Island Ukuleles A Music Society

All parents and guardians of current students of the Island Ukuleles program are welcome to be a member of the Island Ukuleles A Music Society.  The society fee is $1.00 per person and allows each active family to have a say in the direction of Island Ukuleles.  The Annual General Meeting (AGM) takes place each May.  Society members have an opportunity every second May to be elected to positions on the Board of Directors.  The positions of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer are elected positions.  Members at Large are appointed by the current Board of Directors.  Music Director is a position filled by School District 61 and the General Manager is appointed by the Music Director.

The 2024/2025 Board of Directors

President: Emily Thomas (2-year term)
Vice President: Jennifer Woodrow (2-year term)
Secretary: Tammy Doyle (2-year term)
Treasurer: Nicole Bogle (2-year term)
Directors: David Grundy (2-year term), Heidi Gayleard (2-year term)
Members at Large (MAL): Karen Bogle, Ryan Taylor, Cynthia Nelson, Lisa Nykolaishen, Celine Davis, Heather Phillips
Music Director (non-voting): Tina Horwood
General Manager (non-voting): Matthew Martin

Major Society Policies To Note

Registration Policies
Registration and fees are to be submitted by the end of September for A and B groups.
Registration and fees are to be submitted by the 2nd week of October for Little Ukers.
Please note: If attending workshops, field trips or other events, all fees will be a standard amount regardless of whether attending part workshop or part field trip or food specialties. All monies will need to be paid up front. If requiring financial assistance for registration, please contact, Laura Kaiser, President.

Trip Fee Policies
Due to some streamlining needed in the financial running of Ukulele, some changes will be made to how payments are made for trips.
"A" group trip money payments are to be given by post-dated cheques payable to Island Ukulele for each month from September to April. This is mandatory in order for your child to participate on a field trip. Once post-dated cheques are handed in to the President, your child's name will be put on the trip list. These post-dated cheques need to be received no later than the end of September.
This change for payments allows for the Treasurer to deposit on one date each month, and also records will be much easier to keep.
When your child is fundraising - extra funds can be put to your next year's trip, or you can be reimbursed with a cheque from Island Ukulele.
*Please note: Trips are a privilege, not mandatory.

Indemnity
The society shall, to the extent legally permissible, indemnify each person who may serve or who has served at any time as an officer, director, or employee of the society against all expenses and liabilities, including, without limitation, counsel fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes, penalties and settlement payments, reasonably incurred by or imposed upon such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which he or she may become involved by reason of his or her service in such capacity; provided that no indemnification shall be provided for any such person with respect to any matter as to which he or she shall have been finally adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that such action was in the best interests of the society; and further provided that any compromise or settlement payment shall be approved by a majority vote of a quorum of directors who are not at that time parties to the proceeding.

The indemnification provided hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of persons entitled to indemnification hereunder. The right of indemnification under this Article shall be in addition to and not exclusive of all other rights to which any person may be entitled.

No amendment or repeal of the provisions of this Article which adversely affects the right of an indemnified person under this Article shall apply to such person with respect to those acts or omissions which occurred at any time prior to such amendment or repeal, unless such amendment or repeal was voted by or was made with the written consent of such indemnified person.
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This Article constitutes a contract between the society and the indemnified officers, directors, and employees. No amendment or repeal of the provisions of this Article which adversely affects the right of an indemnified officer, director, or employee under this Article shall apply to such officer, director, or employee with respect to those acts or omissions which occurred at any time prior to such amendment or repeal.