Community Outreach: Our first project was a “Storytelling & Bake Sale Event” held on March 24, 2007 at Brampton’s Terry Miller Recreation Centre.  The feature storyteller was Rukhsana Khan, author of several published children’s books.  The event was a great success. Attendance was excellent, thanks to our marketing team. The bake sale brought much needed funds to our meager savings account.  Most importantly, the event enabled us to present CCMW’s mission and goals to the local community.

Networking: Our members participated in several community events in Toronto this year (2007). In March, we attended a Gala Dinner at the Valhalla Inn, honoring recipients of various scholarships, including the Lila Fahlman Scholarship. On June 5, we joined a “Protest Rally” at Queens Park, organized by the Community Social Services. Various community service groups spoke up against ‘budget cuts’ for essential community services, by the Ontario Government. And, on June 9, 2007, we participated in the “Train the Trainer Workshop” at the Renaissance Hotel, arranged by Equal Voices. Speakers from three levels of government offered invaluable tips on how to conduct training sessions for members who aspire to enter the political arena.

Education: Two of our members conducted a “Public Speaking Workshop” on eight consecutive Sundays, June through July 2007. The workshop was jointly sponsored by Noor Cultural Centre and Brampton Toastmasters Club. Several CCMW members were amongst the sixteen participants.  Participants learned the rudiments of public speaking and leadership skills and had ample practice in speaking ‘off the cuffs’. We are proud to announce that a Brampton member was the Second Place Winner at a speech contest held during the final session. Congratulations to Adeela Qureshi!

CCMW 2007 Conference: Brampton Chapter is one of the “host chapters” for the upcoming CCMW Conference to be held at the Noor Cultural Centre, Toronto, on October 27-28, 2007. Presently, our members are working closely with Toronto, Peel and the National Board in preparation for this event.

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