About CFUW
The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), founded in 1919, is a national, bilingual, non-profit and non partisan organization of approximately 10,000 women university graduates in Clubs all across Canada. CFUW members are committed to the pursuit of knowledge, the promotion of education, the improvement of the status of women and human rights and active participation in public affairs in a spirit of cooperation. The current Biennial Theme is "Visible Voice - Voix Visible".
About IFUW
The International Federation of University Women (IFUW), was also founded in 1919 and was comprised of Great Britain, the United States and Canada. Today, there are 82 National affiliates. IFUW has consultative status at the United Nations and, because of this, has a direct voice within the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).
About CFUW Northumberland
CFUW Northumberland was founded in 1991 and is one of the 60 Clubs existing across the province of Ontario . We currently have over 90 members drawn from Cobourg, Port Hope and the surrounding townships. The membership consists of women graduates of universities across Canada and beyond and associate members who support our aims and interests. Click here for our Constitution: Word Format or PDF Format. Our monthly meetings are held on the first Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. In the fall, meetings are held at Port hope High School and in the winter/spring at Cobourg District Collegiate East. At these meetings, we enjoy presentations on a wide range of topics, and the company and friendship of the membership. In December and June, special social events are held in the homes of our members. Every May, an annual luncheon featuring a guest speaker is held as a major fund-raising event to help defray the cost of our scholarships. Yearly, we award scholarships to students from the six secondary schools in the area. In addition, we have recently established an endowment fund with Trent University which will assist a returning undergraduate or graduate female student. Our membership enjoys participating in one or more of the 18 interest groups that have been formed over the years and are such a wonderful source of information, support and friendship. An informative newsletter, The Northumberland Network, is published three times annually in April, September and November.
On the 21st of October, 2006, our local Club hosted the Ontario Central Fall Gathering. The province is divided into 5 areas, all of which host a Fall Gathering in their own regions. Our Ontario Central group consists of 16 Clubs from the greater Toronto area and reaching as far north as the Orillia district and as far east as the Cobourg area. The theme for our event was "Refresh, Reflect, Reconnect". On this occasion, we also joyfully celebrated the 15 th anniversary of CFUW Northumberland. (For further information please see our Events page.)
To see our constitution, click one of the links below:
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