CFUW NORTH BAY’S ANNUAL REPORTS 2022-2024



CFUW North Bay’s Annual Reports for 2023-24


President’s Report

Bonnie Roynon


Working in my fourth year as your president has provided evidence that it can be done!


We continue to remain active in the community to fulfil our purpose in the pursuit of knowledge, the promotion of education, the improvement of the status of women and human rights as well as active participation and advocacy in public affairs.


In September we were happy to be able to continue the in-person format for meetings while renting space at the Sisters of St. Joseph’s Mother House. This venue also provided the club with the technology to offer a hybrid setup so that some members could participate in the meetings using Zoom, which maintained our attendance at between 20-30 participants. Our club continued to rent this space for several monthly meetings until our lovely Christmas social in mid-December. Then winter arrived and our monthly meetings switched back to Zoom to allow members both near and far to stay involved and connected.


It has been exciting to meet face to face with some of our new members who have joined CFUW North Bay over the past couple of years. We are encouraged to see the wide variety of skills and backgrounds that our new members bring to the club.


In March I was most appreciative that our past president, Nat Brunette, was able to attend, on my behalf, the Nipissing University Donors Appreciation social and meet the recipients of our scholarships. Our club looks forward to continuing to offer the special Dr.Diana Walton scholarship for the next thirteen years.


Throughout the year there have been numerous opportunities to meet in person for special events. The special fundraiser last summer, which included a walk through our downtown and a waterfront picnic, was a huge success thanks to numerous members pitching in to make it so.  In November members once again created beautiful Christmas urns at Burrows. The lunch and dinner interest groups were busy dining throughout the community on a monthly basis. The Sunrise Breakfast group continued in person at the Community Living Heritage Cafe while there continued to be a monthly online meeting of early risers who met for additional social interaction during Wake-up Call.  Members of the Issues and Advocacy Committee, book club and bridge club continued to meet online enabling participation near and far throughout the year.  Meanwhile Heritage Gardeners look forward to picking up where they left off last fall at the gardens on Memorial Drive.  


As I submit this annual report, I would like to thank each of the members for remaining positive and active in our club while we all strive to make our club the best it can be. Your encouragement, dedication, and support towards CFUW North Bay are most appreciated!


Scholarship Committee Report

Terry Blair, Marianne Rogers


CFUW NB has had a very exciting year regarding Scholarships in 2023-2024.


Aurora Buckley was the recipient of the CFUW North Bay Dr. Diana Walton Scholarship in 2023-24. Aurora is an Honours Social Welfare and Social Development student at Nipissing University. She was recognized at the March Nipissing Donor Social event. CFUW NB’s Past President Nat Brunette attended the occasion.

 

The 2023-24 Nipissing University Scholarships of $500 each were awarded as follows:

CFUW NB Faculty of Education and Professional Studies Scholarship

  Carlexia Gauthier

CFUW NB Faculty of Arts and Science Scholarship

    Kennedy Bond

CFUW NB Faculty of Education and Professional Studies – Schulich School of Education Scholarship 

    Kristen Jackson


The 2023-2024 Canadore College Bursary recipients, awarded $500 each, were as follows:

CFUW North Bay Canadore College Non-Traditional Program Bursary

  Riley Ong, Aircraft Maintenance and Avionics

CFUW North Bay Canadore College Bursary

   Hayley Watson, Social Service Worker


The CFUW NB Secondary School Scholarship of $1,000 (typically two scholarships of $500 each) was distributed to West Ferris Secondary School in May, 2024. The school’s graduation awards committee will determine the names of the recipients closer to graduation and will forward those names to us.


This year the membership approved a special one-time scholarship of $1,000 to be awarded to a deserving female student who demonstrates academic proficiency, who is a graduate of one of the North Bay secondary schools, who is a youth working with a non-traditional education facility, and who is proceeding to Nipissing University or Canadore College. Children’s Aid Society had two individuals who fulfilled the criteria: one is proceeding to Canadore and the other, to Nipissing. Due to confidentiality, the names of these recipients will not be published.


For the 2023-24 year, we will have awarded a total of $5,500 in scholarships/bursaries thanks to the generosity of our members, who contribute so generously to our scholarship fund in so many ways to support deserving female students in the North Bay area.


Plans are in progress for a July fundraiser: the second instalment of Teddy Bears’ Walk and Picnic. 



