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2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Lenore Summers

(W) 403.386.5604 [email protected]

Vice President Deborah Porath

(C) 403.969.7470 [email protected]

Treasurer Theresa Schultz


Secretary Linda Wright


Immediate Past President Roseline Cyr


Parliamentarian Sharon McClare

(H) 403.246.1282 [email protected]

EDITORIAL TEAM

2011 Editor Marilyn Carter


Photographer Marilyn Carter/Loreen Jensen

Board Contact Lenore Summers

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PURPOSE

The purpose of the Desk and Derrick Club is

to promote the education and professional

development of individuals employed in, or

affiliated with, the petroleum, energy and

allied industries and to educate the general public about these industries.

Communications / Website Marilyn Carter, Chair (W) 403.386.5056

[email protected]

Education Brigitte Shaw, Co-Chair (W) 403.716.6237

[email protected]

Ronda Cornell, Co-Chair (W) 403.514.7755

[email protected]

Membership

Tracy Fillmore, Chair (W) 403 386.5709

[email protected]

Reservations Sharon Grocutt, Chair (W) 403.723.3450

[email protected]

Program Mary Alice Rooney, Co-Chair (H) 403.275.6187

[email protected]

Linda Topolinsky, Co-Chair (W) 403.296.3066

[email protected]

2011 ADDC President

Angie Duplessis, Westbank Club

[email protected]

2011 Region VII Director

Barb Schaefer, Southeast Saskatchewan Club

(W) 306.634.7600

[email protected]

COMMITTEES

INSPIRATION POINT

Merry Christmas

Feliz Navidad (Spain/Chile)

Milad Majid (Arabic)

Froehliche Weihnachten (German)

Kala Christouyenna (Greek)

Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaii)

Nollaig Shona Dhuit (Ireland)

Sung Tan Chuk Ha (Korea)

Natale hilare et Annum Faustum (Latin)

Meri Kirihimete (Maori)

Merry Keshmish (Navajo)

Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia (Polish)

Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsum (Turkey)

Srozhdestvom Kristovym (Ukraine)

Chuc Mung Giang Sinh (Vietnam)

Nadolig Liawen (Wales)

Rehus-Beal-Ledeats (Africa)

Gun Tso Sun Tan’Gung Haw Sun (China)

Mitho Makosi Kesikansi (Cree)

Glaedelig Jul (Denmark)

Joyeux Noel (France)

Buone Feste Natalizie (Italy)

Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto (Japan)

God Jul (Norway/Sweden)

INDEX

Inspiration Point ................................................... 3

ABFDDC President’s Letter ................................... 4

What’s New?......................................................... 5

MS Office Help ...................................................... 5

Minutes of September Meeting ........................... 6

A Thousand Words ............................................... 7

Meeting Review.................................................... 8

Orientation Part 2 ............................................... 10

ADDC President’s Letter ..................................... 14

Region VII Director’s Letter................................. 15

ADDC Public Relations Letter.............................. 16

ADDC Contest Letter........................................... 17

Year End Reports ................................................ 18

Linda Green......................................................... 22

December Calendar ............................................ 23

January Calendar ................................................ 24

Change of Address Form..................................... 25

Meeting Notice ................................................... 26

ALBERTA FOOTHILLS DESK AND DERRICK CLUB MOTTO

“GREATER KNOWLEDGE – GREATER SERVICE”

December 2011

Is it really that time already?

This past year has flown by, and like most of

you, I find myself thinking back on all the things

that have changed in the last 12 months. The

biggest change for me was made by all of YOU!

Your support and feedback allowed me to grow

and accomplish things I never thought possible.

I hope that all of you got back from the Club as

much as you gave. That was the goal! This year

was meant to be all about YOU…the members.

Our circle is expanding and I am excited to see

what next year will bring. You have a lot to look

forward to with our new Board of Directors.

Debb Porath is going to make a Great President

and I’m sure her Board is going to plant a lot of

educational seeds in 2012.

You, as members, are really what this is all

about. You are the ones who determine what is

happening in our club; from the guest speakers

and field trips to how and where our business is

handled. Your opinions and ideas matter! Take

this opportunity to get involved; you have the

added bonus this upcoming year of learning

about and participating in the planning of a

Regional Meeting. It will be an experience you

will never forget and never regret!

Thank you for making this year GREAT for me! I

will cherish my memories always!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank

the 2011 Board Members – Roseline Cyr, Debb

Porath, Theresa Schultz, Linda Wright, Marilyn

Carter, Linda Topolinsky and Mary Alice Rooney,

Ronda Cornell and Brigitte Shaw, Tracy Fillmore,

Sharon Grocutt and Sharon McClare. You all

embraced the Circle and worked hard to make

our meetings so successful.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of

you! May next year be all that you want it to

be. You all deserve it!

