List of 4 items.

• Networking Events

  What it is:
  

  • Casual social events held through out the year for alumni community to network and learn. Each event has a theme. Previous events have focused on technology in the arts and how to effectively use LinkedIn

  Why we do it:
  

  • To gather friends of Lakefield College School and the alumni community to help foster alumni networks and advance alumni careers.

  How you can help:
  

  • Attend and bring your LCS friends and classmates to network with other alumni and learn helpful information to advance your career
  • Volunteer with the Grove Society to help organize events

  Timing:
  

  • Held throughout the year

• Alumni Dinner

  What it is:
  

  • An annually held evening social event organized by Grove Society: Alumni Chapter exclusively for the Lakefield Collage School alumni community to gather, network and have fun

  Why we do it:
  

  • To promote and sustain relationships with the school and the alumni community in a fun social setting

  How you can help:
  

  • Attend and bring your Lakefield College School friends and classmates for a great evening out and dinner with your fellow alumni
  • Volunteer with the Grove Society to help organize the event 

  Timing:
  

  • Typically middle to Late November

• Grove Golf Tournament: The Andy Harris Cup

  What it is: 

  • Friendly golf tournament and dinner held every year at a golf course between Toronto and Peterborough
  • If travel is an issue, a bus is often chartered for anyone who needs a ride

  Why we do it: 

  • To raise funds to support both the Millennium Bursary and the Grove Guild Bursary 
  • Network with fellow alumni, staff and friends of Lakefield College School

  How you can help:

  • Attend and bring your friends and family for a great game of golf and dinner
  • Sponsor a hole or donate an item or service to the silent auction

  Timing:

  • End of September (typically during Home to The Grove Weekend)

• Grove Roots

  What it is:
  

  • A program for alumni to create a support network of relationships that has the ability to provide advice and guidance that is appropriate at various stages throughout their lives

  Why we do it:
  

  • To help alumni in pursuit of their career and life goals

  How you can help:
  

  • Volunteer to be a mentor
  • Join the Grove Roots Committee and help to match alumni to suitable mentors

  Timing:
  

  • The duration and nature of each Mentoring relationship is determined between the mentor and mentee. Contact can be made via email, in person, phone or video conferencing
  • The Grove Roots Committee meets briefly twice a month to review matches. The time to monitor relationships will depend on number of relationships the committee member agrees to oversee.

  For more information please visit the Grove Roots website.