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February General Meeting PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Charlotte Rigby Heroes and “She-roes” DATE: Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 “How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!” TIME: 7:30 p.m. (Maya Angelou) Place: Riverside United Church/ Anglican Church of the s we begin a new year, it seems and Europe, and unknown numbers of Resurrection, Aappropriate to remember our “she- babies were born with severe deformi- 3191 Riverside Drive, roes,” especially those who labour out ties that included stunted limbs, notably Ottawa, ON K1V 8N8 of the limelight but whose cumulative flipper-like arms. Today, 95 Canadian PART 1 SPEAKER: Jess Tomlin, work has done so much to improve the thalidomide survivors are awaiting a Executive Director, MATCH lives and health of us all. Recent inter- compensation offer from Ottawa to International Women’s Fund national news has reminded me of two cope with the growing toll their dis- PART 1 TOPIC: A New Kind of Women’s scientists whose work prevented untold abilities are taking on their health. Dr. Movement tragedies and changed the lives of mil- Kelsey is a true heroine who protected PART 2 TOPIC: 2015 CFUW Draft lions of people. the public’s health in the thalidomide Resolutions – Presentation, Discussion, Vote Dr. Frances Kelsey is a Canadian case. physician who recently celebrated her Dr. Theo Colborn, who died last NOTE: Details of this important change th to the date of the Resolutions Meeting, 100 birthday. She almost single-hand- month, was an American toxicologist previously held in April each year, fol- edly saved the U.S. from the tragedy of who worked with Canadian scien- low just after Ms. Tomlin’s biographical thalidomide. Born in B.C. and educated tists at Health Canada and with the information. at McGill, she spent her working life International Joint Commission (IJC) in the U.S. In 1961, just a month after Part 1: A New Kind of Women’s Movement (see President on next page) being appointed as a medical officer at Ms. Tomlin began the U.S. Food and Drug Administration her career working INSIDE with female victims (FDA), she was assigned to review the of violence in rural new drug thalidomide being promoted CFUW-Ottawa Holiday Party 2014 Ontario in 2000. Her as an anti-nausea and anti-insomnia international work drug for pregnant women. It was already Queen Nefertiti: The Eternal Mystery began in 2004 with being used in Canada and Europe, but The Power of Women Working Together: the Canadian International Development Dr. Kelsey concluded that testing was What $1.50 a Week Buys Agency in Zambia where she oversaw the inadequate, and there were indications The Impressive SAAWG health portfolio that included large-scale of serious side effects. She refused to Our Egyptian Lunch drug procurement and NGO funding. approve the drug for use in the U.S. In her work with CARE Canada and remained steadfast in her refusal, Proposed IFUW Name Change from 2005 to 2009 she was responsible despite exceptional, relentless pressure Membership Statistics 2014-15 for the oversight of the South Africa port- by the drug’s manufacturer. Her moral First Gawharshad Grads folio, including response to emergencies courage saved thousands of American and key regional themes such as gender, Tribute to Beverley Biefer babies from the tragedies of thalido- food security, and HIV/AIDS. In the last CFUW-Ottawa Luncheon Bridge mide. Meanwhile, as we know, thalido- two years of this work, she was CARE Fundraiser mide was approved for use in Canada (see Meeting on next page) Capital Carillon February 2015

