Eileen Krieger Memorial Scholarship Application Released
Posted on: Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at 8:21am
Hello COLS Alumni!Every year COLS selects two people who are in their last year of high school who will be attending a post-secondary institution to receive the Eileen Krieger Memorial Scholarship.
Eileen attended COLS as a grade ten ambassador from Ridegeway- Crystal Beach S.S. in 1997 and was chosen to attend the World’s Conference in Washington. When she returned home from the World Congress Conference she exclaimed, “I discovered the world really isn’t that big and one person can make a difference”. Eileen lived by that quote.
On Monday January 20, 2003 while on her way to a job interview the car she was riding in lost control on ice on 401 and hit a tow truck which was helping two other cars who had lost control of their cars moments before. Eileen was killed instantly.
This scholarship was made in her honour and is given to two people who embody her traits.
This year applications for the award will be accepted until midnight on May 15, 2012 by e-mail or postmarked no later than midnight, May 11, 2012.
The scholarships will be announced at the three day seminar. In order to receive the cash award you must be able to show proof of post secondary acceptance.
This doesn’t need to be done before you apply for the scholarship of $750.00.
Applications need to be e-mailed to:
helen.fraser@cols.ca
or mailed to:
COLS 427 Olde Village Lane, Shelburne, ON L0N 1S2
Download the application form here.
Good luck!
Yours in leadership,
Helen Fraser
Chair, Board of Directors
COLS Three Day 2012 - JL/SL Applications
Posted on: Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 at 5:56am
Hello COLSers!
It's a new year and therefore a new year of COLS! Stephen, Natalie, and Charles are on the search for the 2012 staff who will help run this year's three day seminar in May
Important Information & Dates
This year’s conference is scheduled for May 25th to May 27th 2012 at University of Toronto, Mississauga Campus. Leaders should be available to come to the site the night before (Thursday May 24th). You would be expected to be in attendance for the whole weekend and help with the packing up after the ambassadors have left. With many hands, this should only take an hour or two. Total time would be from Thursday evening to approximately 5pm on Sunday. There is a Training Day (TBD), which all staff are asked to attend. We will inform you of the Training Day date once it is confirmed. If you are applying, please ensure that you will be able to attend all of the required dates.
All Senior Leaders are required to obtain a police check at your own expense. Junior leaders are required to do the same if you will be 18 prior to the conference.
Senior Leader Applications
If you are interested in being a Senior Leader (must be at least 21 years of age) please email Charles Cheltenham.
Junior Leader Applications
Click here to download the application.
Deadline: Friday March 2, 2012 at 11:59 p.m.
COLS Hugs and yours in leadership,
Charles Cheltenham
Senior Leader Coordinator
Natalie Ruginis and Stephen Galbraith
Junior Leader Coordinators
Local Executive Applications Opened
Posted on: Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 at 3:14am
Hello alumni!
The time has finally arrived for you to apply for a position on your local executive committee!
If you think you have what it takes: Submit an Application Today!
A description of open positions is available in the online form.
Good luck to you all.
Deadline for all applications is July 29th, 2011 at 11:59 p.m.
If you have any questions, please direct them to Stephen at stephen.galbraith@cols.ca
Yours in Leadership,
Stephen Galbraith
President
Central Ontario Alumni Association
COLS 2011 Debrief Meeting
Posted on: Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 5:34am
Hope every one's PMA is still flyin' high on this first day of summer! Remember those evaluations we all had you fill out at the end of the seminar? Well, now it's time to dissect them, and we need your feedback.Sunday, July 10 · 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Halton Division 20, #2 District Office
95 Oak Walk Drive
Oakville, Ontario
Check out the facebook event here!
January 2011 Newsletter
Posted on: Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 at 8:40pm
Here is what's in the news for January
The very essence of leadership is its purpose. And the purpose of leadership is to accomplish a task. That is what leadership does–and what it does is more important than what it is or how it works.
-Colonel Dandridge M. Malone
Hamilton-Halton
PLAY-Day
HHAA’s PLAY-Day on November 25, 2010 was a huge success! Both guest speakers were OUTSTANDING; many of the surveys at the end mentioned the guest speakers as their favourite part of the day. A solid number of people attended. The ice cream game was a big hit as usual (both in terms of fun and morals). There was a ton of PMA!
During the day, our theme of change & diversity was discussed and talked about important issues and stereotypes.
There was great food, no problems with allergies, quantity, and taste!
What they learned for next time was time management and connecting games to real life discussions and topics.
Past Events
- COLS Magic at the Movies
- COLS Executive dinner at Red Lobster
Brampton
PLAY-Day
COLS Brampton is continuing to work on the development of our April PLAY-Days. Fundraisers will begin in February. A lot is being planned for PLAY-Day, most action will be starting to happen in February!
Fundraising
- Coin Drive
- Cookies on a stick
- Karaoke/Open Mic Night
- Bingo
Events
- Skating at Gage Park
- Bowling
- Black Tie Dinner and a Movie
Toronto
Toronto is currently planning a PLAY-Day for February 25th!
Mississauga-Oakville
SOKA's PLAY-Day will be held at the end of April. Some future possible events include a black-tie McDonalds event, and a mock speed dating fundraiser.
COLS Alumni of the Month
Michael Noseworthy is our alumni of the month for COLS. He's 16 and a Senior PLAY-Day Coordinator for HHAA.
What has Michael done for COLS & why did HHAA nominate him:
This year COLS HHAA consists of a fairly balanced executive committee, varying evenly between returning and new members. With the experience and PMA of our executive, we thought the first PLAY-Day would be accomplished without much concern. However, as many of us learned (or re-learned), this was not such an easy task. Many complications concerning deadlines, communication and finances were met during our preparation stages, and Michael stepped up to the plate every time. Recently acquiring the position of Senior Play-Day Coordinator, he was given tremendous responsibility: creating the itinerary, writing/sending out/receiving forms, preparing booklets; but he got through all of it, contributing hugely to our successes in our first PLAY day. He regularly comes to all the meetings and events and that is why HHAA has nominated to recognize our group this month.
Did you meet someone in COLS that’s made a major difference to their club, or your life? Do you want them to be recognized for it?
Send an e-mail to Joelle or Ann Marie with your nominations any time of the month so we can recognize the hard work everyone puts into their clubs! You can e-mail us at coaa@cols.ca.
Leadership is understanding people and involving them to help you do a job. That takes all of the good characteristics, like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept failure.?
- Admiral Arleigh A. Burke