“The size of your dreams must always exceed your current capacity to achieve them.”
CFUW Saanich Peninsula invites members, their friends and colleagues for a private viewing of Queen of Katwe at the Star Cinema in Sidney for our Club’s second annual celebration of Literacy Day!
This film depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi, a girl living in Katwe, a slum of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. She learns to play chess and becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her victories at World Chess Olympiads.
Movie available in closed captions.
Date – September 11, 2026 (Doors open 12:30 pm, movie starts at 1:00 pm.) No early admittance.
Place – Star Cinema in Sidney
Cost – $20 per ticket
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Free draw for over $1,000 in prizes, including:
- Childrens books gift basket, valued at $250
- Butchart Gardens (2) day admission passes
- Sidney by the Sea $50 gift card
- BC Aviation Museum (2) family admisson passes
- Island Pedicure private donation $50 gift card
- Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse (2) gift cards for a short cider flight
- Mary Winspear Centre $100 gift card
- Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea (6) admission passes
- Prairie Inn Pub (2) $50 gift cards
- Panorama Recreation Centre 3 month (1) unlimited access pass
Plus! Every attendee will receive a book courtesy of the Saanich Peninsula’s Children’s Book Recycling Society.
Thank you to Red Art Gallery who purchased 6 tickets in support of this important fundraiser.
We will be donating 50% of the net proceeds to the Saanich Peninsula’s Children’s Book Recycling Society, with the remainder going to Saanich Peninsula’s Education Trust Fund.