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For your contribution to our work you will receive our quarterly newspaper, Good Work News that reports on ecology, book reviews, the changing nature of work, and inspiring stories of the time honoured methods of self reliance. We are asking for your support because our work is so important to the many people who rely on us. For more information about our projects, please read our fundraising letter. Please make cheques out to "The Working Centre" and mail to: Please call (519)743-1151 ext. 111 to make a credit card donation. Thank you for your support!
The Mayor's Dinner is an annual event that recognizes citizens who have made outstanding public contributions and encourages commitment and dedication to our community. The Twenty-Third Annual Mayors' Dinner in honour of Lynda Silvester will be held on April 10, 2010 at Bingemans Marshall Hall, Kitchener.We are delighted to announce that Lynda Silvester has been chosen to be the Guest of Honour for The Working Centre’s 2010 Mayors’ Dinner for her exceptional work in promoting child literacy and working with the community to launch innovative educational programs in Waterloo Region and beyond. Lynda’s community development approach has focused on building coalitions and community-wide approaches to create a community for our children to gain the skills, qualities and values to help them grow into healthy, productive members of our community. Lynda retired after a career as an elementary school principal and special education consultant with the Waterloo Region District School Board in 2000. This was just when Lyle S. Hallman was looking for a way to partner with the community to help young children “catch the spark” of reading and learning. Lynda immediately took up the challenge by researching, designing, and co-founding the innovative Strong Start program as a community-based volunteer-run children’s literacy program. The program which began with a handful of volunteers in two local schools today involves over 1800 volunteers providing fun, effective literacy training to over 1900 children in 148 locations. The program is now expanding to other parts of Ontario. Lynda’s vision, leadership, and hard work have helped the local community to launch other children’s literacy programs including Get Ready for School and a Baby Literacy Project. Known by many people as the "go-to" person for fresh educational ideas and team building, Lynda served as a valuable volunteer Chairperson for the first community planning table for the Ontario Government’s Early Years Initiative, which led to the creation of the Ontario Early Years Centres locally. She also has served for many years on the Alliance for Children and Youth of Waterloo Region to establish and advance its goals. Lynda is widely recognized for her unique talent of applying her deep knowledge of how children learn with her passion for engaging others to build capacity and community. For more information, please see this year's Mayors' Dinner Invitation and RSVP form.
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Click here to see pictures from the 22nd annual Mayors' Dinner that was held on April 4th, 2009. Click here to see pictures from the 21st annual Mayors' Dinner that was held on April 5th, 2008. Click here to view the past Mayors' Dinner Guests of Honour and related articles (under construction). (top of page)
The Annual Golf Tournament has been raising funds in support of The Working Centre and St. John's Kitchen since 1989. The next Golf Tournament will be held on August 18, 2010 at the Foxwood Country Club in Baden. Check this space for updates! (top of page)Coin Can DriveEach year, we invite local schools and churches to participate in our coin can drive during Lent or Advent. The coin can drive works like this:
All proceeds from the Coin Drive support The Working Centre and St. John’s Kitchen. If you would like to participate in the coin can drive, or would like further information, please call Kara at (519)743-1151 ext. 119. (top of page) |
