Lennoxville and District Women’s Centre holds AGM
The Lennoxville and District Women’s Centre held its annual general meeting at Uplands Cultural and Heritage Centre on Wednesday night, reflecting in the process on a year that saw development in many of the centre’s programming areas.
In her presentation of the organization’s annual report, LDWC Executive Director Terry Moore praised the organization’s program facilitators stating that they blend passion for the mission of the organization with commitment to the work they each do, resulting in a better experience and program overall.
“They really bring a lot to us and enable us to translate a lot of what is going on on the ground into programming,” Moore said.
The executive director highlighted the development of the new Parent Tap workshop series and the playgroup baby corner as positive developments in the LDWC’S efforts to support parents in the community. On Parent Tap, Moore explained that the program was created using funding from the Tillotson Foundation as a way of expanding the organization’s offering for parents of young children outside of the sphere of the existing playgroup.
“We wanted to create a program that would allow the parents to come without the children and support them with skills and tools,” the executive director said, adding that the initiative is also a direct response to the Quebec Survey of Child Development in Kindergarten which has pointed out a vulnerability among English speaking children aged 0-4 in the province when it comes to educational objectives and expectations.
Moore also celebrated the fact that this past year has seen significant growth in the local OWLS group (Outstanding wise ladies sharing,) which has as its focus the objective of helping seniors to remain active.
On the side of its support services, the centre reported increased community response for its Operation Backpack and Secret Santa campaigns while stating that the “Share the Warmth” winter clothing campaign took a hit. In an effort to counterbalance, the LDWC has begun an inventory of new and gently used winter gear for children in anticipation of the 2017-18 season. The centre’s food bank was able to provide grocery and toiletry items to over 40 families and 21 young women over the course of the year.
The meeting was followed by a wine tasting.
More Information about the LDWC’S activities and programming is available at http://ldwc.ca/ or by calling 819-5646626.