Across Canada, CFUW Clubs and members contribute over a million dollars annually to scholarships and fellowships and in 2019, in celebration of our 100th anniversary, the goal is to add an additional $100,000. Our scholarship programs demonstrate the commitment that CFUW members make to empowering women and girls through education. I would like to share the scholarship program and initiatives in Mississauga and our plan for 2019.
Mississauga is Canada's sixth largest city but lives in the shadow of Toronto and, for much of its history, modern Mississauga was a series of small, independent communities in Peel County, each with a distinct character. CFUW Mississauga began in 1953 in Port Credit, the most southern of the villages and became CFUW Mississauga in 1970. Mississauga has a university, technically a campus of U of T, and a satellite campus of Sheridan College. CFUW members were involved with the university from its inception and annually sponsor a renewable four year scholarship for a first year student. We also sponsor a student at Sheridan College and award four scholarships of $2000 each to four outstanding Mississauga high school graduates. But our most recent and most interesting project has been fundraising for the Charitable Trust.
The villages of Peel County had a long history well before the city of Mississauga. A few years ago, one of our members returned from the AGM excited about the prospect of raising money for the Charitable Trust and thus supporting post-graduate studies. From her enthusiasm grew 'our book': Extraordinary Lives: Inspiring Women of Peel. The book showcases the lives of 36 women over a 200 year period. They represent the arts, sports, technology, social justice, politics, environment, and business - all facets of life. The book production involved many members of our Club as writers, researchers, editors, fundraisers. We published the book through funds raised and all proceeds have been directed towards the work of the Charitable Trust. In September 2012, we donated $3000 which was used to support the CFUW Creative Arts award that allowed Anna Pidgorna, a composer and media arts student to participate in a creative residency at the Banff Centre. In the spring of 2013 $10,000 was given to the Charitable Trust: half was used to increase the trust fund and half allowed the CFUW Fellowship program to give an additional scholarship in 2014. In January 2015, Lynn Franklin, Project Leader of the 100th Anniversary Scholarship Project was invited to our general meeting where we presented Lynn with a cheque for $6200.
This is CFUW Mississauga's first contribution to the 100th Anniversary Scholarship Project. We still have books to sell (you can check our website!) and all proceeds will go towards the 100th Anniversary Scholarship fund.
Mississauga is Canada's sixth largest city but lives in the shadow of Toronto and, for much of its history, modern Mississauga was a series of small, independent communities in Peel County, each with a distinct character. CFUW Mississauga began in 1953 in Port Credit, the most southern of the villages and became CFUW Mississauga in 1970. Mississauga has a university, technically a campus of U of T, and a satellite campus of Sheridan College. CFUW members were involved with the university from its inception and annually sponsor a renewable four year scholarship for a first year student. We also sponsor a student at Sheridan College and award four scholarships of $2000 each to four outstanding Mississauga high school graduates. But our most recent and most interesting project has been fundraising for the Charitable Trust.
The villages of Peel County had a long history well before the city of Mississauga. A few years ago, one of our members returned from the AGM excited about the prospect of raising money for the Charitable Trust and thus supporting post-graduate studies. From her enthusiasm grew 'our book': Extraordinary Lives: Inspiring Women of Peel. The book showcases the lives of 36 women over a 200 year period. They represent the arts, sports, technology, social justice, politics, environment, and business - all facets of life. The book production involved many members of our Club as writers, researchers, editors, fundraisers. We published the book through funds raised and all proceeds have been directed towards the work of the Charitable Trust. In September 2012, we donated $3000 which was used to support the CFUW Creative Arts award that allowed Anna Pidgorna, a composer and media arts student to participate in a creative residency at the Banff Centre. In the spring of 2013 $10,000 was given to the Charitable Trust: half was used to increase the trust fund and half allowed the CFUW Fellowship program to give an additional scholarship in 2014. In January 2015, Lynn Franklin, Project Leader of the 100th Anniversary Scholarship Project was invited to our general meeting where we presented Lynn with a cheque for $6200.
This is CFUW Mississauga's first contribution to the 100th Anniversary Scholarship Project. We still have books to sell (you can check our website!) and all proceeds will go towards the 100th Anniversary Scholarship fund.
