The South Vancouver Island District Women’s Institute has invited CFUW Victoria and its members to attend a plaque placement ceremony honouring Margret ‘Madge’ Watt. She was the second President of CFUW Victoria and has been designated as a Person of National Historical Significance.
There are a number of plaques across Canada honouring Madge, and this one will be placed by Parks Canada in Metchosin on September 7th, 2016, 2 PM (Metchosin Municipal Grounds).
After the ceremony refreshments will be provided by the Women’s Institute.
(Click here for the poster of the event)
There are a number of ways to volunteer or participate in the ceremony. The organizers are looking for the following:
4 Greeters - to help welcome welcome people to the ceremony
6 Singers - for one song to conclude the program
2 Volunteers - for various jobs
2 Aides - to assist and connect with Ruth and Donna, the organizers of the ceremony from the Women’s Institute
If you would like to attend or you would like to get involved please RSVP before August 15, 2016. The contact people are:
Donna Jack donna_jack@telus.net or Ruth Fenner landrfenner@shaw.ca
