The Home & Country ROSE Garden is published three times a year by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario. Editor Andrea Morrison andream@fwio.on.ca Proof Reader Ruth Kennedy Graphics Big Footprints Inc., Cambridge www.bigfootprints.ca Copyright © FWIO 2015 Copyrighted material, including graphics, may be reproduced as long as 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 Ampersand Printing, Guelph, ON www.am persand .ca Publications Mail Agreement No. 40036824 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario 552 Ridge Road Stoney Creek, ON L8J 2Y6 Tel: 905-662-2691 Fax: 905-930-8631 Email: fwio@fwio.on.ca www.fwio.on.ca FWIO OFFICE HOURS The Provincial Office is open Monday to Friday from 103m to 4pm. Erland Lee (Museum) Home Tours are available Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12pm to 4pm. “51103733 "aVJIï¬SLQ 7 CONTACT INFORMATION FWIO Provincial Ofï¬ce (see left) Ofï¬ce Administrator Kim Sauder: kim@fwio.on.ca Program & Communications Manager Andrea Morrison: andream@fwio.on.ca Advocacy Coordinator Hania White Ph: 905â€"301â€"4958 hania.white@gmail.com Membership Coordinator Debbie Bauer Ph: 519-529-7820 wdbauer@hurontel.on.ca Public Relations Coordinator Donna Henderson Ph: 519-418-7480 publicrelations@fwio.on.ca Tweedsmuir Coordinator Christine Reaburn Ph1613-582-3569 tweedsmuircoordinator@fwio.on.ca Executive Ofï¬cer to FWIC Joy Trimble Ph1519â€"942â€"2093 trimlea@be|l.net Additional contact information is available on pages 12 and 13. NEWSLETTER DEADLINE DATE Please send stories and photos for consideration in the Home& Country ROSE Garden to the FWIO Provincial Ofï¬ce or andream@fwio.on.ca no later than the content deadline date below. Please review the Editorialand Graphic Guidelines before making a submission. Spring/Summer â€"April 1, 2015 ON THE (OVER A few years ago, Burnstown WI (Renfrew South District, Eastern Area) accepted the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada’s (FWIC) walking challenge â€" and they’ve been on the move ever since! However, the group proves that there’s more to walking than just exercise â€" there’s a wealth of knowledge to gain by stepping outside and exploring nature. See page 6 for more on how Burnstown WI has turned their weekly walks into ROSE Sessions! Qaigia’e: 4. Branch Proï¬le Woman of Excellence in Agriculture Award 6. A Plan for a Meeting on Deï¬brillators Down the Garden Path iOOth Anniversaries 77. Job Well Done Canada 150 Update Membership Minute Woman of Excellence Fair Awards ’ W‘Ezgï¬jm‘“