Membership Committee

Susan Fisher, Chair


During 2023-2024, CFUW North Bay had 48 members plus two dual members. We welcomed two new members - Pamela McKend and Nicole Gleason. Pamela is retired and discovered our group while at the North Bay Public Library. Nicole is currently working as a physiotherapist in North Bay. Nicole learned about our club from a current member.


Program Committee

Kristen Ferguson and Kelly Ann Smith, Co-Chairs


The 2023-2024 CFUW North Bay program was a diverse and enriching experience, featuring a broad array of speakers and events. Mirroring last year's structure, the program was conducted in-person during the fall and transitioned to a virtual format in the winter.


The fall segment was marked by notable presentations from Hailey Massicotte, who shared insights on managing a multimillion-dollar company in her twenties while balancing motherhood, and Sergeant Vincent Corrente, who provided valuable education on fraud prevention.


The winter segment welcomed a variety of speakers, including Doug Brisbois, who discussed the local film industry, Dr. Mary Pat Sullivan, who enlightened us about the operations of the rare dementia support centre, and Sarah McGowan, who presented on the initiative Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay.


Throughout the year, members had the opportunity to engage in numerous activities. These included a tour of The Village at Canadore College and our annual seasonal urn-making event at Burrows.


A significant highlight was the revival of our traditional Charitable Trust Dinner. This event featured Lindey Keats, a Professional Engineer, who delivered an inspiring talk on the role of women in engineering. This comprehensive program served to educate, inspire, and foster community among our members.



Issues and Advocacy Committee

Janet Poudrier and Kaarina Tulisalo, Co-Chairs


Our vision for CFUW North Bay Advocacy this year has been an inclusive one to get as many of our members as possible interested in our Issues and Advocacy Committee. As educated, concerned citizens, Advocacy is every member’s responsibility. We acknowledge the diversity of our members and continue to reflect all points of view.

This year we focused on the following issues:

  

Resolutions:


Resolutions: We received nine National resolution intents and two Ontario Council resolution intents on March 12. The format for study and presentation was the same as last year and was successful. Seven members volunteered to study and present their respective resolutions. Our initial Zoom Issues and Advocacy meeting was held on Monday, January 29, to discuss the resolutions. An invitation and the agenda were sent out to the whole membership inviting them to attend. A second meeting was held on Monday, February 29, to discuss the format of the actual resolutions meeting and the way to go about studying them to produce a one-page summary. A practice meeting was held on Monday, March 18, before the actual resolutions meeting on March 20 because two of the presenters were new members. They were great examples of a willingness to serve. We did not have a quorum at the Resolutions General Meeting on Wednesday, March 20.  As a result, an electronic vote was held by email for all the resolutions passed as written or amended. We were very pleased to receive a 70  per cent response from our membership. The nine National resolutions will be voted on at the National AGM in July.  Jan Poudrier will be attending the National AGM in Edmonton as our voting delegate. The two Ontario Council resolutions will be voted on at The Ontario Council AGM on May 25.  If passed, the resolutions will become CFUW policy.


Longterm Care and Seniors Rights Study Group

Saving Canada’s  Public Health Care System Study Group


CFUW has two study groups listed above. The study groups are national in scope and are open to all members. Study groups provide an opportunity to meet members interested in an issue, to discuss, to study and to do research,  It is a great way to share experiences and knowledge with intelligent, educated women who are passionate about public healthcare and the elderly. The two resolutions on long-term care were proposed by the LTC study group.

The Planet and Plastics:  Stay tuned, details to follow.

Pieces for Peace:  Stay tuned, details to follow. 

Closing Remarks

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Advocacy actions this year. Special thanks to Kelly Ann Smith, our moderator and tech expert, to President Bonnie Roynon for her support, and to Jan Poudrier, our secretary.

ADVOCACY is all about action.

SPEAK UP!  STAND UP! JOIN UP!


Communications

Caroline Haist


From Newsletters to Bulletin Boards on Website


This year after the first newsletter in September, I no longer sent out a monthly, or more recently a bi-monthly, newsletter.  In November, in a report I sent to all of you, I gave the reasons for this change.  Instead of continuing to email newsletters, I added a bulletin board reached through links on the home page of the website (cfuwnorthbay.ca to serve as a newsletter.  My hope is that you have adjusted to the change and check the website regularly.  I rely on all of you to let me know details of meetings, special events, and achievements within our own club and webinars and other events put on by other clubs and CFUW National and Ontario Council.  These details no longer have to wait for the next newsletter but go on the website right away and are available if you lose track of an email containing information about a club activity.