Meeting – continued President – continued Canada’s Director, Women’s Platform, CFUW clubs or national or provincial in studies of toxic contamination of the responsible for a comprehensive market- Boards for approval at the national or Great Lakes. She was a grandmother ing campaign, advocacy platform, and provincial AGMs. Traditionally, our when she got her PhD in 1985, at the the promotion and integration of gender- Resolutions Meeting has been held at age of 58! based program approaches. the April General Meeting but because In 1988, she showed that pollution From 2009 to 2011, as Special As- Club deadlines on Resolutions have been in the Great Lakes was linked to severe sistant for the United Nations Relief and moved to March 31 to accommodate the health effects in both humans and wild- Works Agency (UNRWA) in Amman, earlier CFUW AGM, and as our March life. She and her team identified toxic Jordan, she managed large-scale reform meeting is our Scholarship Meeting, we pollutants that acted by interfering with for this agency that supports Palestinian have moved the Resolutions Meeting the hormones that maintain many vital refugees in Jordan, the West Bank, Gaza, to the February General Meeting. The systems. These endocrine-disrupting Lebanon, and Syria. Resolutions portion will follow our guest chemicals are familiar to us as BPA In May 2012, Ms. Tomlin was ap- speaker, Jessica Tomlin. (Bisphenol A), parabens, phthalates, pointed to her current position of Ex- This year we have two policy resolu- and many more. ecutive Director, MATCH International tions for the 2015 national CFUW AGM: Women’s Fund, which, amongst other Dr. Colborn was a visionary, char- things, provides direct funding to women- Resolution 1: Saving Our Pollinators and Our ismatic scientist and leader. She was the led social innovations that are breaking Environment: Moratorium on the Use of Neonicotinoid senior author of Our Stolen Future, a new ground for women’s rights as well as Pesticides; and powerful report that alerted the world supporting the structural needs of orga- Resolution 2: Reducing Climate Change Through the Use about endocrine disruptors and their ef- nizations holding ground for women in of Carbon Taxes. fects. Published in 1996, it received wide the global South. acclaim. The Washington Post called The full texts are accessible on our Ms. Tomlin holds a BA in Women’s it “a powerful, haunting drama” and an Club website at www.cfuw-ottawa.org in Studies and an MA in Leadership Studies the Member-only section, under Issues “environmental thriller”. As a senior sci- from Royal Roads University. and Advocacy, Resolutions. Over the fall, entist with the World Wildlife Fund, Dr. Please join us for a stimulating talk. CFUW-Ottawa members formed ad hoc Colborn worked tirelessly to educate oth- CFUW-Ottawa General Meetings are review groups to examine the resolutions er scientists and the public about endo- open to the public. and make their recommendations for crine disruptors and the irreversible harm adoption, amendment, or rejection. Their they cause to wildlife and humans. Her Part 2: 2015 CFUW Draft Resolutions recommendations will be presented on work has been effective: today, because The Resolutions Meeting is reserved each Feb. 2 for your discussion and approval. of consumer pressure, companies have year to present, discuss, amend, and vote Comments and amendments approved started to remove these chemicals from on draft policy resolutions proposed by by our Club vote will be forwarded to children’s toys, baby bottles, cosmetics, the CFUW National Resolutions Com- household and personal care products, Capital Carillon is published monthly mittee, and final drafts will be prepared from October to May, except for ­January. and many more. Her legacy is enabling for presentation and approval at the AGM us to take our future back. Please send all material for in Québec City in June. I’m looking forward to 2015, and the next issue to the Editor: CFUW is a respected voice of Cana- Mary Butterill learning more about more of our own dian women and the policy resolutions are at [email protected]. “she-roes.” It will be a busy year, with a the foundation of CFUW advocacy – in number of events and projects coming Next issue: March 2015 Canada and internationally. Resolutions up. This edition of the Carillon is full of Deadline: Feb. 15, 2015 that are adopted at the AGM become information about them. I urge you to CFUW policy, and Clubs may advocate Links to electronic issues going back to get involved – remember to ”Catch the in support of the Resolutions’ objectives. February 2001 are found under Newsletter, CFUW-Ottawa Wave and make a SEA We urge you to join us on Febru- Archives on the Club website at (Socialize, Educate, Advocate) change ary 2. Your vote is important! www.cfuw-ottawa.org. in your life.” There’s so much to do We look forward to seeing you there! !

2 February 2015 Capital Carillon CFUW-Ottawa Holiday Party 2014

Another success- ful Holiday Par- ty was held on Dec. 7 at the RA Centre, attended by club members, their families, and friends. Again this year, it was a sold-out event. The delicious luncheon buffet included turkey with all the trimmings, many other hot and cold dishes, and a good selection of desserts. Due to the generosity of many of our members and friends, we raised $4,831.40, surpassing the Holiday Party To the left: Joan McKee and Sheila McDonell selling grab bags. proceeds of the past seven years! The proceeds were given to To the right, below: Madri-Gals entertaining us after lunch. the trustees of the CFUW-Ottawa Scholarship Trust Fund Photos by: Mary Butterill at the January General Meeting. • Dawn Torsein for hosting a bridge benefit luncheon at her Many thanks are extended to: home which raised $495 of the above amount; • The volunteers who helped at the event; • The RA staff; and • Our talented singers, the Madri-Gals; • Everyone who attended. • The members and friends who baked for the Bake Table; For our members who like to plan ahead, please enter next year’s date • The members and friends who made donations for the for the Holiday Party on your calendars – Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. grab bags, raffle, and silent auction, and/or participated in these activities; Alice Bolt and Mary Broderick • The Study and Interest Groups for their donations; Co-Convenors, 2014 Holiday Party

