On the Table Conversations

Below you will find a list of public and private conversations that were held between June 7th-9th, 2024 during On the Table Waterloo Region. You will also find the logos of our hosts who participated. If you have any questions, contact us at onthetable@wrcf.ca.

PAST EVENTS

Friday, June 7, 2024

  1. Host: Engage Rural: Wilmot Family Resource Centre, Interfaith Community Counselling Centre
    Food, Drink & Topic: Engage Rural Families Strengthening Connections On the table This is a drop in for parents of young children. Opportunity for free play activates and sharing of snacks and conversation.
    Time:     This conversation has now ended

  2. Host: The City of Cambridge
    Food, Drink & Topic:     Coffee, Tea, Sweets, Scones & Age Friendly Community
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  3. Host: Volunteer Waterloo Region
    Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Tea, and Scones & Volunteering in Waterloo Region
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  4. Host: Idea Exchange
    Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, fruit, baked goods & Let's Dream Together! What would you like the Cambridge of 2044 to look like? What would it feel like to live here? What facilities, recreational opportunities and special events would we hold? Let's use our imaginations and dream a great big dream of our future!
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  5. Host: Engage Rural and Woolwich Community Services
    Food, Drink & Topic: Engage Rural Young at Heart Strengthening Connections
    Time:     11:30 AM
    Location: Knox United Church 92 Northumberland Street Ayr Ontario CA N0B 1E0
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  6. Host: A Womb With A View
    Food, Drink & Topic: Sampling of Traditional First Nations meal & Healing and Transformative Justice for Indigenous Folks, their Caregivers and Allies
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  7. Host: Libro Credit Union & The Working Centre
    Food, Drink & Topic: Middle Eastern Lunch, catered by Little Mushroom & Housing Affordability – how can citizens make a difference?
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  8. Host: SDG IDEA FACTORY
    Food, Drink & Topic:     Cubanos & Sustainability in Business.
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  9. Host: Luther Village On the Park
    Food, Drink & Topic:     Coffee, Tea, Pastries, Bagels & Community Engagement
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  10. Host: The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging
    Food, Drink & Topic: Afternoon Tea & Aging Well in Waterloo Region
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  11. Host: ClimateActionWR
    Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee (and Tea), Cookies & Climate
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  12. Host: Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
    Food, Drink & Topic:     Wine, cheese and charcuterie & art and culture spaces as social infrastructure
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  13. Host: Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region
    Food, Drink & Topic: BBQ, Potluck & Social Infrastructure + how we can be good neighbours
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  14. Host: Kinbridge Community Association
    Food, Drink & Topic: Cambridge Neighbourhood Table Meal & Discussion
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  15. Host: Digimillennials Media Companies Inc.
    Food, Drink & Topic: Finger Foods, Pop & Community Among Minorities
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

Saturday, June 8, 2024

  1. Host: Waterloo Public Library
    Food, Drink & Topic:     Continental Breakfast style, fruit, bagels, coffee, tea, etc. & Community Conversation for Older Adults
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  2. Host: CrossWalk and Ayr Curling Club
    Food, Drink & Topic: Hot dogs, drinks & social infrastructure
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  3. Host: bookmytherapy
    Food, Drink & Topic: Light refreshments & Conversation about Mental Health
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  4. Host: Children and Youth Planning Table Waterloo Region
    Food, Drink & Topic: Shawarma, Popcorn, Bakery Treats & Well-being Needs of Children and Youth
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  5. Host: Community member
    Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Snacks & Non-Alcoholic Specialties with Filmmakers in the Region
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

Sunday, June 9, 2024

  1. Host: Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area
    Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Snacks, & What does Uptown Waterloo mean to people?
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  2. Host: Grand River Unitarian Congregation
    Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Cookies & Social Infrastructure
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  3. Host: The Katering Group
    Food, Drink & Topic: Cultural food & Community Development
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

  4. Host: Home Range Generator
    Food, Drink & Topic: Tea, strawberries, crudités & action plan for Original Kitchener, with an arts, culture and heritage neighbourhood focus
    Time: T    his conversation has now ended

 

Private conversations

Host: AFRIWAT
Food, Drink & Topic: Pastries & Parenting

Host: CAFKA – Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener + Area
Food, Drink & Topic: Finger Foods, Tea, and the Opportunities & Complexities of Art in Public Spaces

Host: Canadian Wildlife Federation
Food, Drink & Topic: Snack bars, tea & youth mental health

Host: Capacity Canada
Food, Drink & Topic: A Wholesome Lunch, Refreshments, & Inclusion and Diversity in Waterloo Region

Host: Coalition of Muslim Women & Waterloo Region Jewish Community Council
Food, Drink & Topic: Potluck & Topic TBC

Host: Communitech
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Baked Goods, & Social Infrastructure and Innovation in a Growing Community

Host: Engage Rural and Woolwich Community Services
Food, Drink & Topic: Ramon Noodle Soup, Drinks & Engage Rural Youth - Our Future

Host: Engage Rural: Woolwich Community Services, Woolwich Community Health Centre, Community Care Concepts, Woolwich Counselling Centre
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Tea, Light Snacks & Engage Rural Strengthening Connections Community Conversation.

Host: Equitable
Food, Drink & Topic: Barbecue, Pop & Social Infrastructure

Host: Fiddlesticks Community Centre
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, tea, chocolate cake, carrot cake, almond pound cake & Social Infrastructure

Host: The Food Bank of Waterloo Region
Food, Drink & Topic: Baked goods, coffee, & food security as a bridge to other resources

Host: Heart of the Region
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee & Confections with New Canadians

Host: Inter Arts Matrix
Food, Drink & Topic: Baked goods, tea, coffee & leisure and culture

Host: Kitchener Public Library
Food, Drink & Topic: Access to music creation spaces and resources in Waterloo Region

Host: KWCG Asian Culture Club
Food, Drink & Topic: Cookies, Tea, Coffee, Fruits, Chips, Bottle Waters, Snacks & Family Stories, Community Event Information, Plantings, and Entertainment

Host: KW Habilitation
Food, Drink & Topic: Desserts & social infrastructure and community building in the Developmental Services Sector

Host: Muslim Social Services Waterloo Region
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Snacks & the challenges that newcomers and refugees face upon arriving in Canada and how this affects their mental health

Host: Region of Waterloo
Food, Drink & Topic: Growing with Care: The importance of Nurturing Social Infrastructure and Circles of Support accompanied by freshly grown (with care) local lunch foods

Host: Sanguen Health Centre
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Tea, Water, Pastries, Fruit & Human Rights-based Healthcare

Host: Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Tea, Donuts & Social Infrastructure

Host: Sustainable Waterloo Region
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, baked goods & bettering our community

Host: Trinity Village
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Timbits & What matters to you the most? How can we help with this?

Host: University of Waterloo
Food, Drink & Topic: Breakfast with the President & UWaterloo student engagement in their community

Host: YMCA of Three Rivers
Food, Drink & Topic: Dinner & Youth Engagement

Host: Community member
Food, Drink & Topic: Coffee, Treats and Social Involvement

Host: Community member
Food, Drink & Topic: Muffins, Tea & Resiliency

Host: Community member
Food, Drink & Topic: Scones, Tea & Ways to Build Community

Host: Community member
Food, Drink & Topic: Cocktails, Crostini & Community Traditions

Host: Community member
Food, Drink & Topic: Nigerian Women In Leadership On the Table Event

Host registration has now closed!

If you have any questions, contacts us at onthetable@wrcf.ca.