The Association of May Court Clubs of Canada
We are a dynamic network facilitating support, enrichment, and inspiration for our member clubs.
About
May Court Clubs have grown to more than 1,500 volunteer members located in nine Ontario cities driven by the same spirit and passion for making a difference in the communities they serve.
The Association of May Court Club of Canada (AMCCC) has an executive board with five elected members who have been recent past presidents of their clubs. Traditionally we meet twice a year, alternating our spring AGM location among the clubs’ hometowns. We address business items, receive reports from each of the clubs, and have our annual meeting at a dinner on a Saturday night to enable members from any of the clubs to attend. These events are designed to hear new and workable ideas, provide support and generate synergy between our members.
History
Lady Aberdeen
1897 - Founding Patroness of the May Court Clubs of Canada
The first May Court Club was founded in 1898 in Ottawa, Ontario by Lady Isabel Aberdeen, the wife of Canada’s then Governor General. She was a truly extraordinary woman who had strong ideas about the role of women in society. More importantly, she put her ideas into action. In addition to creating The May Court Club she was the founder of the National Council of Women (1893) was the first sponsor of the Women’s Art Association (1898) and played a key role in the establishment of the Victorian Order of Nurses (1897). Lady Aberdeen received the first Queens University honourary degree awarded to a woman in 1897 and she was the first women to address the Canadian House of Commons in 1898.
“The difference between the difficult and the impossible is that the impossible takes a little longer time.”
— Lady Aberdeen