Lenore

“We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by how we do it”

Sharon Salzberg

ABFDDC PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Lenore Summers

403-386-5604 [email protected]

Question of the Month

Congratulations to Sharon McClare for

answering November’s question. “What is

mixed with the MFT to speed up drying in the

TRO process??” Her answer was: “Polymer

flocculent.” Sharon wins a $5.00 gift card from

Tim Horton’s. A draw was made from all

correct answers received in the first 48 hours

after delivery of the bulletin.

Member Changes All member information is for our members’

only and not to be shared outside of Desk and

Derrick!

Membership renewal forms will be handed out

at the December meeting or mailed to

members during December.

Send your Membership changes to Tracy

Fillmore, Membership Chairman or email Tracy

at [email protected].

Please refer to the Address Change Form at the

back of this bulletin.

Interesting fact I found out a few weeks ago.

Most MS programs are defaulted to the Arial

font. Arial is also one of the fonts to use the

most ink. There is now a font that is called

EcoFont. It looks like Arial, but has small holes

punched in the lines of the font, thereby using

less ink. The true winner

though is Century Gothic.

If you need to step away

from a document but want to have your cursor

sitting right where you left it in the middle of

your work when you return, you don’t have to

leave your document open. Go ahead and save

and close it. When you reopen it to resume

editing, hit [Shift][F5] to take your cursor back

to precisely where you were when you closed it.

Ever tried to place a tab in a table in Word? If

you need to put a tab, say after the province

and before the postal code in an address,

simply do the following: After the province hit

[Ctrl][Tab] then type your postal code as usual.

Works every time!

Shortcut Fever:

Are you tired of hitting backspace over and over

again to get rid of spelling errors? Pressing

[Ctrl][Backspace] will delete a whole word at a

time and will be much quicker.

If you want to select a whole document with a

couple keystrokes, try [Ctrl][A]. This will select

all the text and you can then format it anyway

you like. Want to delete all your emails in your

Delete or Sent folders? Open the folder and the

hit [Ctrl][A]. Presto Chango, the emails are

highlighted and you can delete them.

It has been a pleasure sharing with you some of

my tricks for working in MS Office. I hope you

have picked something up from this and are

enjoying work a little more!

What’s New! Membership Changes, Job Postings, Lost & Found, CatchMembership Changes, Job Postings, Lost & Found, CatchMembership Changes, Job Postings, Lost & Found, CatchMembership Changes, Job Postings, Lost & Found, Catch----all! This is your page all! This is your page all! This is your page all! This is your page –––– Use it! Use it! Use it! Use it!

Help! MS Office Help! Submitted by Debb Porath

A Thousand Words! From Our Monthly Meetings

Front: Linda Peachey, Brenda Wyton, Marie Mazac

Back: Judy Moore, Jeannine Elson, Sandy Fitzpatrick,

Kim Boyes

Front: Lenore Summers, Colleen Gibson, Lucy Mulgrew,

Cori Peever

Back: Angela Tyler, Amber Croswell, Tracy Fillmore

Front: Linda Wright, Sharon Grocutt, Sharon McClare

Back: Brigitte Shaw, Debb Porath, Michelle Chahley,

Brian Carter, Marilyn Carter

50/50 Winner Sharon Grocutt with Lenore

Summers

Front: Delores Maystrowich, Theresa Schultz, Roseline Cyr

Back: Karen Ellis, Mirja van Herk, Connie MacRae

At the November Dinner Meeting, our guest

speakers were Lenore Summers and Deborah

Porath. They spoke on the past ADDC

Convention as well as try to pique

memberships’ interest in upcoming

conventions.

Lenore opened the presentation by discussing

the places the convention has been held in the

past. These have included: Houston, San

Antonio, New Orleans, Long Beach, San

Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, Anchorage and

Washington, DC. She also spoke to the last

convention which was held in St. Louis, MO

from September 21st through the 24th. This was

the 60th Annual Convention, so quite a

milestone for the Association. The convention

was held at the

Hyatt at the Arch, in

downtown St. Louis

and conveniently

located across from

the Arch and the

Mississippi River. It

was close to

everything, including

Busch Stadium, home to the St. Louis Cardinals.

