Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Summer 1966, p. 32

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in a workshop for mentally retarded trainees. Their report indicates that they have pro- vided a variety of articles the students and trainees require for their training. _ Among Singhampton’s community prolects for the year were â€" assisting the men and serv- ing lunch at the bees to clean up the ceme- tery, taking charge of the books delivered by the county library van, planting trees and painting the fence in the memorial park. Berwick redecorated the basement and comâ€" pletely modernized the kitchen of the commu- nity hall and paid a man to keep the grass cut around the memorial cairn. Ingleside sponsored the monthly meeting of the local Senior Citizens’ Club, helping to pro- vide refreshments and birthday cakes. Moose Creek purchased a piano for the com- munity hall. When Waters Institute was given representaâ€" tion on the local centennial project for a Com- munity Centre the women asked especially for a library. Elk Lake provided cod liver oil capsules for the children of their two local schools. North Sunshine also supplied schools with cod liver oil capsules. McGregor operates a library which is open to the community. Powles Corner provides a depot for the county coâ€"operative library, one of the mem- bers keeping the books in her home. More books were used this year than ever before and the school children are especially inter- ested. Wellesley bought an electric stove, suitable for catering for large gatherings for the agri- cultural hall. Bridgeport’s interest in children and young people is evident in the fact that they spon- sored 2 Brownie packs, 2 Girl Guide comâ€" panies, 1 Cub pack, 1 Scout troop, 1 Rover Scout crew and 2. 4â€"H Homemaking Clubs. Scouts and 4-H girls always help at the In- stitute’s famous Sauerkraut Supper. Jack’s Lake had a dinner for Institute mu: 4â€"H Club members and their families. Moose Creek arranged a meeting open the public at which they had an address l'H’ psychiatrist on “Attitude Toward Mental I] ness.” Hanbury had an open meeting with film on tuberculosis followed by a dlSCUSblt' Jubilee’s secretary, reporting the Institui visits to a nursing home with treats for I patients, writes: “There has been some l~ publicity about nursing homes; so people shut visit them more and know what’s going and not neglect old people. They need personal interest of people." Mill Creek South Waterloo reports. " gave the required leadership to the Br)» Fund when requested to do so by the town. council.” (This was a fund for a widow her children.) “Institute members and it families were the first contributors and president helped the administrator of the fill The report adds that the Institute through experience learned much about what the I tario Government does to help widows children. New Dundee takes a special interest in t homemaking clubs. Last year they had ' clubs with eight leaders and fifty girls in projects. Chippawa had a representative of E University speak about the new universit} what it will mean to the area. West End sent written invitations to members to attend their Safety Meetin. hear a speaker from the poison centre nearby hospital. This branch had a \-'.. night with games, a skit by the Junior F ers and an illustrated talk on Crossroads Ar Clyde and Scott’s has a choral group it has provided an evening‘s entertainmer "l several occasions. SthfviEld provided clothes for a needy i going to a School for the Blind. The Hollows with a membership of teen provided a Christmas party for the dren of the community and thirtyâ€"two ch' :1 At Glengurry's Summary Day c "Desserts," Mr. Gilbert Rupp, Fastr Chef at Raddy Memorial Hasptte Montreal, demonstrated Cake Der oration, through courtesy of lhu Geo. Lunthier et Fils Bake Shot: Following the Summary Day Flm 9mm the 80 guests enioyed : Dessert Buffet and a tour of IF Bake Shop. Left to right: Mr. MW cel Lanlhier, Mr. Rupp, Mrs. D. N MucLeod of Alexandria Unite- Cllul'tlt Women, Mrs. Raoul lecleri St. lawrence Women's Institute Mrs. R. A. Smith, Picnic Grove WJ Summary Day Chairman. HOME AND COL: IYRY

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