Workshops available for Coop Members

Below is a list of workshops being offered Central Ontario Cooperative Federation (COCHF). The Board will pay for the Board Basics course if anyone is interested. Please contact Joan to get signed up for these learning opportunities, and call Elana for any course questions.

Hello,

I hope you had a great summer!

As we get into the fall groove, I am excited to share more details with you about upcoming COCHF events and workshops that were announced in early August:

On Thursday, September 21, 2023, COCHF is offering an on-line workshop on Board Basics/How to be a Good Director. This workshop is ideal for new directors, directors who want a refresher, and for members of your community that are part of your board succession plan. The cost for this workshop is $50.00 per person for your first four registrants, $25.00 per person for any additional participants. Sliding scale is available upon request. Senbd request to attend to Joan by September

Rounding out COCHF’s Fall 2023 Workshop series is Thursday, October 19, 2023’s on-line financial literacy workshop, presented in collaboration with Alterna Savings. This workshop is free and will include insight into financial statements, audit, director responsibility, and a Q&A period.

And finally, as our last member event of 2023, all members are invited to COCHF’s ABM/reception/awards on Thursday, November 2, 2023, and to our educational event and social on Saturday, November 4, 2023, both at the Delta Waterloo. Registration for these events will open shortly.

This year’s ABM will include:

COCHF’s budget and elections

Introduction of this year’s Diversity Scholarship recipients

Century of Co-operation awards – the deadline for submission is October 1, 2023. The nomination sheet is attached.

To register for all workshops, visit https://cochf.coop/education-and-events/register/.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or if you have any difficulty registering for the workshops.

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Elana

Elana Harte

Executive Director

Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation

625 King Street E., Unit L3, Kitchener, ON N2G 4V4

T: 519-579-2424 l C: 416-917-5987

E: office@cochf.coop

www.cochf.coop

Grass seed available

For anyone who wants to improve their yards, we have grass seed available at the office in the lobby. I mentioned this in the spring as well.

Please come and help yourself, but bring your own container. There is a seed spreader there, but please bring it back when you are done. There are rakes in the shed, you just need to get the key to the shed from unit 4.

How to Reseed Bare Patches

A very easy and inexpensive method of patching bare spots is with seed. It only takes about 20 minutes of your time, plus some upkeep until the first or second mowing. The drawback is that it will take several weeks for the patch to be mowable, and as much as six months for it to fully blend into the rest of your lawn.

1. Rake the Area

2. Loosen the Soil

3. Spread the Seeds

Sprinkle grass seed evenly across the patch area, thick enough to cover the surface but not so thick that the seeds pile up on top of one another.1 Use an appropriate seed for your region and micro-climate (sun or shade). Perennial ryegrass should be a part of the blend because it will quickly germinate.

4. Lightly rake the seeds

5. Begin Watering

Market rent increase reminder

A reminder to anyone who will pay market housing charge or is paying the market housing charge now, the housing charge will increase on September 1, 2023 for the next 12 months as follows:

The increase includes the $6.00 sector support fee. Parking is $10.00 extra for a second parking spot.

1 bedroom $ 772.00

2 bedroom townhouse $ 930.00

2 bedroom stacked $ 874.00

3 bedroom townhouse $1,045.00

3 bedroom stacked $ 986.00

4 bedroom townhouse $1,113.00

Thanks

Joan