Jun 29, 2016
Devon Rowan came to OCUF in March of 2007. Now in her tenth year with the Foundation, she has decided to move on to a new opportunity. This decision comes on the heels of a very successful fundraiser, talk about going out on a high note!
Over the years she has seen a number of changes with the Foundation, probably safe to say many have occurred over the past fifteen months working with me. Rather than resist change she embraced it. She enhanced processes and procedures based on creative thinking and sound institutional knowledge. Devon has been a pleasure to work with and a great colleague who I could trust and rely on. Board Chair Dan Coldwell said “Devon it’s been an absolute pleasure working with you these past few years. You’ve been a true and loyal soldier for the foundation and we’ll certainly miss you.”
Devon, a sincere than you for your many years of service and dedication to OCUF. On behalf of the many credit union staff, vendors and other associations you have interacted with, we say thank you.
Devon’s last day is June 30th. We wish her the best as she embarks on a new chapter in her life.
Clayton
Jun 16, 2016
The 25th Golf Classic & Improve Your Business Skills workshop couldn’t have got much better. Unlike last year, the weather was fantastic. Lionhead Golf & Country Club staff did an excellent job accommodating us, and guests were busy visiting with old friends. Here are some of winners.
The focus this year was less on golf prowess and more on having fun. That said, the foursome from Hamilton Commercial Printers, Harry Blunt (photo to right) and team were 
told by the Pro Shop they had one of the lowest net scores ever turned in!
The Tandia team of Kathy Clark, Nancy DiGregorio, Sandy Alward, and Donna Sheppard won the “most honest” team (photo on left). It took the Pro Shop a while to add things up, but they had the highest score. I don’t know about you, but I’d give my money to someone that honest! Way to go ladies.
The putting contest winner (by way of a playoff just before dinner) was Roger Lake from Smart Solutions (photo on right). Anyone who attempted to get the ball though one of the five holes will attest to the fact you had to be a) very good, or b) very lucky!
The Mixed Team was randomly selected from all of those who played. It was great to see so many teams with a mix of men and women. The award went to Team 7A from Alterna. Frugina Ball, Joel Camasta, Velma Jagroop, and Joel Savaglio. Frugina was pretty confident they had won the most honest team award and was surprised when told they did not. Asked if they had had fun and she replied “for sure!”
The Best Dressed Team went to team 11A gathered from PenFinancial. Truth be told they bribed the judge (which was permitted in the rules). Diane Nieuwesteeg, who claimed she was a tall has her age (really!), suggested they were absolutely the best dressed team. Who was going to argue?!
As a result of a communication mix up the On/Off the Green contest, we did a random draw of all who golfed and Dave 
Stoddard from one of the PACE foursomes won. He was pleased to have one a dozen Nike golf balls that compliment the now famous “Nike wedge” utilized by a number of the golfers.
And there was our Beat the Pro contest on hole #11. Seven individuals beat the professional golfer. Blake Dumelie, Jason McSpadden, Dave Gunderson, Rick Hamilton, Mark Caulder, Susan Rosen, and Edwin Leung had their names ente
red into the draw and the winner was….Susan Rosen from Gowling WLG LLP, playing on team 12A. (photo on right)
Lastly we asked Improv instructor, actor, and comedian Stephanie Herrera from Durham Improv to select one of the Improve Your Business Skills participants for the Best Improv Performance. Stephanie was most impressed with all of those who attended the workshop, but said one person stood out in terms of progress and 
she was thrilled to announce the winner as Janine Belzak representing St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation. Congratulations Janine, we know you stepped way out of your comfort zone! (photo on left – L Janine R Stephanie)
The real winners of the day will be the 2017 Youth Bursary recipients and the CYL Program. Thank you to everyone who made the day a huge success!
Jun 15, 2016
Click on the picture to see the full gallery of photos from the 25th Golf Classic & Improv held June 13, 2016 at the prestigious Lionhead Golf & Country Club. The golfers were challenged on the Master’s course but everyone survived the day with a lot of fun had by all. Pictured here is one of the PACE foursomes catching some shade.
Improve Your Business Skills with Stephanie Herrera was a lot of fun for those learning new improv skills to think quicker and be more creative.
All the photos are downloadable. On the gallery page, click on any of the photos and the full gallery opens up. Choose the photo you want, right click, then “Save image as…”
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