[From the Ontario District's newsletter, The Trillium, issue 59-03, July - September, 2005 , Waldo Redekop, editor.]

Thanks, Ontario District

By Chuck Alexander, Ontario District EVP

At the Council of Chapter President’s (CCP) meeting on April 17, 2005, I pleaded to those in attendance to go back to their chapters and encourage their members to join the district’s group e-mail system. I did so as I felt that direct communication with our members was a vital component in getting information out on district and society plans and programs.

It is with a great deal of pleasure that I announce that we have seen an increase of almost 50 percent as we now have 567 members signed up as of July 31. Based on this number, that means we now have over 42 percent of the Ontario District members on our Yahoo group mail system.

To all of those chapters who have signed up their members in bulk, I extend a personal thank you. Without your efforts, we would not have reached our current figure.

If your chapter has not already discussed joining the group or if you wish to do it on your own, please feel free to contact Waldo Redekop at communications @ ontariodistrict.com. He will need your name, e-mail address and the chapter to which you belong, or you can contact Waldo for further instructions as to how to subscribe to this system.     k