Author: Woodsworth Housing Co-op
Social Committee Support
Greetings to all co-op committees and members,
We at the Social Committee are devoted to building community and fostering a lively social environment for members to enjoy.
We can’t do it all ourselves though, so we are eager to support committees and members who would like to put on social events themselves. We have funds available from the operating budget which were approved by the membership, and we can support you in other ways as well, such as with supplies, equipment and advertising.
In the past year we’ve supported the Co- op Street Sale which was organized by a member, and we collaborated with two committees to put on events: the Election Co-op Mingle and the Woodsworth High Tea, organized with the Elections Committee and S4S respectively.
So, if you have an idea, please don’t hesitate to contact us at socialwoodsworth@gmail.com. Let’s build community together!
Cooperatively,
Woodsworth Social Committee
Protected: The Weekly April 21, 2024
May events at Woodsworth
Saturday May 4, 10 am- Cleanup. Everyone welcome. Refreshments courtesy of Farm Boy and Rogers Communications. Block Reps will have info on cleaning tasks.
Wednesday May 15, 7pm – General Members Meeting (GMM). All members expected to attend. Budget and housing charge votes.
Woodsworth teens between the ages of 16 and 19
Young people between the ages of 16 and 19 who live in Woodsworth are encouraged to apply for membership.
Membership gives them the right to live here, to vote at general members’ meetings on budgets and housing charges, and to run for most elections. (Only 18 year olds and older can be on the Board.) And if they wish, as members, they may apply for their own unit after a required waiting period of two years. Any period of time before Board approval as a member is not included in the two years.
If they do not become members, they will automatically become long-term guests (LTGs). This is different from the rules for those who moved in after age 16, but the impact is the same. Long-term guests are not members and have no membership rights. If their family moves out, they must leave too. LTGs cannot inherit a unit alone without other members living in the unit.
However anyone who has grown up in Woodsworth can apply for membership at age 16. There is a special membership process for these teens. The Turning 16 process for membership is a little less formal. They must attend an information session, show proof that Woodsworth is their principal residence, and be approved by the Board of Directors. They do not have to have a formal interview, no credit check or income verification is required, nor do they need a long-term guest agreement. However they must qualify as children of members and live in Woodsworth.
Only those who are between the ages of sixteen and nineteen may use the “Turning Sixteen” application process. Watch for an announcement in the Weekly. You can also email the Membership Committee to ask about the next annual information session.
woodsworthmembership@gmail.com
The only way to receive a membership application form is to follow the procedures and attend an information session. The application must be co-signed by the other members in your unit. Once approved for membership, the new member shares all rights and responsibilities for the unit with the existing member(s).
Have you already turned nineteen and live in Woodsworth?
If you lived here prior to your sixteenth birthday, you can apply in the regular way but don’t need a long-term guest agreement.
If you moved into Woodsworth after age 16, you too can apply for membership, but you’ll need board approval as a long-term guest and have a signed long-term guest agreement.