LOOKING AHEAD TO CLUB EVENTS IN SPRING AND SUMMER 2015 MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

March 2 IWD Celebration, Centrepointe, Ottawa (Ticket sales started in January) March 14 CFUW Ontario Council Standing Committees Meeting, Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, Toronto April 17 NAC Musical Lunch & Silent Auction, Le Café, National Arts Centre, Ottawa (Ticket sales start at March 9 General Meeting) Our sincere condolences to long- May 5 CFUW-Ottawa AGM, Restaurant International, Algonquin College, Ottawa time active CFUW-Ottawa mem- (Ticket sales start at March 9 General Meeting) ber Janice Vennos on the death of May 29-30 CFUW Ontario Council AGM, Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Airport her daughter Alexandra Jean Ven- June 17 UWHAW Summer Evening Garden Reception, Home of Hally and Hugh Sid- nos in Ottawa on Dec. 30, 2014. dons by the Canal, Ottawa (Ticket sales start in late April and at the May 5 AGM ) We invite all CFUW-Ottawa mem- June 18-21 CFUW National AGM, Hôtel Château Laurier Québec, Québec City June 25-28 Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival, Mooney’s Bay Park, Ottawa (CFUW-Ottawa bers to let us know about deaths in Dragonauts are racing again this year) their immediate families or of other June 26 CFUW-Ottawa Golf, Luncheon, & Bridge, Larrimac Golf Course, Chelsea (Ticket significant persons in their lives if sales start in late April and at the May 5 AGM ) they wish to have notices published See more details online at www.cfuw-ottawa.org/events and/or in theCarillon. in the Carillon.

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“Behold! The beautiful woman comes!” (meaning of Nefertiti) REMINDER: Cost The iconic Nefertiti Bust The implications of this new belief Recovery of Print created in 1345 BC by created a golden reign of Akhenaten and Version of the the sculptor Thutmose Nefertiti and their beloved family, but it in ancient Egypt. It is Carillon Starts on may have led to the ultimate downfall 19 in. or 48.26 cm high Feb. 1, 2015 and made of painted of this once-golden couple. limestone and stucco. Through Mr. Eltaher’s eyes, In June 2014, the CFUW-Ottawa Permission to publish we saw a beautiful, serene wife, Board of Directors approved an this photo was given by mother, and queen, who was pas- annual subscription fee to recover Mr. Eltaher. sionately loved by her husband, and who clearly had an influential and the cost of printing and mailing “Nefertiti remains one of the most recog- prominent role in royal rule and seven issues of CFUW-Ottawa’s nizable and loved iconographical symbols religious worship. And yet, after the Capital Carillon newsletter. Start- of woman. She is for Egypt what Albion early death of her husband after a ing on Feb. 1, 2015, new and is for England and what Marianne is for rule of only 16 years, and her own renewing members for 2015-16 France”. With these opening words, guest early death, their unorthodox reign who request the Carillon in paper speaker Hassan Eltaher introduced his was expunged from Egypt’s official format will be required to pay $15 presentation, Queen Nefertiti: The Eternal records. (In the nineteenth century, Mystery, at the CFUW-Ottawa General their names reappeared with the de- per year. The 2015-16 Registration Meeting on Jan. 12, 2015. coding of hieroglyphic script.) Form will be amended to include Throughout Mr. Eltaher’s passion- When we think of Nefertiti, it this option.Note: We will continue ate, informed, and fascinating account is the famous Nefertiti Bust (now in to notify all members by email as of this iconic woman, not a sound could the Neues Museum in Berlin) that soon as the electronic version of be heard, so intent was the near-capacity was unearthed in 1912 in Amarna, each issue is published on the Club audience of CFUW-Ottawa members Egypt by German archaeologist and guests in catching his every word. Ludwig Borchardt, that forms our website. For more details, see page We were transported from a snowy perception. 7 of the October 2014 issue of the January day in 2015 Ottawa to circa Mr. Eltaher’s portrait of this in- Carillon or go to the Club website at 1330 BC in ancient Egypt where the triguing woman left us all wanting to www.cfuw-ottawa.org/Newsletter/ unconventional king, Akhenaten, and know more – surely a sign of an excel- Printed. his queen Nefertiti, replaced many long- lent presentation! established gods with a single supreme Nancy Simmons-Wright deity – the sun disc, Aten. Program Co-Convenor

