[GREN-Exec] GREN Federal Incorporation . Payment of expenses.

Tue Mar 30 10:19:08 EDT 2021

fine with me

john


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John Jackson
17 Major Street
Kitchener N2H 4R1
519-744-7503


> On Mar 30, 2021, at 9:19 AM, Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Thanks for the update.  Indeed, I would strongly recommend sending Patrick a cheque for $100 thanking him for his help with the website.  It will be unexpected but hopefully well received as I know that he has put a fair amount of time into things recently and is sad that we are moving the site to another developer.  He says that we don’t owe him anything but being a young kid in university $100 would be appreciated and likely needed.
> 
> I also think that it would be a good gesture on our part.
> 
> Are there any objections?
> 
> Thanks,
> Kevin.
> 
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> Kevin Thomason
> 
> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
> Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4
> 
> Phone: (519) 888-0519
> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
> Twitter: @kthomason
> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
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>> On Mar 30, 2021, at 8:40 AM, Greg Michalenko <gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca <mailto:gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca>> wrote:
>> 
>> My record shows that the payment  to Patrick was $195.42, by reimbursing John who paid him.
>> 
>> Shall we send him another $100, or something similar, for his recent time and efforts?  if so, do you have his current address?
>> - Greg
>> From: Kevin Thomason <kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 12:27:32 AM
>> To: Greg Michalenko
>> Cc: Susan Bryant; GREN Executive
>> Subject: Re: [GREN-Exec] GREN Federal Incorporation . Payment of expenses.
>>  
>> Excellent story Greg!  The recipes sound quite memorable!
>> 
>> I completely agree about sending a $100 cheque to the Wilmot Citizens for Safe Groundwater group - I have been trying to help them as much as possible and was communicating with them several times over the weekend.
>> 
>> In other news, I have gotten all of the website details and information from Patrick.  Ironically, just as we are moving the GREN website away from him he has finally been very good and responsive over about 20+ e-mails in the past two weeks as we try to figure things out.  Susan Koswan and I have interviewed Scott Wicken who seems fantastic, really responsive and quite affordable.  I have done a significant update of the site materials and will continue to work with Scott Wicken to see what we can get up and going in the weeks ahead.
>> 
>> Patrick says that we don’t owe him anything despite this recent time that he has spent with me.  Do you remember Greg when and how much the last amount we paid him?
>> 
>> Lets keep moving forward.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Kevin.
>> 
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>> 
>> Kevin Thomason
>> 
>> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
>> Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4
>> 
>> Phone: (519) 888-0519
>> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
>> Twitter: @kthomason
>> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
>> 
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>>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 3:28 PM, Greg Michalenko <gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca <mailto:gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Re:  Women's auxiliaries. I might have mentioned my historic association with auxiliaries.  When I was a student at the University of Saskatchewan a group of progressive women students formed the Women's Liberation Front, and, as expected there was some push-back.  Some of us sympathetic males were trying to think of a way to support them.  I suggested we form a Men's Auxiliary to the Women's Liberation Front and hold a fundraiser bake sale.  
>>> 
>>> Our call went out.  The rules were that the cooks had to be male, women were welcome to boss them about at will, with no objections allowed - and all baking had to be done barefoot and in the kitchen.  On the appointed day we were delighted by the response, received many more items than we'd anticipated, although the quality was pretty uneven.  We all had a lot of fun, we sold out every item, and turned over $129  (equivalent to about $300 to $400 in today's dollars) to the women.
>>> 
>>> I also have a cook book called Square Meals from the American midwest.  The recipes were gleaned from sources like "The women's auxiliary to the Ohio Corn Growers Association 75th anniversary Cookbook".  There is a chapter exclusively devoted to tuna casseroles, with about 30 different concoctions.  Carroll and I were invited to a 50th birthday party with a potluck based on a 1950s culinary theme.  From this cookbook, we brought "Flaming cabbage head with pupu sauce and cocktail wieners" and "Pepsi cola cake with peanut frosting".  The former earned us the prize for "recipe least likely to be asked for", and the pepsi cola cake, which was surprisingly good, got us prizes in two different categories.
>>> 
>>> I will be baking Ukrainian Easter babkas later this week.
>>> 
>>> Chees, Greg
>>> From: Susan Bryant
>>> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 2:53:10 PM
>>> To: Greg Michalenko
>>> Cc: Mr. Kevin R. Thomason; GREN Executive
>>> Subject: Re: [GREN-Exec] GREN Federal Incorporation . Payment of expenses.
>>>  
>>> I agree with sending a donation to Citizens for Safe Water. They put on a very good webinar recently and work very hard. Fighting aggregate extraction is pushing a giant boulder up a hill, but even a lost cause brings people together to shoulder the next challenge. And the next.  
>>> 
>>> A women’s auxiliary for us Susans!! Well, I can embroider. And make 3 very good cakes.   What auxiliary skills do you have on offer, Susan K?  LOL! 
>>> 
>>> Susan B
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>> On Mar 29, 2021, at 2:08 PM, Greg Michalenko <gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca <mailto:gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dear Grenlicks,
>>>> 
>>>> ELL Maybe they plan to set up a women's auxiliary to accommodate our Susans?
>>>> 
>>>> I'll get the cheques prepared. John spent Can$187.84 for website work, Kevin 213.80 for incorporation.  
>>>> 
>>>> I also would like to send $100 to the Citizens for Safe Groundwater  in Shingletown.  They have gone all-out with their local issue, but have also been active on policy issues.  When I appeared before the standing committee of the legislature regarding changes to the aggregate act at the London hearings, they were there too and made an excellent presentation based on a fine document. They've engaged a lawyer and 2 experts, so they have considerable expenses.  I think GREN should help them out.  Please let me know what you think.
>>>> 
>>>> - Greg
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> From: Executive <executive-bounces at gren.ca <mailto:executive-bounces at gren.ca>> on behalf of Mr. Kevin R. Thomason <kevthomason at gmail.com <mailto:kevthomason at gmail.com>>
>>>> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2021 12:50 PM
>>>> To: GREN Executive
>>>> Subject: [GREN-Exec] GREN Federal Incorporation
>>>>  
>>>> Hi GREN Executive,
>>>> 
>>>> As discussed, the Grand River Environmental Network has been able to successfully register as a federal not-for-profit corporation.  Attached below please fine our official Certificate of Incorporation and other relevant materials.
>>>> 
>>>> All seems good but for some reason they only listed the first three people (myself, John and Greg) that I put down as directors and Susan B along with Susan K have been overlooked.  Hopefully we can remedy this to have the full Executive represented in the near future.
>>>> 
>>>> Greg, I incurred costs of $213.80 for the registration that I have put on my credit card.  If I can get a cheque from you at some point to reimburse these registration expenses that would be fantastic.
>>>> 
>>>> Let me know any questions or ideas.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Kevin.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> <GREN Name Registration Invoice.png> 
>>>> <GREN Incorporation Invoice #1.png> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> <GREN CRA Business Number.png> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> 
>>>> Kevin Thomason
>>>> 
>>>> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
>>>> Waterloo, Ontario Canada  N2J 3Z4
>>>> 
>>>> Phone: (519) 888-0519
>>>> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
>>>> Twitter: @kthomason
>>>> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
>>>> 
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