Recap of the Annual General Meeting

Approximately 100 people attended the Team Cornwall Annual General Meeting today at the Ramada Hotel. Many were anxious to learn about the 2015 International Plowing Match from guest speaker Jim Brownell. A recap of Mr. Brownell’s presentation can be found here.

Chair Peter Gault started the meeting by talking about the achievement of the Team Cornwall members over the past several months. Most notably, the Team Cornwall Bursary Program has been expanded. The bursary program offers numerous bursaries to Cornwall students for community service, academic excellence and also offers awards to students attending the St. Lawrence College in Cornwall. The increase in the size of the bursary program is an important way to help expand the horizons of local students.

Treasurer Paul Desnoyers presented the 2014 Financial Statements for Team Cornwall noting that the organization produced a $69,000 operating surplus.

A new Board of Directors was elected to Team Cornwall and announced at the AGM. The new board is a mix of returning and new members. The 2015 Board of Directors will be made up of the following members:

• Paul Desnoyers-CKDM Chartered Accountants
• Joanne Brault-Ramada Hotel
• Valérie Doré-McDonald Duncan
• Dani Tedesco-Derouchie-Guy Lauzon, MP / Député – Constituency Assistant
• Peter Gault-Busitech
• Todd Bennett-Farm Boy
• Alison Hudson-Alison Wonderland Band
• Nada Kovinich-RE/MAX
• Gilles Latour-Latour Financial Group Inc.
• David Murphy-Benson Autoparts
• Bob Peters-Cornwall Economic Development
•Amanda Brisson-Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Cornwall & District
• Wendy Hargreaves-Kelsey’s Cornwall
• Diane Brown-City of Cornwall
•Denis Lapierre-Crelogix

The meeting wrapped up with information about upcoming events, including the Team Cornwall Golf Tour on September 9th. Members are encouraged to take photos of them representing Cornwall as they travel this summer.