Hello,

The local CA (provincial constituency association) met on May 27th - here are some highlights from the meeting.  By the way, the local EDA met on May 20th as well.
Local Business Award

• Arbour Environmental Shoppe, which sells environmentally safe goods, won the local business award. The framed certificate will be presented to one of the co-owners at the June 19th fundraiser.
• The regional/provincial winner was Sam Jake’s Inn in Merrickville.

Leadership with Heart

• A reminder about the great event on June 19th with Elizabeth May and Jen Hunter.
• Members should have received their invitations by now.

Summer Canvassing

• Mark Mackenzie is coordinating this summer’s canvassing and is looking for four volunteers. We want to begin identifying potential supporters for the next campaign.
• If you are interested, please visit our volunteer form.

Recycling information on our website

• We hope to include some video to liven up the subject and to answer in a fun way what is recyclable and what is not.

Pride Parade

• We are planning to participate in this year’s Pride parade on 30 August. We need volunteers to assist in planning the event.
• We’ll carry banners of both provincial and federal GP associations

Fundraiser

• We still need a Fundraising Chair, so please, if you are interested in filling this position, contact us soonest.
• Great suggestion for a fundraiser is a Circle Ottawa Centre by bicycle with the suggested date of July 17th.
• We hope to gather pledges from friends/relatives/acquaintances and perhaps sponsorships from local cycle shops.
• There will be kid-friendly things such as face-painting as well music and speeches for the adults.

Electoral Reform

• Martin is starting a wiki on electoral reform; he would like to get feeling of who is really interested in it.
• See http://votingreformcanada.wikispaces.com/

Until next time…