CFUW Guelph 2009 - 2010 Programme
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 161 Norfolk Street,
Guelph
Fourth Tuesday of the Month
7:45 p.m. Business Meeting followed by Presentation
Social and Refreshments to conclude the meeting
Please bring your own mug!
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Note:
In the unlikely event that it is necessary to cancel
a General Meeting due to extreme weather or other
factors, the President will make the decision by 4 p.m. on the day
of the meeting.
The Information will be given to the local media, posted
on the home page of our website,
and circulated to members on our e-mail list.
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Parking
Parking is available on adjacent streets, in the church
parking lot (accessed from Yarmouth Street), and in the Baker Street
lot. In addition, we have permission to park (evenings only) in the
parking lot of Dukelow Chiropractic Care Centre, located on the northwest
corner of the intersection of Norfolk and Suffolk Streets.
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CFUW 2009-2010
...See section below for additional information about
each speaker...
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September 22
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Beverley Boudreau:
You Will Have to Speak Up - and Other Deaf Adventures
Open Meeting ~ Bring a friend
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October
27
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Jane Galbraith:
The Grief Process and Our Culture's Lack of Validation
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Plus:
Member Plant Sale
Thinning perennials in your garden? Bring your extras
to the October General Meeting ~ Bring a plant, buy a plant
Important News:
CFUW National has taken steps to address concerns from
members across the country
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CFUW
Guelph
members are invited to hear
and discuss details – some of which require a vote by our members.
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President’s Forum
PRE – Meeting
Tuesday, October 27th,
7:15
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November
24
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CFUW Guelph member Mary Howlett Nero:
Adoption
Plus:
Member Plant Sale continues ~ ~ ~
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January
26
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Jennifer MacLeod:
Update on the Children's Charter
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February
23
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Sister Christine:
Poverty
Please bring a food or cash donation
Open Meeting ~ Bring
a friend
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March
23
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Tim Eastwood:
Preparing for the Sandwich Years
Plus:
Members' Book Sale: Bring a book, buy a book
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April
27
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Dr Sheldon Frank:
Hormone Therapy including Bio-Identicals
Plus:
Resolutions
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May
25
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AGM/Banquet
Dr Cate
Dewey:
" Women Empowering Women: At Home and Abroad"
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Programme Details:
September
22, 2009
Beverley Boudreau
You Will Have
to Speak Up - and Other Deaf Adventures
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Beverley will speak about her experience growing up as
a woman in a silent world. She will also discuss the impact of
legislation, in particular The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities
Act (AODA, 2005), and what this can and cannot accomplish in terms
of creating a just, inclusive and equally accessible society.
...Beverley was born with a profound hearing loss and
has become active in her advocacy for rights of the deaf community.
She has an Honours BA & MA from the University of Windsor. She
is the immediate Past President of CFUW St. Catherines and presently
communications officer at Brock University.
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From our January 2009 Guelph Line:
One of the afternoon speakers was Beverley Boudreau,
the President of CFUW St. Catharines. A defining characteristic of
Beverley, which you might not notice unless she’s with signers, is
that she is completely deaf, from birth. Beverley is an advocate for
more inclusive access, such as better signage and fewer stairs through
Access for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
Kay Stubbert, our Program Chair, has booked Beverley
as our September general meeting speaker.
* OPEN Meeting – Advertise and bring a friend.
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October 27, 2009
Jane
Galbraith
The Grief Process and Our Culture's Lack of Validation
of this Process
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Jane’s background is in nursing and she has a BSCN from
McMaster University. She has worked in the community health
field including hospice palliative care for over 20 years. All of
her experiences have led her to authoring this book.
...The grief I experienced after the death of my mother
in 1993 had an enormous impact on me. This event created the realization
that in the next few years all my friends would be facing this same
life experience. My main concern is that this generation is not prepared
and will be going through this together in numbers never seen before.
This will have an enormous effect on the workplace and
relationships in general if we don't start bringing grief out of
the "unmentionable" category. Baby Boomers have an opportunity to make
a huge change in the way society deals with this life altering event.
