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THE FEDERATED lWOMEN'S pit apes or o .ao ‘ An Organization tor Personal Growth and Community Action Val. 69 No. 2 Tn] I 1382 Wellington Rd. #30, RR 5 Guelph ON N1H 6J2 ROSES are Blooming By Julie Annett H ave you ever asked yourself what the value of a ROSE session is to your community, your Women's Institute (W1) or your family and friends? Since I began this position, i have asked myself that question many times. The answer is clear; the power of knowledge and the value of education can never be measured. In the past three years. over [0,000 people have attended a ROSE session and over 350,000 pieces of educational material have been distributed! We can only imagine how many of these people have been inspired by the resources they have been provided with and the friends that they have made! Yourefforts have allowed people access to valuable educational resources that they may never have had access to before. Many of you have shared your thoughts about the ROSE Program with me over these past few months. and I have even had the privilege of attending a few ROSE Sessions. It is clear that you have the expertise and ambition to make the ROSE Program the best. most influential health and social SCH‘ICC program in Ontario. The ROSE Program will help focus FWlO's educational and membership efforts. I am confident that together we can make the "ROSES are Blooming" Expansion Project successful and unforgettable! Summer 2003 NTRY What is the "ROSES are Blooming" Expansion Proiect? The idea behind the "ROSES are Blooming" Ex- pansion Project was to expand on the success of the original ROSE Health Program, This will be dons: by expanding the ROSE Program into other focus areas and by establishing eight additional partnerships with key health and social scrvtce organizations. Leader'- ship Training Sessions will be provided in WI representatives in the spring of 2004, A Provincial "ROSES are Blooming" Forum will he held in the summer of 2004 How is the Trillium Grant money being distributed? FWlO is grateful to thc Ontario Trillium Ftlul‘ltld‘ tion for prmiding a $221600 grant ltl expand the ROSE Program. This will allow for the implementaâ€" tion of a two-year plan in enhance and ensure the sustainability til. the RtlSl-E Program Some ol you may be wondering llll\\‘ this money is to he distrib- uted. The Trillium Foundation granted the moncy based on a predetermined hudch acccptcd by the FWIO Board. liach portion nl this grant has been allocated to Explllldlllg the ROSIE Program in a numâ€" ber of ways. Some ot the things that thc grant will allow FWlO to do include. stall at ROSE Program Manager and ROSE Administrative Assistant. produce marketing and promotional materials. maintain The ROSE Gun/cit newsletter. expand tlic FWIO \vchsilc. con» duct Phase ll of the leadership workshops. expand the ROSE Program Planning (illltlL‘. evaluate the ROSE Program and host a “Rt’lSIES .‘iic Blooming" Forum. Who are ROSE Partners? Thank you it i all who haw i'cturncil the Continually Based Needs Assessment Survey lirom the results of this survcy. kcy organimtions‘ Will bc chosen to pri» \ ide Wl Branches \vith \‘altiablc cducatiiinal information and lL‘SttllfL'L‘S. WllllC the locus of the ROSE Program is on our parlncrs. Branches can also host ROSE Sessions using the resources and tools tit other organi/ations. Cont/n ued on page 2 . Lotleiy Licentinq ti Wimd Rural \I'Vuimn'stiny to Bianrhlnq Out / llulo'. ll‘ihi llll'vl 4 rmiihnatni ll RnSE pmgmm hmndgmra Rpm,” H lnlematiiinal Cnmdinaim‘; Rnpnrt :4 Tlu- 'il'tly ii! .i tannin i) an yam Rpm" { International Year cl Fresh Water " tnlvhmtimi lllll rims H Baa“, 5mm.) 4 Proltlz‘ lweedsmuirromdinatm ‘J i was minnow alr-nrlat it! In Advocacy [:Omydynauu‘v‘ papa” 5 [Mellon-:9 lll [\qiitulltiio Await] ’J llll Vr'uii lnlmiitnlirrii lb