January Meeting and Newsletter

Happy New Year to all!  We will have our regular January meeting at 7:30pm at Central United Church on Tuesday, January 24th.  To get information about our speaker and what has been going on in the club over the last few months, please view our January Newsletter.  It can be accessed in our Downloads Menu under 2011-2012.

Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the following award winners from Central Secondary School: Science–Erica Cleto, L. Mary Rayner Award for Core French—Frances Maranger and the French Immersion Award—Michelle Carr.  Congratulations girls!!

CFUW Constitution and Bylaws

Please refer to the CFUW National Website for updates to the proposed Constitution and Bylaws. 

November Meeting

Our November Montly meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, November 22nd at Central United Church.  Ingrid deMartines will be our speaker discussing the topic of ‘Women in Farming’. 

We are continuing with our “Food Donations” advocacy issue for our local schools.  This month we will be helping C.O.P.E. Stratford who would be most appeciative of the following items: “Breakfast for Learning”cards from Zehrs so that the school can purchase items; BIODEGRADABLE  plates, cups and cutlery (school only has 2 sinks rather than the 3 required by Health department if dishes are washed); vinegar for disinfecting; small cans of fruit (low sugar), individual cereal pacs (low sugar), granola bars, peanut butter, small juice boxes, dried soups (low sodium if possible), oranges, etc.

October Meeting

Our October monthly meeting will take place this coming Tuesday, October 25th at 7:30pm at Central United Church.  We look forward to hearing from Meg Westly on her topic of Dying with Dignity. 

Our Advocacy Group will also be accepting donations for our local advocacy issue, which is helping area high schools with their “School-Based Food Security Programs”.  Items such as protein bars, juice boxes (no sugar), apples and oranges will be gratefully accepted.

Thank you

We would like to thank the local and area vendors who helped contribute to making our annual Meet and Greet meeting so successful.  We would like to acknowledge the following businesses who donated a door prize for our evening:

• The Annex Room – Two Lunch Entrees
• Balzac’s Coffee Roasters – $25 Gift Certificate
• Chocolate Barr’s – Gift Basket
• The Queen’s Inn – $25 Gift Certificate
• Rheo Thompson Candies – Gift Bag
• Steed and Company Lavender – Gift Bag

 

Mature Student Awards

On September 27th, we were pleased to award our Mature Student Scholarship Awards to Kalysha Feltz and Jaclyn Poulsen, both from Conestoga College.  Congratulations girls!

CFUW September Meet and Greet

Our new season is about to begin!  As usual, we are pleased to kick off our new year with our annual ‘Meet and Greet’ – a fabulous way to meet up with old friends and also a great way to see if our club is for you.  This meeting is specifically designed to welcome potential new members and we welcome any woman to come out and join our meeting.  Our guest speaker is Kari Kokko and our newsletter (in the post below) gives some great extra info on the Meet and Greet evening as well as the year ahead.

Our ‘Meet and Greet’ will be held on Tuesday, September 27th at 7:30pm at Romeo Court (40 Long Drive) in Stratford.

CFUW September Newsletter

Our new season is about to begin and our September newsletter highlights some of the upcoming events which will take place.  With our Meet and Greet just weeks away, we are excited to share this year’s program and other information with you.  Please click on the link to view the newsletter:

CFUW September 2011 Newsletter

CFUW Scholarships

A large part of our club is based on providing education opportunities to young females.  Tonight, we are pleased to give out three scholarships to deserved young women at St. Michael Catholic Secondary School here in Stratford. 

Congratulations goes to Katie Waugh on receiving the Core French award, Leigha McCarroll on receiving the French Immersion award and Rachel Henderson on receiving the Science award.  Well done girls!