It was amazing to see the sea of red on game

day as everyone was hopping the transit on

their way to the Stadium. The learning that is

offered at convention is amazing in its variety

and she touched briefly on the topics. While

Lenore spoke of the past convention, there

were a myriad of pictures showing on the

screen which hopefully whetted members

appetites for future conventions.

Lenore then spoke

about the next

convention. The

Crossroads of

Energy 2012 - Sept.

19 – 22 to be held

in Oklahoma City,

OK.

The video from the convention website

(http://2012addcconvention.com/) was shown.

This convention will be hosted at The Skirvin

Hilton, which is reputed to have a ghost walking

the halls. Not to worry, we’ve heard he’s

friendly! The GAC has put together the 10 Top

Reasons to Attend and they are:

10) Historic Hotel Accommodations at the

Hilton Skirvin Hotel

9) World's Largest Oil Storage Facility and the

Drumright Oil Museum Tours

8) Chesapeake Energy - Seismic 3-D and Core

Lab Tours

7) Connect with Your Inner spirit - Chickasaw

Cultural Center

6) Educational Seminar - Compressed Natural

Gas Vehicles

5) Murder Mystery Dinner - "Will It be you?"

4) Mark Fischer from Chaparral Energy speaking

on CO2 Injection Enhanced Oil Recovery

3) Friday Night – ‘Ragtime Dancin' Good Time’

theme night

2) Saturday Night - "Drums of Story's Past"

Native American speaker

1) Greater Knowledge, Greater Service at

Oklahoma's Crossroads of Energy 2012

Convention

The convention in 2013 will be held in

Charleston, WV where we will spend “Autumn

in Appalachia”.

This convention

will be held at the

Charleston Town

Center Marriott

from September 25

– 29. They have

promised that the field trips and seminars will

be very informative, entertaining and

educational. They have a link on upcoming

activities on their website at

http://www.wvdeskandderrick.org/convention_

2013

MEETING REVIEW Submitted by Deborah Porath

The 63rd Annual ADDC

Convention will be held

September 24 – 28, 2014

in Lafayette, LA. The

order of the day will be

Laissez le Bon Temps

Rouler! I believe this will also be an exceptional

convention. The GAC is busy planning and they

haven’t released a lot of details yet, but from

their presentation at this past convention, we

know that they are taking, very seriously, the

educational portion of the planning with plenty

of fun being thrown in.

2012 Alberta Foothills Board of Directors

Front: Cori Peevers (Program), Connie MacRae (Education),

Tracy Fillmore (Communications), Debb Porath (President),

Lenore Summers (IPP),

Back: Theresa Schultz (VP), Linda Wright (Secretary), Brian

Carter (Education)

Mandy Olekshy

(Treasurer)

Lorna Myers

(Reservations)

Kim Brauer

(Program)

Lisa Monague

(Membership)

Desk and Derrick Orientation

(Part 2)

Roseline Cyr

Who? What? When? Where and Why? These are the questions that I wrote about in the May bulletin.

In that article I touched upon:

o WHO this organization is for: It is for men and women who are employed in the petroleum,

energy, and allied industries

o WHAT Desk and Derrick is all about: “Greater Knowledge – Greater Service”

o WHEN it all began: A bit of history - highlights of dates and events

o WHERE we fit in: Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs (“ADDC”), Region VII and our club,

Alberta Foothills Desk and Derrick Club (“ABFDDC”)

o WHY I (you) should become a member: To learn about the energy industry and for personal and

professional development.

The history of the organization is very important but there is so much to know, so where do we begin.

For all who are interested, further details on the history of the organization can be found on the

association’s website at: www.addc.org and for history on our own club please visit our website at:

www.abfddc.com

As mentioned, there is so much history, so in this article I decided that it would be interesting to know

more about the history of our own members. Wouldn’t you like to know what inspired our members to

join this wonderful club, why they remain members for so many years, where they have traveled to and

what they have learned? These are the people with the real history so I have asked a few of our

members to share some of their thoughts and special moments with us.

Thank you to each of you who have agreed to share your testimonials with us. You are our inspiration!

Lucy MulgrewLucy MulgrewLucy MulgrewLucy Mulgrew

“I have been a member since 1982 and I joined to become more educated about the energy industry. I have chaired all positions (except Vice President) since I have been a member of (3 clubs) Grande Prairie, Calgary, and Alberta Foothills. My favourite is Field Trip/Education. My greatest experience is being involved in making the International Energy Excursions a reality- travelling to China, Australia/New Zealand and Scotland/England/Ireland. These places are the farthest I have travelled to get educated. My favourite memory is Alberta Foothills receiving their charter in Grande Prairie in 2002, being Regional Director in 2005 and having the awesome meeting in Canmore, but over the 30 years I have so many. Desk and Derrick has been a whole lot of experiences and I will treasure them all.”