NEXT ONTARIO COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES MEETING: Saturday, March 14, 2015 Yorkminster Park Baptist Church, 1585 Yonge Street, Toronto (Two blocks north of St. Clair Subway Station, East Side) Morning Program & Speaker: TBD Registration: $30 prepaid includes lunch. Catering requires a registration deadline and dietary requirements by the Monday prior to the meeting. The Registration Form is located at www.cfuwontcouncil.ca/. Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. The meeting begins at 10:00 a.m., lunch is at 12 noon and the afternoon sessions end around 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. CFUW-Ottawa funds registration fees & partially funds accommodation & travel for attendance by the Club President, the VP Liaison & two Standing Committee Chairs or their designates. All CFUW members are welcome to attend. If interested, contact: Fran Manning, CFUW-Ottawa VP Liaison, for further details.

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The Power of Women Working Together: What $1.50 a Week Buys!

Our annual CFUW-Ottawa membership ■■ Annual General Meetings (AGMs) ■■ CFUW’s Advocacy Blog has loads dues are $115, of which $70 is forwarded that provide learning opportuni- of information on our national and to CFUW (National). You may wonder: ties, democratic discussion of issues, international advocacy activities in- “What do we get for our $70?” policy, and advocacy, and fellowship cluding updates, press releases, and Well, $70 a year works out to less at club, provincial, national, and much more. See it at cfuwadvocacy. than $1.50 per week – about half the cost international levels. wordpress.com. of a café latte at your local coffee shop. ■■ CFUW’s public website www.cfuw. ■■ CFUW’s Facebook page at: www. And we get much, much more than a org that provides background, up- facebook.com/groups/2232370205/ weekly cup of coffee! We get: dated information, and links that keep (Log in to your own Facebook ac- ■■ A solid organization that speaks for our connections alive. There are also count to view) women and girls. CFUW is one of two private CFUW websites: www. ■■ Special rates and services with busi- the very few surviving Canadian cfuwadmin.org with membership ser- nesses collaborating with CFUW: national, non-partisan, and self- vices, and www.cfuwmembership.org ▶▶ The Personal: Home and Auto funded women’s organizations. Se- with information on individual clubs. Group Insurance Ask for a quote vere (and continuing) cuts in federal ■■ Online publications that are full of for your home and/or auto insur- support have forced most women’s news and ideas: ance: members have reported sav- organizations to close, making our ▶▶ The Communicator is a quarterly ings that are considerably greater voice and support for Canadian publication that is full of news than the cost of their CFUW women and girls more important and articles about CFUW mem- membership! than ever. bers and club activities. ▶▶ CARP (Canadian Association of ■■ A dedicated National Board of Direc- ▶▶ Week in Review is a weekly bul- Retired Persons) Members are tors who devote over 5,000 volunteer letin that summarizes CFUW’s eligible for a variety of discounts hours every year to provide outstand- activities and news from Canada on travel, insurance, and more! ing leadership and vision. and around the world on issues ▶▶ UPS (United Parcel Service) ■■ The CFUW Charitable Trust that, such as gender, peace, education, membership program offers spe- since 1978, has provided over equality, and the environment. cial discounts. $1.5 million in fellowship awards ▶▶ CFUW News & Updates is a ▶▶ Vizual Tek services for club ban- and grants to women’s post-second- weekly bulletin of time-sensitive ners and other materials. ary education. The annual awards news about CFUW activities, es- ■■ Links to University Women’s Clubs from CFUW National Charitable pecially useful to Club executives. in other cities and other countries Trust and each club’s own Scholar- ▶▶ Press Agency is a selection of articles who can provide hospitality to our ship Trust together provide almost $1 for CFUW club newsletters, useful members who are travelling or visit- million in scholarships, fellowships and accessible to all members. ing other cities. and other awards. It’s easy to subscribe to these! Just go ■■ From our National Office, profes- ■■ A voice on international issues. to www.cfuw.org, left click on “Click sional support for all these services CFUW is a founding member and Here” in the box labelled “Subscribe and support for our membership ac- pillar of the International Federa- now to our CFUW publications” tivities, advocacy, AGMs, electronic tion of University Women (IFUW.) and choose! communication, and everything else. We have consultative status on the ■■ The IFUW Update, a weekly We’ll introduce our Executive Direc- United Nations Commission on the ­e-newsletter of information and tor and highly skilled National Office staff Status of Women (CSW) that works news relevant to IFUW, its members, in next month’s Carillon. for a safer, more equitable world for and its stakeholders. You can sign up Charlotte Rigby women and girls. easily at www.ifuw.org. President, CFUW-Ottawa

