• For our final meeting of the 2020/2021 season, President Jim Pollock thanked our existing executive committee members for all of the hard work that they have done over the past year to keep the Chatham Camera Club alive during the pandemic:
– Facebook Page Coordinators – Kathryn Anderson Parent and Martha Gillier
– Photo Challenge Managers – Jana Smith and Helen Heath
– Secretary – Barb Ferren
– Executive Assistants – Wendy McDonald and Mary Craig
– Vice President – Ric Aarssen
– Past President – Carson Plant
And a very special thank you to our Treasurer and Zoom meeting host, Julie Faas. It is no exaggeration that this season would have been lost if not for Julie’s knowledge of ZOOM meetings and her willingness to share her account with the Camera Club.
In recognition of her outstanding efforts, The Club presented this Certificate Of Appreciation.
• Jana Smith reviewed the scores for the final Photo Challenge.
High scores in the Novice Division for “Ice / Frozen Nature” went to Cindy Taleski (23.5 pts), Stacy Arnold (22.5 pts), Penny Rintoul (21 pts)
Top marks in the Intermediate/Advanced/Salon Division went to Keith Blackwell (25.5 pts), Linda Pepper (24.5 x 2), Mike Blazek (24 pts x 2), Dave Noordhoff (24 pts), Martha Gillier (24 pts), Jim Pollock (24 pts) All of the top scoring shots in both categories can be seen on our Club Photos page.
The final standings for the 2020/2021 Photo Challenge are:
Novice Divison
1st – Kim Charron
2nd – Cindy Taleski
3rd – Gord Myers
Intermediate Division
1st . Butch Dompierre
2nd – Jeff McDonald
3rd – Jana Smith
Advanced Division
1st – Julie Faas
2nd – Martha Gillier
3rd – Mary Craig
Salon Division
1st – Keith Blackwell
2nd – Linda Pepper
3rd – Jim Pollock
Photo Of The Year was presented to Keith Blackwell for his excellent photo:
• Jim Pollock announced the new executive for the 2021/2022 season:
– President – Cindy Talesky
– Vice President – Pat Beaton
– Treasurer – Julie Faas
– Secretary – Barb Ferren
– Photo Challenge Manager – Tere Deslippe
– Executive Assistants – Wendy McDonald, Jeff McDonald, Mary Craig, Linda Pepper
– Welcoming Manager – Catherine Dawson
– Facbook Coordinators – Kathryn Parent and Martha Gillier
This is what I like about photographs. They’re proof that just once, even for just a heartbeat, everything was perfect.
