Malvern Red & Black Society

Welcome to the Malvern Red & Black Society. All present and former students, staff and friends of Malvern Collegiate Institute (est. 1903) are welcome as members. To become a member, click on Members List, then go to our registration page.

Malvern Red & Black Society Hotline phone: 416-393-8683
C/o Malvern C.I.
55 Malvern Avenue Email: redandblack@malverncollegiate.com
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4E 3E4

Malvern Vintage Wear campaign extended to October 30! Great rugby shirts, scarves, caps and ties. Print out the order form and send with cheque made out to the MRBS, to Malvern Red and Black Society, 55 Malvern Avenue, Toronto M4E 3E4. Shipping extra. Act now! Get gifts in time for holiday giving in December.

We had a very enthusiastic response to our survey , and the items are for sale now. Please click here for the order form and send your cheque to Malvern as soon as possible. If you miss the deadline, we may still have some items available. The MRBS is running this fundraiser along with the Malvern Home and School Council and the Malvern Students’ Athletic Association. Send any questions to redandblack@malverncollegiate.com or leave a message at the Hotline phone 416 393-8683.

Many Malvern grads and members of the Malvern and Beach community donated over $13,000 last May and June to save the Malvern Pool. Permits for pool use raised the total to over $47,000, our goal. See the complete account in the latest September 2009 Musings, online now. Click on Musings – September 2009 on the Musings link to the left of this page.

October 16. Malvern Red and Black Day at Birchmount Stadium, starting at 12 noon. $5 at the gate– field hockey, football and soccer games. Wear Red and Black.

November 7 at 1.00pm. MRBS Annual General Meeting – in classroom 110 at Malvern. Parking is in the North Parking Lot. Nominations Open for AGM Vote: The positions of President, Vice President and Member at Large are open. Please send nominations to redandblack@malverncollegiate.com.

November 11, Remembrance Day Assemblies at Malvern. Any grads interested in attending, please contact Mr. Mike Izzo, History Teacher, at mizzo@trentu.ca.

The Onward Malvern Foundation finally has its tax-exempt status and offers tax receipts for donations. For the current appeal letter, please click on the Foundation Letter link to the left of this page. All MRBS donations are also to be made out to the OMF with the MRBS in the memo line on the cheque. Thank you.

Reunion of Early Malvernites May 14, 2008
Malvernites from the 1930s and 40s had a Reunion at Malvern on May 15, 2008. A Reunion Event in the auditorium was followed by an archival display in the Library, with lunch and socializing until 3.00 p.m. The event was a huge success. For the Special Issue of the Musings with Memories of the 1930s and 40s, click on Musings and then go to ‘Musings – May 2008’.

Ways to Support Malvern
We have posted a page which shows all the ways you can support Malvern and/or the MRBS financially. Please donate whatever you can and choose where to direct your donation. For more information, click on Supporting MCI or read about it in the Musings – Spring 2008.

The Best English Department in Toronto
MCI was recently selected by Toronto Life magazine as having the ‘The Best English Department in Toronto’. At our 2006 Members’ Meeting, 22-year MCI teacher, Marlene Bourdon-King, addressed us on this honour. Click on Meeting Minutes to enjoy her remarks.

Oral History Project & MCI Staff Biography Book
Our Archives Committee has begun these projects to preserve the history of MCI forever. We want to meet former Malvernites to share their memories of MCI. Visit Pages from the Past and contact our archives committee for details. We are missing some parts of the history of the staff of MCI from 1978 to the present. Please send us a biography and 3x5 photograph of yourself or a deceased co-worker. Check the Decades page and click on ‘Staff’.