Polish-Canadian Business and Professional Association of Windsor

The Polish-Canadian Business and Professional Association of Windsor (PCBPAW) is a Canadian not-for-profit organization based in Windsor, Ontario, provincially incorporated on June 24th, 1997.[1]

Polish-Canadian Business and Professional Association of Windsor
AbbreviationPCBPAW
FormationOctober 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)
TypeBusiness association
Location
Chairman
Jerzy (Jerry) Barycki
Websitewww.pcbpaw.com

Concept

The organization promotes Polish-Canadian business development and supports educational, charitable and cultural activities of the Polish-Canadian community in Windsor, Ontario and across Canada. Some documentation is accessible through social media, thus providing long-term benefits for all Canadians.[2]

History

PCBPAW activities began on October 14th, 1995, with the first Polish-Canadian Society Business Dinner at the Dom Polski Hall, Windsor.[3] Since then, Annual Polish-Canadian Society Business Dinners have taken place every year. Each involves a keynote speaker, guest speakers, business and professional people, and community representatives. The PCBPAW initiated the partnership between Windsor and Lublin, Poland, in 2000 and is instrumental in maintaining it.[4] Business missions were organized between the sister cities.[5][6] Since 2007, the PCBPAW facilitated the creation of many displays. Six were developed in partnership with the University of Windsor. In 2017, the collection was completed as the Polish-Canadian Commemorative Exhibition and promoted Canada’s 150th Anniversary nationwide.[7][8] In 2008, the PCBPAW published the book, “One Century of the Polish Community in Windsor, 1908-2008”, as a parallel text and a video with the same title.[9] The PCBPAW played a major role in organization of five Polish Weeks in Windsor (2002-2013)[10] and supported activities of Polonia youth, for example, since 2009, the Polish-Canadian Young Leaders Conferences, Quo Vadis.[11]

Sources
  • Walkusz, Jan (2011). Lublin-Windsor, Partnerstwo w kontekście historii i teraźniejszości (pol.). Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL. ISBN 978-83-7702-296-2.
  • Rajski, Agata; Simpson, Frank (transl.), eds. (2008). One Century of the Polish Community in Windsor, 1908-2008. Brzesko: Walkering Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9781290-3-3.
gollark: What I mean is "I'm ignoring your demands to pay and installing a new reactor".
gollark: The existing reactor outputs enough power to run a decent defense system, so no.
gollark: Also, the thing needs periodic TNT bombing to stop mobs.
gollark: I mean, I can just stick a forcefield there, but then the cables will be routed problematically.
gollark: No can do.

References
  1. "Celebrating the 20th Anniversary" (PDF). PoloniaWindsor.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. "PCBPA Profile". PCBPAW. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. "Polish-Canadian business dinner". The Windsor Star. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. "Lublin - Windsor Friendship Declaration". The City of Windsor. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. "Wizyta delegacji z Windsor". lubelskie.pl (pol.). Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. "Mayor Dilkens Visits Lublin". The City of Windsor. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. "New exhibit at UWindsor features Polish contributions to Canada". Mississauga.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  8. "150 Polish-Canadian Exhibition" (PDF). PoloniaWindsor.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  9. "One Century of the Polish Community in Windsor, 1908-2008". amazon.ca bookstore. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  10. "Polish Week in Windsor" (PDF). PBCPAW Files. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  11. "Quo Vadis Conferences Canada History". QuoVadisConferences.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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