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i Your Information Provincial Calendar of Events, 2003 Aug. 13 â€" FWIO Board Meeting/Budget Review Aug. 19-21 â€" FWIO Board Meeting Aug. 22 â€" Personnel Meeting Nov. 24 â€" Handbook Committee Nov. 25-27 â€" FWIO Board Meeting Eriand Lee (Museum) Home Events, 2003 July â€" Creative Memories Workshop Create colourful and protessional keepsake photographs lor your tamin Sept. â€" TBA â€" Central Ontario Artists' Association Palnt»Out at the Lee Sept. 27 â€" Antique Examination Day and Luncheon Take lunch and have an antique examined by the Museum‘s appraisers. Oct. 1-31 â€" 11'h Annual Local Art Show and Sale Over 100 works ot art irom local area artists are on display and tor sate at the Museum Nov. 11-28 â€" The Tragedy at War New historical artifacts from the Gordon Lee Collection will be unveiled. Nov. â€" TBA â€" Wentworth County Omit Documentation Project at the Lee Dec. 2-21 â€" Victorian Country Christmas Dec. a TBA - Stoney Creek Historical Socrety's 12'h Christmas House Tour For more information about the above events at the tee Home contact Curator Michael Gemme/l at 552 Ridge Rd. Stoney Creek ON L81 2V6. Phone 90576622697 Or check out the websrre at wwwfwio. on ca/I‘Wlo/events himi Adelaide Headless Homestead Please note the hours that the Homestead is open tor the upcoming season from May 15 through Sept. 1. Closed â€" Monday Tues. â€" Sat. â€" 10:00 am. â€"4:00 pm Call ahead tor large tours. off season by ap- pointment. Call 519-448-1130. Hospitality Homes Are you planning a vacation? Remember, Hos- pitality Homes in Ontario are open to all Wl members and their companions tor $10 per night per person. To obtain a list at Homes. send three 48 cent stamps to Gillian Catto at 80x 16. Site 14. RR 1. Whitefish ON POM 3E0. Phone: 705-866-0253, Email: gilcat@sympatico.ca to Home E Country, Summer 2003 FWIO Open Annual Meeting - 2004 The FWIO Open Annual Meeting will be held at the Kempenfelt Conference Centre in Barrie in January 2004. The 43 evaluations ot the 2003 Annual Meeting were overwhelmingly posmve Watch lor more details about the 2004 Annual Meeting in tuture issues of the Home 1!; Counlry newsletter and in Board Briefings. Provincial Positions Open At the upcoming FWtO Annual Meeting in Janu- ary 2004. the lollowrng prayincial level posnions are open tor election o President-Elect - Regional Board Director â€" Southern - Regional Board Director â€" Western - Membership Coordinator The roles and responsibilities and application lorms for these positions can be obtained by calling the FWIO Provmaal Office at 519-830 3078. Remember. Districts are responSihle lot securing nominations tor a Provincial Advisory CounCiItor let their District Annual. to be pre~ sented at the Area Convention lor election _----------....-.----â€"--â€" 4'" Line Theatre to Remounl For Home and Country The FWIO PrownCial Board negotiated With Robert Winslow. Artistic Director at the 4"" Line Theatre. an outdoor theatre company in Mllli brook. Ontario. to remount the play For Home and Country written by Toronto playwright Leanne Brodie. The moving and entertaining perlormance tells the story of a divorced. urban mother who returns to her family's rural homo, area and develops a close lriendship w1lh an older resident â€" a member at the Women's Instr lute (WI). Through a combination or comedy. song and drama. For Home and Country ex- plores community and belonging while uncovering the hist0ry ot the WI. Dates: August 6 to 17. Wednesday to Sunday. with an additional pertormance on Tuesday. August 12 Time: Showtime is 6.00 pm Cost: The Board also negotiated a speCiaI price 01518.50, but only it you identify yourselt as 3 WI member and purchase group tickets. Phone: 4‘" Line Theatre Company at 1-800-814-0055 Take a look at the President's Letter that came in your Annual Branch Mailing tor more intorma- tlon. _-.â€"--_--.â€"------------- FWIO Conference 2004 Competitions For details at the FWIO Conference 2004 Com- petitions refer to page 12 of the Spring 2003 issue of the Home & Country newsletter The 2004 Conlerence Committee give thanks to all members who completed the questionnaire at the 2002 Conlerence The response was Over» whelming and the 2004 Competitions rellecl some ol your ideas Please constder submitting entries to the competitions and attending next years Conference Campaign to Restore the Macdanald Institute The Universny ol Guelph is mounting a cam paign to raise $18 million tor a total restoration oi the Macdonald Institute Many Women's ll'lSll’ tute members have benefited from the work ot the home economists over the years as partim- pants in short courses and train-the-trainer programs and as 4~H leaders Those who Wish to express then gratitude may send a personal donation to help restore Macdonald lnstitute lndiViduals. Branches. Districts or Areas can send their donation to Tim Mau. Senior Manager at Development. College ol Social and AppllF’J. Human Sciences. Universny of Guelph. Guel. ‘ ON NtG 2W1 Make the cheque payable to the Universin 0t Guelph and note “Restoration of Macdnnald Institute“ on the memo line. Receipts Wlll be issued tor tax purposes Erland lee (Museum) Home Quilt Challenge The Erland Lee (Museum) Home Committee is plesenting the lolluwing Quilt Challenge to mem- bers. across Ontario Quilt Block Size - 121/2 x 12 1/2 inches Colours » medium blue. dusty rose and white Pattern ~ ch0ice of participant Note - please do not qunt the block Deadline = Sept 30. 2003 Destination ~ Please send the quilt block. With your name and address. to Regina Wagter at 2067 Hwy 3 E. RR El. DunnVIIIe ON NtA 2W7 Oulltsand pillows Will be assembled and tickets Wlll be sold tor $2 or three tor $5 The time and place ol the draw to be announced. Canada Post Puhlicrtllon Moll Reg No 1685341 Return undeliverable (onto: to' FWlO 1332 Wellington Rd 30. RR 5 Guelph on NiHarz