{"id":2826,"date":"2011-05-22T21:50:01","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T01:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2011-05-28T19:39:22","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T23:39:22","slug":"rapc-ra-awards-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?p=2826","title":{"rendered":"RAPC &#038; RA Awards 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2873\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=2873\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2873\" title=\"ticket\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ticket-300x169.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ticket.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/ticket.jpg?w=339&amp;ssl=1 339w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RAPC Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following has been adapted from the speech given by Awards Committee member Barbara Lapointe at the RAPC Awards Banquet on 17 May 2011:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Awards Committee recognizes service to the Photo Club.\u00a0 These awards are for the people who make the club work, so that all of us can enjoy its activities.<\/em><\/p>\n<div><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><\/em><\/div>\n<p><em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2882\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2882\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=2882\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2882\" title=\"Club Secretary Barbara Lapointe (R) with Social Committee Chair Elizabeth Kaminska.  Photo:  Pierre Gauthier.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2018-28-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2018-28.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2018-28.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Club Secretary Barbara Lapointe (R) with Social Committee Chair Elizabeth Kaminska. Photo: Pierre Gauthier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Photo Club awards are:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Outstanding Contribution Award, which goes to people who have volunteered during their first five years of membership and<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Alice Gillies Award, for volunteers who have been members for more than five years. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>In all cases, the Awards Committee makes recommendations which must be approved by the Club executive.<!--more--><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Outstanding Contribution Awards<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Up to 5 Outstanding Contribution Awards may be given each year, but a member can only receive it once.\u00a0 This year there were 4 outstanding contribution award recipients:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Bruno Di Lalla<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Bruno joined the club in 2008 &amp; is currently chair of the Competitions Committee.\u00a0 He has also troubleshot technical issues at regular meetings and at digital group presentations and is known as the club\u2019s lightroom guru.\u00a0 He designed and led a full-day lightroom workshop and has made lightroom presentations to the whole club and to the digital group.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Mike Giovinazzo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Mike has been a member since 2009 and has taken a position on the executive, as chair of the Communications Committee.\u00a0\u00a0 Mike has also been active as a club photographer, audio visual group assistant, technical services assistant and editor of the new members information guide.\u00a0 He has run and assisted with several portrait group workshops.<\/em><\/p>\n<div><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2883\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2883\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=2883\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2883\" title=\"Club Secretary Barbara Lapointe with Communications Committee Chair Mike Giovinazzo. Photo:  Pierre Gauthier.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2016-26-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2016-26.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2016-26.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Club Secretary Barbara Lapointe with Communications Committee Chair Mike Giovinazzo. Photo: Pierre Gauthier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Elizabeth Kaminska<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Elizabeth has been a club member since 2008.\u00a0 Last year, she assisted with the social committee and, this year, she graduated to become chair of that committee, an executive position.<br \/>\nElizabeth initiated publication of a condensed version of the new members information package, which has been reduced from 30+ pages to 7.\u00a0 She is, of course, responsible for the organization of our social events including the initiation of the annual banquet at an outside location, following a few unfortunate catering problems at the RA.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Brian Mazur<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Brian joined the club in 2005.\u00a0 He was active as a digital group assistant for two years before becoming it\u2019s leader and organizing it\u2019s activities, for the past two years.\u00a0 Brian has also contributed as an assistant on the digital resources committee for the past four years. \u00a0Brian made a presentation on Adobe Lightroom And Digital Asset Management to the digital group, as well as providing technical support at Audio Visual Group meetings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The <\/strong><strong>Alice<\/strong><strong> Gillies Award<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Jim Robertson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Before Jim even joined the Club in january 2004, he invited our members to an audio visual workshop at the Camera Club Of Ottawa.\u00a0 Jim has been extremely active with our Audio-Visual Group:\u00a0 he has chaired and co-chaired the group; he initiated and coordinated the Interclub AV Showcase; he coordinated and co-coordinated our own Club\u2019s AV Showcase; Jim moderated the av group\u2019s list server and web forum and has made several presentations to the group.<br \/>\nThen we have Jim\u2019s Nature Group activities:\u00a0 Jim has been a co-leader for 8 years; he has prepared the group\u2019s av shows, coordinated and assisted with the Fall Challenge judging, prepared the Fall Challenge av shows, as well as maintaining the Nature Group\u2019s list server and web forum.