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Stormont-Dundas District Elaine Hutchinson was presented with the Woman of Excellence Fair Award in 2012 for her community involvement. Elaine is the mother of seven children, 13 grandchildren and 4 greatâ€"grandchildren. She helps raise money for her church and attends all WI meetings. JOB WELL DONE Back in 1981, while teaching at Newington Public School, Elaine and Shirley Aitken, with initial help from Reta Raymond, started the first Educational Department at the Stormont County Fair. Shirley helped until she retired a few years later, but Elaine continued for several years. She has been Viceâ€"President of the Stormont County Fair, member of the Photographic Committee and, in 1992, she created the first Donor Appreciation Display to show the prizes donated by area businesses, and the lists ofsponsors to the fair. Over the years, Elaine has been a very active community worker. Congratulations Elaine! Pictured (LR): Joanne Stevenson {Eastern Area Secretary), Elaine Hutchinson {Newington Branch}, Myra Kelly {District Director} and Bonnie Macintosh {District President). York Road WI Sharon French from York Road WI (Trent Valley Area) won 2 first prizes for her quilt depicting a village with a train station. It is quite a work of art and Sharon’s fellow Members are extremely proud of her! The quilt was displayed at the Trent Valley Quilters‘ Guild, held at the Knights ofColumbus Hall in Trenton, Ontario on April 21st and 22nd. Pictured: Freda Workman helps Sharon French hold up her prize winning quilt. Fiat 173mm“ 14 Kirkton WI Five Members of Kirkton W| (London Area) were recognized with Ontario Volunteer Service Awards by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration. These awards recognize individual volunteers for continuous years of commitment and dedicated service to an organization. The awards were presented on March 22, 2012 at Arden Park in Stratford. Congratulations to Verna Blackler (50 years), Jean Copeland (50 years), Marion Urquhart (50 years), Dorothy McCurdy (25 years) and Louise Shier (5 years) for your continued service to Women’s Institute! mar l m . Dmmamt’jnfiila' aria! .nli.+i.;ir-.rr._,,.rr;r .lt- (i Pictured {LR} are Verna Blackler, Jean Copeland, Marion Urquhart, Dorothy McCurdy and Louise Shier Ivanhoe WI In honour of their 100th Anniversary, the Members of the Ivanhoe Women’s Institute (Trent Valley Area) planted a sprucetree at the Moira Community Hall in the Municipality of Centre Hastings, Hastings County. Present for the picture, were (LR): Mary Elliott, Linda Lain, Ada Roeper, Olive Cooke, Elfriede Littkemann and Mary Sills, ' wizamfic‘“ ‘lGVEQ‘LmLQEA