News from the Planning Committee

May means poetry. Well maybe not for everyone but certainly for us at CFUW Windsor. We will be celebrating local poets at our May meeting.

This year’s theme of “Farmers Feed Cities” celebrated the UN International Year of Family Farming. This was a tough topic but we received some really good poems, some from schools in Essex County who had never participated in our contest before. In keeping with our mandate to promote education, I think we should be happy with this year’s results.
May also signals our last meeting of the year. If you have any feedback on this year’s programme, be sure to approach a Planning Committee member of send us an email. We love to hear from you.

We have another opportunity to socialize together at our June Tea. Please take the opportunity to join us on June 7th. Remember to bring at least one guest! The Tea is a great fundraising opportunity for CFUW Windsor. If you are able, consider donating an item to our silent auction and/or buying something from our silent auction.

-Elana

2014 Poetry Contest

CFUW Windsor holds an annual poetry contest for English and French primary school students in Windsor and Essex County. The poetry contest is the brain child of member Rosine Mailloux. Rosine is a retired teacher and a poetry lover. Poems are judged by a rotating panel of CFUW members and friends of CFUW. The theme for the 2014 poetry contest is “Farmers Feed Cities” in celebration of the UN’s International Year of the Family Farmer which is intended to emphasize how family farmers have a strong impact on food security, poverty, gender equality, opportunities for youth, and many other factors that could help improve the world as a whole.. CFUW Windsor chose this theme to raise awareness of the impact that farming has on the residents of Windsor and Essex County. All submissions are due by Friday April 4th. Submissions can be made in a Word document format to cfuwwindsor@yahoo.ca. Please reference the phrase Poetry Contest in the subject line. Each winner is invited to receive their award and present their poem at the May 7th meeting of CFUW Windsor. This year’s winner’s prizes will be awarded as follows. First Place – $75 Second Place – $50 Third Place – $25

CFUW Windsor holds an annual poetry contest for English and French primary school students in Windsor and Essex County.

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CFUW Windsor Annual Tea 2013

2013 Poetry Contest