Presence in the Community
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Civic Affairs
For nearly 50 years, CFUW has had a place in the minds
of the citizens of Guelph through its Civic Affairs Interest Group.
This group has been instrumental in shaping policies locally through
its ongoing interest and involvement in all apspects of the quality
of life in Guelph.
It has actively sought, encouraged, and supported
the membership of women on City Council,
on public and private boards, and in provincial and
federal politics as well.
For the 2008-2009 schedule of
meetings, the Civic Affairs group plans to invite city
councillors, as well as guest speakers, to our meetings to
give them an opportunity to tell us a little about what the
current concerns are at city hall. As well, they will bring
us up to date with their particular areas of responsibility.
Civic Affairs Interest Group 
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Reflection Garden
For our millennium project,
CFUW erected a quiet memorial on the grounds of the Boat House on Gordon
Street in honour of the 14 women massacred in Montreal at the
École Polytechniqueon
December 6, 1989.
We invite members of the community and their visitors
to sit there peacefully by the river and reflect on the loss of the
promising young lives.
The Project
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December 6 Memorial Dinner
Between 2002 and 2009, the
CFUW Clubs of Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph held memorial dinners
to raise funds for the CFUW Polytechnique Scholarship.
There will be no dinner this year, 2010.
Please attend local events.
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Scientists in School Guelph
This initiative brings science
to life for elementary students through hands-on natural
and applied science and technology programs. By involving
children as scientists under the guidance on enthusiastic
scientists, the aim is to inspire a greater understanding
and interest in science and to expose students to a variety of
scientific rôle models, many of whom are female.
Begun in 1989 by CFUW Ajax-Pickering,
the program has expanded to reach over 480,000 students
in 15 school boards in 2006/7.
In 2001, Scientists in School
received the Michael Smith Award for Excellence in Science Promotion:
The
Michael Smith Awards honour individuals and groups who make
an outstanding contribution to the promotion of science in Canada,
through activities encouraging popular interest in science
or developing science abilities. Two recipients (one individual
and one group) may be selected for the awards each year.
CFUW Guelph launched
a chapter in 1999; to date, celebrating the 12th Anniversary,
presenters have reached over 110,025 students students in 4,075
classrooms in Guelph and area.
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