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Dear QART members and friends,
The deadline to give in your name to attend the QART Thanksgiving luncheon is Friday, October 3rd . If you intend to go and have not yet given in your name, please inform Steve Dursa by then. You can call Steve at (514)-991-0393, preferably between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm, or you can e-mail him at stevedur2020@gmail.com. The luncheon will be held at Scarolie’s restaurant on Wednesday, October 8th. Entry is at 11:30 am, when the restaurant opens its doors. Scarolie’s is a very popular Italian restaurant, located at 950 St. John’s boulevard in Pointe Claire. It is easily accessible and has ample parking. Go west on the Trans-Canada (Highway 40), take exit 52 (St. Jean), turn right on Selkirk, turn left on Brunswick, cross St. John’s, and then turn to the right, into the shopping centre parking lot. Scarolie’s offers good food at a reasonable price. The restaurant has a lunch menu which includes soup and a main course. As a bonus, the restaurant also has included the coffee. Meals on the lunch menu range from $18.45 to $24.95. Tax and tip are extra. You can check out the lunch menu at www.scarolies.com/en. The restaurant’s telephone number is 514-694-8611. QART will offer as door prizes, two bottles of wine and two free meals. Each paid-up regular or honorary member attending has a chance to win one of these prizes. QART also will offer all attending a free slice of cake for dessert. Guests are welcome. Also take note that plans are now being made for a QART Memorial Mass and Luncheon on Wednesday, November 5th. More information about this event will be mailed out to you when it is available.
Happy Thanksgiving, and hope to see you at the celebration. John.
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WHAT’S UP NEXT? At this point in the normal QART calendar, there remains just one event, the AGM and accompanying luncheon. This is usually scheduled in May. No AGM could be held last year because of the pandemic. For the same reason, I do not foresee holding a physical AGM this year until the fall, at the earliest. However, our financial year ends March 31st. Before we plan anything further, our treasurer, Steve Dursa, has to close the year and produce the annual financial statements. QART will send these to you in the next bulletin. Once QART’s financial statements are published, we will be ready in May to start collecting next year’s membership fees. To do this, Steve Dursa will first send out invoices. A few days later, he will send you a statement of account. Please wait until you receive your statement of account before you pay. A large number of regular members have earned varying amounts of credits in compensation for the lack of physical events in 2020-2021. Waiting for your statement of account helps ensure that you pay the correct amount with your credits worked in. This year, we will replace the May AGM luncheon with a stay-at-home event if it is financially possible. Before QART can return to normal group activities, we would need that a large percentage of the population be vaccinated, that social distancing be lifted, and that indoor locations, such as restaurants, be fully opened. I am not sure when all this will happen, but I believe that our memorial celebration in November and our Christmas gathering in December are definite possibilities. |
New Notice about Membership Fees
April marks the beginning of QART's new financial year. Soon, we will start our membership drive for 2025-2026. Membership is the life blood of our association. We depend on your support, generosity, and promptness. I thank you in advance in making the upcoming membership drive a success. There will be no change in the membership fees charged for 2025-2026. The regular membership is $35; an honorary member who has 25 years of membership attained before July 2013 pays $0; an honorary member who has 25 years of membership attained after July 2013 pays $15; a member at large who just wishes to receive our general mailings but not participate in any QART meeting or activity pays $15
. In early May, QART Treasurer, Steve Dursa, will send each QART member an invoice for QART membership in 2025-2026. Be on the lookout for these personalized invoices.
If you wish to contact Steve, you can email him at stevedur2020@gmail.com. You can also reach him by mail at
QART
291 ave. du Parc L'Ile-Perrot, QC J7V 9Z5 Attention: Steve Dursa
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QART has an email address Do you want to communicate with QART ? Perhaps you have a suggestion or a comment. You can reach QART or any member of the Executive Committee at just one email address, qart.mtl@outlook.com
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