In April, CFUW Kincardine donated $1000 to the Afghan Women's Fund and $1000 to Medical Mercy Canada. Read the story in the Welland Tribune. This article was also published in the Toronto Star and Kincardine Independent.

On Feb 24, CFUW Leaside-East York participated in the Coldest Night Of the Year fundraising event in aid of Sistering, an agency on Bloor Street in Toronto for at-risk, socially isolated women and trans people in the city. Our terrific team leaders, Lynn Urmson and Cynthia McNabb, guided us through the whole venture. There was tremendous support from the members of the club, their families and friends. The final amount raised for Sistering was $4,620!

On March 21st, CFUW Perth & District hosted an outstanding presentation on opioids, followed by a panel discussion. The panelists were social service worker Amber Fritz, who was one of the speakers at the Ontario Council Speakers Series in November, David Somppi, Chair Carleton Place Municipal Drug Strategy Committee, and Chris Dobler, Detective Staff Sergeant, OPP. You can view the Youtube video here.

Members will be sent a grid on which to record the single plastic items they removed from their use, and how they managed to use something else in its place. Through this grid, they will be able to track their successes and challenges. On May 2nd, at 7 p.m. all participants will join us on Zoom where we will have a discussion of our experience in removing single use plastics from our home. One lucky participant will have their name drawn from a hat for a prize which will help them to continue to reduce single use plastics. If you or your Club would like to join the challenge send an e-mail to CFUW Welland. 

Professor Amanda Bittner is a political psychologist at Memorial University of Newfoundland, whose focus of research is on elections, voting and public opinion. The Royal Society of Canada, which recently made Amanda a member , describes her as Canada’s leading expert on how voters perceive and evaluate party leaders and the impact those opinions have on elections. In her talk, Amanda will explore the dynamics of voters’ perceptions of political party leaders - both in the US, where voters get to mark their ballots for their preferred presidential candidate, and in parliamentary democracies like Canada, where voters do not have a direct vote for Prime Minister. To request the ZOOM link please e-mail UWC Toronto.

Join us for an informative discussion with 3 panelists:

Judith Burfoot – Founder of All Welcome Here, a BIPOC-led non-profit organization focusing on anti-racism in Prince Edward County, Ontario. All Welcome Here works in the wider community in anti-racist advocacy with a focus on education, access & representation, anti-racist actions and events, policing and migrant workers’ issues.

Calvin Neufeld - A social justice advocate, trans man, writer and educator with a passion for human rights, animal rights, and the environment. Since 2011, Calvin has been a popular speaker to schools and community groups throughout Ontario and Quebec.

Rana Telfah – A PhD student working with Syrian refugee women (and families) who settle in rural Ontario. Rana has some wonderful stories of the journeys of these women and how they are adapting to life in Canada and more specifically to life in rural communities.

Send an email to Sandra Shaw and put ARROW in the subject line for registration.

Tickets now available at CFUW St. Catharines House & Garden Tour 2022

You can get all the details about upcoming club events on the OC website at Club Events | CFUW Ontario Council (cfuwontcouncil.org).