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Brantford news, Interest Groups

Dining at the Old School House

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Our January Dining Out adventure drew the largest number of participants yet. Thirteen enjoyed lunch in the Library at The Olde School Restaurant in Brantford. We had the room to ourselves, and the conversation was as delightful as the meal. Their signature dessert – chocolate mous(s)e – inspired stories about dining at the restaurant over the years. Here is one of our long-time members enjoying her mouse!
Brantford news, Club Projects, Issues and Advocacy

Nova Vita’s Hope for the Holidays

CFUW Brantford members donated $1,850 to Nova Vita on December 7th, 2022.  The funds were allocated to the Hope for the Holidays initiative that supports women and children  in the shelter at Nova Vita as they navigated their way through the holiday season.
Anne Ruddell, Community Development Manager, advised us that tax receipts for 2022 donations will be sent out in the first eight weeks of 2023.
The Hope for the Holidays Committee, Bev Golden, Janet Kempster, Lin Fines and Maria Timmons would like to thank our members for their generosity.

The photo of CFUW Brantford presenting the donation to Nova Vita: from left to right:  Janet Kempster, Anne Ruddell, Nova Vita Community Development Manager, Maria Timmons and Bev Golden.
Brantford news, Events

Trivia Night! Feb 8th, 2023

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    Events

    Christmas Party!

    Last evening 30 plus members of CFUW Brantford met for a wonderful evening of Christmas cheer. It felt so good to congregate together with friends and enjoy a delectable spread of hors d’oeuvres and desserts.

    Meetings

    November general meeting topic: Human Trafficking

    The CFUW Brantford General Meeting Program on November 23, 2022 featured Hannah Blackburn, Police Officer with Brantford Police Service, and Shelly Prendergast, a Victim Support Worker with Victim Services of Brant. Their topic was Human Trafficking, a serious and disturbing fact of life in Canada today, including Brantford and Brant County. The target is mostly girls, many of whom are very young, and women. The audience was very attentive to the PowerPoint presentation and had several questions afterwards. The dedication and commitment of the presenters to this grisly topic is to be admired as they work to gain the trust of affected persons and their families, to refer them to community agencies that can help and to educate the public.

    Interest Groups

    Thursday Night Book Club

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    The Thursday Night Book Club discussed The Narrow Door by Joanne Harris. The author (most acclaimed for her
    work Chocolat) has written this psychological thriller as a dialogue between Roy Straightly, elderly Latin Master,
    and Miss Buckfast, new head mistress of the school .Through this dialogue, the author explores the idea that the
    past controls what we do, shapes who we are and cannot be hidden away from forever. The predominant themes
    of gender, memory and trauma and the clash between old and new were discussed in the context of women
    entering a man’s professional world. “Men walk in through the main gates. Women have to improvise. All we need
    is a narrow door.”