The Home 5 Country ROSE Garden is published three times a year by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario Home 8 Country ROSE Garden Mission Statement: The Home 8 Country ROSE Garden is a vital communications tool of the Federated Women's institutes of Ontario (FWIO) that informs and inspires WI members and their afï¬liates It provides educational material that cultivates more knowledgeable and responsible citizens and promotes good family life skills. leadership de- velopment and community action. Editor lanine Roelens-Grant Graphics Big Footprints. Cambridge Copy Editor Lynn Lodge Deadlines: Fall issue â€" August 1 Winter Issue â€" December 1 Please address all correspondence to: lanine Roelensâ€"Grant Editor. Home t} Country ROSE Garden FWIO 7382 Wellington Road 30 RR 5. Guelph ON N lH 6l2 Tel:5i9â€"836-3078 Fax:519-836â€"9456 Editor’s Email: roelensgrant®wightman.ca FWIO Email: fwio@fwio.on.ca FWIO Website: www.fwio.on.ca Copyright © FWIO 2005 Copyrighted material, including graphics. may be reproduced as long is it remains in context. its source is recognized and it is not used for monetary gain. To reprint copyrighted material under any circumstances, contact the Editor. iSSN â€" 1715»216X Printed on recyclable paper by Signalâ€"Star Publishing. Goderich. ON. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40036524 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: FWIO 7382 Wellington Road 30 RR 5, Guelph ON NIH 612 Email: fwio®fwio.on.ca Dear lanine: After reading the book Fighting for Home 8 Country | feel compelled to write to you to let you know how much I admire the way you edited the stories. In my own case. I was very happy to see that all of the important facts were left in and what had been deleted were only nonessentials. You did not worry either about every little error in grammar or sentence structure, but allowed the people to tel l theirstories in their own way, It is as if the reader is actually listening to them and because ofthis the book is alive! Thanks again for a great iob and for respecting people’s memories! Sincerely. Ada Roeperâ€"Boulagne Hi lanine; I have been reading Fighting for Homo a Country and [ï¬nd thestoriesinspirationai The Wolfe Island Women's Institute Will be presentingacopytoouriocal libraryin the near future. The stories are so great I think the book should be available In bookstores. is there a possibility that might happen? Since 2005 is the Year of the Veteran. the release is timely. Have you considered contacting War Veterans ofCanada? I knowthat they have a website highlighting communities that are honouring veterans. I was thinking that perhaps they will let you promote the bookthere. i love my book! Sincerely, Maureen Lollar President, Wolfe island WI Meet Loreen Ambler Loreen Ambier. a member of the Reid's Corners Women's Institute in Bruce County, wrote the winning entry in the Children's Storybook Competition sponsored by the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. The competition was organized as a special feature of FWIO’S inaugural provincial Ouiit Show, "Quilts. Ouills and Bears" which will be held from September I6 to 18, 2005. Loreen haswon other literaryawards from the Women's Institute. She received the Senator Cairine Wilson Trophy from the Federated Women's institutes of Canada at their national triennial convention in Truro. Nova Scotia. in [994. A retired teacher. Loreen lives in Kincardine with her husband Bill. She now uses her skills to organize a day care program for seniors. is a volunteer atthe hospital and is actively involved in the women's organization of her church. Loreen's hobbies include a membership in a local book club, amateur radio and traditional rug hooking. Loreen is the mother of one son and three daughters and grandmother of IO-yearâ€"old Sarah. it was Sarah who 0“ reviewing the story exclaimed. "That’s good!" Loreen will be on hand to sign copies of the storybook, which will be launched at the WHO Quilt Show in September. or 0 . . I 2 410m “ “ ML “1 ~ 3"?" 1m; m“ mus. â€"'