June Update to Members
June 1, 2026
- Announcing Busy Season of Activity
- Hiring Project Manager: Shirley Anne Watts-Haase
- Membership year – reminder
- Deb Bergman Scholarship Fund
- Celebrating White Water Wednesdays
- Raven Recycling
1. YWIM has an astounding number of events coming up this year including:
- July 5th noon, hosting Arts in the Park with a Cookshack style event featuring Kim Rogers, Donna Durand, Lindy Jo Aston, and Sara MacDonald with special guest Jill Murdoch
- Four Cookshack Sessions with a special new Friday night sing-a-long at 7pm
- JamFest – Labour Day Weekend
- Three Senior Sing-a-longs at our Long Term Care Facilities
- Three house concerts in the fall and early new year
- Support to the ongoing jamming at Normandy with an updated songbook
- Other workshops involving playing together and song writing
- Workshops in 4 Yukon communities
Major funding has come from: Lotteries Yukon, Yukon Arts Fund, and New Horizons for Seniors, Government of Canada.
***Our website will have more details as they develop.
2. Shirley Anne Watts-Haase has been hired as Project Manager to oversee delivery of these projects. Thanks Shirley Anne!!
3. Yukon Women in Music’s MEMBERSHIP YEAR is currently from July 1- June 30. Please consider renewing your membership. The website will have more information form renewing membership. Please remember that you should be a paid up member to perform.
4. Deb Bergman Scholarship Fund - $2209 was deposited recently from donatons. Thanks all
5. Celebration of 30 years of White Water Wednesday – Save the date of August 8 at the Yukon Arts Centre. Thanks Peggy Hanifan for all your loving service.
6. Raven Recycling – remember your donations help the Cookshack Sessions. Please donate.