Donna Mae's Thank you speech
Good Evening Everyone,
     There really aren't enough words to describe how much I appreciate this ARTA Tournament in memory of my husband of 32 years, Clarence Michael Goldade. He was such a community minded dynamo and I know he is greatly missed.
So many people have participated in making this event to honour Clarence possible.
     Well deserved thanks go to:
-ARTA President: Gordon Cumming
-To the ARTA Branches and Members
- To the Medicine Hat Golf Tournament Committee:
Henk Hof & Marg Derbyshire (Energizer Bunnies), Jim Haland, (Mr. MC) & Viv, Laurel Schlaht, Jim Kaupp, Larry Henderson, & Stella Dalsto
     Thank you to the many volunteers who give so freely of their time and the many generous organizations and people who donated all the prizes and contributed to the Scholarship Fund. The committee will be getting together to decide how best to distribute and use the fund.
Last, but certainly not least, thanks to the Goldade Family which I feel privileged to be part of. Although I must say, when I first met the Goldade Clan it was a little overwhelming. Clarence was one of nine children and in my family there was only my sister, Joanne, and myself. But, what a super group to be part of.
   I would like to introduce the Goldades here:    (see photos below)
   Also here are: my son, Dan Lemna, Aunt Jean Koehler (Clarence's God Mother), Aunt Shirley Martin.
   Although my daughter Pam and her Husband Ken Hirsch are not present (they are in Nova Scotia at the moment) they made a very generous donation to the scholarship fund.
     As well as so many friends and neighbors.
                              Donna Mae also made the following comments:
re: the children's writing from Margaret Wooding School in Redcliff:  they were so good and it was such a good idea
re: Daniel Mulloy said that he thought we always did such a good job of everything at our branch
     Thanks to everyone, please enjoy the rest of the evening and best wishes for a safe journey home.