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'\'. (_t HOME & COUNTRY HOME dz COUAfl'Rl’is published quarterly by the Federated Women's institutes of Ontario (FWIO) HOME tit COUNTRY has two objectives: 1. To provide educational material which cultivates more knowledgeable and reâ€" sponsible citizens and promotes good family life skills. leadership development and community action. To provide a "communications link" among all members of the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario and other related organizations. EDITOR .Ianine Roelenstrant GRAPHICS Debbie Thompson Wilson (2) Willurlmrirm [997 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Anne Dyas (Chair) Janine Roelens-Grant (Secretory) Mary Janes. Marg Han'is Betty Veitch Lynn Lodge (Copy Editor) DEADLINES: Winter Issue: November I Spring issue: February I. Please address all correspondence to: Janine Roelens-Granl Editor. Home & Country FWIO 7382 Wellington Rd. 30 RR 5.Guelph 0N NIH 6J2 Tel: (519)836-3078 Fax: (519)836â€"9456 Copyright© i997 FWIO Copyrighted material (including graphics) may be reproduth {5 long as it remains in context. its source is recognized and it is not used for monetary gain. To reprint copy- righted material under any circumstances please contact the Editor. ISSN 070I-578X Printed on recyclable paper try Matroland Printing. Publishing and Distributing. Wiltowdale. Ontario 2 Home 8. Country. Fall '97 FWIO MAILBAG: July [4 1997 Please write to the F WIO Provincial . Ofiire with this information. And :0 Joan Dear Provincial President: at rirefiwlimving address: One of our members. Alma Milligan, was Joan Romans recognized recently at the 1997 Provincial RR 2 ConventionforherlengthyserviceintheWI. Sherbmoke PEI CIN4JS Almajoined the Hazel Grove Branch of the V Prince Edward Island Women's Institute in .. «7* / r 1922 at the age of IS. In I929. she trans- "v _ y t , \ V .7 _ ferred to the Sherbrooke Branch, At the age t of 90 Alma is still able to participate in meetings. something she has done without interruption for the past 75 years, This is recognized as a record for our province. Our Branch is proud of Alma‘s achieve- ment and anxious to share her feat with fellow members across the country. We are curious to know if any other W] member in Canada holds such a record”. Other Prince Ed ward Island members are older. but cannot boost as long a membership. I would appreciate hearing from your prov, ince to determine how many other members of the W1 hold this distinction. and if there is a member with a longer continuous memberâ€" June l6. I997 Dear Janine Roelensâ€"Gmnt: You asked for comments on the new Home & Country [board reporting] format. I think it is "GREAT" â€" much easier to get the high- lights of the Board briefings and other activities. Your headings are clear and dis [lnCL I read the Home & Country from cover to cover and it makes you feel you really know what the W1 is doing Keep up the good work. ship than Alma, Yours in WI. With all good wishes. Barbara Senrkc Joan Homcmr Fonthil] Secretary. Sherbroo kc WI 5 Chair of the Planning Committee of the Centennial Celebration/FWIC Convention held at the Hamilton Convention Centre in June. maylexpress my thanks to all members of the committee who dedicated five years to making sure it would be a memorable occasion. But the fifteen members ofour committee did not work alone. Ontheirbehalf. may [express gratitude to those on the sub-committees and the multitude of volunteers who worked at the Registration Desk. helped with setting up and staffing the Wentworth Display and Sales Room. can‘ied floral displays to stage and dining rooms. conducted or sang in the International Choir, prepared the Interfaith Service. worked so diligently on the program in how the Convention Centre and Gage Park. took part in the Fashion Show and Pageant. and acted as hosts on the Tour Buses and ushers or greeters in the theatre. Thanks to our Ontario members in attendance for being such warm and considerate hostesses. and members at home who provided lunches for our guests from across Canada and from beyond our borders and hosted visitors in their homes, Letters of thanks continue to amve.wr1tten expressly to pay tribute to the hosting society for the welcome they received. Then there is FWIO President Marg Harris and her Board of Directors. the helpful staffin the Provmcml Office. as well as a most cooperative and experienced group of people at the Convention Centre itself and in the FWIC Office in Quart/1 Without all of you such a major undertaking could not have been planned and carried out. Each task you undertook added to the success of the whole, Many. many thanks to you all. Sincerely. Peggy Knapp Chair. Convention ‘97 Planning Committee