ORMTA Hamilton-Halton Branch

☀️ With August comes planning for the next year of teaching and that means... THE PRESIDENT'S WELCOME hosted by our President, Marina Atahlian! 🧀🥂
It's time to get this on your calendar and start the year if strong with HH-ORMTA!! Meet up with colleagues, socialize, and learn about all the branch’s upcoming events and activities. 👋 WE WILL SEE YOU THERE!!!

RSVP here: https://hhormta.org/general-meeting-1/
*RSVP closes on August 20, 2026*
Day: Thursday September 3, 6PM
Location: Port Nelson United Church

This is a courtesy reminder for our amazing members: Your 2026-2027 ORMTA membership fees are due on June 30th, 2026!! 📅 That's TOMORROW!!!! Don't forget to send those in. 📩

* Please note that if membership fees have not been received by July 1st, 2026 a
mandatory $25 late fee will be applied to your invoice.

That’s our Diane Manojlovich 💕 👏

Congratulations to Diane Manojlovich on her nomination for a 2026 ORMTA Contribution to Teaching Award!

Read more about Diane here: https://www.ormta.org/2026-octa

Last week we held our end of year AGM and it was a great was to celebrate a successful 2025/2026 year, as well as plan for another exciting year at HH-ORMTA! There was great coffee ☕️, treats 🧁, lunch 🥪, but most of all, a lot of lovely, hardworking members and executive members. Thank you so much to everyone who came, shared reports, asked questions, and contributed to our next great year at HH-ORMTA. We love our members and we are so excited for another great year with ORMTA! A special thank you to our president, for her leadership this year, and to the whole executive.

Last Sunday we held our HH-ORMTA Spring Recitals! 🌷 We are so proud of our amazing students ❤️ thank you teachers for guiding your students so well throughout the year. It was an afternoon of great music 🎶 Thank you families and friends for coming out to support 💕 and thank you to ALL OUR VOLOUNTEERS for making our events possible 🤗

🎉Congratulations to Hamilton-Halton ORMTA’s 2026 OCTA winner, Diane Manojlovich! Many of you know Diane and all that she has done for our musical communities through teaching, co-founding and running the Hamilton Music Festival, her involvement in our branch, and so much more. 💕 This award is so well deserved. Congratulations, Diane!! 🎉

Read more about Diane here: https://hhormta.org/outstanding-contribution-to-teaching-award/ (Link in bio!)

🤝Annual General Meeting and Luncheon on THURSDAY May 28th at 9:30AM! Your presence matters and we want to HEAR FROM YOU 🩷 Our amazing teachers 🩷

Registration is NOW OPEN on our website here: https://hhormta.org/general-meeting-4/

Fee: $35
Location: Burlington Golf and Country Club 422 North Shore Blvd. East, Burlington
Day/Time: Thursday May 28th, 9:30AM

More details: Please join us for our upcoming Annual General Meeting and Luncheon. 🥪 Your participation is important to us, and we value your input. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with fellow members, to hear about the organization's progress, and to vote on the important matters. Your voice, interest and engagement will play a vital role in shaping our branch progress and have your say in shaping our branch future. 🩷 Enjoy a delicious lunch, engaging discussions and valuable networking opportunities.
Coffee, tea, fresh baked cookies served in the morning, while you connect with colleagues; Luncheon Buffet Cocktail Sandwiches, salads and more ….after the meeting. We look forward to seeing you at the AGM in Burlington and working together to achieve our goals!