The Hour-A-Day Study Club

Windsor-Essex 2026 high school graduates of Black/African/Afro-Caribbean heritage, we look forward to seeing you and celebrating you on June 28th!

If you’re joining us for the 2026 Black Futures Graduation Celebration, please fill out this questionnaire in advance. Remember that your ticket and the ticket of one (1) guest are free! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScB9lLHdKrvcxcsBf21icAwKZbSmCanwxIGulwKeHLQlnzbsg/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Community members and additional family members/friends, you’re welcome to attend the event as well! We want as many people there as possible to cheer on our amazing class of 2026! This is always one of the most joyous occasions of the year. Reserve your seat and purchase your ticket by e-transferring $35 to [email protected] by June 22nd.

Happy Mother's Day! the Mothers' Club, subsequently called The Hour-A-Day Study Club, was founded in 1934? The Mothers' Club was established in February 1934 by fifteen Black women from Windsor's McDougall Street Corridor. Members advocated for equitable access to education and challenged segregation in Ontario schools. Members also pledged to study for one hour each day and discussed topics of concern to the Black community. The Club hosted rallies to motivate Black students as well as lectures, high tea events, and luncheons showcasing Black excellence.

The Hour-A-Day Study Club is the longest running non-profit, Black female driven organization in Canada. Education has remained a primary focus for this organization. Each year the Hour-A-Day Study Club awards scholarships and bursaries to students who are descendants of the Underground Railroad to help pay for their post-secondary education. 2026 scholarship applications are now available at https://www.houradaystudyclub.org/ with a deadline of August 16th, 2026.

Image from a Home Economics class hosted by the Hour-A-Day Study Club at the home of co-founder Ardella Jacobs, 1130 Lillian Avenue.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support The Hour-A-Day Study Club paint night fundraiser. It was great to be in fellowship and see so many familiar faces. We hope everyone had fun!

Special thanks to Julie's Paint Party for the wonderful instruction and support.

All proceeds from the event directly benefit the Scholarship Trust Fund of The Hour-A-Day Study Club.

ATTENTION 2026 WINDSOR-ESSEX GRADUATES

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The Hour-A-Day Study Club Scholarships and Bursaries are awarded annually to African Canadian students who are descendants (through either parent) of the Underground Railroad and/or historic Black communities of Atlantic Canada or Western Canada, who reside in Windsor-Essex County, and who are pursuing post-secondary education (trades, university, college, apprenticeship) upon graduation from high school.

Gmail account needed to apply. Link provided below.

Please contact Kaitlyn Ellsworth at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding the 2026 Hour-A-Day Study Club Scholarships/Bursaries.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: SUNDAY August 16, 2026

THE SCHOLARSHIP DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM WILL BE HELD SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12th, 2026, Location TO BE DETERMINED. More information to follow.

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Join us for a fun and relaxing Paint & Sip Night, May 7th at 7 pm at Cramdon’s Tap and Eatery. Proceeds will benefit The Hour-A-Day Study Club’s Scholarship Trust Fund.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/paint-night-28

Note, Zeffy automatically initiates a donation option during purchase. Please do not feel obligated to give outside of the ticket price. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Thank you for supporting The Hour-A-Day Study Club's mission, your support is invaluable.

What an honour and a privilege to join in on the celebration in honouring Dr. Bryan E. Walls at the University of Windsor Alumni Awards of Excellence last night. A former The Hour-A-Day Study Club scholarship recipients, Dr. Walls received the ALUMNI AWARD OF MERIT which was much, much deserved. We are so honoured to know you like family 😊 and to celebrate you with so many more family and friends. Congratulations on behalf of The Hour-A-Day Study Club | Est. 1934. 🏅👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎉🎉🎉❤️🙏🏾



HADSC members pictured with Dr. Bryan E. Walls is (l-r) Dr. Barbara K Smith, Kaitlyn Ellsworth, Brittany Walls-Miles & Marium Tolson-Murtty. Member Irene Moore Davis, last year’s Alumni Award of Merit awardee is pictured handing his award to him and interviewing Dr. Walls.

Happy International Women’s Day!

Pictured are members Right side bottom to top Marium Tolson-Murrty, Barbara K Smith, Shantelle Browning-Morgan, Dena Shreve, Irene Moore Davis. Left - Kaitlyn Ellsworth, Cari-Lynn Ristic, Raquel Hurst, Elana Freeman at the Amherstburg Freedom Museum’s 50th Anniversary 2025.

Ninety two years ago in February 1934, the first meeting of the Hour-A-Day Study Club was held at the home of Ardella Jacobs. To commemorate the anniversary, current members of the Club gathered at Almast Turkish and Mediterranean Cuisine for lunch and a monthly meeting. The Hour-A-Day Study Club is the longest running, non-profit, Black female-driven organization in Canada… and that’s worth celebrating!

in the is in full swing! Some of the ladies of the Hour-A-Day Study Club were in attendance at the Windsor Essex Caribbean Association and Assumption University event/panel discussion “By The Content Of Their Character.” 02/05/26 ❤️🖤💚 🤎