2024 was a good year for our Club! A few of the highlights…

Membership:
27 members in January 2024—38 in December 2024 (40% increase)

Members who displayed prints in our shows:
13 (34% of club)

15 in-person events:

• 10 photo walkabouts
• 2 field trips
• 2 gear sales
• Annual Fall Show

Learning & Inspiration at our 19 Zoom meetings:

• 4 guest presentations – one more postponed to 2025 due to internet outage
• 3 presentations by club members
• 1 presentation from CAPA
• 10 themed photo assignments
• 16 members shared about 950 images from assignments & walkabouts

Amount of budgeted revenue raised:
253%. This was made possible thanks to generous donations of used gear by three Gabriola Islanders. Our heartfelt gratitude to each of them!

Website:
1200 visitors, 3200 views in 2024.

• Passed milestone of 10,000 all-time views since site began in Nov. 2018.
• Added video site, so as to upload all shared photo slideshows and recorded presentations from Club meetings (over 20 such items now accessible from password-protected Members page).
• 32 new posts (club news, speakers, events, shows etc) & many additions to existing pages.
• Top 5 posts in 2024 (# views):
  • Remembering Sharron” (103)
  • “She’s Messing Around Again” – Diane’s show (88)
  • Photo Walkabout – Decourcy Loop” (78)
  • “Stalking Shadows & Stealing Light” – Sher’s show (63)
  • “Gear & Gadgets Galore” – Gear Sale (63)

Best wishes from the Executive to all Club members, for a wonderful 2025, filled with many more exciting opportunities for learning and growing creatively!

Linda, Sally, Corinne & Laurie