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l, l s---.-------'" Women's Institutes Annual Meeting Of ‘ h Federated Women's" l/v, Id W'll lnst't tes Of Ontario c ll b H Th t47 000 . .' . ears a , Thel r Knitted Squares Have l C tennial _ . _ _ I Been Sent To Zambia OnFebruary19,1997,Wornen's ‘79, ' Institute (WI) members around the ' At the recent annual meetingofthe purchase a herd of 102 goats to pro- world will celebrate the formation of Federated Women's Institutes of On.. duce milk for nutrition and to sell as a the fir.st WI branch In Stoney Creek, tario, International Convener Donna means of generating income. The pig- Ontario. In Ontario, all branches will Russett announced that over 47,000 gery project is a source of income for meet on that date, usmg a common knitted squares (10 cm x 10 cm) have Aids orphans and allows them to be growing). Peggy McLeod, chair of the been sent from OntarioWomen's Instr. contributing membersof the commu- ranc rogram Committee, states the tute members to two organizations in nity. ' purpose of this meetlng I.? to Jom to- Zambia. One purpose of this project, A total of$10,000 was contributed 7 gleither m unity and tPirie to honour undertaken in the 1994-1997 trien- from across Canada. FWIO members .t s very special day. . nium of the Federated Women's Insti- contributed$6,000totheprojects.This . The_pr<_)gram includes the tradl- tutes of Canada, is to assist the will enable the ACWW to fund the tlonal Slhgmg of bheWIOde, the realt- Mazabuka Association for the Disa- projects and monitor them for a two mg 9f the Mal? Stewart Collect, the bled and the Monze Centre for Reha- year period. _ readingof the minutes of the first meet- bilitationbyprovidinggainfulemploy- ., P4 P Stoney Creek and_a candle- ment for disabled Zambian women. llghtlng ceremony. It also includes a The women assemble the squares into sk.il 2e You Know that . . : ' The roll blankets, vests and stuffed toys. This call IS lemU have accomplished with project also provides funds to purchas- I :WI life skill. In the early years, all ing needed items, such as teaching ranches presented a motto - two aids andwheelchairs.Mrs. J. Spitteler {WRHES of insmratlon. For the prov- of Mazabuka reports, "We often fill a inarwide meeting, the motto ls "Cel- Toyota pick-up when we collect them 9b“? the Past; Challenge the Pu.. (the parcels of squares) from the Post tur e. Office, so you can imagine the scale of the operation." . . . Associated Country Women of the Minor Centennial Celebration World (ACWW) President (Canada The major celebration of the cen- area) Peggy Knapp announced Fhe sue- tennial will take place at the Hamilton cess ofthe Twey am,be, Goat ”We“ end Convention Centre from June 17 - 22, the.UnitedWormtsGryu?f1igPyject 1997. Delegates have already regis- at the same meetlng. In 1995, Cana- tered from Canada, New Zealand, die“ 1yomen's1I11titutt rnyn1ersd,e- China, India, England, the United cided tn SUPP? rt families .1 n Uganda States, Cameroonand thelsleofWight. I affected by Aids. One project was to The theme of the national conven- I enable the women 1n Tweyambe to tion,hostedbytheFederatedWomen's _ - Institutes of Ontario, is "Indebted to the past: Committed to the Future". Theme speaker on the opening day is T Dr. Linda Ambrose, author of "For Home and Country", the recently pub. - lished history of the Women's Institute 7 movement. Also featured is motiva- The Sentinel-Review, Wednesday, June 5, 1996 Page 5 I tional speaker Rosalie Wysocki, who will speak on positive attitudes, team building and communication skills. Norman Rebin, an internationally known innovator, futurist and author l _-.-.-------------------------------- from Saskatchewan, will speak on the ; w MEI ._.... - - ~w: , _iiiEiRRF9iiV ' .. . -.-_=--_- , .. convention them. , . 'SIMM" ' , "w“ Ff, Itll, 7‘ f __ c. Centennial Day, June 21, features 'era' ' M a "e , a mm; = T li, g , " F-TT'--",' Ta an internationally renowned speaker ’ g, " Tr5rii> " ,bm Ili' Rah: Blltt' f . ' Ti on“CommittedtotheFuture",followed , (PM, ,17'54’1‘?‘ 7 Kr """, !8. ~, I , Ilrr', . " m irc, .. - by an historical pageant written by "" sr,.:,."),'" G" Crt;,; 77'" 'tv:,':': F,,rs,eiiiiri, V "'i"(,i"i'i_i"i')_cli,_.'i, RI (, c. ',3' f.', b'si', " 93%,...“ Peggy Knapp, a former F'WIO presi- s 'ivry-ew; se"",')?.:,"',,, f, 7 ”it?“ 'f'it?r ", $57,253,777 j,ii-,'r,5iii,i)ii' l (n7. v:h.7,7 77,»: ,’ .233,- //". dent. An international dinner, with v,.' RE . ", j" l l a" - f,:,liif"_'iii:rij),l: , I , '54 /)' '{7'" The?” , delegates in national costumes, and a J" 'a1'ir))ii_'iii,i/ti, i s"-; _ V '. a“ X" ri""".' , _ ' 'v' 77 . ci. _ _ multicultural program will complete gtr"" it"; “a 'i (r' __ , ", "l"rrjr:'srrt, ' w")',,-',-'-',';,)",":,':','),))"';:'. “77:. .3532}? It,, g F q T "., the program. Registration forms for ,' 'l y F‘ , "I rr"':::), 151274.;Ji, ril:.ii:';iir:,i','jtiipe,vr', 'kiiiiii'i; r:..?:')',"-;-"],:'," ( ""i, , qC _ .e the centennial celebration'are avail- l“? are ‘4? h' 'i'. /;7' _rr "17/“ . ,9 M. g2ftgry cl.' .9??? C agile from theF W10 bravinrial an H ',,i.?ie.ttilCiiiit =w, 'iv.".,' "rsii'yr' "/,'.rr,s/:; ' = th 2?2Ni t2tii f' F _ I) T 'ir. . .; (-: roi, . .,l'itiqilliiiaidillt, , g Ar, ,I"ja"‘,‘,:f‘$7 .7 gi O“, ti. "", fi. . i ' .. 1., L, I I/h a "l _ .. A) _; 4 'il?, lh" &ftlli3' ', "r' . 'Ni,,', jr-i. " T _ “~52“~ ir, I? It tardzr“ , , “If" a" b',, ' C' "; g "i;": . _ _ MrtNig 9'7“? Y. v,.' 9t ”reape77tw Lt T "M 7 vi1i.tt'tL:1ryyc,t,lo T ./ it? 7 v*;r”\-.‘t= 'rr/ "i-, like?" s", T 'rr 'stri'ir:'ifrC, 1,',lirtr.f/c-, li' I , he: _ 65; is View}: . , _ nay. C. 7t "'a / t 'ui',, l7 " . , . I New executive . . \ '. ' Here is the new 1995-96 executive of Oxford North District Women's Institute. From left, Mary Nickles, assistant secretary; Vivian McDonald, curator; Donna MacPherson, vice-president; Sharryn Sharples, president; Marlene Matheson, past president; and Ruth Shillings, secretary treasurer.