CMCS February Newsletter
Social Media Contest and Winner
Board Announcements
Friendly Reminders
Do You Follow us on Social Media!?
We want your likes, comments and shares on our social media posts! In November, we had an ongoing contest where for every ‘‘Follow’ on any of our social media platforms you would be entered to win a prize! Congratulations to Angie Page! You’ve won a 1 year free CMCS membership!
Like and Tag..
Head to any of our social media platforms, ‘like’ the current photo, then ‘tag’ two to three friends in order to win tickets to the Calgary Roughnecks for the current Lacrosse season!
Board Announcements
Call For Board New Members
1) We’re looking for new board members! if you or those in your network would find board experience a rewarding opportunity, please read more on our posting here or email Stuart Simpson for more information.
Membership Survey
2) Please take 2-3 minutes to fill out our membership survey about our quarterly Member Meetings to help us improve your experience with CMCS. Our members are the foundation of what we do, so your feedback would be greatly appreciated. For every completed response you will be entered to win a pair of Roughneck tickets! Thank you in advance.
Audit Committee
3) We are looking for volunteers for our audit committee. This role requires zero financial experience and will only take one afternoon, in-person to support the audit of CMCS financials prior to our June board meeting. Please contact Bob Lang, our treasurer, to secretary@communitymediation.ca to volunteer your time.
Friendly Reminders
Police Checks
Every three years, members are required to complete a police check. We send out reminders three months in advance to our membership when checks are about to be expired. Please note to keep up to date, if police check expires you will be pulled off our roster.
Stay In Touch
Our friends at Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Alberta (ADRIA) puts on quality luncheon workshops, their next session in on ‘Self-Care Practices that Work’, March 10, from 11:30AM - 1:15PM at the Danish Canadian Club. If you want to stay in touch with all that happens at ADRIA please subscribe to their mailing list.
A latest resource created by ADRIA on How to Be A Better Listener.
Interview
In December, there was a short piece on from CBC’s the Sunday Edition on the value of community mediation. Read or listen here.
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about” ”