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The Women‘s Institutes celebrate 100 years of giving to the world One lady at the event is celebrating her own 100th anniversary this year, Helen But Upper Saunderâ€"Baufelt, a longâ€" time W.I. member from Thorold, Ontario, born in 1897, attended the â€" opening â€" ceremonies. Saunderâ€"Bauflet said has never ceased praising the Women‘s Institute for their good work. Page 2, Voice of the Lambton, Middlesex & Elgin Farmer, Tuesday, July 8, 1997 Under the direction of Adelaide Hoodless, an activist Hamilton socialite and Erland Lee, a prosperous Stoney Creek Ontario farmer, the first branch of the Women‘s Institute was initiated on February 19, 1897. One hundred years later it remains an organization devoted to _ developing informed, responsible citizens, encouraging good family life skills, initiating programs to achieve common goals and leadership development. Under the _ umbrella organization, the Associated Hundreds of Branch Banners and thousands of miniature lights from the approximately 2,000 delegates of the Women‘s Institute from across Canada and around the world helped Canadian members usher in their second century. Pageants, parades, bus tours, choirs, speakers, fashion shows, panels, banquets, a multicultural concert at the Hamilton, Ontario Convention Centre, and an Interfaith Service made the week of June 15 to June 22 an unforgettable experience for the double event. Country Women of the World (approximately six million women in more that 60 countries), projects continue to help women improve their living conditions. Lyndsay Hacketâ€" Pain, World President of the ACWW stressed the fact that the role of the ACWW is to "help women to help themselves" by offering relatively modest but practical support to rural communities, requesting whatever the donees can offer and often receiving matching 100 YEARS STRONG â€" Women‘s Institute media representative Valerie Lodge and public relations officer Mary Janes chat with motivational speaker Norman Rebin at the organization‘s cenntennial celebrations held recently in Hamilton. Rebin, a futurist and authour, was the kick off speaker for the fiveâ€"day event.. The _ Convention _ theme "Indebted to_ the= Past; Committed to the Future" formed the basis of addresses by all the guest speakers. Motivational speakers Norman Rebin and Rosalie Wysocki reminded members to scheme, dream and redeem as their enter their second century and that it is out attitude that affects our altitude. Dr. Linda Ambrose, author of the recently nublis‘s% funds from specialist United Nations and other aid agencies. The keynote speaker for the convention, Dr. Roberta Bondar, when recounting her lifetime of achievements including her participation in the space program, stressed the importance of setting adventurous goals, always For Home and Country, the Ontario Women‘s Institutes History, encouraged _ the Women‘s Institutes in their future plans and was present to autograph copies of her book. (photo by Pam Wright) *asking, through a letter and petition, that the quality of health care be preservad.hs *the effort to set a minimum standard for print size of medicinal containers and to ensure a list of ingredients on the labels of all imported liquidâ€" filled products â€"such as paperweights. 0 *the request that Health Canada to set safety standards for cooking pots; *the request that Canada Post review addressed ad mail rates; During the convention, Charlotte Johnson, president for the past three years, turned over her presidential duties to Mildred J. Keith of New Brunswick. Active at the national level of the Women‘s Institutes for many years, Mildred was named to the 1997 edition of the "Who‘s Who of Canadian Women." After a twoâ€"ballot election, delegates chose Faye Mayberry, a Red Deer, Alberta farmer and FWIC executive member as the presidentâ€"elect. The other nominees were Margaret Munro and Joyce Johnson. Action will be taken on all resolutions presented at the convention including: path and keeping enthusiasm alive, she advised. And when a goal is reached, she said, our views change and we soon realize that the achievement is not an end but a beginning.