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Home and Country Summer 2005 D i s t r i c t Three Gloria Coates, Director M y name is Gloria Coates and I was born in Victoria, B.C. At one month of age I moved to Alberta where my Dad took over the family farm. In August of 1962 I married a farmer in the Vermilion area. We had t w o girls Jo-Anne and D o l o r e s . Jo-Anne and Mike live with their two boys in Sundre and Dolores and Greg live with their three children on my farm. My husband Jack passed away in January, 1997. I joined the Vermilion Women's Institute in March of 1979 after I had been invited by a member to come to a meeting. I have held most executive positions. I help to raise funds through selling Regal, participating in bake-less bake sales, and serving at teas. Even though I worked part-time, I worked my schedule so that I could attend the meetings. I was a delegate to many District Two workshops and attended many Provincial Conferences where I was a voting delegate. To be better p r e p a r e d to vote on the r e s o l u t i o n s I researched many of them. I could not believe that the Women's Institute was such a powerful ladies group until I attended my first Provincial Conference. In 2002, I met another farmer and moved to the Alix area. I phoned the Town Office to find out if there was a Wom e n 's Institute nearby and was given Irene Guynup's name and so I transferred to the Alix Women's Institute. T h i s is a busier group. When the Farmer's market is going we have a bake sale once a month where my specialty is jams, jellies and chiffon cakes. Our group caters to a senior dinner where I will cook a turkey or a ham, bring a Dutch oven of whatever is needed and help with setting up and taking down. I am currently treasurer of our group. We have qulted baby quilts and raffled them off by selling tickets. I do not mind selling ticket as the funds are needed to make donation to our local groups, cover our provincial and fed- eral commitments and sponsor delegates. At the Constituency Conferences I do baking for competition which I later help sell. I try to have a project for the handicraft table and will help sell tickets at the raffle table. At the last Provincial Conference I helped to pin up the many beautiful quilt blocks that we received and made some myself. I have taken on the role of `Hank' along with my hostages to help raise funds to go towards the Federal Conference coming up in 2006. Women's Institute is a member's organization. As your District Three Director I will be a team player. It is by bouncing ideas from one another that working plans can be made. I have helped with many different projects ranging from one to five day events. Some of these projects I have chaired and they have been very successful. We enjoy curling and belong to the Alix Curling Club. I like to read and watch curling on Television. As your District Three Director I hope to use my past knowledge to be an effective Director.wi D i s t r i c t Four Titia Piera, Director D arlene Wicks is our President Elect starting in June 2005 after having served as the District four Director for 6 years. Thank you Darlene. There is no doubt that you are bringing a lot of insight and experience to your new position. Good Luck! I bring greetings as your new District Four representative in the far northwest corner of the area. Hopefully our contact will be beneficial and enjoyable. We all had to be very patient because the election took place in March, the installation in June, the receipt of information in July and our first Board meeting will be held in September. My first active contact with a branch of the ACWW was 57 or 58 years ago in Stiens, the Netherlands. When in Canada it took me until 1973 to find a Country Women's branch and then thanks to the help of the local Department of Agriculture. Since then I have been a member of the Glendale W.I. northwest of Calgary and have served as secretary, and am now treasurer. Adelaide Hoodless started her meetings with the purpose of teaching her listeners of a little known health problem. Since new information is becoming constantly available we can remain listeners and recipients. However as members of a Women's Institute Branch we are expected to carry on the work and the vision of Adelaide Hoodless not only to learn but also to teach. One natural focus is found at home in our children and grandchildren. We can volunteer at the schools in different subjects. We can also look at newcomers to Canada and offer assistance with the language, in their daily life orientation, awareness of customs and introduction to the Canadian culture. Adelaide Hoodless took action in promoting the teaching of Home Economics in the schools and universities. We should adopt the concept of `action' for obtaining results. The fact that Home Economics are no longer in the curriculum makes us aware that we have to accept change and promote new ideas in the A.W.I.wi 5
