The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THE CQAIR CgALLENGE ountry Heritage Experience (the former Ontario Agricultural Museum. now a non-profit. private group) seeks the contin- ued support of the Women‘s Institutes. They are requesting a donation of $60 from your Branch for a reproduction chair. which will complete an interactive living history centre in Mountview Hall, Mountview Hall is now dedicated to pre- senting the evolution of the Women’s Institute and food history. It will be show- cased as a I928 community hall supported by the Women‘s Institute; and it will demonâ€" strate courses from that era. Country Heritage Experience invites you to become part ofrhis experience through the Chair Challenge! A $60 donation from your Branch will: I purchase one of thirty reproduction 19205 chairsr necessary to complete Mountview Hall a provide your Branch with a “Chair Chalâ€" lenge Certificate" in recognition of your contribution to the museum 0 be publicly recognized within Moun- tview Hal] Country Heritage Experience is open from May 17 through to Thanksgiving. Wednes- days through Sundays, plus holidays. All donations should be payable to Counâ€" try Heritage Experience, Box 38. Milton ON L9T 2Y3. For more information call (905)878-8151. All About Being On Boarb Duties of Provincial Board Directors As outlined in the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) Handbook. the duties of a Provincial Board Direc- tor are as follows: El to attend all sessions at the meet- ings held by the Provincial Board. with travelling and living expenses paid by FWIO; El to attend the DistrictAnnuals in your Subdivision to: - present a summary of Women's Institute activities and the delibâ€" erations oi the Provincial Board. and. - to ratify the District Directors (or their Altemetes); l: to preside at the elections at District Annuals. except in her own District; to send a report at the District An» nuais in their Subdivision to the Provincial Office; II to have the opportunity to be a member at the Board of Di rectors oi the Districts in her Subdivision; Cl to have travelling and living expenses paid by the FWIO when attending District Annuals in her own Subdivision, or meetings as requested by the Provincial Presi- dent; l:l to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Area at which her Subdivision is a part; l3 to attend all sessions oi the Area Convention as the elected delegate from her District: and. j to communicate ata Subdivision meeting or in some other may the information from Board. hen asked what it. was like attending Provincial Board. the following First and Second Year Board Directors had this to say: 'Z‘iitending Board was overwhelming. but very interesting. I learned a lot. I! wasn'tar intimidating the second time around, at (he second Board meeting. I recommend that you get all your papers in order prior to each meeting. ” Wlllu Juhnrton. Fir“ VIII Bontd Dinner, Subdivision 22. 'The biggest revelation to me at Board was Ihefacr that weare now responsible for the organization and attracting new mem- bers. You really learn from each other. I was so impressed with the dedication and commitment to their war Shirley Gloedell, First Your Board Director. Subdivision 13. "You've got to know your Branches bet- ter, get better acquainted with your local Branches and Districts. Being a Board Dr'» rector involves more time than I was ever led to believe. It doesn '1 just involve attend- work too. " ing Board, but involves some follow-up . Leona Siubblnus. Second Year Board Direc10r. Subdivision 15. "As a Board Director you really need to know what '5 happening with government regulations. We are passing resolutions. and we don't really have an understanding 0er or we don 'r know all Ihefacls. We rely on people sitting on committees to give us the information we need to make deci- sions, " Laurens UlrirJr. Second Year Board Directori Subdivism 27 This is the year to celebrate. and what better way to help our celebrations along than by starting a new Brandi. On Saturday. April 12, 1937. with eight charter members. the West Shore Centennial Women's Institute Branch was formed at Cumberland Beach 6 Home &Country. Summer '97 (near Orillia). Displays on the Women's Institute. Sale and Healthy Communities. Being a Board Di» rector and Membership were all set up for viewing. Elections were held and the new otiicers were sworn in by Simcoe East District President. Glenys Hepinstall. In attendance were Provincial Board Di» rectors Shirley Gleadall (Subdivision 13) and Betty Veitch (Subdivision 14). Provincial MembershipCoâ€" ordinalor Lorna McGrath. Simcoo Area President Barbara Ann Cook. Simcoo East District Second Vice President Carol Doolittle. past Board Directors May Brown and Elsie Perry. and Hampshire-Ardtroe Wl Secretary Dorothy Lockrey. Charter Members are Jeanette Barlow. Irene Groome. Ethel Mallatt, Vlhlma Carter. Diane Flobin- son. Jenniier Dioeman. Sherry Short and Susan Elliott. Congratulations ladies! it was a great pleasure for me to help the members in the organization otthis Branch. Remember ladies. no matter where you are. we are all part oi a team that needs to grow and be strong in order for this great organization to stay alive. Cindy Lockhan is the Membership Organizer tor Simeoe Area.