President's Newsletter - September, 1998

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President's Newsletter
September, 1998
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WELCOME to each of you and to the new members who have joined the Alberta Women's
Institutes this year. Summer is drawing to a close and we have enjoyed one of the hottest summers
for a long time. Because of the heat, fall has come quickly; harvesting grain, fruit ripening early,
flowers reaching maturity and the rainfall that we just received was very welcome to most. The rain
may relieve the allergies that some of us are blessed within the fall.
The Northeys are celebrating 100 years on the family farm. We will hold the celebration at
my home on August 29t h , 1998. We are planning a photo of our immediate family, and a small
celebration to commemorate the occasion and reminisce. Five generations will be honoured at this
time.
On behalf of the Alberta Women's Institutes' Members and Council I would like to express
our condolences to two of the Council members in the loss of their husbands during the summer:
Olga Brown, District 2 Director and Mildred Luz, Vice- President. Our thoughts and prayers will be
with them in their time of bereavement.
This is a joint project between FWIC and the Canadian Association of Consumers. You will
be receiving a packet in the mail in early September to use in a short workshop in each branch. These
will be returned to the AWI Office and from there they will be forwarded to FWIC. It is a most
rewarding and enlightening project that all can participate in together.
Alberta Women's Institutes Convention, 1999
9 0 t h Anniversary Celebration
The convention will be held at Olds Agricultural College. We look forward to an excellent
attendance from members and friends.
LITERACY PROJECT
June 6,1999 - Executive Meeting
June 7, 1999 - Council Meeting
June 8, 1999 - Professional Development Day
June 9 and 10,1999 - CONVENTION