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 2020 AGM 
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2022 Grand River Blues Society Annual General Meeting & 19th Anniversary Show
Come for the meeting, stay for the show!
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
AGM 1 pm - 2 pm
Stonewalls Restaurant
Hamilton, ON
All members of the Grand River Blues Society (GRBS) are once again welcome and urged to come out to our upcoming Annual General Meeting. This is an opportunity for you to hear from the Board of Directors and to participate in discussions about the future direction of the Society.
At the GRBS Annual General Meeting on Sunday, October 16th, 2022, there will be the annual election for positions on the Board of Directors. There are currently positions vacant on the board. We encourage Society members with experience or interest in finance, publicity, social media, or board governance to consider running for the board. 

A nomination form is available on-line.  If you are a GRBS member interested in becoming a director, get two other GRBS members to nominate you and submit your completed nomination form to the chair of the nomination committee, or email a scanned image of the completed form, by 1 pm, Friday, October 14
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Please email info@grandriverblues.org for more information.
Only business on the agenda or related thereto shall be transacted at such meeting unless:
a) A notice of motion to place an item on the agenda shall have been delivered to the
Secretary at least ten days prior to such meeting; or
b) Subject to the Corporations Act, the notice provision is waived by a majority vote
of those present and entitled to vote at such meeting.

The AGM is open to Grand River Blues Society members only.  Memberships can be purchased or renewed before the AGM, or on-line at  https://www.grandriverblues.org/join.html


GRBS Members attending the AGM at 1 pm will receive a rebate on the show ticket!

The Anniversary Show is open to the public, following the AGM.


Anniversary Party Featuring Spencer MacKenzie 
Stonewalls Restaurant
3pm -5pm

Tickets are $10 in advance and can be purchased at Picks and Sticks Hamilton or on-line at Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/spencer-mackenzie-cd-release-party-after-agm-for-grand-river-blues-society-tickets-408296976247?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete&keep_tld=1

 2019 Annual General Meeting  

Sunday February 21st, 2021
2020  17th Annual General Meeting
Virtual Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82117820118?pwd=WDNjSitDYTV5NVMxWTBSZ1NaYXFudz09
Chair Director, - Mike Carson
 
Call to order
Introduction of 2019 Board of Directors
     
    President Bruce Hall
    Chris Arsenault
    Brenda Thyer
    Mike Carson
    Gareth Jones
    Neil Tarswell
     John Jackson
    Claude Cloutier
    Tony Pemberton
    Fiona McFarlane
    Margot VanDerLaan

1) Approval of Agenda    Chair
2) Consent agenda            Chair
  • Membership report
  • Newsletter report
  • Merchandise report
  • Blues Clinic report
  • Blues camp report
4) Approval of 2019 minutes - Chair
5) Presidents Report - Bruce
6) Financial report 2019-  final statements  Fiona (posted below)
7) 2020 Nominations for BOD   Tony
The BOD has reviewed the process in light of the Covid Pandemic and has approved that the Directors elected today shall serve a 2 year term, Candidates for the 2020 election, to be considered at the 2020 AGM, shall serve their term until the 2024 election.
The following nomination forms have been received and nominated by 2 GRBS members
Chris Arsenault       
Claude Cloutier
Gareth Jones       
Jeff Martin
Bob O'Shaughnessy
Brenda Thyer
 
All candidates are acclaimed and shall serve as Directors until the 2023 AGM
Many thanks with our gratitude for retiring Director Fiona McFarlane
8) Open Forum - Chair
9) Closing remarks and prize draws - Bruce





All members of the Grand River Blues Society (GRBS) are once again welcomed and urged to come out to our upcoming Annual General Meeting. This is an opportunity for you to hear from the Board of Directors and to participate in discussion about the future direction of the Society.

The AGM is open to Grand River Blues Society members only.  Memberships can be purchased or renewed before the AGM, or on-line here.


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