The 100th Anniversary of Hycroft Manor (University Women’s Club)

This past Friday I was invited by my good friend MJ Ankenman (aka @urbanista on Twitter) to be part of the unveiling of a commemorative painting that marks the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Hycroft Manor. In their own words (from their website)

The University Women’s Club of Vancouver was founded on May 11, 1907 by a group of eight young women graduates from universities in Eastern Canada and the U.S.A. It was the second University Women’s Club to be founded in Canada. Our first president was Dr. Evlyn Farris. The University Women’s Club of Vancouver is a private club for active and interactive women. Located at our heritage home, Hycroft, the Club provides a gracious and friendly environment for members.

Their motto, “We promote education and opportunities for women and enjoy sharing ideas, interests and fun in our clubhouse Hycroft”, rings particularly relevant to me as I am a faculty member of a Canadian university and I take it upon myself to mentor my female students (my Mom is an academic too and I’ve been a big fan of women in academia and higher education all my life).

Thus it was particularly important for me to attend this event (in spite of my serious lack of energy). And, of course, it was an invite coming from MJ who (as you know) is a dear friend of mine and you know I almost never say NO to any of my good friends.

Along with me, a number of friends of mine from the local blogging community attended (amongst them, Isabella Mori, Carol Sill, Ariane Colenbrander, David Drucker (and his wife Pam), and John Biehler, as well as my friend Cyndi Hunter from Yelp and a few other local lovely tweeps.

I’m thrilled to see that Hycroft Manor has started a blog to document the events leading up to the 100th Anniversary celebration. Two key events:

Saturday March 12th, 2011
An Evening Gala
6:30pm-10:30pm
Featuring Dal Richards & His Quartet, as well as Historical Tableaux, Silent Auction, Appetizers and No Host Bar.

Sunday March 13th, 2011
An English Tea
2:00-4:30pm
Featuring Ivan Sayer’s Vintage Fashion Show & Historical Tableaux.

I encourage you to attend both of those events, and to visit Hycroft. It’s absolutely beautiful. Thanks MJ for the invite! For more information, Hycroft Manor is on Twitter (@HycroftUWCV).

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