March Membership Meeting; Membership Survey; Red 4 Ed T-shirts; Fifth Disease; ETFO Scholarships and Bursaries

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The date is set - March 4, 2026 from 4:30pm to 7:00pm.

Join us for a March Membership Meeting and dinner at the Lamplighter Inn in London.

To register, email us at mail@etfotvot.com or call the office at 519-641-3936.

There will be door prizes and those who register and attend will receive $15 gas money. We also hope to have the Red 4 Ed t-shirts ready for distribution at the meeting.

Next week's Blog will contain the proposed constitutional amendments and menu.

We look forward to meeting you!

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You Can Win! 

Five lucky members who complete our Local's Membership Survey will each win a $100 gift card.  

The survey closes February 17/26 at noon so 

click here to participate - http://www.surveyshare.com/s/AYAWNEC

We value your input and participation!

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Free Red for Ed T-Shirts

The response has been great from both the Teacher and Occasional Teachers' Locals. If you are interested in wearing a "Red for Education" on Mondays alongside the permanent Teachers of Thames Valley, please let us know so that we can order accordingly.

The T-shirts are 100% cotton and unisex. 

If you are interested in receiving a shirt, please contact us at mail@etfotvot.com and indicate your preference as sizes range from S - 6XL. 

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Are you Immune to Fifth Disease?

The TVOT Local urges members who may become pregnant to check in advance to see if they have immunity to Fifth Disease as women in the first half of their pregnancy are most vulnerable to complications if they become infected.

Schools with outbreaks should post notices at the school and on TVARRIS but the disease is contagious well before symptoms become apparent. In TVDSB, employee absences due to an outbreak of Fifth Disease are deducted from your sick leave entitlement. 

For more information about the TVDSB policy related to Fifth Disease go to http://www.tvdsb.ca/files/filesystem/FifthDiseaseIP.pdf

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ETFO Provincial's Scholarship and Bursary Programme offers financial assistance to members and non-members entering faculties of education; members studying at the graduate level and members upgrading their qualifications at publicly funded universities/institutions in Ontario. This includes bursaries for members of designated groups, including Black and Indigenous educators and bursaries for children of ETFO members.

The application deadline is April 30th. For more information and application details, click on https://www.etfo.ca/about-us/awards-scholarships/etfo-scholarships-and-bursaries

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The International Day of Pink is Wednesday, April 8/26 and this year's theme is "Solidarity in Every Shade".

ETFO Provincial is offering pink T-shirts to commemorate this day. The deadline to order is February 27/27 and here is the link https://shop.etfo.ca/collections/clothing

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For 50 years, Educators Financial Group has been offering financial planning and a wide selection of investing and lending products and services exclusively to education members and their families. It is this strong history that has enabled them to become the education community’s financial specialist — empowering educators to achieve their financial goals.

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