Bowling for Academic Freedom

By Pauline Pearson, Membership Committee

Thanks to everyone who came out and made our “Bowling for Academic Freedom” night an overwhelming success.  The event was a sell-out, even after we expanded the event to allow a greater number of members to participate!  Eighty eager bowlers, including Members and their families, came out for an evening of fun.  Academy Lanes did an excellent job of serving up pizza, pop, and other beverages for all the participants. I even saw a number of strikes!  The bumpers installed on the lanes appeared to provide some interesting strategies for knocking down those pins.  It was also an opportunity for members to discuss the Bargaining Update with members of the UWFA Executive and the Bargaining Team and to thank them for their efforts.

Want to help plan an event?  The upcoming term should provide us with a number of things to celebrate.  It is UWFA’s thirtieth anniversary and, hopefully, we will have a new Collective Agreement.  The UWFA Membership Committee needs some ideas for events and new members.  I anticipate that planning will only require one meeting.  Please volunteer and encourage the secret party planners that you know to join the committee and help us make the next event successful.