AWI Council Minutes - September 2000

              • Florence will investigate how to get some of the " sticky roses".
d. Communicate with Confidence:
• Maxean read a request from Marilee Kosik with regard to continuing to offer Communicate
with Confidence in areas around the province on a " pay for attendance" basis. She would
undertake to ensure the manual properly credits Alberta Women's Institutes for the program
and offer former facilitators the opportunity to present these sessions in their area.
• Florence Bemakevitch moved that Alberta Women's Institutes direct our President to advise
Marilee to proceed with the communications project. Seconded by Mildred Luz. Carried.
e. Policy Book Revisions - tabled to January
f. Book of Remembrance Procedures:
• Maxean distributed an updated procedure for handling the Book of Remembrance submissions
so that branches will know that their member has been placed into the book upon their request.
• Phyllis Kosik moved to adapt the new procedures list for Book of Remembrance entries.
Seconded by Darlene Hallett. Carried.
g. Action to Motions from Convention:
• Discussion was held as to the implementation of the motions from Convention.
• The motion requiring immediate attention was the recommendations for joining of
Constituencies that were smaller than four branches.
• Changes to District 1 - Diane Smith indicated there were no changes that could be implemented
here.
• District 2 - Phyllis Kosik. Phyllis asked for help in changes in her district. Discussion followed.
• She will take back to her members three possible changes for discussion.
• District 3 - Ada Ashton. No changes.
• District 4 - Darlene Wicks - poses some difficulty because of the geography of the district.
Some options were discussed and Darlene will discuss further with her Constituency
Conveners.
• District 5 - Darlene Hallett - two Constituencies remain too small - but at this time are not
willing to join. Darlene felt that time would take care of this situation.
• Associate Membership will be discussed at the January meeting with a view to giving a vote to
these members because of the gaining numbers of Associate Members due to folding branches.
h. Mission Statement:
• A mission statement is a short concise statement of our values and beliefs.
• After discussion council decided to propose a mission statement - " A body of women of all
ages who achieve change, through personal growth, communication and education".
• Directors were asked to take this statement to their meetings for discussion.
10. Discussion followed with respect to some of the happenings in the Districts.
11. Next council meeting to be held on January 27- 30, 2000 in Wetaskiwin in board room of new office.
Meeting adjourned at 5: 00 pm.
Recording'Secretary, Fem Killeen President, Maxean Brigley