Karen Karen Karen Karen EEEEllisllisllisllis

“My Mother was a member of the Calgary Club for a number of years. I had heard about it and all the education & fun she had. When I started working in the oil industry many years ago she said I should join right away, which I did. The club then had over 400 members. I have learned so much from being a member thru field trips, seminars, working on various committees, and it has also given me some great friendships over the years. Lots of fun too! I will continue to be a long term member of Desk & Derrick and will also encourage many others working in the industry to join and help get the message out about its benefits.”

Theresa SchultzTheresa SchultzTheresa SchultzTheresa Schultz

“I joined in 2008. At least once a month I listened to co-workers discuss the excellent speaker at the dinner meeting or the fabulous time they had on a field trip. And then there was the attraction of regional meetings for more fun and don’t forget the education. Well I just had to join this extraordinary group of energy industry related people. “Energy” the key word, is the best reason to join this club. After 2 years I decided to jump in with more commitment by volunteering to take on the role of Treasurer on the Board of Directors and have not looked back. Being a member of the board offers many more learning opportunities and the support received from all the members is amazing.”

Lenore SummersLenore SummersLenore SummersLenore Summers

Circle

of Energy

“I cannot begin to tell you how many ways

Desk and Derrick has helped me to grow this

year. I have learned more about the inner

workings of our club, region and association. I

have learned more about our club members –

who you are, what you do and what matters to

you. I have learned more about areas of our

industry that I never knew existed, and would

not learn about in my position. I have learned

how a few people can make a big difference.”

Connie MacRaeConnie MacRaeConnie MacRaeConnie MacRae

“Roseline Cyr told me about Desk & Derrick just after I started working at

Suncor in 2008. This was my first job with an energy company and D&D

sounded like a good way to learn something about the industry.

I attended most of the Fundamentals of Petroleum sessions, which were

a very helpful introduction for me.

Attending my first Regional Conference (Estevan) and my first

Convention (St. Louis), both in 2011, was a great way to get involved,

get educated, and get to know some of my fellow club members

better.

Marilyn CarterMarilyn CarterMarilyn CarterMarilyn Carter

“I joined the Calgary Club back in 1985 when I first started working in

the oil & gas industry. I had moved out to Alberta from Ontario, so I

was pretty green and Kathi DesChene invited me to a meeting.

From the beginning, I was impressed with the professionalism and

dedication of the members and immediately recognized the

educational opportunities. In 2002, I became a charter member of

the Alberta Foothills Club.

Becoming involved with the committees and later serving on the

Board is what has kept me coming back year after year. Desk and

Derrick has been my support group, my travel companion, and my

teacher for over 27 years.

I have reaped the benefits in my professional life and my personal

life. I have made life-long friendships in both Canada and the U.S.

and have travelled to many places I would likely never have seen.

In addition, I will treasure the memories that we have created

together.”

LindaLindaLindaLinda TTTTopopopopolinskyolinskyolinskyolinsky

“The lady who got me started in Desk and Derrick was Helen Turgeon. When I first started attending the dinner meetings Helen was already on the board. I admired her public speaking ability. The thought of getting up in front of an audience and speaking absolutely terrified me. Every meeting I would hear her speak and say to myself, there is no way you'll ever catch me up there!

Move forward 25 years and I am amazed at how far I have come since I joined Desk and Derrick. Not only was I encouraged by Edith McMinn to join the public speaking committee (called CTC - Communications Training Committee) I ended up chairing that same committee for several years. Since then I have been a chair or member of every committee in our Club. I have even served on Association Committees. I am no longer afraid to speak in public. The funniest thing is no one believes I used to be a shy little mouse back in the 1980's. Desk and Derrick has improved my self-esteem, self-confidence and knowledge of this amazing industry we work in. By attending Region Meetings and Conventions I have had the opportunity to see how the industry operates in other parts of North America. No where else would I have been given that opportunity. Two of my "bucket list" items have been achieved because of Desk and Derrick. I visited an offshore drilling platform and visited Ft. McMurray and toured the oil sands plant.

I always encourage friends and colleagues to join Desk and Derrick. I have also made life-long friends across North America through this dynamic organization.”

