Meeting Information
Our Next Meeting ...
Meeting at Mary Winspear
Sidney, BC V8L 1W9
Next Meeting is December 6 th, 2023
Register @ 6:00 pm for social time
Meeting is 7:00 -8:00 pm
This meeting will be held at Mary Winspear Centre and is our fabulous Christmas Meeting.
To ease the administrative burden on us Leading Ladies, for tax receipts, the charities will be issuing directly to members; therefore, please ensure your complete address is on your cheque or in the MEMO line. The tax receipt will be issued to the name on the cheque – the woman’s name if a joint account. If you are paying with a business account, please make a note of the member’s name. Please do not fill anything in the ‘Payee’ line of the cheque as the recipient will be decided upon at our meeting. If your donation is to be made in cash, please donate in an envelope with your name and address on the envelope.
Record of our organization
Meeting Archives
Our Last Meeting
Our Thirty Sixth Meeting was September 13th and was held at the Mary Winspear entre.
The three charities were:
1.Cancer Driveline Society
2. Vancouver Island Kids Klub Centre Society-The Brown Bag Lunch Program
3.The Farmlands Trust Society
Vancouver Island Kids Club Brown Bag Lunch Program received $16,700.
Total donated so far $584,300.
Previous Meetings
Our Thirty Fifth meeting was June 7th, 2023 and was held at the Mary Winspear Centre.
The three charities were:
Our Thirty Fourth Meeting was held March 8, 2023
The three charities were:
The Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation
First Open Heart Society of BC
ArtSea Community Arts Council
The Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation received $16,100
Total donated so far $551,900
Our Thirty Third Meeting was held December 07, 2022
The three charities were:
Learning Storm Education Society
Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation
Mount Newton Centre Society
Mount Newton Centre Society received $16,200
Total donated so far $535,800
Our Thirty Second meeting was held September 7, 2022
The three charities were:
Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation
HeroWork
Westcoast Reach Association
Westcoast Reach Association received $16,000
Total donated so far
$519,600
Our Thirty First Meeting was held June 01, 2022
The three charities were:
The Saanich Peninsula Hospital and Healthcare Foundation
Balfour’s Friends Foundation
HeroWork
Balfour Friends Foundation received $16,000
Total donated so far $503,600
Our Thirtieth Meeting was held March 9, 2022
The three charities were:
Balfour Friends Foundation
Parkinson Wellness Projects
Shoreline Medical
Shoreline Medical received $15,600
Total donated so far:
$487,600
Our Twenty Ninth Meeting was held December 01, 2021
The three charities were The Boys and Girls Club
The Mary Winspear Centre
Resthaven Lodge
Resthaven Lodge received $16,800
Total donated so far $472,000
Our Twenty Eighth Meeting was held September 22, 2021
The three charities were:
Help Fill A Dream
The Mary Winspear Centre
ORCCA
ORCCA received $16,800
Total donated so far $455,200
Our Twenty Seventh Meeting was held June 9, 2021
The three charities were:
Family Caregivers Society of BC
Raincoast conservation Foundation
West Coast Reach Association
Family Caregivers Society of BC received $17,000
Total donated so far $438,400
Our Twenty Sixth meeting was held March 10, 2021
The three charities were:
Shoreline Medica Society
Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank
Victoria Hospice Society
Victoria Hospice Society received $17000.
Total donated so far $421,400
Our Twenty Fifth Meeting was held December 9, 2020.
The three charities were:
Saanich Peninsula Hospital & Healthcare Foundation
Help Fill a Dream
New Roads Therapeutic Community
New Roads Therapeutic Community received $18,500
Total donated so far $404,400
Our Twenty Fourth Meeting was held September 23, 2020 via ZOOM
The three charties were:
Greater Victoria Citizen’s Counselling Centre
Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation
West Coast Reach Association
Citizens Counselling Centre received $19,700.
Total donated so far $385,900
We did not have a June Meeting due to Covid
Our Twenty Third Meeting was held March 04, 2020
The three charities were:
Need 2 Suicide Prevention Education and Support
Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank
Beacon Community Services
Need 2 Suicide Prevention Education and Support received $23,000
Total donated so far $366,200
Our Twenty Second Meeting was held December 9th 2020
The three charities were:
Saanich Peninsula & Healthcare Foundation
Help Fill a Dream
New Roads Theraputic Community
New Roads Theraputic Community received $17,800
Total donated so far $343,200
Our Twenty First Meeting was held September 23rd, 2020 via ZOOM
The three charities were:
Greater Victoria Citizens Counselling Centre
Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation
West Coast Reach Association
Citizens Counselling Centre received $19,700
Total donated so far $324,900
Our Twentieth Meeting was March 4, 2020
The three charities were:
Need 2 Suicide Prevention Education & Support
Saanich Peninsula Lions Food Bank
Beacon Community Services/Shoal Centre
Need 2 Suicide Prevention Education and Support received $20,300.
