AUGUST 2023

Photographed by M. Sparrow

The Holman Grand Hotel

THOUGHT OF THE DAY:

"It's okay to talk to yourself, sometimes you need expert advice."

MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Important update! Hotel and Date change

Ladies,

We have changed the location of the venue. We will be staying at the Holman Grand Hotel, 123 Grafton Street, Charlottetown, PE. The reunion dates will now be held May 28, 29, 30, 2024 (Tuesday - Thursday).

REUNION 16:

We are 10 months out and we already have a full event. If any spaces open up we have opened a Cancellation List: R16 registration form/Cancellation list - The list is in order of submission date and time. You will be contacted to confirm your position on the list. You will not be asked to send any money until you are contacted again to let you know a space has opened up.

NEW MEMBERSHIP:

If you know any RCAF Airwomen who would like to become a member and receive the newsletter fill out the following New Member Form.

LUNCHEONS:

You don't have to be a member of the RCAF Airwomen's Reunion to attend a luncheon in your local area. If you are interested in meeting up with women you may have served with or whom served at the same time as you, get in touch with the facilitators to see what it's all about.

Some luncheons are monthly, year round. Some have their own annual schedules.

Edmonton, AB

Our next lunch meeting will be on August 9th at Tony Roma's in the Londonderry Mall, 6604 137 Ave NW at 1:00 pm. We hope as many as possible can attend and of course husbands or significant others are always welcome. Any questions, please call me, Elke Carr, at 1-780-912-9242 or e-mail me at wecarr@telus.net.

Kingston/Greenwood, NS

We will be taking a break for the next couple of months. Our next luncheon will be in September, location to be determined. Please note that all Military Branches and the RCMP are welcome to join us. For more information, contact Pauline Ryan at hughpd.ryan@gmail,com.

Charlottetown/Summerside, PE

We will not be having luncheons in July or August but have decided that our next one will be held on Monday 11 September at Inn at the Pier, 9796 Cavendish Road, Route 6, Stanley Bridge, PEI beginning at 12:00. If any military ladies would like to join us or would like more information, please contact Debbie Reid at debbie.reid1234@outlook.com

Quinte Region/Kingston ON

Quinte Region and Kingston’s August luncheon location and date has not been finalized. Please continue to check out and “like” our Facebook page “RCAF Airwomen Quinte Region” as all upcoming events will be posted there. Any questions can always be directed to the Quinte coordinator, Geri Bush at gm-bush@hotmail.com.

6905W 54 Reunion in Ottawa, ON New Event!

This is a callout to all women of basic course 6905W, we are having our 54th reunion in Ottawa on the weekend of the 29 September -1 October, 2023. If you would like to attend please contact Linda (Hollohan) Walsh at lwalsh0813@rogers.com. Thank you.

Check out the course photograph in the section below.

*If you host a regular luncheon please contact us let us know where you are. You do not have to publish your information in the newsletter but if we know your group exists, we can contact you if ladies in their area are looking for a luncheon group to join. Thanks so much for participating!

COMMENTS AND REPLYS:

Linda Walsh writes:

Basic course 6905W

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LAST POST:

As the members of the committee update the nominal roll, we are discovering that some of our members have been with the angels for several years. We included in our monthly newsletters as we find them.

Last Name	First Name	Maiden Name	Date of Death	Age	City	Prov
Blake	Anne Clara	Sinclair	24 Jun 2023	89	Courtenay	BC
Evans	Marjorie	Rutledge	22 Jul 2022	90	Beaconsfield	QC
Hillier	Rosa Josephine	Hibbert	13 Jul 2022	83	Powassan	ON
MacIntyre	Kathleen "Kay"	Thomson	25 Jun 2023	91	Halifax	NS
Maguire	Lorraine	Maguire	18 Jun 2023	85	Charlottetown	PE
McFarlane	Patricia "Pat"	McFarlane	9 Jul 2023	81	Hamilton	ON
Mooney	Constance "Connie"	Noyes	11 May 2023	102	Ottawa	ON
Reid	Charlotte "Charlie"	Aikenhead	12 Jul 2023	87	Campbell River	BC

If you have a notification of a member who has died and you do not see their name in the Last Post on our website, please let us know here. Thank you.

BIRTHDAYS:

A “Very Happy Birthday!” to our August birthday ladies.

YOUR COMMITTEES:

Executive Committee:

Tracey Everett - Chair, Newsletter

Pat Brennan - Co-chair, Editor

Claire Williams - Treasurer

Reunion 16 Committee:

Debbie Reid - Chair Charlottetown Committee

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