Archival Information on Website


This year I finally completed work on the new website.  About 18 months ago the old website software could no longer run on my computer nor could the website be copied in a satisfactory way into my new software.  In building the new website, I took into consideration that our club no longer has anyone to look after the archives.  Therefore after getting the basic parts up and running, I spent the last year working on building an archive on the website.  For example, links reached from the Information for Members tab provide access to ten years of annual reports and highlights of club anniversaries and other special events. The program link provides access to as many programs from other years as Sue Fisher still had on her computer. The Scholarships tab has a link to as many former fundraising events as I was able to find details for.  I encourage you to check this archival information and let me know if you spot errors or can provide further details and/or photos.


New Banner Required by New CFUW National Branding Rules


It was a challenge this year to come up with a new website banner that would meet with the approval of CFUW National.  Last fall our club received its new logo from CFUW National, which is now in the hands of the executive and is being using on internal and external communications. I put together a new banner using our logo and the new motto and asked for approval and advice by sending an email to CFUW’s Member Services, but I have not received a reply.  That was last fall. So I asked the branding committee (Bonnie Roynon, Nat Brunette, and Terry Blair) to approve the banner and help decide on colour changes for the website, changes to conform with branding rules received from CFUW National. If you wonder about all that blue, it was one of the colours in our new logo. It also happens to be the committee’s favourite colour and mine, too. Let’s hope CFUW National approves.


Interest Groups


Book Club - Caroline Haist and Terry Campbell


This year the book club continued to meet every fourth Tuesday, usually at 7:00 p.m. and usually on Zoom. We have about 20 fairly active members.


Although one of our members (usually the one who has recommended the book) presents information about the book of that month and leads the discussion, the meetings are informal.


Not all our meetings this year were on Zoom. In December we met in person and enjoyed lunch at The Block.  In May we will again meet in person in the late afternoon at the home of Heli Vail. And we are in the process of organizing another lunch for our June meeting.


To our June meeting members will bring recommendations for books for next year —books that members have enjoyed reading and that they feel will result in a lively discussions. We will take a couple of weeks to check reviews and then vote by email for the books we would like to read.


The list for 2024-25 will be sent out to members and will also be available on our website (cfuwnorthbay.ca) as soon as the voting is complete, usually by the end of July. Lists of books chosen for the last eight years are still on the website.



Bridge Club - Caroline Haist


For the fifth year now, we continue to play bridge virtually using bridgebase.com for the games and FaceTime and/or landlines to chat during the games. We have ten players and five games, one every week day, either at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.  Most players want to play throughout the summer. Because we play virtually Snowbirds and cottagers can continue to play with those who remain at home.


We have talked about playing in each others’ homes again as we used to, but so far most members have been content to continue playing on line.  One of our new members has indicated she would like to play in person, and at this point we have enough interest in the fall to have at least one game a week in one of our homes.


The Dinner Group - Kelly Ann Smith and Marg Green


The dinner group meets the last Thursday of each month to visit different restaurants in the North Bay area. Each month the members decide on the next month’s restaurant to enjoy a variety of menus. This year we visited The Crown and Beaver, Lot 88, Dave's Green Papaya, 1886 Lake House Bistro, and Station Tap House and Steak Co., just to name a few. We are looking forward to another year of fellowship, fun, and delicious dinners.


The Lunch Bunch - Sue Fisher and Diana MacNeil


The CFUW Lunch Bunch had 28 members interested in meeting monthly on the first Tuesday of each month for lunch. Most lunches were attended by 12 to 15 members during the winter months. The May lunch was the biggest group – 22. The Snowbirds had returned!


We tried to have more variation in venues. That included Average Joe’s, The Block, and the Urban Café. There are not many restaurants that have a large area for a bigger group. So we are trying smaller tables at the Anglers Pub and Grill in Callander for the June lunch. At this time, the Anglers has not confirmed a reservation.

We look forward to the 2024-25 season.



