CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
CFUW Nelson & District
Activities
October 19, 2024 presenter Lonnie Facchina
Saturday Oct. 19 at 1:30 pm join our first Fall general meeting at Nelson Seniors Centre to hear guest speaker Lonnie Facchina, Board Chair for Nelson & District Hospice Society.
2024-2025 Calendar: Monthly Meetings on Saturdays at 1:30 pm
location: Nelson Seniors Centre, 717 Vernon St.
Sep. 24, 2024 Fall social potluck.
Oct. 19, 2024 Lonnie Facchina.
Nov. 16, 2024 Kim Green.
Dec. 15, 2024 11:30 am Holiday social potluck at member's house.
Jan. 25, 2025 Advocacy presenter
Feb. 15, 2025 Presenter TBA
Feb. 22, 2025 CNOY Walk
March 22, 2025 Policy discussion
March 29, 2025 Our 4th SIP Talks & scholarship fundraiser
April 26, 2025 Presenter TBA
May 2025 Social & AGM
June 2025 Social Outing
March 2025 CFUW policy resolutions discussion
CFUW National does policy advocacy on many gender equity and education issues and runs National Campaigns. Annually, clubs propose new national policy priorities; this meeting reviews new draft policy resolutions.
April 2024 presenter Stephanie Fischer
Our April 20, 2024 general meeting featured guest speaker Stephanie Fischer who discussed the Capitol Theatre's work and community contributions, as well as her experiences as Executive Director.
January 2024 presenters Leslie Payne & Ann Harvey
Our Jan 20, 2024 general meeting featured two guest speakers: Leslie Payne and Ann Harvey. Leslie Payne, a Nelson City Councillor and Nelson Housing Committee chair, shared ideas from a recent BC affordable housing conference and updates on Nelson's affordable housing strategy. Ann Harvey spoke about Slocan Valley Affordable Housing projects, her experience with Nelson and area affordable housing projects and working with BC Housing as a partner.
2023-2024 Calendar
June 7, 2024 Social outing to Kaslo's Langham & Waypoint Restaurant
May 2024 Social/AGM at member's house
April 20, 2024 Stephanie Fischer
March 23, 2024 policy resolutions
Feb. 17, 2024 Joanne Siderius
Jan. 20, 2024 Leslie Payne & Ann Harvey
Dec. 16, 2023 Holiday Social
Nov. 18, 2023 Andrea Wilkey
Oct. 21, 2023 Sarah Breen
November 16, 2024 presenter Kim Green
Our Nov 16, 2024 general meeting guest speaker is geoscientist Kim Green, a Selkirk College. Faculty Researcher.
Book Club 2024
Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at 4 pm our book was The Women by Kristin Hannah.
Friday Oct. 25, 2024 at 4 pm our book is Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast by John Vaillant.
Friday Nov. 29, 2024 at 4 pm our book is Resilience in the Rubble by Kathy Harms (with a possible zoom discussion with the author).
Book clubs are hosted at members houses. Contact us to attend.
March 29, 2025 SIP Talks: Stories Inspire Passion
Save the date for our popular 4th SIP Talks event featuring dynamic Kootenay women, wine and tapas to fundraise for local youth educational scholarships. Learn who presented at our past 3 SIP Talks.
February 2024 CFUW walks on Coldest Night of the Year
It was cold out there. Thank you to everyone who sponsored or joined our CFUW Nelson & District CNOY team on Saturday, February 24, 2024. We raised funds for Nelson CARES Society and the Ready for Home program that supports residents at Ward Street Place residents to stay warm and safely housed.
November 2023 presenter Andrea Wilkey
Our Nov. 18, 2023 general meeting featured guest speaker Andrea Wilkey, Executive Director of Community Futures Central Kootenay.
Violence Against Women in Politics workshop 2023
In January 2023, CFUW hosted a roundtable workshop on Violence Against Women in Politics with guest presenter Brittny Anderson, BC MLA for Nelson-Creston and several other politicians. Read more...
December 15, 2024 Holiday Party
Sunday December 15, 2024 at 11:30 am is our fun-filled holiday potluck party at a member's house. Newcomers welcome! Contact us to attend.
Angelia Thomson recipient of 2024 CFUW Nelson scholarship.
The $1,000 CFUW Nelson & District scholarship will assist Thomson in her post-secondary education. Read more about Thomson.
CFUW National & BC AGMs
July 22-24, 2024: CFUW National AGM & conference was in Edmonton.
May 3-5, 2024: CFUW Nanaimo hosted the CFUW BC Council AGM & conference: Making Waves.
February 2024 presenter Joanne Siderius
Our Feb 17, 2024 general meeting featured guest speaker Joanne Siderius, Senior Naturalist at Kokanee Creek Nature Centre who engaged us with local wildlife issues, videos and photos.
October 2023 presenter Dr. Sarah Breen
Our Oct. 21, 2023 first Fall general meeting guest speaker was Selkirk College's Dr. Sarah Breen, BC Regional Innovation Chair (RIC) in Rural Economic Development.
Education
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About Us
As the Nelson & District Club of the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), we are one of 21 clubs involved provincially in CFUW's BC Council and one of 100+ clubs engaged across Canada. We are also an active member of Graduate Women International (GWI).
Our Club's mission is to promote education and life-long learning to women and girls, to encourage the participation of members in their communities to enhance the status of women and girls by awarding scholarships and bursaries in the community.
Our Story
Nelson CFUW was founded in 1967. There are close to 100 clubs and 6,700 members across Canada. The CFUW and our club is part of the Graduate Women International (GWI) which is in 77 countries worldwide. CFUW and GWI were founded over 100 years ago.
Give the Gift of Learning
"The boost of confidence I got from having total strangers care about me and my education was amazing."
This is how one Selkirk college graduate felt when she received her bursary. You can help another young woman by donating to one of two funds established and supported by women in the Kootenays.
We have three options for you to donate locally to one of our bursary or scholarship programs. Click below to learn more about supporting a young woman's education today.
