FSA Annual General Meeting and Awards Presentation

Post date: June 24, 2004

FSA has a new president

On Wednesday, June 23, members and friends of FSA came together to celebrate 90 years of history. The meeting, including the annual award presentations and the election of new board members, was presided by the outgoing president, Gordon Floyd.

The FSA Board elected Peter Kinch as President for the coming year and four new members: Sangeetha Chandru, Kironmoy Datta, Anthony Sellarajah and Charmaine Cordelia Williams.

Highlights of the Program included:

Celebrating 90 Years (special retrospective)
FSA: A History in Progress
Staff, Volunteer and Community Award Presentations
Success Stories from our clients and volunteers
Refreshments will be served

Did you know?

Neighborhood Workers Association helped clients heat their homes by collecting firewood from Toronto parks.

“Poor families are reportedly using furniture for fuel even when wood is available in city parks and vacant lots and could be had upon application. However, it requires the applicant to be able to saw and haul it. It is apparent that the people who most need this fuel, cannot make use of it, because they have no facilities for either hauling or sawing.”

Representatives from the Neighbourhood Workers Association met with the City Commissioner and received permission to saw and haul the wood from city parks. The wood was distributed to poor families. (1914-1918)

FSA archives: Undated photo of the Clothing Centre

NWA had a Clothing and Sewing Centre in the 1920s and 1930s.

The Clothing and Sewing Centre gave women who felt “the sting of receiving relief”extra money and a chance to repay for clothes they had received.

The Centre gave away used and new clothing to people in need. In 1932, 22,161 women came to NWA for clothing.

NWA had a Cobbling Department in the 1930s.

The Cobbling Department gave men the opportunity to earn a little money repairing shoes. In the winter of 1933-34, 2,748 pairs of shoes were repaired.