Our monthly General Meetings start at 7 pm on the fourth Wednesday of the month in September, October, November, January, February, March, and April. We offer hybrid meetings which means that you are welcome to attend in person at Thorpe’s Carriage House, 96 West Street, Brantford OR from the comfort of your home via Zoom. Please note that we have decided to run our January and February 2024 meetings by Zoom only (not at Thorpe’s) because of the uncertainty of winter weather. This decision is based on our members’ requests and allows our Program Committee to engage speakers from farther afield.
Our monthly meetings are about 2 hours long, and feature a guest speaker, a short business meeting, and a time for socializing afterwards. Our members have asked the Social Committee to reduce the amount of sweets and fruit that a group of volunteers provide each month, in case you are wondering about how big a dinner to have before the meeting 🙂
Here are our the speakers for the 2024/25 General Meetings
September: Linda Schuyler, producer of the long-running television series The Kids of Degrassi Street.
October: Chuck Beach, environmentalist, and a leader in the local tree-planting movement.
November: Dean de St. Croix, an expert in the development of AI.
January: Karen Stiller, a teacher and author who leads workshops in memoir writing.
February: Madame High Ladies, experts in the ins and outs of cannabis use.
March: Stephanie McLarty, an award-winning entrepreneur whose business is the recycling of computer parts.
April: Brian Wood, curator the Alexander Graham Bell Homestead and expert in local history.
Guest speaker for November meeting: Dean de St. Croix
October meeting: The local tree-planting movement
Linda Schuyler, Our Speaker for the September 25th General Meeting
Speakers for the 2024/25 General Meetings
April speaker: Living an authentic life, Joan Grundy
In March, we listen to three women refugees: Syria, Zimbabwe, Ukraine
February Speaker: Lisa Clarkson – Manager, Day and Stay Program
