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Nomination form for Board of Directors (elections)
Updated September 2023
CANDIDATE FORM FOR the Board of Directors REV Sept 2023Download it using this tool below the PDF – in the grey line. 
Elections – the timeline
ARCHIVED – 2023 elections
Updated October 24, 2023
Email address: nominate@woodsworthcoop.ca
Nominations are open!
There are nomination forms on bulletin boards, in the Photocopy Room and on the website. There is one for the Board and one for committees and delegates.
The nominations will close on
Monday, November 13th at 6pm
Deadline for candidates:
On Monday, November 13th nominations will close at 6pm. You must have your signed nomination form submitted by that time. Please send in a photo (selfie is okay!) and something about yourself.
Candidates’ photos and their election statements will be published in the Nov 19th issue of the Weekly. The Elections Committee will submit it on your behalf – if you get it to the committee by the deadline of Monday, November 13.
Put the nomination form in the Election box in the Photocopy Room. Email your blurb and photo to nominate@woodsworthcoop.ca
Elections:
Elections follow on November 22nd to 26th by both electronic voting in Election Buddy and paper ballots for those without electronic access.
Full details of the election voting process will follow closer to the date.
After the results are tallied and verified, they will be announced by the board at the AGM on November 29th.
Coop elections November 2023
ARCHIVED – 2023 elections
Email address: nominate@woodsworthcoop.ca
Positions open for election in November 2023
– Board of Directors – 3 positions for 2 years, 1 for one year to complete the 2-year term
– Membership Committee – 3 positions for 2 years
– Editorial committee chair – 1 position for 2 years
– CHFC – 2 positions for 1 year (This includes attending the conference in June 2024, paid for by the co-op)
– CHFT – 1 position for 1 year, to fill the alternate term unfilled in 2022.·
– SLNA – 1 position for 2 years ,
How to stand for a position in the Elections 2023
The process for standing for election requires the submission of a signed nomination form. Without this no one will be eligible to stand. Please follow the steps listed below to ensure that your nomination is acceptable, and you are listed on the ballot forms.
· Fill in and submit a nomination form. Nomination form are available online, on bulletin boards, in the Weekly, and photocopy room. Sign it and return to the elections committee through the election’s mailbox in the Photocopy Room on the 2nd floor.
· Write a short bio, plus photo of yourself. The bio should introduce yourself to members. Possibly include why you are standing. Other helpful information might include a specific skill that you feel is useful. The photo does not need to be studio worthy; a selfie is fine. It helps members to place you in their minds. When happy with your bio simply send it to the election committee email address: nominate@woodsworthcoop.ca. We will make sure it goes into the Weekly in a timely fashion.
Timeline:
On Monday, November 13th, nominations close at 6pm and all forms plus bios must be submitted by 6pm. The bios will be published in the Nov 19th issue of the Weekly.
Elections follow on November 22nd to 26th by both electronic voting in Election Buddy and paper ballots for those without electronic access.
Full details of the election voting process will follow closer to the date.
After the results are tallied and verified, they wil be announced by the board at the AGM on Wednesday November 29th
Event – Coop Mingle wine and cheese
On Sunday October 22nd, the Election and the Social committees are hosting a ‘Coop Mingle’ event for all to come and get to know each other better and to enjoy some wine and nibbles. Whilst there you can ask questions of past and present members of the committees and delegates and pick up written information on coop management in general from CHFC resources.
Time: 2pm to 6pm Location: Penthouse Age Group: 16+
Nomination forms:
They are available in the Photocopy Room, on bulletin boards and here on the website.
Board – https://www.woodsworthcoop.ca/index.php/nomination-form-for-board-of-directors-election/
Committees and delegates – https://www.woodsworthcoop.ca/index.php/nomination-form-for-co-op-elections-committees-and-delegates-elections/
Contacting the Nomination / Election Committee:
There is a mailbox in the Photocopy Room on the second floor. Only the Election Committee will have access to the box. Use this to de- posit your completed nomination form.
The Elections Committee has a dedicated email address, nominate@woodsworthcoop.ca. All enquires re process or more information can be sent to this address. If you don’t use email, you can send us a note through the election box in the Photocopy Room.
More information:
See articles in the Weekly or contact the Elections Committee. nominate@woodsworthcoop.ca
Souper lunch is back!
The Souper Lunch Committee is delighted to announce this revival.
Our first event will be on –
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25th at 12 NOON IN THE PENTHOUSE
Suggested contribution to the lunch is, as before $2, a toonie, or what you can give. A donation box will be available in the Penthouse.
All are welcome, but we can comfortably seat 25 people. Bring your own mug for soup.
If you wish to attend, please fill out the form (in the Weekly) and place it is the Lunch box in the photocopy room.
Volunteers needed
There is some work involved in putting on these lunches:
the tasks include a little shopping, soup making (we need two volunteers for each lunch but we have people for October 25th), set up in the morning (10:30 am – 12 noon), and cleanup afterward (2-3 pm).
Volunteers for cleanup are asked to bring their own tea towels, and everyone to supply their own mug. (This cuts down considerably on cleanup.)
If you wish to volunteer for any of the tasks above, it is much appreciated. You may fill out the form below and place it is the Lunch box in the photocopy room, or just call or email Judith de Swaaf.
About souper lunches
We are sure that many of our long time attendees will be very happy with this news For newcomers to Woodsworth, this popular event goes back as far as 2014. It was inspired by Marilyn Richards’ mother who attended a similar program in England.
For those newer to our co op it is an opportunity to expand their Woodsworth world. For long term members, especially those who don’t get out easily or often in winter, it was and hopefully will continue to be a significant enrichment of their lives. And for all who attend, it is a good and pleasant get together.