Welcome to the CFUW North Bay Website
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Members of CFUW North Bay at the December 13 Christmas Social
Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW)
CFUW North Bay is a member of the Canadian Federation of University Women. CFUW is a non-partisan, voluntary, self-funded organization with 94 clubs, located in every province across Canada. Since its founding in 1919, CFUW has been working to improve the status of women, and to promote human rights, public education, social justice, and peace.
In February 2024 CFUW released a Power Point presentation by CFUW National VP of Membership meant as an overview of CFUW for new members, but of benefit to all members. You can access the slides by pressing/clicking on this link:
In January 2024 CFUW national office sent out a press release announcing a new brand and website.
CFUW North Bay
CFUW North Bay holds monthly meetings, usually on the third Wednesday of the month, where we listen to inspiring guest speakers, socialize, and have fun. You can find out what is on our program for 2023-24 by clicking on the Information for Members tab. Socializing also happens in our interest groups. Click on the Interest Groups tab to find information about our book club, bridge group, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner groups. If you scroll down to the slideshow for 2022-23, you will see photos of activities showing both the serious side of our club and the fun we have throughout the year.
By clicking on the Scholarships tab at the top of the page, you can find information about how our club has accomplished one of its main purposes: raising money for scholarships for women to pursue higher education. By clicking on the Community Service tab, you will read how we service the community in other ways.
If you click on the Information for Members tab, you will find our registration form and current membership fee. Membership in our club is open to any woman who aspires to the goals of CFUW. You will also find our current program there listing guest speakers and their topics.
As well as this website, we also have a Facebook page featuring many of our activities and photos and managed for us by Kristen Ferguson, one of our program chairs: www.facebook.com/CFUWNorthBay.
Founded in 1941, our club celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2021. As you explore this website you will find details and photos describing our celebrations of this and other important anniversaries.
If you are not a member of CFUW North Bay and would like to receive more information about our club, send us an email: cfuwnorthbay@gmail.com.
CFUW North Bay Resolutions Meeting March 20
The annual resolutions meeting, hosted by the Issues and Advocacy Committee, will take place on Zoom on March 20 at 6:30 p.m. Club members have volunteered to study and summarize these nine resolutions. At the meeting they will present a two-minute summary of their resolution. Each summary will be followed by an opportunity for all members to discuss the resolution in breaks-out rooms. Members will then vote.
The club will not receive detailed information about the resolutions until March 12. Members will receive these details by email. After that volunteers will study and prepare one-page written summaries, which will be emailed to all members before the March 20 meeting. In the meantime, members can familiarize themselves with the proposed resolutions by clicking on the the Resolutions 24 link below.
The Issues and Advocacy Committee also encourages all members to attend their second meeting on Monday, February 26, from 6:30 to 7:30 on Zoom. To read the agenda for the meeting and the minutes of the February 26 meeting, click on the Issues and Advocacy link below.
Message from Nomination Committee Chair
The 2024 nomination committee is in need of one more representative in order to complete our duties prior to the May AGM. Your responsibility (along with the other two committee members) will be to phone this year’s executive and confirm whether or not they are willing to remain in their current positions for the 2024-2025 year.
If you would be able to make a few phone calls, please contact Nat Brunette at either 705-497-0096 or NatBrunette62@gmail.com. Your help will be greatly appreciated as the committee must have three members as per our constitution.
Bulletin Board for CFUW Members
Please check out our bulletin board for club news by using the orange links below the title. Also of course please share your news. This could include the work your committee is doing, plans for fundraisers, information about CFUW National and/or Ontario Council meetings, announcements about webinars advertised in Club Action Newsletters, or anything else that used to be in our newsletters or that you think our members should know. If you have news to share, email Caroline Haist (carlilh43@gmail.com).
The Gift of Reading
Nat Brunette and Kristen Ferguson have just announced that they are restarting the Gift of Reading, a project that CFUW North Bay ran for many years prior to the pandemic. Go to the bulletin board to find out more details about this event and the help Nat and Kristen need from members.
The photo was taken at Phelps Public School in March 2020 where the last Gift of Reading took place.
Find more photos, newspaper coverage, and the history of this event by clicking on the Community Service tab on the menu bar. Then scroll down to Gift of Reading.
Slideshow of Fall and Winter Events of 2023-24
Slideshow of 2022-23 Events