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EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS for 2017 – 2018
President Bill
Lawrie
Past President John
Bishop
Past -
Past-President Al
Wilson
Vice-President George
Haywood
Treasurer Bob
Lord
Secretary Ann
Weatherby
BOARD OF DIRECTORS for 2017 – 2018
Woodpens Members
MEETING
SCHEDULE for the BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Monday, April, 16th
10:30 a.m. to Noon
Monday, September 17th
10:30 a.m. to Noon
Monday, October 15th
10:30 a.m. to Noon
Monday, November 19st
10:30 a.m. to Noon
(Possibly
followed by:
Board Members “Annual Christmas Luncheon”--Noon
to ?
December---No Meeting
A
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WOODPENS’ CLUB
In
early 1980 Ian Cant, Manager of Employee Benefits, in the Human Resources
office, suggested that Woodward’s Retirees should form a club. On June 30th,
1980 a group of Woodward’s retirees received Woodward’s approval
and cooperation to start a retirees’ social club. A committee was appointed and and interim executive was elected to get things underway.
The Executive Committee members were:
President Mr.
Bill Woodruff
Vice-president Mr.
Bob Tinck
Secretary Mrs.
Betty Skinner
Treasurer Mrs.
Ann Warkentin
Communications Mr.
Tom Duck
Visitation
and Phoning Mrs. Emma Weber
Social
and Hobbies Mr.
Bill Dalaymple
Benefit
Changes Mr.
Stan Mortimer
After
several meetings, the executive committee identified four areas where the club
should be active: communications, counselling, visitation, and social
activities. The club was to be called the Woodpens’
Club Retirees Association. At the beginning, the annual membership fee was
$2.00 and Woodward’s Stores Ltd. advanced the Club a loan of $2500 which
was paid back over a two year period. The Club’s first activity was a
picnic trip to Squamish
on the Royal Hudson on July 31st, 1980.
Membership is available to all former employees of Woodward
Stores, full-time and part-time staff members from the Retail, Food, and all
Sales Support areas of the company, B.C. and Alberta.
The
Club was incorporated on October 4th, 1983, in the province of
British Columbia, with the Registrar of Companies, under the Society Act of
British Columbia (just 9 years before Woodward’s Stores Limited closed
its doors after being in business for 101 years).. Since its inception the
purpose of the Club, as outlined in its constitution, continues to be achieved.
·
To provide a means of friendly association
a recreation for all former Woodward’s employees, retail, food, and sales
support areas, full-time, regular
part-time, and part-time regardless of years of service.
·
To foster among its members a continuing
fellowship and spirit of mutual helpfulness.
·
To exemplify and perpetuate those
principles which came to be regarded as ideals and traditions of
Woodward’s Stores Ltd. – to keep the “Spirit of
Woodward’s” alive.
·
To participate in activities that are of
service to the community, contribute to the progress of the Club and to promote
happiness, well-being, and usefulness of the membership.
