The Home & Country ROSE Garden is published three times a year by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario. Editor Patty Pizziola roseprogram@fwio.on.ca Proof Reader Arthena Hecker Graphics Big Footprints Inc, Cambridge www.bigfootprints.ca Copyright © FWIO 2009 Copyrighted material, including graphics, may be reproduced as long is it remains in context, its source is recognized and it is not used for monetary gain. To reprint copyrighted material under any circumstances, contactthe Editor. ISSN â€" 1715-216X Printed on recyclable paper by Signal-Star Publishing, Goderich, ON. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40036824 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario 7382 Wellington Road 30 RR 5, Guelph ON NlH 6J2 Tel: 519-836-3078 Fax: 519-836-9456 Email: fwio@fwio.on.ca www.fwio.on.ca FWIO OFFICE HOURS The FWIO switchboard is open Monday â€" Thursday 9am â€" 4pm. lfyou call and get our answering machine, we are busy helping someone else. Please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. The office is open Wednesday and Thursday 9am â€" 4pm. The ofï¬ce is closed on Fridays. Important Contact Information FWIO Provincial Office 7382 Wellington Road 30, RR5 Guelph, ON N1H 6J2 Telephone: 519â€"836â€"3078 Fax: 519â€"836â€"9456 Email: fwio@fwio.on.ca Website: www.fwio.on.ca ROSE Program Manager, Patty Pizziola (same mailing address and phone number as above) Email: roseprogram@fwio.on.ca FWIO Executive Officer to FWIC Elsie Stephenson Tel: 705â€"866â€"2435 The Erland Lee (Museum) Home A National Historic Site of Canada 552 Ridge Road, Stoney Creek, ON, L8J 2Y6 Telephone: 905 662 2691 Fax: 905â€"662â€"2045 Email: erlandlee@interlynx.net Website: www.erlandlee.com (8e Qa/te 1‘0 ViQiz‘ oa/t web We az‘ wwwï¬mo’hca fT’ .195 "'1 oman’o ulna ON THE COVER An exciting new initiative of the ROSE Program was launched in March. ROSE Buddies 7 an intergenerational memoir writing project 7 will bring seniors and youth together. Pictured here is Nora ZylstraiSavage of Storylines (ROSE Buddies Partner), Joy Trimble FWIO President, Zack Ternan student, Michael Chong Wellington Halton MP and Patty Pizziola ROSE Program Manager. Photograph by CP Images Qagra’e: 3resident on the Go eet the Members Coffee Talk ROSE Buddies GET INVOLVED ewsletter Deadline dates Advocacy Update :arewell Tribute to former :WIO President All for a Good Cause 2 Adm “O mm“ " Liam: “‘ lï¬ï¬‚kâ€" †JAM: “‘