Roseline CyrRoseline CyrRoseline CyrRoseline Cyr

“I first heard about Desk and Derrick in 1980 and actually became a member of the Desk and Derrick Club of Calgary, but due to health related circumstances I could not continue at that time. I was quite excited to hear about it again in 2006 and immediately became a member of the Alberta Foothills Desk and Derrick Club. I was aware that it would offer me many learning opportunities and I was right. Desk and Derrick has provided me with: energy industry knowledge; personal development, leadership skills, networking opportunities, travel and many many new friends. I learned all of these things by participating as a member and by being on the Board of Directors over the last 4 years. What a fun way to get an education!”

Now that’s history in the making! I hope that you have enjoyed these testimonials as much as I have.

Let’s all continue to have fun learning about our energy and affiliated industries

and live the Desk and Derrick motto:

GREATER KNOWLEDGE, GREATER SERVICE!

December 2011 Dear Members, It is hard to believe that this year is coming to a close. The next board meeting will be the 2012 Budget and Planning Meeting. I want to encourage you to send any questions, concerns, or suggestions to your 2012 Region Director so they can be brought before your Board for discussion. The deadline for submitting changes for any proposed amendments to the Association Bylaws and Standing Rules is due to the Rules Committee Chairman by February 10, 2012. The last issue of the Desk and Derrick Journal is currently at the printers, and should be mailed out shortly. I hope you have enjoyed reading about our Association’s beginnings and look forward to future issues. At the Pre-Convention Meeting, a suggestion was made regarding Desk and Derrick Business Cards, the board approved the request and a Business Card Templet for Members (ADDC 10) is now available on the web site for you to download and input your personal information. The minutes from the 60th

Annual Convention will be posted soon. I also want to remind all Club Presidents to complete form ADO-031 as soon as your club officers have been elected so

this information can be updated in a timely manner. Since this is my last letter, I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this year a success: my fellow board members, ADDC Committee Chairmen and Region Reps, Club Presidents, and You, the member for your support and willingness to serve this great organization. I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year and thank you once again for coming along with me through the Gateway of Growth and Opportunity.

AngieAngieAngieAngie

Angie Duplessis ADDC President [email protected]

President’s Newsletter

Region VII Director’s Newsletter

Barb Schaefer Region VII Director [email protected] [email protected]

Letter No. 12 - December 2011 Aloha Region VII Members As I sit on the balcony at our resort in Maui overlooking the ocean, not a pumpjack or rig in sight, I find myself reflecting back on the year as your Region VII Director. It has been an honour and a privilege to represent Region VII and be your voice to the Association. Thank you for the opportunity. I have gained so much personally, making new friendships and rebuilding old; plus what I have taken out of this experience educationally is greater than I ever dreamed. Iencourage everyone to get out of your comfort zone and become involved in your Region. I’ve learned that you only get out what you put in to something and with Desk and Derrick consider contributing on the Association level by becoming an ADDC Region Committee Representative or let your name stand for 2013 Region VII Director nominations. It’s all a win, win situation. As we are about to begin a new year, I would like to welcome 2012 Region VII Director Jerry Rasmussen; I know she will be a wonderful representative and has a big job ahead starting with the Budget and Planning Meeting in January; if there are issues you would like her to bring to the Board, now is the time to contact her so she will be prepared to speak for you. I wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Take time for yourself and loved ones over the holidays. Aloha!

Barb

November 10, 2011 Public Relations Review Clubs around the Association work hard to bring new members into their clubs. This is a great start, but it’s only the beginning. Once you have members, how do you deliver on your promises? And how do you keep them coming back when their needs change? Retaining your Member’s takes greater effort than recruiting them, and it all begins with the club experience. The first thing to remember for a successful meeting is to keep it fun and respectful for all participants. Learning should be fun! While most members join to improve their speaking and leadership skills, they will grow more rapidly if they’re enjoying their time spent in a club. Encourage speeches that share humorous stories, and make sure that observations always recognize what people do well. Some members hesitate to try PR because they’re afraid of being rejected by a member of the news media. But getting the buzz started means the member needs to step out of that comfort zone and contact people — especially those who don’t know about Desk and Derrick — such as reporters and bloggers. News happens fast and the news media is always looking for a good story. Reporters and editors don’t always have the resources to find you, so you need to help them. This is especially true of your local press. Offer them your club website or our association website. One of the top reasons members don’t renew their membership in any season is lack of time. It’s important to be sensitive to your members’ needs. For example, are members having trouble with the meeting time or duration? Does the meeting run too long? Are members unable to get to work on time after a meeting? Are they having trouble with evening hours or lunchtime on Tuesdays? Or is it something else? Find out and consider adjusting the club’s schedule or tone accordingly if necessary. Of course, you can’t please everyone, but if you’re losing a lot of members, it’s important to take note and act. Remember to focus your club’s educational program on meeting the members’ needs. Those who benefit from an optimal experience in the club will return to build more skills, enjoy the camaraderie and find the success you all deserve.

