SPEAKER SERIES
Meetings are held monthly September to May, and include guest speaker presentations.
Topics are diverse, current, educational and thought-provoking.
CFUW KW AGM AND INTEREST GROUP SIGN-UP
Come out to see your CFUW KW friends that you have missed all summer. Check out interest groups that you want to sign up for, or would like to create.
Bring a friend or 2, who may be interested in finding out what CFUW KW is all about.
Location: Please note the meeting is at Luther Village on the Park,.
139 Father David Bauer Dr. Waterloo, ON
in the Great Hall, right next door to the Community Centre
TIMING:
Doors Open: 7PM
Interest Group and New Member Sign up: 7PM to 8PM
AGM and Business Meeting: 8PM to 9PM
BUSINESS MEETING ITEMS (to be voted on at the meeting): (STILL TO BE ATTACHED)
Annual Report 2024-2025
Minutes of the 2024 AGM
CFUW KW 2025 - 2026 Budget for Approval
Resolution re no Audit/Review of Accounts as per CRA requirements
Minutes of May 2025 General Meeting
Parking:
Luther Village on the Park is right next door to the Community Center, Pavilion and just across a small walking bridge from the Pavilion Parking lot.
There is visitor parking on the right as you enter the driveway.
If you go past the main 5 story building and turn left, you will find visitor parking on your right.
There is also parking across the street at the baseball diamonds.
PELVIC HEALTH: WHAT ALL WOMEN OF ALL AGES SHOULD KNOW!
Our Speaker is: Kathleen White, MScPT, FCAMPT, BPHE, BSc Life Sciences
Registered Orthopaedic and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist,
Bring your daughters/granddaughters to this meeting. The topic is personal, but important to know for our health, whether we are of child-bearing age or in menopause or post-menopause. What we can do to make our lives better.
Business Meeting: 7:30PM
Speaker: 8PM to 9PM
Minutes of September General Meeting
Financial Quarterly Report
Ken McGoogan, Canadian Author
Ken McGoogan, the globe-trotting author of seventeen books, among them six bestselling histories about Arctic exploration. His numerous awards include the Pierre Berton Award for History, the University of British Columbia Medal for Biography, and an American Christopher Award for “a work of artistic excellence that affirms the highest values of the human spirit.”
His latest book is:
"Shadows of Tyranny :- Defending Democracy in an age of Tyranny"
Author Ken McGoogan shows how the current resurgence of authoritarianism in the United States recalls Europe in the 1930s.
“Ken McGoogan’s book is a truly brilliant account of what happens when we let our guard down—when we ignore the signs of deep authoritarianism all around us. An unforgettable trip through our past, present, and potential future.”
—Bob Rae, Order of Canada, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
Visit Ken McGoogan's web site: https://kenmcgoogan.com/. to see more.
Minutes of October General Meeting
Kevin Coates (Musician)
Minutes of November General Meeting
Susan L. Scott - Writing Memoirs Do you have stories you want to tell? Perhaps you want to pass on your story to your family and the next generations. Stories that open a window into who you are and what you stood for in life.
Susan L. Scott is an award winning Great Lakes writer. From her website we learn that Susan “works at the crossroads of story, spirit, self and culture collaborating with artists, activists, and scholars across North America and Europe.” She believes that “teaching lies at the heart of all I do.” Join us this January to hear Susan share her knowledge about bringing out your story.
Minutes of December General Meeting 2025
Dr. Donna Strickland. Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo Dr. Donna Strickland is one of the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics Speaking about the science that won her the prize and what it was like to experience the Nobel Prize week, in Stockholm, Sweden
Tickets will go on sale January 16, 2026 until February 14, 2026
(Unless we sell out!)
Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear Donna Strickland.
Please be sure to arrive by 11:30 AM!
Lunch and beverage orders will be taken at 11:30AM. Choose from a Fixed Price menu on the day. Special dietary needs can be accommodated.
Tiny Acts of Kindness
Please bring small items for distribution by our Advocacy Group.
Ideas: hand creams, face creams, hygiene items, soap, deodorants, toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, tampons/feminine pads, shaving supplies, detergents.
Keep it tiny with heart!
TBD
Minutes of February General Meeting
Current Immigration Information - Canada
Dr. Jenna Hennebry WLU professor. Associate Dean, School of International Policy and Governance (SIPG); Program Coordinator, Women and Gender Studies; Associate Professor, Communication Studies and Balsillie School of International Affairs Dr. Jenna Hennebry (PhD) is an internationally recognized scholar with expertise on migrant worker rights, health and social protection, labour migration governance, and gender and migration. She is a member of the Canadian Council for Refugees Subcommittee on Migrant Workers, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Migration Research Leaders' Syndicate, the UN Expert Working Group on Women’s Human Rights in the Global Compact for Migration, and the UN Migration Network's Working Group on Bilateral Labour Migration Agreements. She is co-founder of the International Migration Research Centre, and co-founder of the Migrant Worker Health Project and the Migrant Worker Health Expert Working Group
Minutes of March General Meeting
May 19, 2026
CFUW KW Annual Potluck Dinner
Is it Spring Again?
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Dinner 6:00
You won’t want to miss this last meeting of the year. It was great last year and is back by popular demand!
Please register for the Dinner through the CFUW KW website.
There are 7 different categories of tickets to choose from. Each category represents a type of dish you are going to bring.
The categories are: appetizer, main dish, side dish, bread, juice, dessert or clean up. If a “ticket” type is full please choose another category. There are limited tickets due to the size of the room, so to ensure you have a seat, please register for this meeting.
Pick a choice of "ticket" / "dish "
We are trying to ensure everyone feels comfortable eating at our potluck, so please label your food with ingredients, or the recipe and your name.
Remember to bring a serving utensil. Please label your plate and utensil (with a ribbon or tape) in case it is left behind, we will be able to contact your more easily.
Plates and personal cutlery will be provided
Donations for the food bank will be accepted.
Please sign up by May 10, 2026 if possible so we can rent cutlery.
There will be door prizes!
You can also email Debbie Cook deb.4eng@gmail.com
or call any of the program committee with the item you wish to bring.
Looking forward to seeing you there
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