Friday, May 18, 2012
LISTOWEL BRANCH NEWS
Welcome to the new webpage of the Listowel Branch of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO)
Our motto is Caring and Sharing
We currently have 28 members. Our group meets four times a year – April, June, September and October. We meet on the second Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. and after our meeting and program we have a catered lunch. We meet in various places in the Listowel area, but usually at Knox Presbyterian Church. However, in June, we usually undertake an outing, such as a theatre performance or a tour of a place of interest.
We sponsor Sleeping Children Around the World, our local Listowel Library, and the School Backpack Program with the local Salvation Army. In October, we have an auction of donated items, the proceeds of which go toward our various charities, especially the Backpack Program.
Despite being one of the smaller branches, two of our recent accomplishments were the “Feather in Your Hat Award” for our involvement in the backpack program and a cash award for our increase in membership. We also had four recipients of the Cora Bailey Award in 2011.
Recent and upcoming events are a tour of The Meadows, the second phase of the Perth Meadows adult lifestyle campus, and Jeff Sage, platoon commander for Perth County EMS, who will be speaking on health issues for Seniors.
For information about the Listowel Branch of RWTO, call Beryl Semple @ 519-356-2830
RWTO/OERO EXECUTIVE 2011 – 2012
Past President
Phyllis Thompson
President
Beryl Semple
1st Vice President
Doris Dunnell
Secretary and Press Reporter
Doreen O’Grady
Treasurer
Marlene Kirkby
Issues, Concerns & Insurance
Verna Hardie
Goodwill & Visitation
Elizabeth Smith
Adrienne Noble
Archivist
Shirley Judge
Website Contact
Sheree Fleischauer
COMMITTEES
Programme Committee
Yvonne Gedcke, Verna Hardie, Bev Porterfield, Beryl Semple, Doris Dunnell
Telephone Committee
Beryl Currie, Helen McKnight, Adrienne Noble
Nomination Committee
Phyllis Thompson, Beryl Semple
Membership List
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday October 12, 2011
Place: Knox Presbyterian Church Listowel
Time: 10:00 am
Lunch: TBA
Cost: $10- $12
Program:
1. Auction- please bring an item for the auction
2. Donation to SCAW
Wednesday April 11, 2012
Place: Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel
Time: 10:00 am
Lunch: TBA
Cost: $10-$12
Program: Paramedic- Jeff Sager
Platoon Commander for Perth County EMS
Topic: Health Issues for Seniors
Special Guest-Area 2 Director Mary Duffin
June, 2012
TBA
PHOTO GALLERY
Cora Bailey Recipients 2011