I wish you all the best! Ieasha Stewart ADDC Public Relations Committee Chairman

Ieasha Stewart Public Relations

Enduro Resource Partners 777 Main Street, Ste. 800

Fort Worth, TX 76102 (817) 847-9200 O

(817) 915-6004 C

[email protected] (o)

Board of Directors PRESIDENT Angie Duplessis ConocoPhillips PRESIDENT ELECT Judi Adams Shell Exploration VICE PRESIDENT Marilyn Carter Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. SECRETARY Linda Clark A Plus Well Service TREASURER Ada Weeks B&B Oilfield Services, LLC IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Donna Siburt Contractor EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Gabriella Hunter Halliburton-Retired PARLIAMENTARIAN Sheryl Minear, RP WolfePak Software REGION I DIRECTOR Candi Miller Marathon Oil Company REGION II DIRECTOR Betty Wajda Michcon DTE Energy REGION III DIRECTOR Lori Landry Bean Resources, Inc. REGION IV DIRECTOR Connie Harrison Valero Energy Corp REGION V DIRECTOR Diana Walker Stephens Engineering REGION VI DIRECTOR Sharon Hiss Bentley & Associates, Inc. REGION VII DIRECTOR Barb Schaefer Weatherford Wellhead Systems

President Lenore Summers Wow, what an exciting year Alberta Foothills

has had; it is hard to believe that it is time to

turn the gavel over to the 2012 President!

We have had a year that has seen our

membership grow by 50%, our members have

been on field trips to Mostar and Opsco,

attended a seminar on Wellheads, visited the

Glenbow Museum and listened to speakers

from across the industry at our monthly dinner

meetings. We attended the Regional meeting

in Estevan, Convention in St. Louis and even had

our members plan and attend an International

Energy Excursion to The British Isles. If that

wasn’t enough, we participated in a Charity

Fashion show that was initiated by one of our

own members and we celebrated Region VII’s

60th anniversary with a commemorative

calendar; and yet another group of members

researched new venues for our 2012 dinner

meetings. Have I missed anything – I am out of

breath just reading all the things we have done

this year!

Our members are a dynamic, diverse group who

not only volunteered at the club level but

participated at the Regional level as well – 7 of

our members were the Region VII

representatives to ADDC, and that number does

not include the 2012 Association President Elect

– Marilyn Carter.

To all of you, I say THANKS for all that you have

done. No one person can do it all, your

thoughts, ideas and participation is what makes

Alberta Foothills a great club to be involved in!

To the 2011 Board of Directors, you were an

incredible group to work with and should be

very proud of yourselves.

To the 2012 Board of Directors, you have a

great leader and I am very excited to learn what

you have in store for us; I am positive we are in

for another great year!

Vice President Deborah Porath As I age, it never ceases to amaze me how fast

the time flies. I have had the extreme great

pleasure to serve on your Board of Directors as

your Vice President for 2011. And a pleasure it

has been. I have had the opportunity to work

with a great bunch, helping to steer our club

toward your goals. It has been a great year and

we should be very proud.

Our membership has increased and let’s hope

that we can continue to make inroads toward

increasing our membership further in 2012. So

let’s all keep planting a seed towards

awareness.

This year I was privileged to serve our

membership in the following ways:

• To represent the Alberta Foothills Club as

the Alternate Delegate at both the Region

VII meeting in Estevan SK and at

Convention in St. Louis, MO.

• To review our By-laws and submit the

changes to our Regional Rep for

submission to ADDC.

• To assist our President in the

performance of her duties and take on

tasks at her request.

• I presented or helped present 3

PowerPoint presentations at monthly

dinner meeting to familiarize our

membership with the ADDC website, our

website and information on upcoming

Conventions.

• I helped our Communications Chair,

Marilyn Carter proof the bulletin each

month.

My thanks go to President Lenore, who capably

chaired each meeting and steered our club to

greater membership under her reign. Thank

you to all the Board members for making this a

great year.

I look forward to serving you all in 2012 and

look forward to your input in the direction of

the Club.

2011 Year End Reports

Past President Roseline Cyr The role of a Past President is one of

contribution and support, which is what I have

tried to accomplish this past year. Our Club

Leadership Manual (“Club LM”) describes the

roles and responsibilities for each member of

the Board of Directors for our club and as Past

President it was my pleasure to do the

following:

Contributions:

� Assist the Vice President with bylaws and

bylaw amendments. Deb Porath and I met

to discuss the 2011 By-law amendments

and related Special Resolutions to be filed

at Alberta Registries this year, as well as the

required filings with the ADDC.

