Polls have closed, and the results of UWOSA elections are in.
On Thursday, February 11th approximately 400 UWOSA members attended the Annual Spring Luncheon held at the Great Hall in Somerville House. Everyone enjoyed the selections offered by Michael Colby and his catering staff, who are members of CUPE 2692.
Nominations for the UWOSA Election closed on January 29, 2010. The Elections Committee is pleased to present its report of those nominations.
The UWO Staff Association elections will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2010. All Executive and Steward positions are open for nominations. Please review the UWOSA Constitution which outlines the duties of Executive members (Article 7) and Stewards (Article 8).
All Nomination forms (download here) must be returned to UWOSA, c/o Mary Hay, Business Manager, UCC Room 255 by 4:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2010.
If you have any questions about the election procedure, please contact Jennifer Brace, Chair of the Election Committee, by email or by telephone at extension 83427.
UWOSA is collecting socks for the Youth Action Centre again this year. The Youth Action Centre is a program of Youth Opportunities Unlimited which helps at-risk, transient and street youth access basic services. YAC offers a safe resource centre, counseling and support.
This year your Membership, Newsletter & Social Committee has chosen LifeSpin for our Holiday Giving project. Please read on to find out more about this organization's Christmas Sponsorship Program. Our goal is to sponsor 2 or 3 families in the London Community. If we can sponsor more, that would be amazing. Please consider helping to make Christmas a reality for some members of our community who are in need this year. You can send cheques or bring cash donations to Mary Hay, in the UWOSA office, room 255 UCC. Your union stewards will also take donations, please seek them out. Please make your donation by December 11, 2009.
This is UWOSA’s 4th annual donation drive for Zha’awanong Native Women’s Shelter. Please join us in collecting gently used household items, clothing and toys for these women and children. These women and families are in need of pots and pans, cooking utensils, dinner sets, glasses, linens, bedding, clothing, toys and so much more!
Please contact Dana Lowry at dlowry2@uwo.ca if you have any questions. The drop off deadline this year is December the 16th by 12:00 at the Support Services Building, room 5150 or the UWOSA Office (UCC 255). Tell friends and family about this drive – the more donations the merrier! Thank you.
UWOSA is pleased to announce the 6th annual member's retreat, "Meeting the Challenge: Life and Work in 2010". This day-long event will be held Saturday, January 30 and offers members a variety of opportunities to learn about a variety of topics - some serious, some not.
For more information, see the flier in your mailbox (or view it here). A registration form is included - the registration deadline has been extended to January 11, 2009.
On November the 7th, a couple of us went to the London Coffee House to help the staff and to visit with the clients who use this service. Steve Patterson and I had some rousing games of 31, dice and 13 - which were taught to us by the clients and staff. I learned that Steve is quite the risk-taker when it comes to dice, and I also learned that playing 13 requires a calculator and a rule book.
Please join fellow UWOSA members in the Climb of The Penguins - the 2009 United Way Stairclimb held at One London Place (at the corner of Queens and Clarence), on Wednesday, November 5th. The General Climb runs from 5-7:30, with teams climbing as they register. As usual, UWOSA will enter a team.
We all know the important role played in our community by the United Way, and that this year the need is especially great. Please visit the United Way site for more details. If you would like to join the UWOSA Team, please send Denise Farr an email. You can print a pledge form from their site, or I can send one to you by Inter Campus mail (if the latter, let me know when you email).
Please come out and support this event. Remember, without you, there would be no way!