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Newsletter of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto

October 2008

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In this issue:
2009 CHFT Diversity Scholarship Application
CHFT Century of Co-operation Award
CHFT TV
Toronto Regional Champion Campaign

2009 CHFT Diversity Scholarship Application

2009 CHFT Diversity Scholarship Application

CHFT recognizes that the strength of its membership is in the many cultures and
identities represented within its co-ops. CHFT encourages applications from these
diverse communities.

Our Goal
The purpose of the CHFT Diversity Scholarship is to recognize young people living
in co-ops who are actively promoting diversity through work within their community.
We want to help them with their post-secondary education by providing them with
award money, credit counseling and employment services.

This year we have 10 scholarships available. You could be eligible for scholarships
in three different categories.
We will award scholarships to students graduating from high school and entering
college or university.
We will also be awarding the Success Becomes You Scholarship. This scholarship
recognizes people who are determined to succeed at the post-secondary level or in a
skilled trade and who did not have the opportunity to finish high school due to family,
financial or other circumstances.
Finally, this year we are offering scholarships for students who are currently enrolled
in college or university.

Click to Print the Application.

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CHFT Century of Co-operation Award

Century of Co-operation Award

CHFT held a special recognition ceremony at Toronto City Hall on September 16. This ceremony recognized people living in housing co-ops who had achieved a century of co-operation. A century of co-operation is reached by taking the combined total of years living in housing co-ops and a member’s age. When the total adds up to 100, the member has achieved a century of co-operation.

The event was hosted by CHFT President, Felicia Davis and Toronto City Councilor Pam McConnell. 17 of this year’s 25 recipients were in attendance along with many family members, friends, fellow co-op members and staff. Several recipients spoke passionately about their life in their co-ops and the importance of co-op housing.

2008 Virtual Garden Tour
This year there were 31 gardens in the CHFT Green Thumb Contest. 26 co-ops received the Garden of Distinction award. There are 5 categories to win in addition to the Garden of Distinction category:
Outdoor, Rooftop, Vegetable, Combined, and Hall of Fame.

Click here to see the map of all the gardens in this year's CHFT Green Thumb Award.

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CHFT TV

CHFT TV is a new link to our website featuring the videos and documentaries produced by the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto and/or in partnership with other community organizations.

Current Issue: Atkinson Revolution

This is a Video about youth involvement in the Board of Directors and decision making about the Atkinson Housing Co-operative in Toronto. see the video

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Toronto Regional Champion Campaign

Toronto Regional Champion Campaign:

Increasing Women’s Participation in Regional Government.
On September 17, the City of Toronto launched a new initiative, the Toronto Regional Champion Campaign.

Mayor David Miller and Toronto Regional Champion Chair, Councillor, Pam McConnell introduced the 26 young women who will spend the next year learning the job of a municipal councilor...

See details.

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