� Each year the Past President is responsible

to give a talk or presentation (Orientation)

to acquaint new members with the

workings of the Club, Region and

Association.

� Coordinate the entries for the Regional

A.I.M.E.E (Award in Maintaining Energy

Excellence).

Our committee’s selections will be sent to

the Association of Desk and Derrick

(“ADDC”) by December 15th. The results will

be given at the Regional Meeting the

following year. All of the 1st place awards

are then placed at the international level to

compete against the other regions. The

results are given at the convention, in the

fall of each year.

Our club has done very well in many of

these categories over the years and I know

they will do well again this year. Let’s wish

our club the very best!

Support:

� Write-up on a combined educational field

trip / program. I attended the Glenbow

Museum field trip on February 9th and

wrote an article for the March bulletin.

� This year I felt that it would be interesting

to do some public relations for our club.

Since I had prepared an Orientation Power

Point, I was able to use that as a tool to

present at a Lunch & Learn at Suncor

Energy. Thank you to Linda Topolinsky for

her help.

� I assisted with gathering clothing and

modeling at the “Making Changes” charity

fund raiser. Black Gold was the name of our

team and it was a wonderful success for the

organizers and a lot of fun for all who

participated and attended.

� Proof Reading our Mountain Messages

� I attended the Region VII Meeting in

Estevan, SK and what a great time I had. I

also provided my Bylaws Review Committee

Report as I was the Region VII

representative on that committee this year.

� I volunteered to be a part of the GAC

committee as a chair or co-chair of the

House Committee in preparation for the

2013 Regional Meeting which will be hosted

by our club.

� Attended the last meeting of the Desk and

Derrick Club of Calgary – October - An

evening of great memories and sad good-

byes.

Each year we have big plans and dreams of

accomplishing many things. Unfortunately,

many things can get in our way and limit the

amount of energy we can commit to our

volunteer work. I can only hope that my

contributions and my support have benefited

our members and club this year.

I know that I have certainly benefited from my

experience as Past President and I have

definitely learned a lot more about myself and

the Circle of Energy around me.

I wish to thank each member of the Board of

Directors for their contributions and support as

well, as many of them will also form part of my

AIMEE Selection committee. And to you,

members, thank you for all you do for this club.

The time has now come for me to say good-bye

or rather “Ce n’est qu’un au revoir”, “Farewell”.

I have thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated my

last year, and every year, as a member of the

Board of Directors. Thank you and “Au Revoir”

Treasurer Theresa Schultz A special thank you and kudos to all the

members of ABFDDC for the year 2011.

Without your commitment to attend our

monthly dinner meetings and bring your guests

we would not have a Club for whom I could

serve as Treasurer. Being Treasurer of this

wonderful Club has been an honor and I

especially enjoyed announcing the cash balance

each month so we could all suggest shopping

trips.

I primarily need to say thank you to Sharon

Grocutt, Reservations Committee Chair, Brigitte

Shaw and Ronda Cornell, Co-Chair of the

Education Committee, Mary Alice Rooney and

Linda Topolinsky, Program Committee Co-Chair,

and Tracy Fillmore, Membership Chair for

providing their efficient deposit reports.

Another special thank you needs to be

extended to all those individuals that were

involved with this year’s fundraising. The

reports all these people provided made my

service to the Club effortless.

In May, as Treasurer on the Board I was

especially happy to announce an amendment to

the Club Budget that represented a more

positive cash flow for the year. I was given

credit for the more promising update but the

credit needs to go to all the Board members for

their collaborative efforts which allowed me to

shine.

On behalf of the members; a huge Thank You

goes to the entire Board for keeping within or

below their budgeted expenses ensuring the

Club completes the year on a high note.

After 2 years of service as your Treasurer I am

stepping down and I know everyone will

support and assist Mandy Olekshy in this role. I

am privileged that the Club has the confidence

in me to assume the role of Vice-President for

2012. I look forward to continuing to serve the

Club in this new role by listening and sharing

your ideas and opinions, supporting and

assisting the President in her role and

mentoring our newly elected Treasurer.

It has been a great year and THANK YOU for all

your guidance and continued encouragement.

Communication Chair Marilyn Carter It was an honour and pleasure to publish the

monthly bulletin this year. However, I could not

have done it without the help of all those who

contributed their time efforts by submitting

articles, stories, and information for it. There

are too many names to mention and I would be

afraid I would miss someone, so just let me say

thank you to all of you (you know who you are).

