The 11th Annual Trivia Night was a success! Over $2300 was raised in support of the CFUW Brantford Scholarship Fund!
The winning team were Betsy, Alec, Nick and Tish. Congratulations!
Thanks to the participants, local businesses and CFUW members for monetary donations and donations of prizes and books, those who volunteered to help, Domino’s pizza, and the Dunsdon Legion. Special thanks to the organizing committee: Lynn, Brenda, Dian and Colette! A good time was had by all!
For her presentation at the January 24th CFUW Brantford General Meeting. Lynn shared her knowledge and passion for gardening as she spoke about how the gardens at the Hospice have been developed and matured over the past five years. The before and after pictures of the gardens told the story and as she pointed out the therapeutic benefits of therapeutic horticulture, all present felt they had received the benefits as well. Special thanks were given to Lynn for all she has done and is doing to improve quality of life for the residents, families and staff!
CFUW General Meeting
January 24, 2018
Thorpe Carriage House
Meeting Starts at 7:30 p.m.
Topic: Bringing Horticultural Therapy to Stedman Community Hospice
Speaker: Lynn Leach
Lynn Leach is the Horticultural Therapist at the Stedman Community Hospice and just like many of us, Lynn has a passion for the garden. She also loves working with people and has found that horticultural therapy is a perfect union of those two passions. The presentation will include before and after pictures of building the therapy garden, as well as information about the horticultural programs that are offered to residents.
Our January 16th Book Launch of Don’t Tell the Enemy, written by CFUW member Marsha Skrypuch was a grand success, $444 raised for our Scholarship Fund.
Many thanks to Braemar House School for donating the venue and to the organizing committee: Nora Leung, Joan Hadley, Dian Kuzyk, Tish James, Naomi Krai, Nora O’Leary, Patti Kunaschko, Jenny DeAlwis, Barbara Perry, Lynne Duncombe, Cathy Sawyer and Marsha Skrypuch.
Congratulations to Jacklyn Appleby, winner of the CFUW Brantford Mature Student Award, Trust Award B, for 2017!
Jacklyn is attending Laurier/Conestoga College in Brantford; her program is Community and Social Service Management.
On Nov 22nd CFUW members enjoyed a presentation by Brian Thompson who shared some of the highlights of his 31 years as a staff photographer at The Expositor. Brian also shared some beautiful and insightful personal photos taken over the years as well as through his involvement with the Brant Camera Club, of which he is the president.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Meeting Starts at 7:30 p.m.
Brian will be sharing with members some of the highlights of his 31 years as a staff photographer at The Expositor and will touch on his personal ethics as they pertain to news photography. Working at a smaller paper has provided him with some amazing opportunities that may not have come his way had he been working at one of the bigger urban dailies in Toronto or elsewhere. Since 2006, he has garnered 11 Ontario Newspaper Awards, an achievement which is very personally rewarding to him. Brian will also share some of his personal photography outside of work for The Expositor, and his involvement with the Brant Camera Club, of which he is the president.
October General Meeting
October 25, 2017
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Topic: Indigenous Education
Speaker: Jodi-Lynn Waddilove
Jodie-Lynn Waddilove will present a First Nations Woman’s Perspective on Indigenous Issues. Jodie-Lynn has served as legal councel for the Ministry of the Attorney General (On) for ten years. She is presently serving as Senior Legal Counsel on the Independent Street Checks Review with Justice Tulloch.
