Racine Families Association

OUR ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2010

The 2010 General Assembly of the Racine Families’ Association was held after lunch at l’Institut de tourisme et d’hôtellerie du Québec on Sunday 8 August 2010.

 The Association’s President, Jacques H. Racine, welcomed everyone to the meeting.  After the adoption of the agenda, the President invited the Secretary, Mr. Gustave Racine, to read the minutes of the 2009 meeting, which were accepted.  The President then thanked Roger Racine and Yolande Huppé, and their supporters Jean-Paul and Jean-Louis Racine, for having organized an excellent 2010 reunion.

 Yolande Huppé thanked everyone for attending.

 The President then announced that the 2011 reunion would be held in September in Ottawa Ontario and that he would undertake to organize the reunion.

 In the absence of the Treasurer, the President then presented the financial statements for the preceding fiscal year of 1 June 2009 to 31 May 2010.  The financial statement  were approved by the members.

 When it came to the election of members of the Administrative Council, Mr. Denis Racine rose to announce that he wished to resign from the Council.  This therefore meant that 6 positions had to be filled, five positions for a three-year term and one person to finish the remaining two years of Denis’ term.  Six candidates were nominated and each accepted to be a Director.  These were: Jacques H. Racine, Gérard Racine, Anne-Sophie Guimond-Racine, Pierre Racine (Valleyfield), Céline Racine-Paquette and Monique Chevrefils.

 The General Assembly then adjourned for a few moments while the new Council met to elect its officers for 2010-2011.

The following appointments were then announced at the resumption of the meeting:

President                                 Jacques H. Racine

1st Vice-President                   Céline Racine-Paquette

2nd Vice-President                 Jean-Louis Racine

Treasurer                                 Pierre Racine (SAB)

Secretary                                 Gustave Racine

 In addition, the members of the Executive Committee are: Jacques H. Racine, Céline Racine-Paquette, Pierre Racine (SAB), Gilles Dupont and Gustave Racine.