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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE DATE Please send stories and photos for consideration in the Home & Country ROSE Garden to the FWIO Provincial Office or andream@fwio.on.ca no later than the content deadline date below. Please review the Editorial and Graphic Guidelines before making a submission. Spring 2018 - December 1, 2017 The Home & Country ROSE Garden is published twice a year (Spring and Fall) by the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Editor Andrea Morrison andream@fwio.on.ca Proof Reader Ruth Kennedy Graphics Big Footprints Inc., Cambridge www.bigfootprints.ca Copyright © FWIO 2017 Copyrighted material, including graphics, may be reproduced as long as it remains in context, its source is recognized and it is not used for monetary gain. To reprint copyrighted material under any circumstances, contact the Editor. ISSN - 1715-216X Printed on recyclable paper by Ampersand Printing, Guelph, ON www.ampersand.ca Publications Mail Agreement No. 40036824 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario 552 Ridge Road Stoney Creek, ON L8J 2Y6 Tel: 905-662-2691 Fax: 905-930-8631 Email: fwio@fwio.on.ca www.fwio.on.ca FWIO's Canada 150 project culminated with the launch of our new book, "Ordinary to Extraordinary: 150 stories as unique as the women who lived them" at the Provincial Conference in Pembroke this past June. The book contains 150 stories written by WI Members across Ontario, ranging from a single incident to a full life story; from ordinary life to tragic events; from the horrific to the humorous. Some recount the role of the Women's Institute in their lives; their pride of accomplishments and community support. Read more about the book launch on page 5. Pictured: Approximately 50 authors gathered for a photo at the Provincial Conference. WHERE'S ADDIE? Adelaide Hoodless - "Addie" - is hidden somewhere inside this issue of the Home & Country ROSE Garden! Can you find her?? CONTACT INFORMATION FWIO Provincial Office (see left) Administrator of FWIO Kim Sauder: kim@fwio.on.ca Program & Communications Manager Andrea Morrison: andream@fwio.on.ca Museum Curator Alyssa Gomori: curator@fwio.on.ca Advocacy Coordinator Hania White Ph: 905-301-4958 hania.white@gmail.com Digitizing Coordinator Irene Robillard Ph: 613-432-6987 irener@renfrew.net Executive Officer to FWIC Evelyn Peck Ph: 613-968-9402 executiveofficertofwic@fwio.on.ca International Officer Elsie Stephenson Ph: 705-866-2435 ertoivo@persona.ca Membership Coordinator Debbie Bauer Ph: 519-529-7820 wdbauer@hurontel.on.ca Public Relations Officer Mary Shortt Ph: 613-475-4045 publicrelations@fwio.on.ca Tweedsmuir Coordinator Eleanor Williams Ph: 519-229-8200 willy@quadro.net FWIO OFFICE HOURS The Provincial Office is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Erland Lee (Museum) Home Tours are available Thursday to Sunday from 10:30am to 4pm. Inside: 4. FWIO Provincial Conference 5. Ordinary to Extraordinary Book Launch 6. Digitizing Underway 7. Don't Miss the AGM! 8. Museum Happenings 9. Hereward WI Park 10-11. Down the Garden Path 12-14. Canada 150 & WI 120 15. Let's Get Visible 16. International Connections 17. All For a Good Cause 18-19. Books, Blankets & Bears 2