I will take this opportunity to thank the five

people who contributed their valuable time to

proof the bulletin, usually at short notice, each

month: Debb Porath, Lenore Summers, Brenda

Wyton, Loreen Jensen and Roseline Cyr.

I hope you enjoyed reading all eleven (11)

issues of Mountain Messages this year and that

we provided the education and reflection of our

year in history.

Education Co-chair Brigitte Shaw &

Ronda Cornell This year we had 3 field trips and one seminar,

the recap is as follows:

February 9th

– Glenbow Museum Archives

Host: Doug Cass

Members / Guests in attendance: 27

We joined forces with the Program committee

for this field trip. At the Glenbow, we were able

to see numerous items from the Desk and

Derrick Club of Calgary. These are now

archived, and include records, writings and

photographs dating from 1952-2000. We had a

wonderful dinner catered by Lorna Myers, back

at Suncor’s office where we concluded the

business portion of the meeting.

April 20th

- Wellhead 101 Seminar

Presenter: Craig Fisher from Weatherford


Through discussion and a very well put together

power point slide presentation, we learned all

about wellheads. It was highly technical but

very informative. Connie MacRae submitted a

speaker review in the April Bulletin, where

wellheads are explained in more laymen terms.

October 20th

– Mostar Directional Drilling

Hosts: Victor Petrovic and John Petrovic


This facility tour provided us with much insight

into downhole directional tools and

technological advances made within that area.

We were able to see how such things were

designed, manufactured, and tested. Marilyn

Carter did a full write up on this field trip; it is in

the November Bulletin.

November 17th

– Opsco Energy Industries

Hosts: Sam Savage and Dave Clark


This facility tour showed us how some oil and

gas equipment is machined, welded and then

shipped out to site for use. Watch for the

upcoming write up by Linda Wright in the New

Year!

We wish you continued learning adventures in

2012 – Ronda Cornell / Brigitte Shaw

Membership Chair Tracy Fillmore Membership Tally:

• Membership at December 31, 2011 is 67.

• Total new members for 2011 – 19.

Activities:

• Ordered 10 Name tags for New members

for last year

• Need to order 15 more Name tags for the

new members and replacements

• New member and guest packages were

given out at membership meetings

• Birthday Greetings were sent to members

• Board approval letters where issued

It has been a pleasure to serve as the

Membership Chair for 2011, with the awesome

growth of the club. I would like to thank

everyone who helped me fulfill my duties as

membership chair, Lenore Summers, Sharon

Grocutt, Marilyn Carter, Deborah Porath and

the club. I was inspired, by the encouragement

from all the members, in the club. I have

complete confidence that the club will continue

that support to the next membership chair, Lisa

Monague, and wish her all the best in her term

as Membership Chair for 2012.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New

Year, to everyone. Cheers!!!

Reservations Chair Sharon Grocutt I would like to say that all went well this year

and it was great to see membership rise from

48 members at the end of 2010 to 67 members

as of December 2011. Great year!!

I would like to thank my committee: Linda

Wright, Loreen Jensen, and Sandy Fitzpatrick for

all their help this past year and trying to keep

me in line. If I have forgotten anyone, please

accept my apologies as it was not intentional.

Reservations is a great committee as you get to

put a name to the many new faces and you get

to interact with members. Every meeting night

is a new experience with great friendship.

LINDA GREEN Sept. 21, 1950 – Sept. 9, 2011

Linda joined the Alberta Foothills Club in 2004 and was a very active member. Although she shied away from standing at the podium, she was always leading and working behind the scenes and helping others fulfill their roles. Linda was a mentor to many. She especially took a leading role in all three of the International Trips to China, Australia and the UK even though her diagnosis prevented her from attending the latest trip.

Joy, Heart, Passion, Strength, Dedication, Caring, Giving

Loving, Inquisitive, Involved, Friend

Linda was all of these things – and so much more

It is impossible to capture everything she was, or how much she accomplished or even how much she meant to all of us. Linda’s spirit will remain in all of us.

For now Linnie – all we can say is LOVE YOU LOTS!!

It is not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells you what kind of life you have lived.

SAYING GOODBYE IS NEVER EASY

December 2011

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Sharon Grocutt

Membership Meeting

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Christmas

Eve

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Christmas

Boxing Day

Brian Carter

January 2012

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Board Meeting

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Membership Meeting

Deb Rice-Salomons

Donna O’Neill

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Martha Dean

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Board Meeting

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Samuel Macarthy

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