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For Your Information Provincial Calendar of Events, 2002-2003 Oct. 1-31 â€"10“" Annual Local Artist Show a Sale at the Lee Nov. 9-10 â€" "A Family Lost. A Home Created," The Erland Lee Home Remembers Nov. 2223 vâ€" Community Quilt Documentation Workshop at the Lee Nov. 25-27 â€" FWIO Board Meeting. Guelph Dec. 323 e A Victorian Country Christmas at the Lee Jan. 13. 2003 - FWIO Board Meeting. Barrie For more information about the above evenls at the Lee Home contact Curator Michael Gemmell at 552 Ridge Rd. Stoney Creek ON LBJ 2Y6. Phone: 905-662-2691. Or check out the website at www.fwio.on.ca/hivio/events.html FWIO Supplies - New Products I Computer Screen Sweeps ’ $3.50 - soft brush removes dust from computer screen and glass I Zippy Letter Opener 7 $3.50 - opens mail and doubles as a magnet I Measuring Tape » $5 â€" 2 meters or 6 it. Buy all three of the above for $10. I Suitcases with FWIO Logo - $55 - airline travel bag; pull along, backpack or shoulder; 6000 oxford nylon. black in colour with yellow logo; too bulky to mail. pick up only I 2002 FWIO Provincial Conference Pin - $5 I 2002 Christmas Ornament â€" “Ten Lords a Leaping" » 55 Place your order todayl Call the FWIO Provincial Office at 519-836-3078. Sale, Sale, Sale! The prices of the following items from the FWIO Supply List have been slashed. I For Home and Country: The Centennial History of the Women's Institutes of Ontario - $15 for unmailed copies; $20 if mailed from Provincial Office I Garden Series of 4 Note Cards - $2.50 for unmailed cards; 53 it mailed I From This Place: Recollections of the Lives of Women in the 20"7 Century > $15 for un- mailed copies; $17.50 if mailed This sale is in effect until December 31 . 2002. Do your Christmas shopping early. Place an order today while quantities last! to Home a. Country, Fall 2002 as. FWIO Open Annual Meeting â€".lan. 14, 2003 This is the date tor the FWIO Open Annual Meeting to be held at the Kempenteldt Conference Centre in Barrie. Workshops lor FWIO Officers will be held on Jan. 15. 2003. Cost of Open Annual - $33 â€" includes lunch. breaks and an annual report Deadline for Registration â€" Dec. 13. 2002 Same Day Registration â€" Cost ‘ $10 (no meals or annual report) Note: In order to arrange meals for busloads and large groups. advance registration is requued Only those who preregister will receive an agenda. an annual report and meats, To register call the FWIO Provincial Office at 5198360078, Provintial Positions Open At the upcoming FWIO Annual Meeting in January 2003. the following provincral level positions are open for election: I Regional Board Directors â€"1per region I Lobbying Coordinator - Tweed smuir Coordinator % I Executive Officer to Fch I ROSE rural ontario sharing education (Education) Coordinator The roles and responsibilities ot the first four positions can be obtained from the Provincial Office by calling 519-836â€"3078 See page B for the ROSE Coordinator's job description. Provinrial Office Notes - Christmas Shutdown ~ Please make note that the FWIO Provtncial Office will be closed starting Decemberza. 2002.through to Janu- ary 5. 2003. Regular oftice hours will resume on January 6, 2003, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the FWIO Office staff! - Regional 4-H Scholarships â€" These applicav tlons are available lron-i your District Secretary. Wanted â€" ACWW (aunrrywoman Magulines Dr. Linda Ambrose. author of For Home and Country: The Centennial History of the Women's Institutes of Ontario. is in search of old copies of the ACWW Countrywoman magazine. Anyone wishing to donate their collection please contact her at: Linda Ambrose. HistOry Department. Laurentian University. 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury ON PSE 206. Phone: 705-675-1151, ext. 4201. Email: Iambrose@laurentian.ca Royal Agricultural Winter Fair . Volunteers are needed! Who better to talk about the impact of the Women's Insti- tute in communities and members than our own membersl The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF) Commrttee in- vites you to the organization‘s interactive booth this year. There are still some spaces left tor groups oi both 3 and 4 Each volunteer will work shifts from 12:00 pm, (noon) until close. and continue the next day from 9:00 am. until 12:00 p m. (noon) Overnight accommodation and tree parking is provided Call Kelly Marshall-Rutter» ford at 51983643078 before Oct. 18 if you are interested In volunteering Recognizing the contributions of women at the Royal! Since 1996. FWIO has presented an award of excellence in agriculture to deserving women during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. This year. the award has been enhanced to better describe the Winner and Is now known as the "Woman oi Excellence in Agriculture Awar “ The criteria has been changed to include women currently or previously involved in agn- cullure at the FtAWF Also new this year. the winner will be the guest of honour at FWtO‘s table and recognized during an award presenta- tion at the RAWF PreSIdent's Luncheon on Nov. 11, For more inlorrnation contact FWIO’s Marketing & Resource Development Director Kelly Marshall-Ruthenord at 519-836~3078. recrutt new Donations list Please note the lollowmg mouon passed at the August 2002 FWIO Board Meeting: That the Donations List currently pn'nted in the Home & Country newsletter be pnnted as an annual in» sert in the newsletter. This insert will be included in the Winter 2002-2003 newletter and will print all donations received since April 25. 2002. to the fiscal year end, September 30. 2002. All dona- tions prior to April 25. 2002. have already been listed in the Home & Country. Canada Post Publication Mail Reg. No. 1685341 Return undeliverable copies to: FWIO 7382 Wellington Rd. 30, RR 5 Guelph, ON NTH 612