Lakeshore Advance, 2012-11-28, Page 1814 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, December 21, 2011
CEO of Certified General Accountants of Ontario
returning home to host annual charity gala in Exeter
Auaeble Bayfield
Conservation dlnner
OMI Agency
An annual charity dinner
and auction gala held in Exe-
ter, that has raised more than
hallo million dollars to -date
for local conservation efforts,
is set to welcome home next
year Doug Brooks, (EO of
Certified General Account-
ants of Ontario.
Each year we are fortunate
to welcome great hosts for this
incredible event," said Bob
Radtke, chairnum of the Con-
servation Dinner Committee.
Our homegrown Doug Brooks
will continue this impressive
trend on April 19 at the South
Huron Recreation Centre."
Boni in Blind River, Ontario
and raised in Exeter, Brooks is
excited for the opportunity to
host a major fundraiser in his
home town. The annual Con-
servation Dinner, Auction and
Gala supports conservation
initiatives including educa-
tion, accessible trails, stocking
of fish for a family -friendly
fishing derby, commemora-
tive woods and other environ-
mental projects not possible
without public support.
"It's a great event and 1
can't wait to help raise money
with my family and friends
back home to support local
conservation efforts," said
Bm oks. "1'm very honoured to
join the ranks of previous gala
hosts"
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The charity gala dinner and
auction has featured 18 spe-
cial -guest hosts and emcees
since it began in 1990. Prior
special guests have included
Terry O'Rourke, parent of a
modern-day Canadian vet-
eran; Kristylee Varley, radio
broadcaster and volunteer
with Canadian Aid for South-
ern Sudan; John A. Mac -
Naughton, Canadian business
leader and Order of Canada
recipient; Scott Miller, televi-
sion broadcaster; John David-
son, founder of Jesse's Jour-
ney; Randy Tiernan, CTV
sportscaster; Nick Paparella,
television journalist; Steph-
anie Mandziuk, print and
broadcast journalist; Jack Rid-
dell, former Ontario Minister
of Agriculture; and Jay
Campell, television broad-
caster and meteorologist; in
addition to Bill Brady, radio
host and newspaper column-
ist; Suzy Burge, TV weather
forecaster; Gordon Cudmore,
a London lawyer; Hugh Fil-
son, auctioneer; Peter Gar-
land, radio host; Cliff Max-
well, St. 'Phomas
businessperson and musi-
cian; Bob Ileywood, auction-
eer; Bruce Murray, humour-
ist; Bill Lanouette, of Ontario
Federation of Anglers and
Hunters; and former televi-
sion anchor Kate Young.
Similar to his predecessors,
Brooks has achieved many
impressive successes and will
keep the event lively with his
sense of humour, interesting
stories, and wealth of local
knowledge. Brooks began his
career in public accounting,
earning his CGA designation
in 1986. He then moved to
Coca-Cola Enterprises ulti-
mately becoming a vice-pres-
ident. In 2001, he became
executive director of the
Caned* Broadcasting Cor-
poration's national sales
organization and later general
manager of media sales and
marketing. Brooks was man-
aging director of NHL Enter-
prises' corporate marketing
team before joining CGA
Ontario in 2007 in his current
role as CEO. In addition to his
CGA designation, Brooks
holds a chartered directors
designation and is a fellow of
the Certified General
Accountants of (.allied
(FOGA.)
The fundraising charitable
event is a partnership of the
Exeter lions Club, Ausable
Bayfield Conservation Foun-
dation, and community vol-
unteers, donors, and patrons.
The dinner and auction Will
be held on Thursday, April 19.
2012 at the South Huron Rec
reation Centre in Exeter. '1'o
purchase a gift voucher for a
ticket as a Christmas -season
present, or to purchase tickets
for the charity gala, phone 519-
235-2610 or 1-8118-28G-
2610 or visit www.conserva-
tiondinner.corn. Tickets are
$60 each and buyers receive a
$25 charitable gift receipt fol
income tax purposes. Dona-
tions of art, memorabilia and
other items are also welcome.
Proceeds raised support
increasing environmental and
health benefits for the Ausa-
ble Bayfield community.
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