5 Capital Carillon February 2015 The Impressive South African Association of Women Graduates (SAAWG)

The South African Association of Women Graduates (SAAWG) will host the next IFUW Triennial in Cape Town in 2016. When I visited Cape Town in October, I met some members of the Cape Town Branch. There is also a branch in Johannesburg as well as independent members residing in areas without a branch. Hazel Brown, a former SAAWG President who is very active in the Cape Town Branch, arranged my meeting with several members. Those I met were diverse in age, colour, and background: a graduate student working on drug-resistant tu- berculosis; an accountant recently arrived from Zimbabwe; two chemists (one a professor at the University of Cape Town and another working in a hospital laboratory); and a woman heading up an NGO that promotes education, particularly for girls in the townships. I learned much from them about the problems facing young South Africans, particularly women. They are actively engaged in addressing these. The Cape Town Branch undertakes various activities through- out the year, including lectures and student awards. Since 2012, it has been conducting a mentoring program for disadvantaged women students. Initiated with a group of Grade 9 female students from four schools, the program is continuing with them through to Grade 12. Members conduct classes on one Saturday morning Anne Alper, third from the left, with SAAWG members Photo by: Waiter a month during the school term, hold a weekend event at the end at restaurant at which they had coffee, name not provided of each year, and carry out an ongoing evaluation. The national organization gives many undergraduate and support, outreach initiatives, and scholarships specifically focused postgraduate awards and fellowships and holds an annual sym- on girl learners and women students.” Her entire very inspiring posium attended by both members and non-members. A recent speech is on the SAAWG website at www.saawg.org. theme was “Overcoming Barriers to Women in Leadership in I anticipate that SAAWG will host an outstanding Triennial Higher Education.” in 2016 and encourage CFUW members to attend not only for SAAWG commemorated its 90th anniversary by publishing the IFUW business sessions but to learn more about the work a book: Rights and Wrongs in This Land of Ours. At its launch of SAAWG and the people of South Africa and to enjoy the on Sept. 3, 2014, Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Tech- outstanding beauty of Cape Town. nology, applauded SAAWG’s “efforts in providing mentorship Anne Alper

Our Egyptian Lunch – History and History-making!

At CFUW-Ottawa’s General Meeting on Jan. 12, we enjoyed a We thank the Program Committee who organized the fascinating view of ancient Egyptian history with our speaker event, especially Abla Sherif and Mary Broderick, who ar- Hassan Eltaher and made some history of our own! It was ranged the lunch. As respecters of history, we hope that this our first daytime General Meeting, and we prefaced it with an historical precedent (a January lunch meeting) becomes a Egyptian lunch. A capacity crowd enjoyed specialties, includ- CFUW-Ottawa tradition. ing kobeiba (meat balls), feteer bilsanekh (spinach pies), feteer Charlotte Rigby billahma (meat pies), mahshi (stuffed grape leaves), tabouleh President, CFUW-Ottawa salad, and, of course, baklawa pastries.

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IFUW Proposed Name Change: CFUW-OTTAWA CFUW Seeks Input from All CFUW Members by Jan. 30, 2015 SUPPORTS THE ELIZABETH The International Federation of University ing educators and education donors, and FRY SOCIETY OF OTTAWA Women (IFUW), of which CFUW is a to generate an alternative income stream. National Federation Affiliate (NFA), is The CFUW Board of Directors is Many thanks to our CFUW-Ottawa­ rebranding and restructuring to ensure its asking all CFUW members to respond members and friends who supported future viability. The IFUW Board is pro- to a survey on the proposed name change the Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa posing to change the name of the organiza- before Jan. 30 to provide them with clear tion to Graduate Women International direction on how to vote as an IFUW af- (EFry Ottawa) again this year with (GWI), to convey an image of a group filiate federation. donations of much-needed items for of graduate women united in a common For more background information, Norwood House and gifts which were purpose to empower girls and women go to www.cfuw.org/en-ca/aboutus/ifuw. everywhere through education. Under its aspx and CFUW News & Updates, Jan. 16, given to over 50 women and their fami- current name, it is sometimes mistaken for 2015. To complete the survey, either lies at EFry Ottawa’s annual Holiday a professional union of university staff or a) follow the­ instructions on this web page Celebration. We received a letter from a university wives club. The IFUW Board under the heading IFUW Proposed Name Bryonie Baxter, the Executive Director, believes that it needs to establish a new Change; or b) go directly to the survey brand that is better understood and more by clicking either of the following links: thanking us for the donations. Your memorable before marketing packages are ■■ www.surveymonkey.com/s/ support is greatly appreciated. prepared for the 2016 IFUW Triennial in JDBL538 (in English); or Cape Town, South Africa. Starting with the ■■ www.surveymonkey.com/s/ Alice Bolt and Marjorie Melick 2016 conference, IFUW intends to evolve J3K87RK (in French). CFUW-Ottawa Representatives the Triennials into public conferences to Thank you in advance for your to EFry Ottawa attract a wider audience, to include lead- participation.

