REGIONAL GATHERINGS

Ontario is divided into five regions. Each region is represented by a Regional Director on the Ontario Council Executive Board.

Every year (biennially for Ontario North) each region holds a one day event in order to discuss Club issues and to provide leadership training.

Ontario East | Ontario North | Ontario Central | Ontario South | Ontario West

 

ONTARIO CENTRAL Fall Gathering

Hosted by CFUW Northumberland
Saturday October 21st
St. Peter’s Anglican Church Conference Centre, Cobourg

Refresh, Reflect, Reconnect

The focus of the morning will be CFUW in the Community, with sessions on advocacy, volunteerism and LHIN.

Afternoon workshops will address Building A Vibrant Club, followed by a visit to Victoria Hall, Cobourg’s “gem”.

A celebration lunch will also mark our Club’s 15th anniversary, with keynote speaker Dr. Bonnie Patterson, President of Trent University.

We hope you will join us in Cobourg, “Ontario’s Feel Good Town”.
Contact: sandra@birchhill.ca

 

ONTARIO SOUTH Fall Gathering

Hosted by CFUW Mississauga
Saturday October 28th
Christ Church United, 1700 Mazo Crescent, Mississauga

Making Our Voices Heard

 

The program will include a workshops on:

  1. Communications, Website & Newsletters by Ann McElhinney, OC Communications Chair,
  2. Executive Development by Myra Willis, Regional Director Ontario South
  3. Advocacy: Getting it Right! by Teri Shaw, Ad Hoc Advocacy Committee Chair, and
  4. Advocacy Beyond the Local Club with Linda MacGregor, OC President.

 

   There will also be a panel discussion on Staging the Big Event: Will it Work? Is Our Club Big Enough? Event chairs from a number of Ontario Clubs will participate to pass along their best practices and learnings.
Contact: chorney@sympatico.ca

 

ONTARIO WEST Fall Gathering

Hosted by CFUW Windsor
Saturday October 21st
1671 Riverside Drive East, Windsor

Women in Solidarity

The morning programs include:
 

  1. a presentation by Linda MacGregor, President of Ontario Council on the potential for leadership in our Clubs
  2. a workshop by Elizabeth Haynes, President of CFUW Windsor/National Director of Strategic Planning, on Club finances and “fun”raising
  3. a workshop by Sabina Auburger, Regional Director- Ontario West, on Membership GIVES (Growth, Involvement, Visibility, Efficiency & Stability).

The luncheon speaker will be Peggy Nash, MP addressing challenges facing Canadian women.

The afternoon program will include a Presidents’ Workshop with Sabina Auburger and another opportunity to attend the Finance Workshop.
Contact: cfuwwindsor@yahoo.ca

 

ONTARIO EAST Fall Gathering

Hosted by CFUW Perth
Saturday, October 21st
Royal Canadian Legion, 26 Beckwith St. East.

The keynote speakers will be:

  1. Susan Code, author, Anecdotes from Perth's Past.
  2. Pam Buell, Parks Canada speaking on the history of the Rideau Canal and its 175th anniversary

The day will begin with a welcome from the Town Crier.  At the end of the day, there will be a 1/2 hour tour of historic Perth. The LAC will be in 1831 period costumes

For Information:
Katie Hoffman
kthoffman@cogeco.ca

 

ONTARIO NORTH Fall Gathering

The next fall gathering for Ontario North will be held in 2007.