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FWIO Elects New President Peggy Knapp, of Georgetown, is the “gully elected President of the FWlO, “I look forward to serving as President,“ exclaimed Peggy, “especially when I know that I am fortunate to have an exâ€" ccllent Board of Directors to work with and hundreds of members at the branch level anxious to carry on proudly the “writ of our organimtion. . r" Elected to llll'.’ position of President-Elect was Murg Eberle, of Highgate. Past President Margaret Munro wel- comed the Executive and Board of lurectors to the Federated Women’s institutes of Ontario (FWlO) annual mzzcting, held in Guelph from Novem- |‘ r 27 to December 1, 1989. the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, l‘ la Burak. addressed the FWIO. out- I~. ing some of the concerns originat- l,‘-; from the OMAF discussion paper, " (awards 2000 â€" Trends and Influâ€" mces.“ The loss of farm land to stances was just one of the concerns l V10 Board Directors expressed to the l :puty Minister. And Brigid Pyke, l -:sident of the Ontario Federation of xtriculture, outlined how the FWlO :. tl OFA could develop a closer work- | ; relationship to combat some of the t ibiems facing farm communities, 1 VIC renewed their membership in t FA. t :her highlights of the annual Board I :eting: ,’ wisory Committees Fo better understand and accom- l i :date current issues, an Agricultural A-ivisory Committee has been estabâ€" l hed. Included on the committee are: l .lde Morden of Rodney. FWIO Pro- guim Co-ordinator; Gail Murdock of l ichards Landing, former Board Direc- t l of FWIO and member of the Cana- Lilli Farm Debt Review Board; Janet llirsons of Cache Bay, Canadian Farmer i- the Year in 1989 and Ontario Debt | :view Board member: and. Joyce .‘~.nderson of of Brigden, owner and Uiierator of a beef production farm. Two fOrmer ROS Specialists. Maxine . l toes-Holbrough and Barbara Klages. Fresented a schedule of workshops and hitching aids they developed to initiate and promote good family life skills. It "- Proposed that their program will be delivered across the province with FWIO involvement. An Educational Advisory Committee of two Board Directors and the President will be established to work with them and undertake a twoyear pilot project. Life Membership The cost of a Branch Life Member, ship is $75.00, plus the cost of the badge, beginning January I. 1990. Members are encouraged to use the Award of Merit for recognition of ouLstanding service As well, a 25 year silver pin, designed after the 50 and 60 year pins. is in the works and could be awarded to in- dividuals. New Policy FWlO Annual Financial Statements of Receipts. Disbursemean, Balance General Fund and the Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies will now be made available from the FWIO office. But. only upon request by a WI Branch and when ac- companied by a stamped selfeaddressed envelOpe. Centennial Committee The Trent area is responsible for the centennial logo and will be releasing information In other hrniiiliiw um, Responsibility l'lr Ihc minimurmtni. A plate was given to [in London rm- I ,m-.‘ the centennial rum: in tin; Lauri it.” Wl Other ideas iritludrr tJ lilllilirL‘ display. picnics. and UI' L'th'L pivot of media coweragc Folklore Competition Winners The Ontario wtnncr‘. til the HM" ill I and Folklore Context wan: Varmint-a: Addison til the Pine (misc Viv l Area. Maxmc Miner at W: “urn”: WI. London Area. and \rlilil Gr tllit. Of the Napier WI. Li'mdl'tn 3mm in: I, winning entries \Mll h: pout-d l-r. im national Judging at [he FVt-lr, “in tion in Victoria In June. IW! "u i l l l', - it: FVVIO and Recycling "RBL‘yCling everything but the [NU-U sinl-t" was the l989 theme at the Hi. It: booth at the Royal Agricultural “mic: Fair last November More thin 1i ll ll' Visitors Signed the Guest Bowl. The R l members who occupied the mutt. hi! Chen display talked to unltmi-tcr-~ mm: the practical things the) wold tin h reduce and recycle The Federated Hbmen's Institute: of Ontario met for l/tt‘lf annual mt‘c'lmg Jim November in Guelph, Pictured above are some of the Ereailirt‘ Ofi‘irgrr fir-r [Wit In the back mwfront left“ to rig/t! are Regional Vice-Presidents Chi-imm- Rik-intro and Mary Shormt‘k. Public Relations Officer Gemldr'ne Campbell. and Pin!- President Margaret Munro. In rliefranr row are President-Elect Morgan-i Ebt'rlt‘ (lefr) and President Peggy Knapp (right). Absent are the Executive Sermon 4mm Jackson and Program Co-ordinator Hilde Morden. (Photo by Dumrl limitmr. OMAF). H & C December. January. February 1000 7