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Transcript | Home and Country Summer 2005 D i s t r i c t Three Gloria Coates, Director M y name is Gloria Coates and I was born in Victoria, B.C. At one month of age I moved to Alberta where my Dad took over the family farm. In August of 1962 I married a farmer in the Vermilion area. We had t w o girls Jo-Anne and D o l o r e s . Jo-Anne and Mike live with their two boys in Sundre and Dolores and Greg live with their three children on my farm. My husband Jack passed away in January, 1997. I joined the Vermilion Women's Institute in March of 1979 after I had been invited by a member to come to a meeting. I have held most executive positions. I help to raise funds through selling Regal, participating in bake-less bake sales, and serving at teas. Even though I worked part-time, I worked my schedule so that I could attend the meetings. I was a delegate to many District Two workshops and attended many Provincial Conferences where I was a voting delegate. To be better p r e p a r e d to vote on the r e s o l u t i o n s I researched many of them. I could not believe that the Women's Institute was such a powerful ladies group until I attended my first Provincial Conference. In 2002, I met another farmer and moved to the Alix area. I phoned the Town Office to find out if there was a Wom e n 's Institute nearby and was given Irene Guynup's name and so I transferred to the Alix Women's Institute. T h i s is a busier group. When the Farmer's market is going we have a bake sale once a month where my specialty is jams, jellies and chiffon cakes. Our group caters to a senior dinner where I will cook a turkey or a ham, bring a Dutch oven of whatever is needed and help with setting up and taking down. I am currently treasurer of our group. We have qulted baby quilts and raffled them off by selling tickets. I do not mind selling ticket as the funds are needed to make donation to our local groups, cover our provincial and fed- eral commitments and sponsor delegates. At the Constituency Conferences I do baking for competition which I later help sell. I try to have a project for the handicraft table and will help sell tickets at the raffle table. At the last Provincial Conference I helped to pin up the many beautiful quilt blocks that we received and made some myself. I have taken on the role of `Hank' along with my hostages to help raise funds to go towards the Federal Conference coming up in 2006. Women's Institute is a member's organization. As your District Three Director I will be a team player. It is by bouncing ideas from one another that working plans can be made. I have helped with many different projects ranging from one to five day events. Some of these projects I have chaired and they have been very successful. We enjoy curling and belong to the Alix Curling Club. I like to read and watch curling on Television. As your District Three Director I hope to use my past knowledge to be an effective Director.wi D i s t r i c t Four Titia Piera, Director D arlene Wicks is our President Elect starting in June 2005 after having served as the District four Director for 6 years. Thank you Darlene. There is no doubt that you are bringing a lot of insight and experience to your new position. Good Luck! I bring greetings as your new District Four representative in the far northwest corner of the area. Hopefully our contact will be beneficial and enjoyable. We all had to be very patient because the election took place in March, the installation in June, the receipt of information in July and our first Board meeting will be held in September. My first active contact with a branch of the ACWW was 57 or 58 years ago in Stiens, the Netherlands. When in Canada it took me until 1973 to find a Country Women's branch and then thanks to the help of the local Department of Agriculture. Since then I have been a member of the Glendale W.I. northwest of Calgary and have served as secretary, and am now treasurer. Adelaide Hoodless started her meetings with the purpose of teaching her listeners of a little known health problem. Since new information is becoming constantly available we can remain listeners and recipients. However as members of a Women's Institute Branch we are expected to carry on the work and the vision of Adelaide Hoodless not only to learn but also to teach. One natural focus is found at home in our children and grandchildren. We can volunteer at the schools in different subjects. We can also look at newcomers to Canada and offer assistance with the language, in their daily life orientation, awareness of customs and introduction to the Canadian culture. Adelaide Hoodless took action in promoting the teaching of Home Economics in the schools and universities. We should adopt the concept of `action' for obtaining results. The fact that Home Economics are no longer in the curriculum makes us aware that we have to accept change and promote new ideas in the A.W.I.wi 5 |
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