Category: Membership Committee

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Event: Info session for membership – residents and returning members only

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The Membership Committee is holding its annual information session for internal applicants and returning guests on
Tuesday September 30 at 7pm in the Penthouse.

They ask that you confirm your attendance by September 24 by emailing them at woodsworthmembership@gmail.com

Here is a list of key explainers on the co-op website that layout the path to membership in Woodsworth for teens, long-term guests and ex-members who wish to become a member again.

  1. Membership guide – becoming a member

A detailed overview for all applicants including a chart with documentation you must provide in order to get an application form at the information session.

2. Teens between 16 and 19

The “turning 16” process is a more relaxed process for applicants who are residents between the ages of 16 and 19. If you lived here prior to age 16 but are now over age 19, you can apply as a Long-Term Guest but you don’t need a LTG agreement.

3. Returning Members:

If you were previously a member but moved out of the co-op, you can apply as a Returning Member. There are requirements, including that the applicant provides proof that they were members in Woodsworth and lived here for at least two years as members. There are other requirements as well.

4. Proof of principal residence and ID requirements for membership

Our Membership Bylaw (Member Approval and Unit Allocation) has requirements about acceptable proof an applicant must submit in order to become a member. The Membership Bylaw says that if you cannot supply the required documentation you cannot attend the information session and you cannot get an application form.

The approved list is here on the website

Interview report and tracking document; proof of principal residence requirements

This form is used by the co-op to track membership applications from the Membership Committee to Management to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors review the completed form in order to make a decision about an applicant’s membership.

The Membership Committee initiates a report. Part of the Membership Bylaw attachment B.

 

 

Information session for residents who wish to become members, NOVEMBER 2023

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Attending a membership information session is a key part of becoming a member of Woodsworth. These are held annually only.

There will be a joint information session on Monday November 6 at 7pm.

More information:

The Membership Committee is planning to hold information sessions for residents who wish to become members of the coop. These sessions which are held once every year are the first steps to becoming a member. The sessions are part of the membership process and attendance is compulsory.

Becoming a member secures rights of residency and participation in the co-op, for example voting at meetings. The information session explains your role in Woodsworth, how co-op decisions are made, and your rights and responsibilities.

Long-term guests:

After attending the session, you will receive an application form which must be co-signed by the members in your household since you acquire rights to that unit with them.

Long-term guests are interviewed by two Membership Committee members and a recommendation is made to the Board of Directors. The directors confers membership.

Turning 16s (young people aged 16-19):

Only those age 16 and up can become a member of Woodsworth.

The membership process for Turning 16s is a little less formal. After attending the session, you will receive an application form which must be co-signed by the members in your household since you acquire rights to that unit with them.

The Board of Directors votes to approve membership status.

To get ready for your session:
– Register:  notify the Membership Committee that you will be attending. Deadline to register: Monday October 23
Send an email to woodsworthmembership@gmail. com

– Get your documentation ready – you need to have signed a long-term guest agreement on file in the Office. (Turning 16s don’t need a long-term guest agreement.)

– Woodsworth must be the applicant’s principal residence.

– Ensure that your host or family (the members living with you in your household) support your request. The application form which you receive at the info session must be signed by each member of the household, as you acquire equal rights to that unit once you become a member.

If you have any questions contact the membership committee via email  to: woodsworthmembership@gmail.com