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style was W 3 Nova JWI’s first prize entry in the- orfolk County Fair last lull, Members were particularly proud of this accomplishment because the branch is onlytwo years-old. Villa Nova JWI and Villa Nova WI Mined forceslasti summer for the an- ..ual community weiner roast and in tune, the J W] members helped to celebrate Long Point WI's 33rd birth- lav. 'l'o salute International Youth “ear. Villa Nova JWI organized a mate and lasagna night for young neople in the area. After an hour ice hating, everyone returned to the .immunity centre for food and fun. Earlier in the year, Villa Nova J W] onated $50 to the Ronald McDonald louse in London. UCKNOW Hosting a Hallowe'en Party for teal youth was the way Lucknow tunior Women‘s Institute celebrated nternational Youth Year. A haunted tOLISC, costume judging and cash wines for various classes provided the tighlights of the party. Although tuite a bit of time had to be spent on decorations and treats, [.ucknoti :llINl members report it was all worth II. in December, members were busy with other community work. Enter- taining senior citizens with Christmas carols, readings and a skit pr0\id€d some fun while a few days later. mem- bers prepared Christmas hampers for the needy. HOW [CK Howick .lWl organized four special activities in conjunction with Intcr» national Youth Year. At Christmas. each member “as responsible for filling a stocking for a teenage boy or girl. to bc distrib- uted by the Salvation Army. The branch sponsored a babysit, ting course in the fall and a family Hallowc‘cn Dance was held. /\t the November meeting, the topic was streetproofing your children and the meeting was open to everyone in the community. NORTH GREY A variety of activities and cxeiits have kept North Grcy JW] members busy. Last spring, the branch hosted the District it] meeting. which featured workshops on llllcl'li\'..t\.L‘ Llltll iiiu. sexuality ill children, mci'iivpt'iiixrg. strcctprouling tour Llllldltfill. rm. menstrual tension and dressing. In the summer. a rcpfc‘scnlalltc of the Oucn Sound ( luldrcii‘s ‘\ld Society slimth the film | med. Htlll' ourcd and Bruised and talked about the buttered home CllHltHllllL‘lll ttlicl shelters nttiilablc. For International \iuIIll \ cur. lllL' brunch donated monc) tit RClltllCamp. Boy Scout Lump. (nil (itiitlt Camp, Junior 1 ibrury, Bicycle Rt" deo, Participation long tiiid Bth Sisters. HASTINGS Members learned about .iutisiii front David Cod}. director oi .i hUIIlL' for autistic chiidrcn Ill lhoniusbiire Mr, Cody e\p|uinetl \ihui autistit menus and talked about the prugrtiitt he offers to autistic children. ,-‘\t the end of the meeting. the branch duttttlcd money IUI the Lllll' tinuulion of the work Lll the home Hastings .l\\l iiieinbcrs tirc preptiir ing for the Who Iiitcrntiuonul l’lt1\\lllll Match and l‘fll’l’ll Mitchincry Slum. to be held iit llaslings ('ount) Ill hep- tembcr. stittcsslttl Karen enjoys being a Junior r.'on!inued from page 8) A Niagara Regional Police officer visited the branch in June 1985 to talk .ibout the perils of drugs and alcohol in the schools. The Niagara District lWl also. heard from insurance repre- sentatives and a lawyer during the fall. The lawyer discussed the imporâ€" tance of'writing a will and property legislationi A session on organizing personal finances was also sponsored by the group. Several members also took advantage of an opportunity to learn about computers during a fall tour of Niagara College in Welland. The last major project of 1985 was a Christmas party entitled “Santa‘s Late Summer Delight" which saw members-barbequing steaks in Decâ€" ember! Plans-for ‘1986 include a program featuring the “Kids on the Block” DUDDBI; company, whose aim is to [Mkegehild‘réh more aware of what “’5 “Reta be disabled. The Niagara [fl ' District JWl plans to make a dona- tion to the performers to assist with their future work. Indeed, a major focus of the branch during 1986-87 will be to raise funds for the handicapped. Mrs. Lajeunesse says she’s learned many things during her five-year all filiation with the Niagara District JWI. “One of the best things I've learned is Parliamentary Procedure. Karen Lajeunesse looks through her .l W] branch '5 scrapbook. [think l'\‘c also gained luntlrraising and public relations e\pei‘icnce iind have developed organs/titionul skills. I've gotten a lot of stttisliiciiun Uttt of my int'olicnicnt \tith the .l\\| I really enjoy being it incmbci slic says. The .lWl group \\‘Ll\lt.“Ll no Ill'llt‘ in getting the ball l'Llllll'lg in I985 tis tht-s sponsored n scrics nl‘ three itisc money management courses during January and February. The courses were conducted by Carol l’tipo. .i Rural Orgztnimtion Specialist \\lll‘| OMAF. [[1 May. WES, the Niagara District JWI entertained five local F“ It) and two .lWlO branches. The guest speaker was Elsic Spear of “Color and You“ in Fort Erie. Later in May. several of the Niagara District .l‘\\'l members attended the anniittl spring meetings iit Cayuga. hosted by Hilltll‘ mand .lWl. H :3: C April. May. June I986 13