1. Reading Week Office Closure
The WPIRG office will be closed during Reading Week (Feb. 15-19). However staff are available by appointment. Email alex@wpirg.org or jessica@wpirg.org to set up a meeting. Have a good winter break!
2. $500 Community Builder Bursary applications now open! Apply by February 28
Each Fall and Winter semester WPIRG offers a $500 bursary for full-time undergraduate students at the University of Waterloo. You can find the application form linked on this page below. If you have any questions regarding the bursary or the application process, please contact info@ wpirg.org.
Download the bursary application form here.
3. A warm welcome to Jessica Bonilla-Damptey, our new Coordinator of Volunteering and Programming
Join us in welcoming Jessica Bonilla-Damptey to the WPIRG community. Jessica will coordinate the work of our volunteers and action groups as well as organize WPIRG’s events, workshops and other programming. We are excited to have her working with us!
Jessica’s bio: Mujer Latina/Indigena (Latina/Indigenous woman); Amante de la justicia social (Passionate about social justice). Committed to growing familia y comunidad (family and community). Dancer, volunteer, player of checkers and word searches. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies and Health Studies, and a Bachelor of Social Work from McMaster University