Upcoming Chapter and Special Interest Group Events 2024

Welcome to the new landing page for upcoming Chapter and Special Interest Group events!

Please check back weekly and monthly as we update this page with each month's e-news to help delivery timely information on upcoming events, seminars and programs being offered by RTAM Chapters and Special Interest Groups around the Province of Manitoba!

Chapter Events

Calgary and Area Chapter of RTAM

Speaker Series with guest speaker Corinne Spronken MHA BSW RSW (education consultant, advance care planning with the Alberta Health Services)
Thursday March 21st, 2024
The event begins at 11:30 a.m. (Mountain Time)
The event takes place at Scottsman’s Well, 12024 Symon’s Valley Road NW, Calgary AB
Price for the event - Attendees are responsible for cost of their lunch
For more information on the event or to register, please reach out to Penny and Jan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Southwest Assiniboine Chapter of RTAM

Spring Luncheon with an Audiologist
Tuesday April 16th, 2024 - 11:45AM
The Virden Legion Clubhouse (Corner of Eighth Avenue and Wellington St. W)
Cost for lunch and the presentation: $15.00
*Please bring a donation for the Virden Area Food Cupboard
Conact Peggy McGrath to register or for more information (204) 845-2058

CHAPTER ANNUAL MEETINGS and CHAPTER ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS 2024

Many of our RTAM Chapters have their annual meetings and formal AGM's during the month of April. We will list all Chapters hosting annual meetings on this page as they are announced to us in the RTAM office. Please check back often for updates.

Special Interest Group Events

SIG: RTAM French Bookclub

Vous vous intéressez à lire dans la langue de Molière et à jaser avec d’autres lectrices et lecteurs Francophones dans la province? Joignez-vous à notre nouveau Club de lecture francophone RTAM! Qu’il s’agisse de vieux classiques ou de nouveautés, on les aime tous. On invite tous ceux qui sont intéressés à participer à un partage d’idées gratuit via ZOOM le jeudi, 21 mars à 10h00. Ce sera une première rencontre en ligne pour discuter du format du nouveau club avant notre première sélection de lecture pour les mois d’avril et mai. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Interested in reading in French and chatting with other Francophone readers in the province? Join our new RTAM Francophone Reading Club! Old classics and new releases, we love them all. We invite all those interested to participate in a free idea sharing via ZOOM on Thursday, March 21 at 10am. This first online meeting will be to discuss the format of the new club before our first reading selection for the months of April and May. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

RTAM MEMBER BENEFITS	STUDENT BENEFITS
1. The project will provide the means and incentive to increase communication between RTAM members and their family high school students they are sponsoring.	1 Portfolios encourage the collection of artifacts and evidence by the student to support their successful writing of award and scholarships applications.
2. Recognizing the importance of a post-secondary education, RTAM members can feel pride in the role they will play in supporting their family members to be awarded funding to help with the high costs of today’s world.	2 Portfolios help students focus on their knowledge, skills and attitudes to support their successful applications for bursaries and scholarship.
3. This project will provide RTAM members with an opportunity to experience renewed passion in their roles as teacher and mentor working with their family members.	3 Portfolios help students track their changes and growth in important leadership skills through their high school experience.
4. RTAM member involvement with their family members will promote positive mental health opportunities during a time when COVID has caused many to experience social and physical isolation.	4 Portfolios assist the student in becoming more aware of their own learning experiences and history.
5. RTAM member involvement will support a sense of purpose in their lives and offer them a sense of social value to society.	5 Portfolios provide a framework to encourage students’ self-assessment leading to a more accurate choice of how they want to spend their future, their career aspirations.
6. RTAM members will increase their opportunities to know and understand their youth family members’ challenges and issues while developing a relationship and creating a sense of trust.	6 Portfolios provide a framework with resources for building a resume and completing university/college entrance applications as well as job applications.
7. RTAM members can offer direct input into the writing of the applications to enhance the students’ chances of being successful.	7 Portfolios save the student the time and agony of trying to recall their experiences and gather all their information to complete applications in their graduating year.
	8 Portfolios provide students support to practice informed decision-making regarding their personal and professional opportunity selections.

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