About the book:
Ninety million baby boomers will, in the next 20 years,
face the loss of one or both parents. This book discusses society's
lack of acceptance of grief in general and the way past generations
have taught us to deal with this life event. "Time will heal.", "They
had a good life" are some examples of empty phrases so often used when
dealing with loss. The reader is taken on a journey in this book by
providing support and understanding of the grieving process. In this
writer's opinion this generation, known as the baby boomers, through
the sheer force of their numbers, has the ability to make positive changes
in the way this and succeeding generations handle grief.
The grieving process is explained; how it differs for
all of us; that there is no "right" way to grieve and that the pain
of grieving cannot be avoided. Suggestions are offered for managing
grief. Ceremonies and rituals surround death and grieving is discussed
and suggestions about how to structure a meaningful ceremony to honour
loved ones are given.
The book makes it clear that change can occur in our
society, with this generation, that will allow people to manage grief
in a constructive way; that sharing experience can allow others to
be more prepared and more open in dealing with this life altering experience
and that people can find comfort in knowing that others have had similar
experiences. This book allows a glimpse into what we will all face and
some strategies to cope with our loss, in an easy to read, personal narrative
format.
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November 24, 2009
Mary Howlett Nero
Adoption
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Mary has been working as a full time approved practitioner
with the Ministry of Children and Youth Services since
1997.
Over the years she has seen changing trends in adoption
and has personal experience regarding adoption.
On the CFUW Guelph front, Mary is a member of our Quilters
Group
and participated in the making of our wonderful new
club banner.
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January 26, 2010
Jennifer MacLeod
Update on the Children's Charter
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In 2007 CFUW Guelph signed the charter
developed by the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Report Card
Coalition.
The Charter makes a compelling statement
about our collective intent
to support and advocate for the rights of children.
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February 23, 2010
Sister Christine Leyser, C.M., Member of
the Order of Canada
Poverty
Sister Christine is certainly an advocate for people
in need.
She founded
a network of facilities that provides social services, accommodation
and a sense of community to those in need. Beginning with the Drop-In
community centre, she expanded the organization to include the Dwelling
Place, a long-term, shared support housing centre, and the Stepping Stone
and Elizabeth Place, emergency shelters for men and women respectively.
Sister Christine
has a BA degree from the University of Windsor and has taught elementary
school for 20 years.
A donation of food would be appreciated at the meeting.
* OPEN Meeting – Advertise and bring a friend.
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March 23, 2010
Tim Eastwood
Preparing for the Sandwich Years
The "Sandwich Years" can be an enormously demanding and stressful
period in our lives when we care for our children (and/or grandchildren)and
parents (and/or grandparents)at the same time. While this is not a gender
specific issue, statistics show that women tend to bear the majority of
the responsibility in this role. Tim will be discussing the financial,
emotional and practical issues that are common to this stage of life, and
he will provide resources and ideas that will help you as you navigate
through the challenges that lie ahead.
Tim is an associate investment advisor and financial planner with
BMO Nesbitt Burns in Guelph. In addition to holding the designation Fellow
of the Canadian Securities Institute, he has obtained the Certified Financial
Planner (CFP) and the Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation. Most
recently, Tim earned the Certified Senior Advisor,(CSA)designation through
the Canadian Academy of Senior Advisors.
Tim is passionate about golf and hockey and plays both
as frequently as he can. He resides with his family in Rockwood.
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April 27, 2010
CFUW Resolutions
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Dr Sheldon Frank
Hormone Therapy including Bio-Identicals
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Dr Frank is a gynaecologist in Waterloo, Ontario
at the Temple Green Clinic and is
associated with alternative medicine practitioners.
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May 25, 2010 AGM
and Banquet
Dr Cate Dewey, Chair
of the Department of Population Medicine, OVC, University of Guelph,
and founder of the Children of Bukati Project in Western Kenya
will speak to us on
" Women Empowering
Women: At Home and Abroad"
Dr Dewey received her
veterinary degree (1979) and PhD (1992) from the Ontario Veterinary College
at the University of Guelph. Prior to joining the faculty at the University
of Guelph in 1995, Dr Dewey was an assistant professor at the Great Plains
Veterinary Education Center at the University of Nebraska. Before entering
the academic field, Dr Dewey was a private practitioner in Ontario for
6 years.
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Link to YouTube video of Dr Cate speaking about
the project 
Link to the Children of
Bukati Website
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