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Committee faced difficult mandate Iii l.iiiti.tr\, 1954. an .td hoe coni- innit-e was struck in .t\\t.‘\\ the future n! :he l\\ [U hid in recoritmend \\.l\\ the organization might become itit‘iu rein .mi in the needs at Ontario \‘l‘l'lic'll l‘rm Ilk'lill hoard dircetors were Asked 1n \Lll‘lilll nttiiics of members iitiin tlit tout regional divisions \\ illtiii ( ititario to become pttrl ofthe "l tvnimittee on \\ union‘s institutes iii the liiiure" in \l.i\ 19M. \eritu Nialusl-te of (. llt.‘\lC) was named committee chair- ni;in \Hlll Rebuttu Johnson of Thune tier But wrung as secretary FWIO president L'hrtrlotie Johnson \tas also trained to the tommittee 'tl\ were \gne~ Poster. \laple. Sandra Kell. ( iillixlliil. .liitee Payne. Warsaw; Barbara Carter. Churleton Place: \lttr} Burr, Cildlhalil‘. Beulah Hamilr tons North Bu}, Margaret Dale. \\ iiodsioek; \larion Koepke LlWli. tiiien Hound; and Joyce Canning. l)ll[Jf|t|\ill’1l\ll’_\ of Agriculture and from]. the task committee began its FWIO Report Rena Cunningham “With a \ ten to updating the image of the organization. streamlining pro- eedures‘ and attracting new members 7 to discuss. evaluate and make recommendations to the provincral board in the following areas: I a) the structure of the organization tie. branch, district. area. prow inee. system of reporting); bi the timing of annual meetings; c) the method of electing the provin- cial president. qualifications, term of office: all the role of conveners of standing committees; c) the role of regional vice-presidents; f) the feasibility of holding a provin- cial convention; g) the feasibility of hiring a provin- cial secretary manager; hi the relationship/dependence of FWlO on OMAF; and i) relationship of JWIO with FWto Our task was not an easy one for as everyone knows planning for the future is a difficult assignment. The committee has tried to be forward looking as it addressed the issues with a long term approach for a better functioning organization with less structure and more appealing feaâ€" tures". Thanks are extended “to at; those who wrote letters, sent in sub. missions, presented briefs, helped with surveys and expressed verbally their opinions to the committee". These were all considered, and after much discussion and delibera» tion, a final report of recommenda- tions was agreed upon. These recommendations were pre- sented to the Provincial Board in November 1985 for ratification. The} were all approved by the Provincial Board Directors and will now be con sidered by the Constitution Commit tee as it begins the task of reviewing the FWIO Handbook. A vision of the future. . . The jollowirrg essay. written by Reheat: Johnson. was included in the final report of the Committee on ll amen ‘t lrtttitutes of the Future. H e believe her words help to put the planned changes into their proper per- \fleffll't’. vxs citizens \‘l our communities and in the world, we mUsi he eager in our quest in make the \\ omen's institute the best organization we can. We cannot be satisfied until that goal is reached. We must aspire to touch all re- siturucs in our community to be big- ger and better â€" to stand tall. We hate the spirit of achievement â€" we can and must go into action. We, as li‘lleldUdl\, as well as an organization 7 have to look at the future. We no longer live in a vacuum of today. Our past is past and we can he very proud of the accomplish- ments our organization has made in its history. As an organization. we had a dream in 1897 â€" we continue to look at this 6 ‘H'e need to recognize that the W] is in a state of suspension. We must look to ourselves to adapt to the '903 or leave ourselves to die t' natural death. ' dream and to help people cope con- structively with change over the years. Here lies the dangEr t0 the Women's Institute of the future. If we pursue security, we’ll lose the mis- sion. We must live with uncertainty. The era of escalating change now sweeping over society has to be real- ized by our organization. People who have very different perceptions of the future will have to re-examine their outlook. Tomorrow begins today â€" for what we do today so shall our tomor- row be shaped. It is today and the following days and next year that we have the opportunity of shaping the course of the tomorrow for so many. We must use this time wisely and to the full if we are to build a better future. At the time of this futuri- report, we realize that today is this result of many yesterday: so it is right that we should look both back at out past as well as forward to our futurv We need to recognize that tit-tr Women's Institute is in a state of suspension. We must look to 0u=r selves to adapt to the '905 or leat- ourselves to die a natural death. The Futures Committee has pro» vided the Women’s Institute with .t challenge â€" an opportunity to look at Ourselves, critically. Our future. m an organization, is what we, its meniv bers, want it to be. As members of the Women's ln« stitute, We have to :grow with the {continued on page 8)