The Greenway-Chaplin Women’s Group is open to all women. This group is an opportunity to get to know new neighbours, and learn new skills. This group began in the spring of 2022 and they met for coffee, explored downtown Cambridge, painted pottery at Play with Clay and held a backyard potluck.
Interested in learning more or joining this group? Hiba Aburaneh is the Special Event Coordinator and leader of this group. You can reach out Hiba through email hibaa@greenwaychaplin.com or call her at Greenway 519-623-4220 (Wednesdays or Thursdays). Join our WhatApp group to learn more about this program.
2024 Schedule of Activities
- Sewing Workshop – creating aprons (6 participants)
- Ramadan Calendar Craft Activity and Coffee Time (10 participants attended)
- Café Du Monde Crepe – coffee, Eid celebration and conversation time supporting a local Cambridge owned business (20 participants)
- Fashion History Museum – Mother’s Day celebration with a tour of the museum and fresh tea & scones (19 participants)
- Shade’s Mill Conservation BBQ – an outdoor gathering to share food and conversation (30 participants)
- Eid-Ul Adha celebration at Greenway with a craft activity and snacks to share (8 participants)
- English Conversation Circle – 3 1-hour lessons (8 participants per lesson)
- Self Care Session – facial and conversation time (7 participants)
- Coffee and Conversation Time – completed a personality game and conversation time (8 participants)
- Cookies Workshop – created and enjoyed cookies together (5 participants)
- Trail Walk at Dumfries Conservation Area followed by coffee and conversation time (5 participants)
- Soper Park Walk followed by coffee and conversation time (17 participants)
- Shade’s Mill BBQ (30 participants)
- English Lessons (2 weeks – 9 participants)
- Eid Craft Session (8 participants)
- Breakfast Gathering (4 participants)
- Lunch at Khyber Afgahan Grill (21 participants)
- Picnic at Riverside Park (8 participants)
- Crepilious Coffee Time (8 participants)
- Ed Newland Pool (39 participants)
- Coffee and Conversation at Greenway-Chaplin
- Mini Golf Session
2023 Schedule of Activities
April 2023 – Visit to the Butterfly Conservatory
June 2023 – Strawberry picking (June 22)
July 2023 – Shade’s Mill Conservation Area Picnic
August 2023 – Information Session about YMCA Child Care Resources in Waterloo Region
Sept 2023 – Women’s Party Event at the Cambridge Polish Club & Trail Walk and Coffee
October 2023 – Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum Visit & Cook Like a Restauranteur (4 week session)
November 2023
- Embroidery – Jiddin
- Two sessions of Computer Lessons
- Bowling at Kingpin
- Coffee time
December 2023
- Focus session
- Coffee time at Symposium Cafe
- Arabic Calligraphy
10-15 participants each time. Everyone is enjoying these events and always waiting for new announcements for something new.
Thank you to the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada for their grant to support the Women’s Group activities Fall 2023 and Spring 2024. These grants are supporting our weekly social wellness. Thank you Toyota!!
