Retired Women Teachers of Ontario

NEWSLETTERS AND EVENTS

NEWSLETTER

Latest Newsletter - March 2008

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Connections is the official newsletter of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario (RWTO). It is published three times each year, in September, November and March. Deadline for submissions is the second Tuesday of the month preceding publication. Circulation is approximately 6,000 copies.

The purpose of the newsletter is to keep members informed of RWTO activities at both the Provincial and Branch levels. Branches are invited to share ideas and information about their local accomplishments and programs by submitting articles and photos to the Communications Convenor or to Provincial Office.

Comments or questions about the newsletter should be directed to the Provincial Office: info@rwto.org or 1-877-607-6696.

ADVERTISING POLICY

Effective November 2006, paid advertising will no longer be accepted for the newsletter. Public service announcement such as school reunions will continue to be included for members. They should be e-mailed to the Provincial Office.

MATERIALS FROM PROVINCIAL OFFICE

In order to facilitate requests for forms or materials, a form is included on this website. Members may click on the MORE INFO button, and fill in the information requested, including what you wish to have sent to you. It will be sent by e-mail or, if it is not in electronic format, by post. Invoices will be included when applicable.

ANNIVERSARY BOOK PROJECT

Chalk, Challenge, and Change
Stories from Ontario Women Teachers
1920-1979

Stories gathered from senior members of the Retired Women Teachers of Ontario capture the heritage and history of classrooms across the province. The storytellers are all over 90 years of age - some over 100, and their stories take us into the classrooms of the past. They tell about hiring and firing, struggles and celebrations, and the rewards of teaching under conditions that were often challenging. Vintage photos add another dimension to the book

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of RWTO, this book honours the teachers who have dedicated so many years of their lives to educating the young people of Ontario.

The publication had its official launch at the Annual Convention.

To order a copy of the book by mail, please send a cheque for $20.00 + $8.00 shipping, payable to RWTO - Book Project,

To: Provincial Office
RWTO 50th Anniversary Book Project
2332 Woodburn Road, Binbrook, ON L0R 1C0

RESOLUTIONS
Resolutions for the June 2008 AGM from members or branches must be received no later than December 31, 2007, but preferably well before the deadline, by the Committee Chair:

To: First Vice-President
Carole Watson
9 Farley Pl
St Thomas N5R 3E6
519-631-6640
carole.watson@sympatico.ca

RWTO ARCHIVES (Archivist Jeannine Renaud)

In 1999 the early records of RWTO were placed in the archives of York University in Toronto, and have been supplemented since then by ongoing transfers. The records, almost five feet of written documents, include minutes of the board, executive, branch and annual meetings, scrapbooks, clippings, photos, reports, correspondence and administrative files. York University has inventoried the documents, and the list is available through the website of the Clara Thomas Archives at: http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/...

Access to these records is available through the Reading Room of the Clara Thomas Archives during regular hours and by special arrangement at other times. Staff are available to answer questions from the records, and arrangements can be made to photocopy or digitize documents required to support chapter activities.

NOMINATIONS

Nominations for Executive and Board for 2007-8 positions as advertised in the November newsletter must be submitted by January 31, 2008.

To: Past President
Sherri Stokes
21-5150 Dorchester Rd
Niagara Falls L2E 7H2
905-358-2975
sherstokes@sympatico.ca

GOODWILL

A major role of the Goodwill Convenor is linked directly to our motto of "Caring and Sharing". Throughout the year she sends greeting cards to our many members who are over ninety years old, and flowers to each one who celebrates her one hundredth birthday. Branches can be of assistance in ensuring that no one is missed by confirming that the ages of their more senior members have been included in the Membership Database. Further information can be obtained from this year's Goodwill Convenor, Mary Jane Finn.

UPDATES

This website has been updated in July, 2006 with new information and changes including the new Board and activities. As always, suggestions for ways to improve our website and our printed newsletter are welcomed Please send suggestions to the Provincial Office, at the address provided in the: Board Directory. The RWTO toll-free phone number is 1-877-607-6696. The phone number, e-mail address and website address are printed on the front page of each newsletter.

ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES
51st Annual Meeting - June 2007 (Draft)
50th Annual Meeting - June 2006
49th Annual Meeting - June 2005
48th Annual Meeting - June 2004
47th Annual Meeting - June 2003

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