Total donated so far $305,200
Our Nineteenth Meeting was December 4th, 2019
The three charities were:
Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation
Mary Winspear Society
Kamps for Kids
Kamps for Kids received $18,800
Total donated so far $284,900
Our Eighteenth Meeting was September 18, 2019
The three charities were:
Victoria Hospice Society
Saanich Peninsula Community Foundation
Cancer Driveline
Cancer Driveline received $17,700
Total donated so far $266,100
Our Seventeenth Meeting was June 05, 2019
The three charities were:
1000 X 5 Early Literacy Book Project
Citizen’s Counselling Centre
Kamps for Kids
1000 X 5 Early Literacy Book Project received $17,400
Total donated so far $248,400
Our Sixteenth Meeting was March 13, 2019
The three charities were:
Juan De Fuca Search and Rescue
We Rage We Weep Alzheimer Foundation
HeroWork Program Society
HeroWork Program Society Received $17,000
Total donated so far $231,000
Our Fifteenth Meeting was December 06, 2018
The Three Charities were:
Spinal Cord Injury BC
YMCA/YWCA Young Moms Project
Mount Newton Centre Respite Program
Mount Newton Centre Respite Program received $17,000
Total raised so far is $214,000
Our Fourteenth Meeting
was Sept 12, 2018
The three charities were:
The Mary Winspear Centre
Island Kids Cancer Association
Cornerstone Youth Society/Sanctuary
Cornerstone Youth Sanctuary received $16,600
Total donated so far $197,000
Our Thirteenth Meeting was held May 30, 2018
The three charities were: YMCA/YWCA On Vancouver Island Young Mom’s Program
Kamps for Kids
InterCultural Association
InterCultural Association received $164,000
Total donated so far $180,400
Our Twelfth Meeting was held March 7th, 2018
The three charities were:
Victoria Women’s Transition Housing Society
Together we Can
Beacon Community Services 1000 X 5 books
Victoria Womens Transition Housing Society received $16,200
Total donated so far is $164,000
Our Eleventh meeting was held Nov 22, 2017
The three Charities were:
Citizen’s Councelling Centre
Saanich Peninsula Hospital Foundation
Ovarian Cancer Canada
Ovarian Cancer Canada received $16,100
Total donated so far is $147,800
Our Tenth Meeting was Sept 06, 2017
The three charities were:
We Rage We Weep Alzheimer’s Foundation
Threshold Housing Society
Mt. Newton Centre Society
Threshold Housing Society received $15,00
Total donated so far $131,700
Our Nineth Meeting was June 07, 2017
The three charities were:
Children’s Heart Network
Threshold Housing Society
Mary Winspear Centre
Children’s Heart Network received $15,300
Total donated so far is $116,700
Our Eighth Meeting was March 01, 2017
The three Charites were:
Beacon Community Services
Anawin House
Bridges for Women Society
Bridges for Women Society received $15,300
The total donated so far is $101,400
Our Seventh Meeting was Nov. 30, 2016
The three charities were:
The Children’s Heart Network
Canadian Foundation of University Women
Sidney Lion’s Food Bank
Sidney Lions Food Bank received $14,000
The total donated so far is $86,100
Our Sixth Meeting was Sept 07, 2016
The three charities were:
Boys and Girls Club Warrior Women’s Program
Beacon Community Service 1000 X 5 Childrens Book Recycling Project
Victoria Women’s Transition House
Victoria Women’s Transition House received $13,400
Total donated so far is $72,100
Our Fifth Meeting was June 08, 2016
The three charities were:
Children’s Heart Network
Victoria Hospice Society
Canadian Federation of University Women
The Victoria Hospice Society received $13,600
Total donated so far $58,700
Our Fourth Meeting was March 02, 2016
The three charites were:
Jumpstart
ParkinGo Wellness
Bridges for Women Society
ParkinGo Wellness received $13,100
Total donated so far $45,100
Our Third Meeting was Dec 09 2015
The two Charities were:
ParkinGo Wellness
Artemis Place
Artemis Place received $12,700
Total donated so far $32,000
Our Second Meeting was Sept. 16, 2015
The three Charites were:
Artemis Place
Victoria Hospice
The Victoria Brain Injury Society
The Victoria Brain Injury Society received $10,900.
Total donated so far is $19300
Our First Meeting was held May 06, 2015 at Glen Meadows Golf and Country Club
The three charities were:
Artemis Place
Cridge Centre For The Family
Kids Fund
Cridge Centre for the Family received $8400.