Hashtag: #100thBUT
Review: A Centenary Gala Forged In Passion
[Written by Vejay Steede] Saturday night marked many things. Children were born, elders passed, big life moments were celebrated around the globe … but perhaps the most significant mark on Bermuda’s collective history was being made by the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ Executive at the Fairmont Southampton on Saturday night. You see Saturday was... Read more of this article
Photo Set #2: BUT Celebrate 100th Anniversary
The Bermuda Union of Teachers [BUT] is celebrating their 100th anniversary with a number of events being held yesterday including a “Homage to Founders” gathering at the St. John’s Church yard, the very place where the BUT was conceived, a march through the city of Hamilton, a proclamation ceremony on the steps of City Hall and a Centenary... Read more of this article
Photos/Videos: BUT Celebrate 100th Anniversary
[Updated with photos] The Bermuda Union of Teachers is celebrating its 100th Anniversary today [Feb 1] with a number of events scheduled, and we will be streaming them as able; with today’s events scheduled to include the Homage to Founders at St. John’s Graveyard in Pembroke, the Centenary March, and the Official Proclamation on the Steps... Read more of this article
Teachers Union: Honouring The Founders Gift
As the Bermuda Union of Teachers gets ready to celebrate their 100th anniversary with a number of events today [Feb 1], a number of well known locals released a statement to thank the founders of the Union, and urge people to honour the founders’ gift by “committing to work together across our diverse interests, to nurture the capacity of our... Read more of this article
B.U.T. Celebrates A Century Of Shaping Lives
[Written by Vejay Steede] Conceived at the gravesite of Miss Rosa Butterfield in 1919, the Bermuda Union of Teachers has forged a story to be celebrated, commemorated, and awed by. As the story goes: having grown utterly distraught by watching several of their colleagues in the teaching profession pass before their time [Miss Butterfield was just 43... Read more of this article
Appeal For Raffle Prizes To Fund Scholarships
A union about to celebrate its 100th anniversary is appealing to businesses and organisations to donate raffle prizes to help raise $100,000 to provide scholarships for young Bermudians. The Bermuda Union of Teachers [BUT] will celebrate 100 years on February 1 next year and has organized a series of events this year to mark the milestone. It also decided... Read more of this article
Stovell: ‘My Grandfather Would Be Very Proud’
John Stovell has no doubt – his grandfather would be an immensely proud man knowing that the union he helped to found was about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Rufus Stovell, along with Adele Tucker and sisters Edith and Matilda Crawford, founded the Bermuda Union of Teachers in 1919 to address a neglect for the educational needs of Bermuda’s... Read more of this article
Teachers Union Countdown: 100th Anniversary
The countdown has started to the 100th anniversary of the foundation of one of the Bermuda’s largest unions – with dozens of events planned and a fundraising goal of $100,000 for scholarships. On February 1, 2019, the Bermuda Union of Teachers will be 100 years old and will celebrate the landmark with a gala dinner. But before then, dozens of events... Read more of this article
