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CPF BC & Yukon Chapter Representatives,
We hope you are busy enjoying your summer and here at the office we are already busy getting ready for September! Membership Drive, Back to School , Sociocultural Grant Applications and the Provincial and National AGMs are some of the things coming up in the near future. Looking forward to working with all of you in the coming school year!
As always please forward this important information to your local chapter mailing lists, school contacts, local media, and partners. We encourage you to include additional stories and activities from your local chapter. One of the best ways to promote membership and recruit new volunteers is by effectively communicating the good work of our organization (at all levels) and the many resources available to support students and parents.
There is important information in every CRU so make sure you read them and pass the info on at your meetings!
À bientôt,
Kirsty Peterson,CPF BC & Yukon Outreach Officer (outreach@cpf.bc.ca)
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Chapter Happenings
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Nelson - Held a 'Chasse au Tresor' Treasure Hunt, where students attended various locations throughout town and listened to stories in French! The students were surprised by how many French speakers there are in Nelson!
Please keep sending your stories and pictures to outreach@cpf.bc.ca to be featured in the Chapter Happenings section!
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Membership Drive
CPF – BC & Yukon’s Annual Membership Drive is September 1st to October 31st, 2014!
Renew your membership! Ask others to join!
And do it before October 31st because during our membership drive you can win wonderful prizes! Remember 80% of your membership fee goes right back to your local chapter. That means more fun events in schools, more resources for parents, teachers and students, and more extra-curricular activities in French for our kids!
Check out some of the great prizes 2014 new and renewing members are eligible to win:
More to come! Winners will be determined by draw.
Join CPF
Renew Membership in CPF
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Chapter Reporting
All Chapter reporting was due August 1st.
We are currently going through all documents and will let your chapter know if you are missing anything. If you do not get your reporting documents in, you will not be eligible to receive your August rebates. Next rebate deposit is scheduled for December.
We have gone through the reporting documents and tried to make them easier to fill out. The new forms are all fillable word documents that you can just complete on the computer and email in. If you have any feedback or questions about Chapter Reporting please direct them to Kirsty at outreach@cpf.bc.ca
For more information about what documents we require, please visit: Chapter Reporting
Thanks for all your hard work Chapter Reps!!
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Sociocultural Corner
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Any Chapters who would like to be reimbursed but have yet to send in your receipts or fill in the online evaluation, please do so as soon as possible for the 2013-2014 year.
Sociocultural Grant Application 2014-2015 Deadline: October 20th, 2014
The Online Application will be available in September on our grants page here: http://bc-yk.cpf.ca/about-us/branches/sociocultural-event-planning-resources/socio-cultural-grants/
The updated "How To" 101 document has been updated! Find it here online!
New this year are the revised objectives. Specific focuses are on: learning outcomes, partnerships and innovation in your community (i.e. creating a local french B.C. culture). You are encouraged to review the criteria. Also note that there are new surveys, so please update with the revised surveys to be used this year!
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National AGM & Conference
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It's not too late to register for the National AGM & Conference in Ottawa!
CPF invites you to join us for the 2014 Conference and Annual General Meeting as we gather together to share ideas, best practices and CPF success stories.
Date: October 16th -19th, 2014
Location: Ottawa, Ontario at the Delta Ottawa City Centre
Regular Registration Fee – $800
Fee paid and travel booked from Aug 1 – Sept 12, 2014
Late Registration Fee – $1,000
Fee paid and travel booked from Sept 13 – Oct 1, 2014
All delegates who register after Oct 1, 2014 will be subject to space permitting and will be responsible for their own travel costs.
The registration fee includes: travel, shared accommodations, workshops/other sessions, all meals, and events from Thursday evening until Sunday 1:30pm (including the President’s Banquet). Please fill out the Registration Form and book your flight through Voyages Rideau Travel. All CPF BC & YK delegates must also stay Saturday night, as our Branch AGM will be held the morning of Sunday, Oct 19th. We anticipate to be done by 1:30pm. All Chapter Delegates are required to attend our Branch AGM in order to qualify for the Branch subsidy.
For more information click HERE
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Photo Contest!
CPF and Educacentre are looking for a new photo to use to promote the French for Parents partnership with CPF!
Email Kirsty with your creative photos of you and/or your kids learning French!
Send questions and photos to: outreach@cpf.bc.ca
The winning entries will be used to promote the CPF French for Parents discounted rates and you will receive a prize pack!
Don't forget to check your September CRU for details about this exciting partnership!
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Environmental Tours - En français!
The Burns Bog Conservation Society has begun offering its popular tours in French!
Burns Bog is situated on the delta of the Fraser River, in the southwest corner of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. On the west coast of North America, the Fraser Delta Region has a fair climate year-round. High rainfall year-round sustains temperate rainforests, and the massive Fraser River. At its delta lies Burns Bog, the only remaining bog of its kind.
Tours address age/grade specific Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) such as plants and animals, habitats and communities, food webs, ecosystems, natural resources, history and First Nations as well as human impacts and threats on the environment. Tours are typically 2 hours long and can be adapted for all ages. Des visites guidées en Français sont aussi disponible!
To book a tour or for more information please call or email:
604-572-0737
info@burnsbog.org
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