Heritage Gardeners - Bonnie Cappadocia


Our CFUW waterfront garden, which is just past the boat launch parking lot on the left-hand side going east, has great blooms like tulips, daffodils, grape hyacinths, day lilies, salvia, mums, short asters, and different shrubs like astilbe, hydrangeas, potentilla, and rose bushes. The mums were showstoppers as many visitors to the waterfront asked what was the name of the pink flowers. We have two other gardens that are next to the roadway, the ones with the Golden Mile sign. These two gardens have weathered two winters with perennials from our lower garden as well as daisies, sedum, snow-in-summer, tall New England asters, and garden pinks. Some of the perennials near the road struggled a bit so are being replaced this spring. We are adding liatris as well to the two gardens for more summer colour. It takes about three years before the new design to be fully established. Berry white hydrangeas end the season with lovely pink and white cone-shaped flowers.



Often we get together after our Wednesday morning endeavours (8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. from May until early October with weeks off during the hot summer days) and go to our home gardens for tea and muffins. We share laughter, gardening ideas, and plants. If this sound like fun and you would like to join us, please let us know. If you are walking on the waterfront, take a look at our CFUW garden; it is quite beautiful. Bonnie Cappadocia is the team leader with Caroline Haist as alternate. Please contact Patrick (heritage.gardeners@heritagenorthbay.com) if you would like to sign up or have any questions.


Sunrise Breakfast - Bonnie Roynon


The Sunrise Breakfast group met on the last Friday of every month September through April and can continue in May,June, July and August if members so wish. We meet at 9 a.m. at the Home Style Café, 741 Wallace Road.


Sunrise Breakfast is a very informal come-as-you can group of members, and sometimes friends or family join us. We talk, network, and catch up with each other while enjoying a great breakfast. Everyone is welcome.


Wake-up Call - Kaarina Tulisalo


Wake up Call is a great way to connect with fellow members via Zoom and to enjoy a lively chat time in a casual, friendly setting. Wake-up Calls are scheduled the second Friday morning each month at 9:00 a.m. There is no agenda. Join the call when you can and leave the call when you must. The only sign up required is to add your name once to the Wake-up Call list.All members on the call list receive the email with the link. Contact Kaarina at ekt_86@hotmail.com. We have enjoyed nine Wake-up Calls since September 2023 and will continue monthly even during the summer.





CFUW North Bay’s Annual Reports for 2022-23


Presidents’ Report

Nat Brunette, Bonnie Roynon


Our second year working as co-presidents has certainly continued in a whirlwind and to be a blur.


In September, we were very excited to be able to return to an in-person format while renting space at the Sisters of St. Joseph’s Motherhouse. This venue also provided the club with the technology to offer a hybrid setup so that other members could participate in the meetings using a Zoom format, which increased our attendance to an average of between 20-30 participants. Our club continued to rent this space for several monthly meetings until the winter weather arrived in late November. Then our monthly meetings switched back to Zoom to allow members both near and far to stay involved and connected. We are all excited to end the year with the in-person and hybrid AGM meeting in May and the year-end social in June.


It has been very exciting to finally meet some of our numerous new members who have joined CFUW North Bay over the past two years. We are encouraged to see the wide variety of skills and backgrounds that our new members bring to the club.


In March it was an honour to attend the Nipissing University Donors Appreciation social and meet the first recipient of our new Dr. Diana Walton scholarship. Our club looks forward to continuing to offer this award for the next fourteen years.


Throughout the year, there have been numerous opportunities to meet in person for special events. In November, members once again created beautiful Christmas urns at Burrows. The lunch and dinner interest groups were busy dining throughout the community on a monthly basis. The Sunrise Breakfast group once again restarted in person while there continued to be a monthly online meeting of early risers who met for additional social interaction.  Members of the Issues and Advocacy Committee, Book Club and Bridge Club continued to meet online, enabling participation near and far throughout the year.  Meanwhile Heritage Gardeners look forward to picking up where they left off last fall at the gardens at the waterfront.  


As we submit this annual report, we would like to thank each of the members for remaining positive and active in our club while we all continue to work through the continued impacts of the pandemic. Without your encouragement, dedication, and support towards CFUW North Bay, our club may not have survived these challenging times.



Scholarship Committee Report

Terry Blair, Heli Vail



CFUW North Bay has had an exciting year regarding scholarships in 2022-2023.


