In 2015, CFUW Nanaimo celebrated 70 years of community service. Several commemorations occurred, including:
The City of Nanaimo proclaimed July 5 to 11 as “Canadian Federation of University Women Nanaimo Week”. Read the full proclamation here.
The Nanaimo News Bulletin published an article about the 70th Anniversary on August 4th, 2015. See the full article here.
On July 11, 2015, 70th Anniversary celebrations were held at Bowen Park. Many thanks to Sino Naimo News hosts Swan and Lloyd MacIlquham of CHLY 101.7 for dedicating their July 17th program to CFUW Nanaimo, and for sharing their recording of the celebrations. Thanks also to Matthew Webb for editing the recordings so we can provide the following excerpts.
Joan Blick, 2015 Co-President reads the History of CFUW Nanaimo 1945-2015. The document was written by Past President (Nanaimo) Lynn Wilby, and updated by Past President (Nanaimo and CFUW) Susan Murphy.
Listen to the excerpt here:
Roberta Veenstra, 2015 Scholarship chair, reads a short history of the CFUW Nanaimo Scholarship program.
Listen to the excerpt here: