AWI President's Newsletters

              Volunteers Needed:
Nit all Constituencies have found a esnvenerl
If your Constituency is one ^ ^>
of these, how can you solve
this situation? Conveners
are necessary to
communicate the
information from Council to
the Branches. If your
Constituency is leaderless,
what about Branches taking
on the leadership role on a rotating basis? Or
do you have a better way to address this
vacancy? These Constituencies are missing a
vital link in our organization. Let's brainstorm
to come up with some innovative ideas on how
to solve the WacaHCV Problem.
HOW DID WE STACK VP?
Many of you who attended our June Convention took the
time to fill out the evaluation form For this, I thank you.
It seems a pain at the time, but when you indicate your
likes and dislikes, we can improve on the event. From
the 150 + responses, you indicated that:
=> The largest number of attendees were relatively new
members - less than 10 years of W. I membership.
Terrific! New members do attend!
=> 83% of you liked the accommodation at Olds College.
The meeting rooms did not receive as good a rating,
but this we can work on for another year.
97% liked the
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to demonstrate
The largest
the fellowship of
most important
This is a clear
more fellowship
Handicraft workshops,
finding new handicrafts
next year.
percentage of you felt that
other members was the
part of the convention,
indication that we need
time at conventions —
Time to renew old acquaintances and make new ones.
Speakers were highly rated on the evaluations. We
will strive to continue to provide thoughtful,
educational speakers at conventions.
You clearly indicated that the business part of the
convention needs to be handled efficiently, and
speedily. The question of more W. I. business was
almost an equal split for and against. We should
remember that the convention is a good time to get
opinions from all branches and therefore some
business topics need to be undertaken at a
Convention. As we continue to evolve change within
our organization, the convention is the perfect venue to
express your opinions.
=> 40% of you responded that you prefer two half days, plus
one whole day and 50% responded one whole day plus
one- half day ( shorter). The new council will need to
review these opinions and consult with their Districts
before we decide the length of future conventions.
Thank you again for your responses. The incoming council
now has some benchmarks to make future Convention
decisions around. Our goal is to continue to provide a
Convention that everyone will want to attend no matter
where you live in the Province.
News from ti? e office
Due to the generous support of the membership, we have
forwarded funds in the amount of $ 7,055.51 to the
following projects.
Pennies for Friendship $ 4,001.10
ACWW Area project for Canada $ 987.00
FWIC Hoodless Upkeep $ 1,406.66
FWIC Novisi Project ' $ 304.75
FWIC Fridge Magnet Project $ 356.00
In Memory of Holly Hallett, AWI sent two girls from the
AWI Girl's Clubs to attend the REDA Leadership camp
at Goldeye this year. The girls were Rosemarie Braun
and Christina van Besouw.
The Communicate with Confidence project is now
complete. The final report has been compiled and sent to
the Alberta Agricultural Initiatives Program.
The AWI Council is meeting in Edmonton at the end of
September. During the meetings, we are expecting to
have as guests our accountant, a representative from
Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development plus a
member from the Board Development Division of
Community Services. This should make for a interesting
and busy meeting.
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September, 1999