The Annual General Meeting of Honour House Society was held at New Chelsea Gardens on December 1st, 2010.
Two founding Directors took their leave and Howard Blank was elected by acclamation to the Board of Directors. President Alan DeGenova told the AGM that Mr. Blank, who operates Vancouver’s River Rock Casino Resort, is anenergetic businessman who will lead a renewed fund raising effort tocomplete and furnish the Honour House interior early in 2011.
Members attending the AGM were informed that Cam Cathcart has decided to step down from the Board. Cam left Honour House after more than four yearsof volunteer service, remaining on the Board until Honour House opened onNovember 10, 2010. He told the AGM he was “delighted and honoured” to bepart of the official opening and that it was now “time to make way forsomeone with new ideas and new energy” on the Board.
Cam has agreed to serve on the Honour House Advisory Panel and will continue his outreach activities including Honour House presentations to various organizations, and liaising with the Royal Canadian Legion, the VeteransTransition Program and New Chelsea Society.
President DeGenova informed the meeting of the earlier resignation of Brian Archer, another founding Director, following his appointment as ExecutiveDirector of the Legion Foundation. Like Cam, Brian will stay on as a memberof the Advisory Panel. Both Directors were thanked for their contributionsin making Honour House become a reality
Re-elected to the Honour House Society Board of Directors were AlanDeGenova, President; Jim Stanton, Vice-president and Secretary; JohnAppleby, Treasurer, and Michael Flanigan, Larry Kerr and Joel Camley asDirectors.