NEWSLETTER 

DECEMBER 2023 

THOUGHT OF THE DAY: 

Did you know that every time someone kisses under the mistletoe a berry is picked and toss away. Once all the berries are gone, there's no more kissing. So, make sure your mistletoe has lots of berries. 

MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:  

Ladies,

We hope everyone is getting their holiday plans in order. The executive committee wishes you all a happy holiday season and all the best in the coming New Year.

Time goes so fast, and there are only six months until we meet in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. 

 

We have secured entertainment and hope to have a trip for day two. Please check the information page for updates on our progress. 

 

 

REUNION 16: 

The location is the Holman Grand Hotel, 123 Grafton Street, Charlottetown, PE. The dates are May 28, 29, 30, 2024 (Tuesday - Thursday).  

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 December 13th at Tony Roma's in the Londonderry Mall, 6604 137 Ave NW at 1:00 pmWe 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.

Mary Woodburn started our Edmonton organization more than 25 years ago. Thank you Mary!

Kingston/Greenwood, NS     

 

The Military Ladies from Kingston will be having our Christmas Luncheon on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 at the China Village Restaurant in the Greenwood Mall, Greenwood NS.   12 noon in the Party Room.  All Military Gals in the area are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact Pauline Ryan at hughpd.ryan@gmail.com.
 

Charlottetown/Summerside, PE

We are having a luncheon on 13 December beginning at noon, if you wish to attend or require more information, please contact Debbie Reid at debbie.reid1234@outlook.com.

Quinte Region/Kingston ON

The RCAF Airwomen Quinte Region will be having their pre-Xmas lunch at Vito’s Pizzeria and Restaurant, 36 Prince Edward Street in Brighton on 14 Dec 2023 beginning at 12:30 pm. If you are in the area and wish to join us, please contact the coord, Geri Bush at gm-bush@hotmail.com.    

 

*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:

Thank you for your participation in this section. Ladies who wanted to connect were able to contact members here. If you would like to share a holiday recipe or a story, please click the link below. 

If you wish to comment or reply to something in our newsletter click here.

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 include them in our monthly newsletters as we find them. If it has been more than five years their names go directly in the Last Post list on the website, but do not appear in the newsletter. 

 Last Name  

 First Name          Maiden Name    Date of Death     Age    City             

  Prov  

 Andrews

 Lydia Jane

 MacMillan

9 May 2023   

88  Elliot Lake ON
 Gateley

 Patricia Claire

 Spence

 26 Jul 2022   

89  Surrey BC
 Gauvreau

 Doreen "Dean"

 Sim

6 Apr 2020   

81  Wetaskiwin AB
 Hasselfelt

 Patricia Mary    

 Corbould

1 Aug 2022   

91  Barrie ON
 Haus

 Eileen Rosemary

 Ewen

25 Sep 2023   

92  Lumsden SK
 Tennier

 Jean

 Hartley

7 Oct 2022   

80  Smithville ON
 Turner

 Euginie Marie Alice "Frankie"   

 Francoeur

4 Nov 2022   

99  Kelowna BC
 Turner

 Helen Irene

 Bialkoski

22 Jan 2021   

85  North Bay    ON
 Wetmore   

 Frances Eileen

 Reicker

3 Oct 2023   

99  Fredericton    NB

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:

“Very Happy Birthday!” to our December 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