[Advisors] Fwd: NCF celebrates 31 years by reflecting and planning for the future

[Mildred Weiss]

Bravo! GREAT News! and never late for celebration!🎉🎉🎉🎉
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*Mildred Weiss ;)*


On Sun, Oct 15, 2023 at 2:49 PM Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net> wrote:

> Hello advisors. I am just a little late sending this message on, but it is
> never too late to congratulate one of our members for their long time
> dedication to community networking.
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> Happy 31st Birthday NCF!!!!
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> Marita
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> Subject: NCF celebrates 31 years by reflecting and planning for the future
> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:11:52 -0000
> From: NCF Executive Director <execdir at ncf.ca> <execdir at ncf.ca>
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> Veuillez noter que ce message sera disponible en français la semaine
> prochaine dans la section nouvelles de notre site, nous nous excusons pour
> le retard.
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> NCF Members,
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> Happy birthday to us! National Capital FreeNet (NCF) was founded September
> 29, 1992: 31 years ago today.
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> Technology and the internet have changed nearly beyond recognition since
> those early days. NCF has been adapting to these changes while staying true
> to our original commitment to connect everyone in our community.
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> This time last year, we released videos featuring 30 digital equity
> advocates from across Canada on the current state of technology, the
> internet and digital equity: ncf.ca/digitalequityperspectives/
> <https://www.ncf.ca/digitalequityperspectives/>
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> Interviews included the former Mayor of Iqaluit Madeleine Redfern, Ottawa
> professor Michael Geist, author and activist Cory Doctorow, and Eyra
> Abraham, founder of an app that helps those with hearing loss become aware
> of sounds in their environment. They also made predictions about the future
> for every five years from 2027 to 2052. Together these predictions form a
> digital time capsule and are locked until the year of their prediction
> date: ncf.ca/timecapsule/ <https://www.ncf.ca/timecapsule/>
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> Thirty-one is often a quieter celebration than 30 or the other big
> milestones. This year we’re celebrating by taking time to reflect and plan.
> This includes:
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>    - continuing to advocate to the CRTC and the government for affordable
>    access to the highest speed services. We will be sending information about
>    an upcoming CRTC submission deadline.
>    - updating the last phase of the 2019-2024 Strategic Plan – the last
>    few years have had many unexpected challenges and we’re laying the
>    groundwork to sustain our work while growing our impact.
>    - implementing more network upgrades to ensure we continue to offer
>    members a high-quality and resilient service.
>    - expanding our work to connect those living on low incomes through
>    our Community Access Fund and in other ways.
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> We also had help from Bashir Saidi and Kelly Huang, two summer students
> supported by the Canada Summer Jobs program, to develop some new digital
> skills resources, website updates and other improvements to our
> communications, coming soon!
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> Thanks to funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation Resilient
> Communities Fund, we will be hiring a coordinator to support a new digital
> skills workshop series — the first since before the pandemic — as well as
> to help recruit and train more volunteers for the HelpDesk, and other
> digital equity work. If you’re interested in applying, please keep an eye
> on our Careers page over the next few weeks: ncf.ca/careers/
> <https://www.ncf.ca/careers/>
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> Some of you have been NCF members since when we launched our dial-up
> community platform on February 1, 1993. Some of you may have just joined
> us. Thanks all of you for your support for NCF as a local not-for-profit
> alternative to commercial internet providers, committed to affordable
> internet as a right and ensuring digital equity for all. Here's to another
> good year!
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> Feel free to reply to this message with any questions or comments (or
> birthday greetings I can pass on to staff, volunteers and the Board of
> Directors!) Please just give me some time to get back to you.
>
> For questions related to your internet service, billing or other questions
> about your NCF services please contact the HelpDesk by emailing
> support at ncf.ca or by calling 613-721-1773 ext. 0 <+16137211773p0>.
>
> Talk soon, Shelley
>
> Shelley Robinson
> Executive Director
> National Capital FreeNet
> 206-1305 Richmond Rd.
> Ottawa, ON
> K2B 7Y4
> (613) 721-1773 ext. 1001
> National Capital FreeNet
> 206-1305 Richmond Road, Ottawa, ON, K2B 7Y4
> (613) 721-1773 <+16137211773>    support at ncf.ca    www.ncf.ca
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> National Capital FreeNet is a local, not-for-profit alternative to
> commercial internet service providers. Since 1992 we have connected more
> than 100,000 members.
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