2014-15 CFUW-Ottawa Membership Report, Jan. 15, 2015

CFUW-Ottawa Membership by Status for $6. The fee did not quite cover the Category Jan -15 Jan -14 Jan -13 Jan -12 Jan -11 Jan -10 Jan -09 cost of printing and mailing to the 144 members who purchased it. It was given Renewing 414 437 441 449 429 462 470 out at the Christmas lunch or mailed New 57 50 59 49 66 41 47 out in early December. Please contact Returning 8 9 14 13 17 10 8 me at [email protected] if TOTAL 479 496 514 511 512 513 525 you purchased but have not received your copy or if your information in the CFUW-Ottawa Membership by Category Directory is incorrect. All members can Category Jan -15 Jan -14 Jan -13 Jan -12 Jan -11 Jan -10 Jan -09 access the continuously updated online Full 466 481 501 475 474 479 488 membership directory in the Member- only section of the website. If you would Associate 27 29 24 24 like to order a printed copy of next year’s Dual 8 12 10 6 5 7 9 CFUW-Ottawa Membership Directory Life 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 for $6, please do so during the renewal Student 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 process (either online or by mail). TOTAL 479 496 514 511 512 513 525 Early registration for next year will be- gin on Feb.1, 2015. New members who join The total membership in the club has 57 new members this year – up seven from after that date are automatically renewed to declined again this year, with 23 fewer last year. September 2016. renewing members and one less returning The printed membership directory Carol Hinde member. On a more positive note, we have was sold to members again this year Membership Administration Convenor

7 Capital Carillon February 2015 FIRST GAWHARSHAD GRADS

The first cohort of ten Afghan girls sponsored by CFUW- business management, or civil engineering. Ottawa’s University Women Helping Afghan Women Study Some 31 percent of the 2,281 students who attend and Interest Group (UWHAW) have graduated! On behalf of Gawharshad are highly motivated girls from poor families who the group, Mary Partington pay lower tuition fees and sent the following letter to often receive scholarships each successful student: like the ones UWHAW has “Congratulations to provided. you for four years of hard Including girls in the work leading to your degree. student mix, which covers The challenges and all regions and ethnicities, rewards of your time at is paramount. Gawharshad Gawharshad will be stored has the highest percentage among your happiest memo- of female students in insti- ries – that is how we remem- tutes of higher education ber our university years. in Afghanistan. Classes are Other women and girls mixed and human rights will be inspired by you. for all threaded through the Finding a useful place in the curriculum. wider world will take time To broaden the per- and great perseverance. Your spective of all students, a country needs your skills and memo of understanding has leadership to move forward. been signed with the Syd- We send our warmest ney Institute of Technology wishes as you step into the to provide online training future.” and technical help and an Preparing the next gen- internship program has been eration of competent and set up to give students work committed leaders to serve experience to augment their a modern government in chances for employment fol- Afghanistan is the goal of lowing graduation. the Gawharshad Institute of Gawharshad can’t do it Higher Education in Kabul all and a new U.S. initiative from which “our” girls have called the Empowerment of graduated. Afghan Women with $216 If human rights activ- million in funding is a most ist Dr. Sima Samar, who welcome contribution to founded the Institute in education for the scores of 2010, has her way, and she girls and women left behind usually does, many of these when the Taliban closed leaders will be women like schools. our ten graduates empow- In photo above: Our Gawharshad girls graduate, holding their diplo- Dianne Rummery ered by knowledge of politi- mas and CFUW congratulatory cards. In photo below: Gawharshad UWHAW Study and cal science, law, economics, hat throw. Photos provided by: Farah Malik Interest Group

