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bus tour "planned by EDITH SMITH andMABELtNE NICHOL Ontario. Women’s institutes hosted the FWIC Convention at London, Ontario in June 1985. They furnished favors, meals, juice breaks and tour guides. David and Nina Lamb of England we're guests of Edith follow- ing the National Convention. A 14â€"daybus tour of Ontario is planned in 1986 for W] members. husbands and friends. In September 1985, 26 visitors from England viewed points of inâ€" terest in Brantford, Stoney Creek and Niagara Falls. Hospitality was ex- tended ‘by WI members through meals and overnight accomodation. Both hostesses and visitors enjoyed the time spent together and an invita- tion for areturn visit to England was issued by the tour coordinator, Peggy North. Correspondence is exchanged with Several members from England; Jamaica and New Brunswick. arts. . .annual reports. . .annual reports . . .annual reports. . .annual reports. . . Zrts. . .annual reports. . .annual reports OFA had a busy year By MARGARET MUNRO FWlO has an organizational memv bership with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. The following report follows the OFA‘s annual meeting. In order to streamline the reporting procedures. it was recommended that all county federations and the provinv cial federation have a common fiscal year, using the new data system that has been installed at the OFA offices. County federations met with local municipal councils. The finding was that most municipal councils near large centres are represented by a ma- jority of urban people. The result is that many such councils are critical of agricultural policies. Because agri- culture is so diversified and complex, it is hard for the OFA to present just one issue to government. On the other hand, several issues at a time tend to get bogged down. Northwestern Ontario kille \‘m men‘s Self Help Group awarded a $10,000 grant lrom \llnlxllW at Community & Smial SCI'HLC‘ lttJ will be administered by OFA. The purpose of [his group l\ in tdcrtttt and train local women who as. tom munity leaders will ldenlllj. and tr; spond to local concerns about latrttl. Violence \tith an educational too.» on the detclopment ol self help group of rural women. Apparently. mod teachers, are riot aware of [he Helplul Teaching Rc~ sources book provided b) the Utttartn Ministry of Agriculture and Food. even though it \\a\ vent to all (Jntartn schools. Most of the Cottntte« tool. Wit tr: promoting Agri Food \\ cek by means of mall demonstrations. farm tours and Visiting schools. Margaret Munro is the i?“ [0 representatiw on the OFA. F W10 had 24,528 members in 1985 TREASURER'S REPORT By ELAINE WILLIAMS The FWIO had 1,144 Branches, 24,528 members and 4.014 life mem- bers in the last fiscal year. We renewed investments, took stock inventory at office in Guelph and completed other financial business. Thirty F WIO scholarship cheques N o shortage SECRETARY‘S REPORT By M-ARCIE JOHNSTON During the last fiscal year, I con- tacted-and prepared lists of Federaâ€" tmtt‘ representatives who will stand for Provincial Board Directors. 1"alsd.reordered 15,000 additional FWIIO rochures and packaged the and letters of presentation were mailed to the secretaries of the District, County and Area scholarship come mittees. The international Scholarâ€" ship 0f$l,000 was sent to ACWW to pay salary of Libby Lu Allen, a Jamaican teacher. The first payment was sent to the recipient of the Helen McKercher Scholarship and the final payment to of paperwork remaining [0,000 Bicentennial Wall Hanging Hasti Notes 7 both of which are now at the FWlO office in Guelph. I wrote to Rita Brown, ACWW Projects Convener. to ask about pro» jects for international Scholarship for i985 â€" 86 and contacted the appli- the prcnous \ttnncr who has tuni- pleted her course. A new account “as opened in ll’l; name of “Mrs. Alfred \\ utt Mentortul Fund" with donations rcccncd Iront ACVVW Conterence (519.195 _ft The interest from this account to be used to send toting I'CDI'L'\Cl'l[ttll\ cs to the ACW“ Council rttcctingx and conferences. for secretary cants l'ollmxing thc Helen Mchctchct Scholarship meeting. and completed an application form to httte F“ [U listed itt the Directory of assoctutmtts in Canada. Please nolc that requests lOI litc memberships should be tlift‘c‘lCcl to the F\\'|O ol'l'icc itt Guelph. lf