CCRA Spring 2024 Newsletter

Spring 2024

Here are a few excerpts from our Spring 2024 Newsletter. Click HERE to view the full document. You can view all newsletters by going to the home page on our website, click on Useful Resources and from the drop down menu, choose Newsletters. Hope you enjoy the newest edition.

MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT

Hello Colleagues:

Welcome to Centennial College’s Retirees’ Association (CCRA) newsletter!

Several months ago, there was a contest open to CCRA members to name the newsletter. The winning entry, “CCRA Connections” was submitted by Joe DiMaria. Joe’s submission met the contest criteria which required the title be original, short, memorable and appropriate for the newsletter’s content.

MEMBERSHIP

The Centennial College Retirees’ Association (CCRA) membership renewal occurs on an annual basis. The 2024 CCRA membership drive commenced at the beginning of February with a follow-up reminder email sent toward the end of the month.

CCRA EVENTS

Holiday Luncheon 2023

CCRA members celebrated the festive season on Wednesday, December 6 at the Event Centre. It was a great opportunity for members and their guests to catch up with one another.

Annual General Meeting 2023

CCRA’s 2023 Annual General Meeting was held Monday, January 17, 2024 via ZOOM. The Board elected to host the meeting via ZOOM, in the event that the weather was inclement, so attendance at the AGM would not be affected.

Spring Fling 2024

Our annual Spring Fling was held on Wednesday, April 10 at the Event Centre.

The guest speaker was Kate Seaver, owner and operator of Kate’s Garden in Markham. Kate delivered an informative session on flower arranging.

Mark Your Calendar!

Our annual Holiday Luncheon will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

More details to follow in the Fall.

CENTENNIAL IN THE NEWS

Centennial is getting recognized for all the right reasons.

In April, for the first time, the College joined the annual list of Canada’s Greenest Employers.

Also in April, Centennial’s A-Building project earned the distinction of being named one of the Ontario Association of Architects’ 2024 Design Excellence Awards winners. The A-Building is Canada’s first zero carbon, WELL-certified and mass timber higher education facility. The building emphasizes sustainability, as well as Indigenous ways of knowing and being and pays tribute to the landscape, historical treaties Nations and of the geographic area around the College.

THE OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES:

Kick off Pride Month with Centennial on Monday, June 3!

Every June the Centennial College community gets loud and proud as they celebrate Pride Month! This year, CCRA members are invited to join the celebration on Monday, June 3 from noon to 2 p.m. at the CCSAI Main Events Hall at Progress Campus for the college’s official Pride Month kick-off.