, or less) for
publication at the AGM. Submissions may be sent to conservative@cmmca.ca, or mailed to our postal
address, but must reach us at least three days before the AGM in order to be included in the printed handout
at the meeting. Alternately, be prepared to give a verbal equivalent at the AGM.

Position descriptions of committee chairs and the Executive are posted on our website.

Hope to see you at our Annual General Meeting!

April 29th, 2010

Stittsville Legion (Upper Hall) at 7:00pm

All members welcome! Refreshments will be served.

As always, our MP, the Honourable Gordon O’Connor will be there to say a few words and we are pleased to present Author Bob Plamondon as our guest speaker. Mr. Plamondon has authored Full Circle: Death and Resurrection in Canadian Conservative Politics and Blue Thunder: The Truth about Conservatives from Macdonald to Harper

Ticket prices are $25 each.

Dinner includes Spaghetti with meatballs/meat sauce, salad, garlic bread, dessert and coffee. There will also be a cash bar at the event.

You can purchase your tickets online with a credit via our secure website.

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ONLINE

We look forward to seeing you there.

Map to Kanata Legion at 70 Hines Rd.

Senator Duffy spoke passionately about the Conservative Party of Canada – both past and present.

Special guests included Laureen Harper, Heather Duffy, Fredericton MP Keith Ashfield, Ottawa mayor Larry O’Brien and his wife Colleen, and of course the Honourable Gordon O’Connor and his wife Carol.

The event was MC’d by our Communications Director, Matt Muirhead and was held at the Kanata Holiday Inn on Kanata Avenue. Our thanks to the Holiday Inn team for the professional service and delightful meal.

Senator Duffy topped the evening off with his own “stand-up” routine and everyone in attendance came away smiling.

Special thanks to event organizer Rick Chase who serves on the EDA Board of Directors as Events Coordinator.

Pictures to follow soon!

This year our guest speaker is Senator Mike Duffy.  Our MP, the Honourable Gordon O’Connor will also be in attendance and we expect to have other MPs/Ministers/Senators join us as well.

Dinner includes balsamic glazed chicken with caramelized onions and roasted red pepper sauce, mini red potatoes, a medley of steamed vegetables, fresh baked rolls, crudites and dip, roasted tomato and gin bisque, market fresh greens with sliced strawberries  and a chocolate ganache and apricot torte with English cream and freshly brewed coffee.

Ticket prices are $125 each and a tax receipt will be issued for a portion of the ticket price.

The event is taking place at the Holiday Inn Select in Kanata, located at 101 Kanata Ave. in Ottawa Ontario (at intersection of Highway 417 and Kanata Ave.)

You can order tickets by visiting our secure online site or you can call our association at 613-592-9550 or email us at conservative@carleton-mississippimills.ca .  We look forward to seeing you there.

For Directions from key points/cities you can visit the Holiday Inn Select website.