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uo gueno nc oraainaite dnc imegmmt in ce J + miuve ireare" Oxford Cuuocyc y ~ e a o mcA s â€" ;"7‘?“” mt ~â€" nc ke. : W.I. gathers > || fl? .. . 92. ~, i F s ase / for annual ols P To se | by Anya Donaldson S §§$' z%j« $1. _% '<_~',_ ) :’;.‘ & .. > H»"?“% & . f \ ; *'fmx?%@f)” ,“ The Oxford District Wovens _ 0" U Om _ . es o Institute met at Christ Church _ o _ c e . o css oi oo o t Huntingford on Wednesday, May _ _ _ _ SA . ~. Cae. Li ic ~ omm oi ~Or O 22. 2013 with 36 members and7? â€" |¢ _ _ _ * §¥ . M _ u. yO . t2 guests attending. The meeting _ _ CE â€"_ o e was opened by President § *.: * â€" Te css i e 6 0 o Margaret Ogar with the %â€" y f â€"â€"< e on '“&“f&‘ 7 ~£ e +o s stt 4 ; d j $ e > . c. oo ol e s _ _ . o P presentation of the Canadian flag . _ va * .0 par hss .. > and singing of "O Canada", § ... } \ s [ s ~. .. ces & . e followed by saying the Institute . | ) . _ |â€" 8e A es VR t : Ode and the Mary Stewart [ ts s ul s o Te in . t3 Collect. President Ogar was es Nce oo ,-t .ts A / h >A Cl S in e : .. ... ho yc 4t noleima ~s . . <â€" *fi m 94 h 1 S l j e '{_:.\,s s pleased to announce that o_ i & § | oi l $ 3 ,"-%r, $2647.00 was raised for § g [ y oo h . e e o â€" o â€"â€"@~ w Associated Country Women ofthe _ W _ W â€" . * . s § * > t x World (ACWW) during "Women _ | _ | _ _ _ ""®@aawiile e 4. Mess : Walk the World" on April 27th & _ _ | m _ â€" * â€" e | ~a Te En } 28th. These funds will be sent to _/ ®= se t e t CS e ns PHOTO BY LaURA GrEEN ACW W for various worldwide . peagy to serve for the new year of the Oxford District Women‘s Institute are the newly elected executive members who | projects to help women and theit â€" _ yosiqe in all corners of Oxford County. Left to right are Secretary Linda Hammond (Mount Elgin W.1.), Treasurer Louise nnaraes presented _ Baifd (Princess Elizabeth W.1.), President Anne innes (Brooksdale W.1.), 1st Vice Shelia Greason (Brown‘s), and past ight and Lively was pr 7 q $ 3. m . 20 by Browns WL with a set of chan _ ""*"°"tMargaret Oger(lakeside Wi). Tay, (raz, P+3. mag £% 203 _____ _ exercises and fivia prd "yeats Eleanor Williams, our The Scholarship Commuttee aenante mowns colentalch. Provincial Board Director, report was given by Anne Innes. their 75th anniversary this yEA _ indicated that the Erland Lee The two Oxford District WL _ The Tweedsmulr workshop W1l ""Frome in Stoney Creek is open scholarships were awarded to pe held aithe MnCatinns. â€"â€" again and are still accepting cash â€" Sarah Baigent and Elizabeth Community Centre August 62 _ donations. There are new FWIO _ Bruce. Danielle Turvey won the. 2013 Stamg at 9 am Wlt’h a $5 manual lnsem avaflable and can Maryn Pardy London A_rea registration fee. This year‘s be obtained from the Guelph Semmarems. workshop theme is "Do you value . pffice She also indicates that the Oxford District Women‘s â€" your frensurch? s m o c _ Institute State of Officers 2013â€" o oo n ce load qerape, _ Back to Basics" program theme _ 2014: President, Anne Innes; 1st workshop will be held October is ongoing. . Vice. Sheila Greasonâ€" Past P uoo ie oommonntman on Our guest speakers for the President, Margaret Ogar; 2nd Thorndale Qommumty Centre. All afternoon were three volunteer Vice, Nancy John; Secretary, > o olb Re esn , . puppeteers called "Kids on the _ _ Linda Hammond; Assistant . presidents, secretaries, treasurers," giocy" They are part of a team _ _‘ Seciciary hhone Cheserman and R.O.S.E. coâ€"ordinators are â€" with the London Thames Valley Tressiner Lomge Baird: encouraged to attend. Children‘s Centre. The team waap m in anrere snmereanan e on * Greetings were given by focuses on the development of Tweedsmuir History, Mary «London area President, Sheila . physical, social, emotional Nicklas; Assistant Tweedsmuir® Greason; Middlesex East commun'ication' behaviour‘al ind History, Louise Baird; Public President, Ruth Gourley; and _ _ yige gpglls of children and y outh Relations, Anya Donaldson; London area Voting Delegate, Rie They provide information s Advocacy Convenor, Nancy Muir; s VanSteeg, who informed us that education, and support to' R.O0.S.E. Coâ€"ordinator, Sheila ' FWIO (Federated Women‘s children, youth, and their families Greason; Financial Examiners, Institutes of Ontario) supports | | ,, foster'strong: supportive . _ Evelyn Arthur, Liz Harrison; the nomination of Malala relationships and environments. Education Committee, Hene s Yousafza, the 12 year old gi{l They also provide information, Chesterman, Nancy John, Sheila froxp Afghanlgtan who gumve'd 2. education, and support to their Greason, Liz Harrison; Talipan sh00fine £o" fais/c=‘ © _ community to provide inclusive _ Scholarship Committee, Sheila Nobel Peace Prize, A FWIO opportunities for participation. _ Greason, Ann Roxburgh, Louise conference at Ridgetown Colleg® . Te "Kids on the Block" brought Baird, Margaret Dale; Nominating is planned for 2014. the troupe of lifeâ€"sized puppets _ Committee, Sheila Greason, A resolution formuated DY _ o life in three skits about 1) _ â€" Margaret Ogar: Children‘s Coderington W.I. is being Hemophilia, 2) Spina Bifida, and | Hospital, Liz Harrison. i forwarded io FWIO If advocates ~3) Cerebral Palsy The puppeleets â€" Annah Lewis branch extended the teaching of nutrition and the â€" provided our members with an invitation to the May 21st life skill of cooking to students 1N pwssome educational 2614 District Armua) s their formative years in school. enfertaimment The Thames § CS 3 _ Valley Children‘s Centre may be C » contacted at www.tycc.on.ca or 1â€"866â€"590â€"8822. .