2021 Ontario Council Recognition Awards
Applications are now open for the 2021 Ontario Council Recognition Awards and for the Carolyn Day Award for Environmental Action.
Ontario Council of CFUW recognizes significant projects or activities undertaken by Ontario clubs that support the advancement of women, human rights and the common good locally, nationally and internationally.
The actions recognized may encompass education, lifelong learning, charitable fundraising, scholarships, advocacy, community action and involvement, fellowship and support. For example: new scholarships, the monthly lecture series, public awareness of issues through public forums and newsletter articles, candidates’ meetings, letter writing campaigns, organizing a Fall Gathering, partnerships with other community organizations, projects within the community, etc.
Choose only one project of importance to your club during 2020-21 and tell us about it. Is it new? Is it ongoing but your club achieved more during this past year? What progress was made and what were the results? Is it an activity for which your club has never been recognized?
Projects that support the environmental common good will be considered for The Carolyn Day Award for Environmental Action. This award was created in honour of Carolyn Day, a Past-President of Ontario Council, 1998-2000, who was the Environment, Clean Water and Great Lakes Policy Advisor from 2000 until her death in 2018, having written more than 40 briefs and letters for Ontario Council.
Please complete the 2020-2021 application form and e-mail to President Sandy Thomson on or before April 15th.
2020 Ontario Council Recognition Awards
The Ontario Council Recognition Awards have again been awarded this year, with thanks to the clubs who have applied. This year clubs were asked to highlight one project only. The award winners are listed below, along with their projects. More information about these can be found here.
The Carolyn Day Award for Environmental Action has again been presented this year. This award was created in honour of Carolyn Day, a Past-President of Ontario Council, 1998-2000, who was the Environment, Clean Water and Great Lakes Policy Advisor from 2000 until her death in 2018, having written more than 40 briefs and letters for Ontario Council.
Teri Shaw, Kathy Wosnick, Isobel Boyle, Anne Cordon – CFUW Advocacy Committee, 2018-2020
ONTARIO COUNCIL RECOGNITION AWARDS
| Club | Project |
| CFUW Etobicoke as a member of CFUW Toronto Housing Group | HOUSING FOR ALL advocacy providing a united, collective voice for affordable housing and healthy communities in Toronto |
| CFUW Guelph | Celebrating Women: International Women’s Day 2020 Posters project |
| CFUW Leaside-East York as a member of CFUW Toronto Housing Group | HOUSING FOR ALL for affordable housing and healthy communities in Toronto |
| CFUW Markham-Unionville | 100th Anniversary Cookbook with members’ recipes – raised $3773 for Education Fund |
| CFUW Milton & District | 100th Anniversary Project: 100 Years/100 Women – Celebrating Milton’s Trailblazers with sculpture, Opening Night Gala, booklet |
| CFUW North Bay | Perspectives on Education – 3-part Speaker Series. |
| CFUW North Toronto | Advocacy to end homelessness, especially for women and girls in conjunction with a number of agencies |
| CFUW North Toronto as a member of CFUW Toronto Housing Group | HOUSING FOR ALL for affordable housing and healthy communities in Toronto |
| CFUW Orangeville & District | Women’s Campaign School – a Federation of Canadian Municipalities demonstration project |
| CFUW Scarborough as a member of CFUW Toronto Housing Group | HOUSING FOR ALL for affordable housing and healthy communities in Toronto |
| CFUW Scarborough | Annual fashion show raising over $57,000 for scholarships and community over the years |
| UWC of North York as a member of CFUW Toronto Housing Group | HOUSING FOR ALL for affordable housing and healthy communities in Toronto |
| UWC Toronto as a member of CFUW Toronto Housing Group | HOUSING FOR ALL for affordable housing and healthy communities in Toronto |
| UWC Toronto | A new scholarship charity which has given over $100,000 to scholarships and community |
HONOURABLE MENTIONS
| CFUW Leaside-East York | Coldest Night of the Year, Feb. 22 – $3375 for Sistering, Bloor St. West Women’s Shelter |
| CFUW Muskoka | CFUW Muskoka Lecture Series |
| CFUW Perth & District | Coldest Night of the Year – $1100 for Cornerstone Landing, a non-profit support organization for youth re homelessness |
| CFUW Sudbury | Environmental action including Regional gathering, petition, meetings |
CAROLYN DAY AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION
| CFUW Haliburton Highlands | Environment Haliburton connection including speaker series, newsletter articles, member actions with a number of other environmental groups |
Advocacy Award Booklets from 2003-2004 through 2018-2019 are archived in DropBox and can be viewed or downloaded HERE.
