Golf Day Scores!

$17,570 Benefits Student Financial Aid

Foursomes that don’t let a bit of misty weather slow them down…

Held September 17 at Station Creek, a ClubLink facility, Golf Day welcomed alumnae, parents, and friends of the school. Following a relaxing 18 holes, guests perused the many silent auction items: a trip to New York City, unique jewelry, Raptors’ tickets, and a multitude of other unique gift packages. Enthusiastic bidding continued throughout the evening. Dinner entertainment included a fashion show hosted by Andrea WATLEY’72, co-owner of ACE Boutique, door prizes galore, and the presentation of the Ribbit Trophy to winning foursome Kocho Cumandra, Luke Mesaros, Paul Micallef and George Theodoris.

Karen Murton congratulates the winning foursome: Luke Mesaros (Maya, Grade 5), Kocho Cumandra and George Theodoris. Not in photo is teammate Paul Micallef.

A fundraising event of this nature could not happen without our dedicated Golf Day Committee, chaired by Sarah GRIFFITHS Savolaine’96, generous sponsors, and silent auction/prize donors — your commitment to Branksome Hall puts us in the forefront of girls’ education.

Thank you, everyone, for your months of planning and preparation. It was a fantastic fun-filled day!

2008 Golf Day Committee

Sarah GRIFFITHS Savolaine’96

Chair

Kimberly BROOKER’96

Publicity and Prizes

Sarah CLAPPISON Claydon’92

Silent Auction Chair

Amy PATERSON McKay’93

Dinner and Décor

Dana POSTROZNY Mitchell’99

Silent Auction

Christina MARCHANT Shatilla’92

Sponsorship Chair

Sue STRAK Rosenblat’76, Sponsorship and Silent Auction

Thank you Sponsors!

Champion Sponsor

Dominique VITALIS’93, Advisor

Maggs WEST Barrett’66

Sponsorship, Program and Registration

Tanya Pimenoff

Associate Director of Alumnae Relations

2008 Golf Day Volunteers

Patsy SMITH Bell’89

Matt Carter

Peter Claydon

Jane CONNOR’84

Devon DOMELLE Parsons’95

Clark Savolaine

Susan ANDERSON Thornburrow’75

Poinsettia and Greenery Sale

This annual fundraiser of the Alumnae Association contributed a further $3,000 in support of Student Financial Aid. Thank you to Maggs WEST Barrett’66 and her dayof volunteers for ensuring festive-looking Branksome homes over the holidays.

Humour & Fun

Birdie Club Sponsors

Balmshell Inc., Fiona LEES’96 and Jennifer LEES’96

Brian, Fariba and Ariana Anderson

The Bradeen Family

Snack Pack Sponsor

Kimberly BROOKER’96 and Matt Carter

Lynn HUGHES Clappison’65, Sarah CLAPPISON Claydon’92, Susie CLAPPISON’95

Margaret GOODERHAM’80

Mèreadesso Woman

Onondaga Camp

Postrozny Financial Security Inc.

The Rebate Company

Sarah GRIFFITHS Savolaine’96 and Clark Savolaine

Eagle Club Sponsors

NATURAL ATHLETIC SPORTSWEAR

By Global Xposure

Royal LePage R.E.S. Ltd.

Johnston & Daniel Division

Sue and Peter Schaal, Wendy SCHAAL Oldham’90, Melody SCHAAL’03

After 12 consecutive years, Golf Day will be taking a hiatus, and will not be held in 2009. The Alumnae Executive Committee is currently planning a new and exciting friend/fundraiser that is sure to create quite a buzz in the Branksome community. Stay tuned!

One of my funniest memories is from Grade 11. Occasionally, during lunch hour, several girls would re-enact the opening credits of The Mod Squad, complete with soundtrack! Barb BEATTIE, Shelley GUNTON and Daphne SEAGRAM played the leads. The word would go out — performance at lunch — we’d wolf down our sandwiches and line the hallway to our classrooms on the top floor, shivers of anticipation tingling down our spines. The first chords of the soundtrack would be heard, and then, in turn, each one of the three would burst into the hallway from various doorways (a bit tricky to do with the old fire doors, which moved like lead, but they worked it!), then run down the hall just like in the opening credits of the show. We would erupt in peals of laughter.

— Barb OSLER’75, Montreal