8 February 2015 Capital Carillon CFUW-Ottawa Honours 50 Year Member Beverley Biefer In Memoriam

CFUW-Ottawa presented Beverley (Bev) Biefer with a 50 Year CFUW Membership Evelyn Lenore Noonan (née Tanton) Certificate and flowers on Jan. 2, 2015. Our sincere condo- A founding member of Madri- Gals. Bev remembers when the choir lences to the family started with only six or seven members. and friends of former She recalls a photo of those founding longtime CFUW-Ot- women which she thinks is still around tawa member ­Evelyn – she was planning to search for it when Noonan who passed she became ill. We hope that Bev will away peacefully on Nov. 10, 2014 at make a speedy recovery and locate the age 95 at the Colonel By Retirement picture for her enjoyment and for the Residence in Ottawa, just down the street archives. from her childhood home. Evelyn had a Bev attended General Meetings full and interesting life and is remembered when she was able. She didn’t join any as having been kind, soft-spoken, happy, other groups along the way and always and adventurous. She grew up in Ottawa sang second soprano (the most difficult and attended Glebe Collegiate. After part) in the Madri-Gals. Always quiet graduating from the University of To- Bev Biefer, seated above with her children and gracious, Beverley continues to be a ronto with a degree in Home Economics, Martin and Kay, received her certificate and contributor to CFUW-Ottawa through bouquet on Jan. 2, 2015 at the Barrhaven she obtained a teaching certificate from Retirement Community. Standing, from left her dedication to the choir. Queen’s University. She taught at Ridge- to right, are CFUW-Ottawa members Nancy We congratulate you, Beverley, on mont High School, was a member of the DeVillers, Leith DeTracey, and Leila Metcalf. your 50 years with CFUW-Ottawa. Girl Guides of Canada, and a swimming Photo by: an employee of the Barrhaven Nancy DeVillers instructor at Camp Woolsey. A longtime Retirement Community Past President, CFUW-Ottawa member of the Britannia Yacht Club, she was an avid sailor who, with her husband Jack, built yachts and sailed the seas of the CFUW-Ottawa Luncheon Bridge Fundraiser, Jan. 9, 2015 world. Evelyn and Jack also built their family home in which she lived for 60 years. As a member of CFUW-Ottawa Madri-Gals, Evelyn is fondly remembered – especially for her story about skipping school to go see Elvis Presley. Evelyn also participated in snowshoeing with CFUW-Ottawa’s Diplomatic Hospitality Service Group and was a dear friend of its co-founder, Elizabeth Doe, who died in Dawn Torsein and Alice Bolt organized a lunch and bridge afternoon on Jan. 9, March 2014. 2015, much enjoyed by a dozen people. Hosted by Dawn at her home, the event Friends and family were invited to raised $495 for the CFUW-Ottawa Scholarship Trust Fund. In the photo on the visit at Beechwood Funeral, Cemetery left, enjoying dessert, are Marian Thomson and Christine Marland in the foreground and Cremation Services, 280 Beechwood and Joan McKee, Wilma Clapham, and Mary Partington in the background. Also Ave., Ottawa, on Saturday, Nov. 29 from in the background on the left, are the bridge prizes. In the photo on the right, from 10 a.m. until time of a Memorial Service left to right, Dawn Torsein, Dorothy Horwood, and Sheila McDonell start a new at 11 a.m. Evelyn’s obituary was published hand of bridge. Photos by: Valerie Wilmot in The Ottawa Citizen on Nov. 22, 2014 and can be located online.

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Happening at Local CFUW Sister Clubs

The 2014-15 programs of our local sister clubs may interest you. To see the schedules of events and meetings that are open to the public and the names of guest speakers, go to their websites:

CFUW/Kanata: www.cfuwkanata.ca General Meetings: nd2 Wed. of the month, 7 p.m., at Stonehaven Apts., 70 Stonehaven Dr., Kanata Share Your Good Ideas! CFUW/Nepean: www.cfuwnepean.ca General Meetings: st1 Tue. of the month, 1 p.m., except September and April, at Bells Corners United Church, 3955 Old Richmond Rd., Nepean

CFUW Perth: Email us at [email protected] rd cfuw-perth-district.com General Meetings: 3 Mon. of the month 6 OR or 6:30 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 26 Beckwith St. E., Perth Use the Suggestion Box at General Meetings

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