BC Farm Writers' Association

January 2025 Newsletter

The BCFWA AGM in Abbotsford offers great food, excellent company and even some business.

Deadline Extended to RSVP for AGM

Following the Pacific Agriculture Show on Friday, January 24th, BC Farm Writers’ Association members and guests will gather in the ground floor board room of the BC Egg Marketing Board (250-32160 South Fraser Way in Abbotsford) for our annual AGM. 


Welcome: 5:30 PM

Dinner: 6:00 PM 


Greek food was a hit at our last AGM so we’re having it again this year. Members paid up to date will have dinner on us!

 

During the AGM, we’ll bring you up to speed on what we accomplished in 2024 and what we’re hoping to accomplish in 2025. There will be plenty of opportunity for you to express your opinions and help shape the agenda for the upcoming year. Best of all, we’ll try to have business concluded by 8:30 PM so that we can enjoy each other’s company.


Please RSVP to bcfarmwriters@gmail.com by the end of Monday, January 20th and let us know if you plan to attend the AGM online or via Zoom. For those of you attending in person, please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.

 

Hope to see you there!

David Schmidt Legacy Fund Taking Donations

As you have read in past newsletters, a BCFWA committee has been working on ways to honour David and we’ll be bringing our membership up to speed on our progress at the AGM. 


For those of you keen to contribute to the David Schmidt Legacy Fund endowment held by the Vancouver Foundation, donations can be made by clicking here. A charitable receipt will be issued.


Last Call: 2025 Board of Directors

The 2025 BCFWA board elections will be held at our AGM on Friday, January 24th and we are accepting nominations for board positions. Becoming a Director-at-Large is a great way to get started on the board before making a larger commitment. Anyone interested in taking over as President (even if hesitant) can contact Ronda Payne at ronda.eyben@shaw.ca to discuss job shadowing throughout 2025 before taking the role on in 2026. We are also looking for a treasurer as Cheryl Davie will be stepping aside in 2025, but will ensure the new treasurer has full support in taking on the role before she leaves the board


If you would like to join the 2025 BCFWA board, please send an email to bcfarmwriters@gmail.com and let us know what position you’re interested in.

Membership Renewals Off to a Strong Start

Invoices for 2025 memberships were emailed on December 10th. If you didn’t receive one, please check your spam folder for a "WAVE" invoice. Membership dues for 2025 are $75. The deadline for renewal is Jan 31st and payments can be made by credit card or email transfer. We’ll also accept cash or cheque at our AGM on January 24th. 


Thank you to the following members who have already paid their dues for 2025: 

  • Clayton Botkin
  • Amanda Brittain
  • Kathleen Gibson
  • Cathy Glover 
  • Martina Graf 
  • Tars Cheema
  • Vanessa Farnsworth
  • Anna Helmer 
  • Barbara Johnston 
  • Rhandi Neal
  • Ronda Payne
  • Myrna Stark Leader 
  • Peter van Dongen


Wishing you the best in 2025!


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