Company of Women

01/10/2022

Elora House is an agency that provides short-term housing and support to women exploited by s*x trafficking, helping them to make healthy and informed decisions about their lives. Help Rotary, help this agency in its vital work.

12/16/2021

Rotary - Guelph Wellington Cluster is asking for your help.

12/15/2021

Searching for the perfect gift for the coffee/tea lover on your list? Look no further. Here are a couple of organizations where your purchase will help someone else.

09/07/2021

BUILDING AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

With our proximity to the 400 highways it means that most of all human trafficking in Canada happens using that route. It also means that it is happening right on our doorstep in Guelph.

In this third session of our Building Awareness of Human Trafficking project, we have brought together three service providers who provide support and help to survivors of human trafficking.

Luisa Krause is the Director of Elora House, an agency that provides short-term housing and support to women exploited by s*x trafficking, helping them to make healthy and informed decisions about their lives.

Kevin Coghill is the Executive Director and Pastor at the Royal City Mission where they provide meals to the vulnerable, working to make the invisible visible in our community.

Nicky Carswell is the Co-ordinator of the Anti Human Trafficking Program at the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region (SASC) where a trauma-informed, harm reduction, and feminist approach is provided.

Through this panel presentation we will learn more about what each organization offers to survivors of human trafficking, and how as a community we can support the organizations in an effective way.

Brought to you by the EHT Cluster Group of Rotary Clubs in Guelph/Wellington and sponsored by Hammond Power Solutions.

The presentations are held on the 4th Tuesday of every month and cover different aspects of this difficult topic. These sessions are online and free. To learn more, contact Lise Burcher at [email protected] and to register for September 28, go to bit.ly/36UySv3

08/05/2021

Reaching out to non-profits, charities and social enterprises that support women. Send us your information on products, services and fundraisers, and we will help promote for you.

07/16/2021

07/01/2021

As we recognize Canada Day, it seems appropriate to write about a Canadian project that drew in a cast of Canadian actors, like Michael J Fox, Eugene Levy, Gordon Pinsent and more, all donating their time to make Back Home Again - an animated movie that talks about the strength of a community coming together in time of trauma - in this instance - the fires that raged Fort McMurray. It's a movie about hope. Kudos to Charmaine Hammond

Published: July 1, 2021. Have you ever had a project that captured your heart and soul? That’s what the Back Home Again movie became for Charmaine Hammond. Nearly five years in the making, this animated movie captures what happened in Fort McMurray back in May, 2016 when the forest fires swept thr...

06/24/2021

I have recently joined a Rotary committee addressing human trafficking. In my blog this week I track what I have learnt about working with women and how our self-esteem shapes what can happen to us.

When I look at my career, the focus has always been on supporting women– from moms to women entrepreneurs through Company of Women. When writing the Good Enough book, my co-author, Amy Vodarek and I discovered many women don’t feel good enough and suffer from self-doubt that holds them back.

06/17/2021

I decided to reflect on what I had learnt over the past 15 months during the ups and downs of COVID, and it's not all bad. There are some takeaways that can carry me forward into the "new normal" What about you? What has been your biggest learning?

As we enter our new post-COVID world (we hope), I thought it was time to reflect on what I’ve discovered about myself over the past 15 months. 1.

06/16/2021

It writing a book on your bucket list? Join us on June 22 when we will be exploring the steps involved in getting your words out into the world.

In this session Anne will walk you through the publishing process, help you identify the focus of your book, and discussion your options once your book is written.

06/10/2021

My latest blog on the power of walking to reduce stress and Company of Women member Susan Sommers's inspiring story of walking El Camino online at 75 and her recent book encouraging us all to walk.

Is walking El Camino on your bucket list? It was for Susan Sommers, and during COVID she discovered that you can actually do the walk online. Now whether this is in person or vitual, this is no walk for slouches.

06/07/2021

Don't miss out - June 16

Are you struggling to create polished content in Canva? Do you feel like it’s too time consuming to use because you don’t know where to start?

06/03/2021

Here is my latest blog about creativity and how we can be more innovative in the workplace and tap into our creativity. My thanks to Natalie Nixon, PhD for her inspiring talk.

When you hear someone described as creative, what do you think? She must be an artist or musician or someone like that. I know I automatically think of my daughter, who designs beautiful quilts, sews, knits and so on.

05/27/2021

My latest blog about the importance of giving back, and of leaving a legacy. My thanks to Doris Olafsen for encouraging me to share my father's story. Check out Kits for a Cause, part of Jody Steinhauer's The Bargains Group - a great way to start

I have just discovered that May is Leave a Legacy month. Perhaps it’s my age, but leaving a legacy is important to me and making a difference has always been a part of my DNA.

05/20/2021

My latest blog about how women tend to avoid anything to do with learning about money. Case in point our session planned for the 25th with Tracey Bissett

Back in 2009, I sat on the National Task Force on Business Growth for Women. We were looking into why women-owned businesses did not grow as fast as their male counterparts.

05/17/2021

Hope you can join us. Watch this video from Tracey Bissett - password is ZWD0?1+n
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/ZIYL-mV3JRkrngWKZuC85XA6GralqnyzAYvmrrg34w4xulCEY86EBu6RjQxdxTO-.gfdGmWAZPAMk30q0?startTime=1621179281000

If you are an entrepreneur who wants to make powerful money decisions, you do not want to miss this important masterclass. Stop asking yourself the question Can I afford it?

05/11/2021

join us on May 20 and learn how to take bold action

With the year (and counting!) that we've just experienced, taking action in uncertainty may be more on your mind than usual. What to do about a project, a business, a job, or in fact anything in your life.

04/26/2021

Don't miss out on this session - April 28 at 12.30

Never has there been a smarter move than investing some education and social savvy in building your LinkedIn profile, presence and become a power user.