Agenda for the AGM Wednesday October 7th

WECSSO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Wednesday October 7th at 1pm
Ciociaro Club, Salon C

AGENDA

1. Welcome from the President- Ron Ottogalli
2. Day of Remembrance- John Rudak
3. Approval of the minutes of 2025 AGM-motion to approve
4. Business Arising from the minutes
5. Treasurer’s Report-Steve Sabina
6. Bingo Report- Ron Ottogalli
7. Commissioner’s Report-Rick Anderson
8. Red Division Convenor Report- Dave Haesler
9. Blue Division Convenor Report- Rob Ceschan
10. Green Division Convenor Report- Dave Lariviere
11. Indoor Slo-Pitch Report- Aldo Bertucci
12. Annual Banquet- Aldo Bertucci
13. Umpires Report- Barbara Sanders
14. Medical Services-/ Health and Safety-Dave Lariviere
15. Webmaster Report-Patti Mouland
16. Membership-Final Report- Brian Adlam Registrar , Past President
17. Proposed Changes to Constitution- see note*
18. Nominations for the Board- six elected to be for two year term
19. Voting (if needed)
20. Results of the elections
21. Questions from the floor
22. Closing remarks by the President
23. Motion to adjourn

NOTE*
1. Proposed change to amendment The Past President serve for one year on the Board
to assist with transition issues during which they do not have a vote. Following their one year,
unless they become an elected member through the election process their time on the Board
comes to an end. Motion by Barbara Sanders Seconded by Aldo Bertucci

2. Proposed change to amendment- Any player, being an active member for 20
years(cumulative), will be honored with a Life membership. This membership allows the player
to be able to continue playing for as many years as they wish for an annual fee of $75.00.
Moved by Brian adlam. Seconded by Don Balkwill.

Day of Remembrance

WECSSO would like to express our sincere gratitude to John Rudak, the volunteers, and special presenters who made our Day of Remembrance such a revered event. Thanks to all the WECSSO members who attended the ceremony in support of the families.

To the families, although we miss our former members, we remember them fondly and thank you for sharing a part of them with us. 

If you were unable to attend please enjoy the pictures in the gallery below. 

WECSSO Canned Food Drive 2026

Although we lost a collection day (rainout on Wednesday), Jack was able to make the following donations to the Essex Area Food Bank:

Cash amount: $1,005
Food donations: 6 “Costco size” buggies full of groceries
 
In future years, Jack’s plan is to alternate the recipients of the donations from city to county to city etc.
WECSSO would like to thank all its members for their contributions and a special thank you to Jack Bump for his efforts in this worthwhile project.

WECSSO 4th Annual Golf Tournament

Click on the files below once to reveal information about the 2026 Golf Tournament. Once it appears Click on it a second time to enlargen it, and print it off when you are ready to apply for the tournament.

WECSSO Annual Golf Outing flyer 2026

WECSSO Annual Golf Outing Registation Form 2026

Anyone interested in donating door prizes for the tournament should be directed to:

Don Balkwill (donduke42@gmail.com)

or Mike Palenchar (michaelpalenchar1@outlook.com)

Spring Meeting

Thanks to all the WECSSO members who came out to our Annual Spring Meeting yesterday at the Ciociaro Club. It was a success in delivering information about the upcoming season in May.

Enjoy the pictures below

Looking forward to seeing everyone opening day!

2025 Annual Banquet

We would like to thank all the people who attended our WECSSO Annual Banquet, making it another successful event. Many thanks to the WECSSO Board, the Social Committee, and the Ciociaro Club for a great meal and a fun evening of laughs with friends. President Ron Ottogalli delivered his address on the indoor and summer seasons.  Our Convenors summarized their season and awarded the team Champions for each division.  Long time Board member and Blue division Convenor, Chris Brennan, was honoured for his many years of service to the league. The pictures in the gallery below provide a glimpse of the evening.

Indoor season is around the corner.  

The new Board of Directors will be meeting in November to start work on the 2026 season.  A warm welcome to David Lariviere who was elected to the Board at our Fall AGM.  Looking forward to the 2026 season.

Stay safe and healthy over the winter.  As spring approaches please check the website for periodic updates.

Annual Golf Tournament

The WECSSO Board would like to thank Mike Palenchar and Don Balkwill for arranging another very successful Golf tournament on Friday August 15th.  88 golfers teed off at 9am under ideal weather conditions.  One could not ask for a better day to play golf with friends and fellow WECSSO members.

Thanks, also, to Patti, Barbara, Elaine, Daniela, who gave up their day to assist behind the scenes. Thank you to Lally Southpoint Ford, Manager Tom Leckie, for providing bottles of water for our golfers, and to those that provided door prizes, your generosity is greatly appreciated.

To Orchard View Golf, you are always supportive, organized, and a pleasure to work with.

The food from Colasanti’s was delicious and plentiful.

Finally, a big thank you to the golfers who participated in our tournament. We’re glad you had a great time and we look forward to your return next year for our 4th Annual tournament.

Enjoy the pics below.