Malvern Collegiate Institute Alumni Association

We hope you have all had an enjoyable summer. Now September brings the beginning of another school year. We are now launching a special campaign that will resonate with many members of the Malvern community. We are starting the school year with a comedy show to raise funds for the restoration of the Malvern War Memorial, sculpted by noted Canadian sculptor and coin designer, Emanuel Hahn.

Rod Tennyson: Malvern’s Own Rocket Scientist helps in Apollo 13
Crisis

A desperate phone call forty years ago propelled a Malvern alumnus, Rod
Tennyson (class of 1956), and his colleagues at the University of Toronto’s
Institute for Aerospace Studies into heroic status. On 16 April 1970, a cry
for help came from Grumman Aerospace, an Apollo 13 contractor. On
its way to the moon, an oxygen tank on the Apollo 13 had exploded.

President’s Report at the MRBS AGM

When I was elected in November 2007, two other new members who joined the Executive were Adele Ashby as Vice-President and Robert Watson as Member-at-Large. They have assisted us very ably with their work during what has turned out to be a very busy year. Our worries that the MRBS did not have enough person-power to sustain itself were unfounded as a renewed core group rose to carry on the society for another term.

Greetings to you all. I hope you are having a good summer. We are sending this issue of the Musings out early this year because we want to remind all the 50s and 60s Malvernites about the upcoming Reunion, Rock and Roll Meets Peace and Love, which will be held at the Balmy Beach Club at the foot of Beech Ave. on September 27 from 12 noon to 5.00 p.m.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

At our Annual General Meeting held at the Balmy Beach Club on November 4, 2007, we had a modest attendance (under 20) but a lot of enthusiasm. We thanked Randy Deffett and outgoing members for their great efforts to lay the foundation for the Malvern Red and Black Society and Randy’s leadership since 2004.

FAREWELL MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
As of November, 2007 I will not seek a third term as President of the Malvern Red & Black Society. I will be leaving the Society’s executive. From our founding days in October 2003 through two terms as President, I put my passion and dedication into making this Society a success.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

The future of your Malvern Red and Black Society is bright. We are excited to begin planning activities for 2007 and beyond. Before we begin, there is one critical question for us to have an answer to. As a member of the Malvern Red and Black Society, kindly tell us: What do you think about the Society?

The leaves are beginning to change colour and a new school year has begun. The summer was fun and now your MRBS is excited to start a new year of activity. We are planning several projects and events for you. Read about these upcoming events in this Musings issue and plan to join us! We hope you enjoy the stories that fellow Malvernites have shared with all of us.