Waterloo Region

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 Presidentt:  Marcia Smellie
Email:    cbwwaterlooregion@gmail.com 

Below you will find the  link to the application for the 2021 Scholarship Awards.

Please download, complete and email the completed application to  cbwwaterlooregion@gmail.com 

The Chloe Callender Awards honour a life time of contribution and achievement. An educator, community and development worker, and leadership trainer, Ms. Callender has promoted positive Ethnocultural relations, through networks of friendship and social action. She was the first regional President of the Congress of Black Women and its Ontario President for two terms. Co founder K-W Caribbean – Canadian Cultural Association (now CCAWR) The recipient of many prestigious national, provincial, and regional awards, Ms. Callender continues to serve on various boards in Waterloo Region.

March 21, 2021

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and in honour of

Women’s History Month.  

ZOOM event 

featuring ITAH SADU as guest speaker.  Writer, Storyteller, Community Champion and Owner of  A Different Book List and Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ontario.

April 11, 2021, 2:00pm to 4:00pm 

Virtual TOWN HALL “Should the Black community Trust the COVID  Vaccine.”  

FREE event, in partnership with

The Region of Waterloo Public Health and 

other local Black organizations. 

June 2021  

Annual Ladies TEA  

Details to be announced.

September 2021  

19th ANNUAL AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE  

held in partnership with the CCAWR where Scholarships are distributed 

Details to be announced.

The Waterloo Chapter was formed in August 1988 at the home of Veronica Norris –Lue.  Twelve women formed the chapter; the first local President was Chloë Callender.

Mission – through programs of education and service, seeks to motivate Black women and their families to participate in and contribute to the life of the communities in which they live.

Membership – open to all Black women over 16 years of age. There is an annual membership fee of $30.00.  Monthly meetings are held from September to June.

 Partnerships – The Waterloo chapter partners with several local community organizations which have similar mandates:

• Focus for Ethnic Women
• The School Sisters of Notre Dame
• The Caribbean Canadian Association of Waterloo Region (CCAWR)
• The African Women’s Alliance of Waterloo Region
• The Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre
• The African Canadian Association of Waterloo Region
• The Coalition for the Success of African-Caribbean Canadian Youth