2020 President of Ontario Chapter Report

1. Our executive committee has had six meetings this year to date, including two meetings with the

Board of Directors attending. Four meetings were held over the Zoom platform online due to

Covid-19.

2. Our Chapter has officially changed our name to the “Ontario Chapter of AHS.” Our website domain

name, email address and related information has all been updated. We also have recently

received our new charter from our parent organization, the American Harp Society. Thank you

everyone who has supported the motion and we sincerely hope that the name change will

encourage more participation from harpists and friends of the harp from all over Ontario in the

future.

3. We had one major event this year. The Harp Therapy Workshop was led by Certified Therapeutic

Harp Practitioner Martha Lawrance on November 10, 2019 at 4 pm at Tyndale University College

and Seminary. It was an illuminating workshop and attracted many to attend, both harpists and

non-harpists alike.

4. We had planned for two other major events: Sarah Davidson’s Masterclass on April 19th and Angela

Schwarzkorf’s Music Audition Program which was scheduled in May. Unfortunatly, due to

Covid-19, both events were postponed. The Music Audition Program is scheduled to be held on

January 17th and February 7th 2021. The Master class will now be held in the fall of 2021. More

details will follow.

5. One of our past presidents, Ms. Susana Remenyi, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2020. A

Celebration of Life in her honor is anticipated in the spring of 2021. More details will follow.

Ms. Judy Loman has kindly donated $100 for a scholarship in honor of Susana.

6. Last but not least, our dedicated treasurer and website organizer, Ms. Jane Millar, will be retiring from

her voluntary roles in our chapter. We thank her tremendously for her years of service and

dedication and we wish her the very best. Our social media manager Sharlene Wallace has kindly

agreed to take over the role of website organizer in addition to her current role.

Finally, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our executive officers: Julie, George and Jane for

their countless hours, input and effort at our meetings; as well as to our Board of Directors, which also

included Judy, Janice and Sharlene. They have given valuable insight and time in our Board meetings over

the last two years. Without your help and support, our events would not be able to run so smoothly.

Thank you also to all of you for entrusting me with this role. It has been an incredible learning

experience serving you all. I hereby wish the new president and executive committee all the very best in

the upcoming year.

Sincerely yours,

Teresa Suen-Campbell

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