Home & Country (Spring 2007)

              Alberta Women’s Institutes
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Zella Pimm, Director
District Three
Gloria Coates, Director
District One
T hank you to reporters who have sent your
branch reports. If you did not send reports
this is a very important part of our organiza-tion
to keep things running smoothly. Each reporter
has time limits, space areas and we need your ideas
to do our jobs well. The more information you can
send forward on your subject, be it a local story,
a project that proved to do good or how your idea
could benefit others, please send it on.
The Alberta Women’s Institutes is the only
rural Women’s organization let us make an effort
to build it better by reporting the needs that we see
in our communities. This will help rural families
in day to day living, in education, health and safety or agriculture. Each area
will see different needs but your ideas will lead to something better and we hope
make changes. Your ideas are important to all conveners so that can plan what,
where and how the organization of rural women can build its future.
Remember the next FWIC Convention is in Prince Edward Island only
three years away. It is not too early to plan to attend or start to write your story.
Watch for more information in your newsletter. wi
I n July, I attended the 60th Anniversary of
Hillsdown WI, attended Fall Council Workshop,
Lacombe Four Point pot luck and Leslieville
tea bazaar and bake sale. In Regina I had the
opportunity to meet Ursula Goh at the ACWW
Canadian area conference. Red Deer Centre held
their Constituency Conference in October. In
December I held my Constituency Conference with
all conveners present.
Dates are set for District Three Workshop
on March 31, 2007. On April 15, 2007 Ohaton and
Stettler will join together at the Norsemen Inn in
Camrose; Ma- Me- O, Leduc and Wetaskiwin on
April 28 at Menick in the Fish and Game Association Hall.
Constable Dave Doncaster told ACWW members about Personal Safety
and Scams. Women must be aware of risky situations and aware of men pouring
on the charm as they may be trying to take advantage of you! Always use your
own vehicle.
Reverend Lesley Hand can use 1,500 book bags. Jysk carries unbleached
cotton with a ten meter bolt selling for $ 20 and on sale for $ 10. One meter of
fabric will make six bags. I have a pattern and so does Fern at the AWI office if
you would like one.
Used stamps can be sent to Oxfam Canada, 215 Spadina Avenue, Studio
200, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7. wi
I attended both Constituency
conferences in District Four held
in Bearspaw and Irvine. Letters
were sent to different branches and
I also kept contact by telephone.
Darlene Wicks was recognized with
a presentation for her nine years as
District Director. I attended three
council meetings in Wetaskiwin, the
AWI Convention in Red Deer, the
FWIC Conference in June and the
regional ACWW Area Conference in
Regina in October 2006. The quilt
raffle for the FWIC Conference 2006
in Red Deer resulted in a contribution
of $ 220.
My work as the treasurer for
the Glendale WI ended in December
2006. Glendale WI has four new mem-bers,
one of whom has moved from
Ontario. Another member is now in a
nursing home and soon moving to Red
Deer.
Quilt and painting sales in
District Four raised a few thousand
dollars. Baking for cancer and raffles
raised between $ 500 and $ 1,000 over
and above the donations.
In connection to environ-mental
concerns the Penage Road WI
in Ontario is urging everybody not to
use plastic grocery bags but instead to
bring your own reusable cloth bags and
containers.
Starting in 2007 “ Knowledge
is the best medicine” is the title of free
lectures at the Kerby Centre in Calgary
on the third Thursday morning each
month at 9.00am. In January Dr. Ho-gan
discussed “ Alzheimer’s Disease”
Phone 265- 0661 or 220- 2702 for more
information. wi
District Four
Titia Piera, Director