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Alberta Women's Institutes
Glendale W.I. Receives Awards
Janet Kelly, Past President Glendale W.I.
Halfway Grove W.I. still strong
The Half Way Grove Womens Institute was organized in 1939 and it is still as strong as ever. It has produced at least two District Directors Madge Graham and Ada Ashton. It also has some very long time members such as Agnes Turner who has been a member for 62 years and Bertha Paulson who at 90 is still able to attend meetings and activities. Other long standing members include L a u r a Wierzba 49 years, Margaret Doran 60 years, Lydia Hoffman 45 years, Myrtle Graham 46 years, Marge Hoffman 33 years, Marie McDowell 46 years and Flo Stewart 34 years. One of the first projects that this WI started in 1958 is still going strong too. This is providing a special Christmas party to ladies from the Alberta Hospital Ponoka. Bringing the ladies to their own homes for a taste of WI hospitality. On the agenda is a fun time including gifts, snacks and singing of Christmas carols. Inez Palecheck hosted the first party at her home and later it was at Irene Rausch and Ruby Radke's homes. For the past 30 years it has b e e n at either the home of Lydia Hoffman or Margaret Doran. Myrtle Graham has attended every party to date! The WI also donates clothing to the Apparel Shop at the hospital and baking at Easter. Other special projects are currently underway as Laura (Doran) Weirzba writes a book on the history of the Ponoka District Schools. Congratulations to the strong and active W.I. You are an example to us all.wi
On April 24, 2004 at the Blackfoot Inn Glendale Womens Institute was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Canadian Cancer Society for 53 years of continuous service.
In October 2003 the Bearspaw Lions Club presented to the Glendale Womens Institute on their 50th Anniversary the most prestigeous award of all time to a group for their work within the community. Janet Kelly, President was presented this by Mrs Colleen Klein at the Anniversary Banquet in the Bearspaw Glendale Community Hall. The citation reads "The greatest award that can be given by a Lions Club to an organization for service to the community and worldwide humanitarian assistance is the Lions Club International Foundation Award. `Service' is defined as work fostering and building a stronger family, community and world community by giving service, educational programs or material things to support these commitments. The Glendale Women's Institute of Bearspaw has done this since 1925. For the last 78 years, this group has supported the community by teaching health programs, assisting young married women - wives of ranchers and farmers in isolated areas, young mothers and immigrant women new to the community in all health matters - pasteurization, inoculation and vaccination - safe food preparation, gardening and generally providing a local support base for these women. Many old timers in the Bearspaw Community aged 70+ owe their lives to this organization. In the mid 1940's, the Glendale Women's Institute started supporting the Cross Cancer Research Clinic in Edmonton and since 1949 has supported the Canadian Cancer Society with a yearly cancer fund drive in the Bearspaw area. Internationally, through the Associated Country Women of the World, HQ London, England, the Glendale W.I. has sent blankets for the children of Zambia, supported an `iodine program' for the children and mothers of Ghana, drilled water wells for isolated villages in Kenya and built food storage facility in Kenya. Mrs Janet Kelly, President of Glendale Women's Institute received this award from Mrs. Colleen Klein. The marble plaque was signed by Dr. Tae-Sup Lee, Lions International President and Kay K Fukusmima, Chairperson Lions Club International Foundation and will be displayed in the Bearspaw Lions Hall. We know that the values these ladies represent are the values which give Alberta the `Alberta Advantage' and make the world a better place in which to live. M U Oberhofer 4 November 2003"
"Do what you can with have where what you have, where you are. "
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) President of the United States 1901-1912
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| Transcript | Alberta Women's Institutes Glendale W.I. Receives Awards Janet Kelly, Past President Glendale W.I. Halfway Grove W.I. still strong The Half Way Grove Womens Institute was organized in 1939 and it is still as strong as ever. It has produced at least two District Directors Madge Graham and Ada Ashton. It also has some very long time members such as Agnes Turner who has been a member for 62 years and Bertha Paulson who at 90 is still able to attend meetings and activities. Other long standing members include L a u r a Wierzba 49 years, Margaret Doran 60 years, Lydia Hoffman 45 years, Myrtle Graham 46 years, Marge Hoffman 33 years, Marie McDowell 46 years and Flo Stewart 34 years. One of the first projects that this WI started in 1958 is still going strong too. This is providing a special Christmas party to ladies from the Alberta Hospital Ponoka. Bringing the ladies to their own homes for a taste of WI hospitality. On the agenda is a fun time including gifts, snacks and singing of Christmas carols. Inez Palecheck hosted the first party at her home and later it was at Irene Rausch and Ruby Radke's homes. For the past 30 years it has b e e n at either the home of Lydia Hoffman or Margaret Doran. Myrtle Graham has attended every party to date! The WI also donates clothing to the Apparel Shop at the hospital and baking at Easter. Other special projects are currently underway as Laura (Doran) Weirzba writes a book on the history of the Ponoka District Schools. Congratulations to the strong and active W.I. You are an example to us all.wi On April 24, 2004 at the Blackfoot Inn Glendale Womens Institute was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Canadian Cancer Society for 53 years of continuous service. In October 2003 the Bearspaw Lions Club presented to the Glendale Womens Institute on their 50th Anniversary the most prestigeous award of all time to a group for their work within the community. Janet Kelly, President was presented this by Mrs Colleen Klein at the Anniversary Banquet in the Bearspaw Glendale Community Hall. The citation reads "The greatest award that can be given by a Lions Club to an organization for service to the community and worldwide humanitarian assistance is the Lions Club International Foundation Award. `Service' is defined as work fostering and building a stronger family, community and world community by giving service, educational programs or material things to support these commitments. The Glendale Women's Institute of Bearspaw has done this since 1925. For the last 78 years, this group has supported the community by teaching health programs, assisting young married women - wives of ranchers and farmers in isolated areas, young mothers and immigrant women new to the community in all health matters - pasteurization, inoculation and vaccination - safe food preparation, gardening and generally providing a local support base for these women. Many old timers in the Bearspaw Community aged 70+ owe their lives to this organization. In the mid 1940's, the Glendale Women's Institute started supporting the Cross Cancer Research Clinic in Edmonton and since 1949 has supported the Canadian Cancer Society with a yearly cancer fund drive in the Bearspaw area. Internationally, through the Associated Country Women of the World, HQ London, England, the Glendale W.I. has sent blankets for the children of Zambia, supported an `iodine program' for the children and mothers of Ghana, drilled water wells for isolated villages in Kenya and built food storage facility in Kenya. Mrs Janet Kelly, President of Glendale Women's Institute received this award from Mrs. Colleen Klein. The marble plaque was signed by Dr. Tae-Sup Lee, Lions International President and Kay K Fukusmima, Chairperson Lions Club International Foundation and will be displayed in the Bearspaw Lions Hall. We know that the values these ladies represent are the values which give Alberta the `Alberta Advantage' and make the world a better place in which to live. M U Oberhofer 4 November 2003" "Do what you can with have where what you have, where you are. " Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) President of the United States 1901-1912 12 |
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