Kennedy Bond was the inaugural recipient of the CFUW North Bay Dr. Diana Walton Scholarship in 2022-23. Kennedy is a political science and economics major currently in her second year at Nipissing University. She was recognized at the March Nipissing Donor Social event. CFUW North Bay’s co-presidents Nat Brunette and Bonnie Roynon attended the occasion.

 

The 2022-23 Nipissing University Scholarships of $500 each were awarded as follows:

CFUW NB Faculty of Education and Professional Studies Scholarship

     Tori Gravelle

CFUW NB Faculty of Arts and Science Scholarship

    Carmen Cope

CFUW NB Faculty of Education and Professional Studies – Schulich School of Education Scholarship 

    Maria Dominico


The 2022-2023 Canadore College Bursary recipients, awarded $500 each, were as follows:

CFUW North Bay Canadore College Non-Traditional Program Bursary

   Krysten Fortier, Functional Genomics and Clinical Consultation

CFUW North Bay Canadore College Bursary

   Emily Allard, Dental Hygiene


The CFUW NB Secondary School Scholarships of $500 each will be distributed to École publique secondaire Odyssée in May 2023. Names of recipients will be forwarded to the Scholarship Committee once the school’s graduation award winners are determined. 


For the 2022-23 year we will have awarded a total of $4,500 in scholarships/bursaries.


In March Nipissing University’s “Woman2Woman” fundraiser to celebrate International Women’s Week contributed $525 to the CFUW North Bay scholarship fund. Plans are in progress for a July fundraiser: Teddy Bear Walk and Picnic.  Many thanks to our members for contributing so generously to our scholarship fund in so many ways which support deserving female students in the North Bay area.



Membership Committee

Susan Fisher, Chair


In 2022-2023, CFUW North Bay had 48 regular and 3 dual members.  There were six new members:  Christine Tworo, Dilys Collier, Marilyn Savage, Natalie Legresley, Diana Herrington, and Diana McNeil.  


We recognize the following years of service:  


Anna Petruzella    40 years

Marg Green        35 years

Marg Mullan        35 years

Janet Poudrier    35 years

Sue Fisher        30 years

Brenda Robertson    25 years

Kaarina Tulisalo    20 years

Bonnie Roynon    10 years

Heli Vail        10 years


With sadness we also recognize two members who passed away this year:

Elizabeth Price – a member of 43 years

Marion Wheeler – a member of 41 years.



Program Committee

Kelly Ann Smith and Kristen Ferguson, Co-Chairs


CFUW North Bay's program committee presented an active and diverse program for 2022-2023. Our program was in person in the fall and virtual in winter. We had a variety of speakers including our own CFUW members Sue Fisher (The World of Figure Skating, Then and Now) and Janet Calcaterra (The Burden of Memories: A Novel). Other highlights include the historical talk about the North Bay Normal School by Dr. Kurt Clausen (which included information about CFUW North Bay's founding president), our virtual escape room Christmas party, our annual Charitable Trust ceremony at North Bay City Hall, and our Lunch and Learn panel, Women Running for Electoral Office.




Issues and Advocacy

Catherine Whiting and Janet Poudrier, Co-Chairs


Planning for the CFUW resolutions to be presented at the general meeting in March began with an update at the first committee meeting. The update concerned the new timelines and processes.  The resolutions were not expected to be sent to local clubs until March10. This eventually necessitated a later date in March for our club’s review. Six resolutions were presented with breakout rooms for discussion. Voting followed this. All six resolutions were supported with no amendments. Thank you to Bunty Swanson, a non committee member, who presented one of the resolutions.


During the meetings of the committee, there were updates and action on various issues.  Discussion on Aboriginal issues included the first Treaties Recognition Week November 6-12 which was a result of Ontario legislation; and an excellent webinar on April 1 with a focus on allyship, privilege, and change. The presenter was Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquinox, a professor from Lakehead University. Action was taken by club members who signed the petition e-4185 from the Orillia Club concerning CFUW’s resolution on Tightening Bail Laws to Protect Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. Enough signatures from the clubs allowed the petition to be presented by Simcoe-North MPP in the House of Commons on February 14, 2023. Health policy issues including privatization of health care and reports from Seniors for Action Ontario, the National Long Term Care Working Group and the Ontario Health Coalition were discussed. Various webinars and workshops were noted. A letter concerning privatization was sent to our local MPP with the expected government policy response received. 