<br \/>\nJim was an active member of the competitions committee, including an av show to announce competition results that he prepared for them.<br \/>\nJim initiated and organized the scavenger hunt, including preparing very entertaining av shows to present the results.\u00a0 He organized the open house one year and twice prepared an audio visual show of members\u2019 favourite images for it.<br \/>\nJim initiated, and then maintained \u201cphoto spots\u201d on the club\u2019s website for a total of five years, and he has moderated its web forum all this time.<br \/>\nJim was the digital equipment coordinator for one year, during which time he prepared tutorials &amp; handouts for other equipment handlers, regularly calibrated the projector, and trained members to run the digital equipment for their group meetings.<br \/>\nJim has also made presentations to the club, one on digital equipment and a travel evening, with Gwen Williams.<br \/>\nJim won the outstanding contribution award in 2005.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RA Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following has been adapted from the speech given by Awards Committee member Marjorie Leach at the RAPC Awards Banquet on 17 May 2011:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>RA Photo Club Life Member<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dave Elden <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Dave Elden has been accepted as this years\u2019 RA Photo Club newest life member<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dave has been a club member for 14\u00a0 years &amp; has held four executive positions including Chair.\u00a0 He has also performed a number of other volunteer roles including participation in the Club\u2019s strategic planning sessions, Photo Techniques Workshop and blog.\u00a0 He is currently Darkroom Manager.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>RA President\u2019s Awards<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Barbara Lapointe<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Our photo club has its own awards for photography and volunteerism and the RA has separate awards for exceptional volunteerism.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This year Barbara Lapointe was nominated and accepted for the RA President\u2019s Award.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Barbara has been a member for 29 years.\u00a0 She has been an active member through out those years, serving on the executive in three roles for a total of twelve years &#8211; she has the distinction of being the only member to take on the role of chair for three years.\u00a0 In her first year as chair she made her first announcement that this would be a non-smoking club!\u00a0 She was ahead of her time!<br \/>\nShe has served as secretary for 7 years and anyone who knows how our executive meetings go, can marvel at her ability to accurately record the strong opinions\u00a0 of multiple speakers and\u00a0 wide ranging subjects. In the past, Barbara has chaired the competitions committee for two years.<br \/>\nHer roles in non-executive positions have been very diverse and demanding: Open House chair, Interclub coordinator, Nominating Committee for 10 years , which entails twisting arms of capable members and sweet talking them into taking on executive positions..\u00a0 Then there\u2019s Portrait Group chair, a time when we had more male models. She\u2019s been newsletter co-ordinator, has served with a passion four times on committees looking at by-laws.\u00a0 She has worked diligently on our Awards Committee, 7 as chair,\u00a0 to insure that nominations are received and awards are fairly evaluated. She initiated summer meetings and has served on other committees.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>She\u2019s judged,and organized presentations in our club and other clubs and organizations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Barbara\u2019s volunteer efforts have been acknowledged by the 1997 CAPA Pewter Medal for\u00a0 service to our club.\u00a0 She received our Club\u2019s prestious Alice Gillies Award in 2003 and she was awarded a Photo Club life membership by the RA in 2008.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>RA Association Life Membership<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Pierre Gauthier <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Pierre Gauthier\u2019s for the RA Association\u2019s Life Membership has been approved by the RA Board Of Directors.<br \/>\nPierre has been with the Club for 18 years.\u00a0\u00a0 He has served on the executive in two capacities: he has served as Chair for two years and as Treasurer for 6 years.<br \/>\n\u00a0He has been the leader of the Nature Group for an amazing 17 years.\u00a0 The Nature Group has evolved under his leadership to more frequent outings and now includes presentations and competions. His cheery attitude and optimism over the weather have caused membership in the nature group to climb to more than a hundred members.\u00a0 Nature outings\u00a0 been a great way to improve individual photograpic skills and to get to know other members.\u00a0 Pierre has judged nature competitions for all three area clubs and he is not afraid to take on other tasks when needed such as instructor of the photo techniques workshop, member of the nominations committee, by-law review committee, organizing future-planning workshops and he has been a club photographer.<br \/>\nPierre has organized workshops and field trips, and initiated the technical services group this year.<br \/>\nHe had three large roles for both CCC \u201898 and CCC \u201903: budget planning, coordination of transportation for speakers, coordinator and assistant for field trips and workshops.\u00a0 F<\/em><em>or the 2005 International Digital AV Supercircuit,\u00a0 he was treasurer and assistant organizer.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2887\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2887\" href=\"http:\/\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/?attachment_id=2887\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2887\" title=\"Club Awards Committee Asst. Marjorie Leach with Club Treasurer Pierre Gauthier.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2030-40-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2030-40.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.raphotoclub.ca\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_2030-40.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Club Awards Committee Asst. 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