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The Thursday Quilting Club Codrington Wl members Willa McCann (seated left). Liz Hunt (seated right). Edna Cameron. Celine McGowan and Lorna Barron [stand- ing. left to right) are shown with their crafts: they have been dubbed "The Thursday Quilting Club.“ Member Ieannita Campbell is absent The Clubs quilting creations are donated to the Nor~ thumberland Women's Shelter and the OPP Office in Campbellford to give to women and children in need The six ladies also made 35 Comfort Bags for breast cancer patients to tuck under their arms after treatment These long-time Codrington members also sold their wares at a craft show to raise money to buy more supplies to make more crafts forthose in need Submitted in} Mm'lt'ut‘ Smith. Cudiiiiutmi WI. PRO. Nortlituitlwrlaml East, Trent thllt‘y Arm Growing with DFRFR Q Quite a few years ago a member of the Bethesda-Reach Women's institute attended an FWlO Provincial Conferâ€" ence and came home with a wonderful idea. As a farm wife and a grandmoth- er she felt what she learned about “On Farm Child Care" was just what her community needed. That summer. child care was initiated for farm fami- lies on a day-torday basis so mothers could help in the field or barn. This service was well received and has grown to become the Durham Farm and Rural Family Resources (DFRFR) it provides programs in a community resource center for children from birth to age 6 Experienced staff work on site and resources are available to promote learning. growth and devela opment. While DFRFR works hard at finding funding, they are doing well at the present time under the watchful leadership ofa retired Rural Organizal tion Specialist, who is also an active Valuing the Rural Volunteer Have you ever volunteered? i bet you have! I worked retail for a number of years and hardly even knew my neighbours. let alone had any time to volunâ€" teer. i did do some volunteering of baking and sewing and always wished 1 could do more After i3 years, I quit my job. At this point. i ioinecl the Russell Village Women's institute And it was through this wonderful organization that I was able to participate in a course called "Volunteer Extraordinaire." The one-day course was to train individuals “to enhance and rebuild the rural volunteer base" - that would be US! The course cost 810. lunch and a 70-page Tool Kit was provided. This course was financially supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and sponsored by Ontario 4-H, The Ontario Association ongricultural Societies and Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc. Sylvia Densmore, formerly of Prime Event Management 67 Consulting, and Wendy Hay, from Niagara Loyalist Training, were the instructors. These two inspirational women took on the job of instructing and inspiring par- ticipants to develop skills, including recruiting, training and motivating volunteers and honing effective communication and conflict management techniques The series of discussions and team activities were a gentle. but truly eye-opening, walk through what makes people "tick" and how to make that "ticking" work effectively toward reaching your organization's goals. Wendy continues to give these courses all over Ontario. in fact, there is one scheduled for June 26 in Sault Ste, Marie and another for lune 29 in Sudbury. So. if you have been inspired to become a more effective volunteer. you can reach her by calling 1-877-933-0033 or email wendyhay@sympatlco,ca Submitted by lean Williams. RttsselIVillage WI. Russell. Eastern Area. WI member . Perhaps this could work In your area too? Submitted by Doreen Ert'tliatti Beltiusrln-Rmcli WI, Ontario. Central Amt