Appreciation is extended to the Issues and Advocacy Committee for their participation and contributions. Special thanks to Kelly Ann Smith for her technical expertise, to our Co-Presidents Nat Brunette and Bobbie Roynon for their advice and assistance, and to Caroline Haist for ensuring our information is on the website.


Interest Groups


Dinner Group - Marg Green and Kelly Ann Smith


The dinner group was pleased to return to a full year of monthly dining out. Each month the members decided on the next month’s restaurant to enjoy a variety of menus. We are looking forward to another year of fellowship, fun, and delicious dinners.


Bridge Club - Helen Manning


For the fourth year now, we continue to play bridge virtually using bridgebase.com for the games and FaceTime and/or landlines to chat during the games. By the end of this year there were five groups playing regularly every week day, either at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m.  Most players want to play throughout the summer. It has been great to be able to keep in touch this way even when players have been out of the country or at their cottages.


We have talked about playing in each others’ homes again as we used to, but so far most of the group is content to continue playing on line.


Book Club - Caroline Haist


This year the book club continued to meet every fourth Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. We have about 20 fairly active members.


Although one of our members (usually the one who has recommended the book) presents information about the book of that month and leads the discussion, the meetings are informal.


In June before the pandemic we used to have a pot luck dinner while we talked about books for the following year.  It seems likely that we will end this year with a dinner at Average Joe’s on June 13. We will hear suggestions for next year - books that members have enjoyed reading and that they feel will result in a lively discussion. We will then take a couple of weeks to check reviews and then vote by email for the books we would like to read.


The list for 2023-24 will be available on our website (cfuwnorthbay.ca) as soon as the voting is complete, usually by the end of July. Lists of books chosen for the last several years are still on the website.


The Lunch Bunch - Sue Fisher and Marianne Rogers


This year we have had delicious lunches at Average Joe’s. Our group has grown to 25 with attendance fluctuating from 12 to 19. As convenors, we send a monthly notice and inform the restaurant of the number of members planning on attending. The Lunch Bunch enjoy a very social time catching up with one another’s news while having very tasty meals.



Heritage Gardeners - Bonnie Cappadocia


Our CFUW waterfront garden, which is just past the boat launch parking lot on the left-hand side going east, has great blooms like tulips, daffodils, grape hyacinths, day lilies, salvia, mums, short asters, and different shrubs like astilbe, hydrangeas, potentilla, and rose bushes. The mums were showstoppers as many visitors to the waterfront asked what was the name of the pink flowers. We have two other gardens that are next to the roadway, the ones with the Golden Mile sign. These two gardens have weathered two winters with perennials from our lower garden as well as daisies, sedum, snow-in-summer, tall New England asters, and garden pinks. Some of the perennials near the road struggled a bit so are being replaced this spring. We are adding liatris as well to the two gardens for more summer colour. It takes about three years before the new design to be fully established. Berry white hydrangeas end the season with lovely pink and white cone-shaped flowers.



Often we get together after our Wednesday morning endeavours (8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. from May until early October with weeks off during the hot summer days) and go to our home gardens for tea and muffins. We share laughter, gardening ideas, and plants. If this sound like fun and you would like to join us, please let us know. If you are walking on the waterfront, take a look at our CFUW garden; it is quite beautiful. Bonnie Cappadocia is the team leader with Caroline Haist as alternate. Please contact Patrick (heritage.gardeners@heritagenorthbay.com) if you would like to sign up or have any questions.


Sunrise Breakfast - Bonnie Roynon 


The Sunrise Breakfast group met on the last Friday of every month September through April and can continue in May,June, July and August if members so wish. We met at 9 a.m. at the Home Style Café, 741 Wallace Road.


Sunrise Breakfast is a very informal come-as-you can group of members, and sometimes friends or family join us. We talk, network, and catch up with each other while enjoying a great breakfast. Everyone is welcome.



Wake-up Call -  Kaarina Tulisalo


Wake up Call is a great way to connect with fellow members via Zoom and to enjoy a lively chat time in a casual, friendly setting. Wake-calls are scheduled the second Friday morning each month at 9:00 a.m. There is no agenda. Join the call when you can, and leave the call when you must. The only sign up required is to add your name once to the Wake up Call list.  All members on the call list receive the email with the link. Contact Kaarina at ekt_86@hotmail.com. We have enjoyed nine Wake-up Calls since September 2022 and will continue monthly even during the summer.