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Watson and Webmaki, past CAA) _ Lo Lb ____f I Women have brought , much to local community munity One group that has been "at it" for over eight decades is the Canadian Federation of University Women. In 1922, the local club was founded by 11 women who had at heart the wellâ€" being of their community and mutual support. The fOUnding PreSideNt _ nz was Mabel Dunham, she of _ commemorate the Montreal local fame: the first librarian _ fourteen. of the Kitchener public library. CFUW Book Sale: The first group in Canada held its inaugural meeting in Toronto in 1918. Actively involved in the creation of community ever since, CFUW Kâ€"W proudly takes its mission seriously. Locally, the CFUW boasts an august roster of women, past and present. Many wellâ€"known female citizens of Kitchener and Waterloo also quietly work/worked to better this area through their memberâ€" ship in CFUW. A women‘s service group with a focus on high quality public education. especially the education of women. annually CFUW Kâ€"W works to provide tens of thousands of dollars for women taking postâ€"secondary education. The Kâ€"W club‘s major fundraising events appeal to the community, while proâ€" viding vehicles to raise money for local bursaries and scholarships. The _ bestâ€"known fundraiser is the annual used book sale, held in the spring at First United Church in Waterloo (corner of William and King Streets); another is the dinner sponâ€" sored each December to omen of all ages and interests are building this comâ€" LIFESTYLE Dozens of garages and attics and basements become storage units awaitâ€" ing the spring sale. CFUW Book Sale: a Back Room Look Since 1964, annually and throughout the year, CFUW Kâ€"W accepts used donated books. A few years ago. the club made the decision not to accept textbooks. The CFUW looks for places to donate any "leftâ€" over" books and ancient textbooks were predictably unappealing. Legions of members and some spouses sort the books into reasonablyâ€"idenâ€" tifiable piles. Hundreds of women sort books: pile them in approâ€" priate categories onto tables; take cash; and proâ€" vide expert help to cusâ€" tomers, some of whom come to line up early to get the best "picks" or linger at the end of the sale to pick up even greater bargains. _ Leftover books are re boxed. We are grateful to the management and congregaâ€" LYNNE WOOLSTENCROFT tion of First United Church for allowing the annual disâ€" ruptuion to the church‘s operation We aim to be good ten ants and work hard so that, by Sunday morning, the varâ€" ious rooms and auditoria are tidy and useable. young women were gunned down in a murderous ramâ€" page at 1‘Ecole Polytechâ€" nique, Université de Monâ€" treal. Each Dec. 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, commemorative events are held throughout the country to honour the memory of those young women. This year, CFUW, Kâ€"W sponsors a dinner at Goll‘s Steakhouse. The cost is $45 per ticket and part of that is tax receiptable. You may reserve tickets by contacting the organizer. Margaret Walker mwalkâ€" er@bserv.com: by calling the club at 740â€"5249; or through our mailbox: RO. Box 22039, Waterloo, ON, N21. 6J7. The Women of Waterloo County, a previous project and fundraiser of our club, is being followed by The Women in the Military hisâ€" tory project. Profits go to our seholar ship fund. Again our very own chapter‘s Ruth Russell leads the project. Next month‘s column will focus on this very important part of our local history. * Lynne Woolstencroft is a longâ€"time Waterloo resident and a proud member of the Canadian Federation of University Women. Commemorative Dinner, Dec. 6, 2004 On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 FINE AUTOMOBILE BODY AND PAINT Meticulous Restoration Original Paint Finishes Unsurpassed Collision Repair FINE AUTO ING 15 Centennial Dr. Kitchener Mercedes Benz Dealer Authorized PORSCHE JAGUAR Mkhikth Mkikh Specializing In 578â€"2052