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    It was a cold but sunny morning when the Fairfield Wiley Investigators set out on foot on their quest to complete Clue Number 2. “To use Legos to create a scene that represents the Women’s Institute”. We headed over to Lindsays’ another WI, and with the help of her 4yr ...

    WISH Women’s Institute Scavenger Hunt CLUE TWO STORY For this second WISH activity the "Ladies in Waiting" team aimed to focus on imagination and creativity, releasing a bit of our free spirits. Using LEGO certainly encouraged us to follow those aims as well as Laughing Everyday, Grasping Opportunities. Yeah LEGO ...

    "Quilt Blocks of Friendship, Family and Community" We chose to create quilt blocks out of Lego showing what WI means to us. Put together the blocks show how we come together as family, friends and community. The top left the block our team member wanted to share her connection with ...

    Name of our Creation and Story We Are One No matter who you are, no matter what your colour or creed, we are all One in this world. We chose our Lego map of Ontario because to us it represents W.I. Why? It is a milestone anniversary this year of ...

    WI Community Champions! While the Women’s Institute has become a smaller organization there has been no let-up in the commitment to home and country. Along with its traditional causes, especially education, the organization has also embraced more contemporary concerns. They include participation in the Support Our Soldiers Program, launched when ...

    FWIO /WISH – Clue #2 Creative idea from Child’s blocks The Sages, challenged by events from April 2022, have created a sunflower symbolizing hope for Ukraine Submitted by the Silverwood Sages D(oris) – Determination H(ania) – Hope K(atie)-Kindness R(osamund)-Radiance Submission part of the WISH challenge for WI's 125th anniversary.

    WOW! CELEBRATING 125 YEARS Candles and cakes and friends, oh my! The Springwell Sisters celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Federated Women’s Institute of Ontario. We do this in play, the most creative endeavour of all. As Women’s Institute members, we walk in the giant footsteps of the women who ...

    We chose to name our Creation: "Better Together; 125 Years & Forever" If you told a story about a small or large group of people playing, one might imagine a group of children. Maybe they’re toddlers, or even teens. They’re likely talking a lot, laughing, disagreeing, and maybe even compromising. ...

    Ode to Lego Landers” By ‘The Fun Seekers’ The WI Scavenger Hunt Clue #2: "Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found” and with this in mind, we are to build something that our team feels, represents Women’s Institute ...

    Good Things Come To Those Who Wait Picture "Good Things Come To Those Who Wait" Team Members - left to right, Karen Wannamaker, Susan Donly, Elizabeth Shantz and Nancy Wood. Once again you have challenged us to be creative and we have met that challenge with the help of four ...

    Clue #2 Scavenger Hunt We are the Go-Getters (Judy Taylor, Carol Herbert, Elizabeth Potter, Rebecca Potter and Sheila Greason). We felt that a log cabin represents the early days of the Women’s Insititute when the ladies met in each others homes. Log Cabins were built to provide shelter from the ...

    Our LEGO Creation “Building Community - 1 Piece at a Time” While envisioning a LEGO project for this month’s challenge, we did some brainstorming and a little research at one member’s house in Navan, Ontario. From the FWIO website, we were reminded of the following: “We believe that when women ...

    WISH Clue #2 submission Name of creation: ‘The Block Party’ There is something about children and imaginative play. The wonder and creativity are boundless, and toys like LEGO are integral to that developmental stage in a person’s life. As we get older, sometimes the roles and responsibilities we assume keep ...

    Pieces Coming Together Create Community We believe that: Happy hearts build homes, collectively happy homes build communities. These communities lead to a happy healthy country. Our team has created a "Home" because we feel that WI is represented in all our homes and communities through our Fellowship and helping others ...

    "Just as every rose bud has in it a rose “ – the dream of accessible transportation in Prince Edward County did finally bloom into a reality. In 1989 Prince Edward District W.I. formed a committee to study the lack of accessible transport in our county. Over a period of ...

    "ROSE WELCOMES HAPPY WANDERERS" On February 19, 1897 a group of women met in Stoney Creek, Ontario with the goal of improving the lives of women and their families through education and lobbying for better services. The result was the birth of the Federated Women's Institute of Ontario(FWIO). The Women's ...

    The Erland Lee Home : A Place of Inspiration and Learning From the tall red chimney to the deep green shutters, our team of Go Get ' Em Gals took great pleasure in creating a representation of the Erland Lee ( Museum ) Home. With M.J. as the master-builder , ...

    TWEEDSMUIR SPILLOVER OMG - what’s that coming from our Tweedsmuir? While the Wandering Investigators Sharing Hijinks look forward to the exciting possibilities of tomorrow, we never forget to look at the realities of our history. What does WI mean to us? The answers are in our Tweedsmuir history books. Once ...

    Wom-In: Creative and caring Goddess of the County Bake cookies for the fundraising sale. Pose naked for a calendar. Use your admin skills to run a scholarship contest. Improve your quilting skills. Or maybe don your best Goth gear for a meeting at the pub. Whatever you want to do, ...

    The Building Blocks of Community Our Crafty Clue Crew’s creation shows each of us in our element, showcasing our unique interests; Cassie knitting in her living room, Kara sewing in her sewing room, Sherry raising her chickens and ducks, and Michelle gardening on her farm. All of us have come ...