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The Director Writes:â€" A BIG THANK YOU TO SURVEY RESPONDâ€" ENTS Over 9.000 persons who attended our programs since the beginning ofthe year filled in both the Senâ€" ior Program Participants Survey and the 4-H Hon-ic- making Club Leaders one. The Home Economics Branch would like to thank everyone who partici- pated. The Central Statistical Services are busy analysing the results. When their reports are ready. I am sure that we will have a great deal of very useful informa- tion with which to plan our programs in the future. In the next issue of Home and Country. we plan to tell you what we found out aboutyou; who exactly are the members of F.W.|.O.. and who are the 4-H Homeâ€" making Club leaders. and what you think about our programs. Again. a big thank you to all who took time to an- swer the questionnaire. 4-H HOMEMAKING CLUBS On behalfof the Ministry ongriculture and Food. and especially our Branch. I do want to thank the 5,524 women who attended the 305 training schools held during yearjttst ended. and acted as leaders and assistant leaders. I would also like to thank all the W. l. Branches who helped find leaders. and those who gave financial support to the clubs. Without your gen- erous help. we would have found it difficult to carry out the program. You may be interested to learn that there were 3.989 clubs in Ontario last )ear. and that the members and leaders received a great many awards. The follow- ing were distributed: Members: 4â€"H Homemaking Club Teaspoon 24.917 Certificate of Achievement H.348 Count} Honours Pin and Certificate 1.735 Provincial Honours Pin and Certificate 755 4â€"H Homemaking Club Pie Server and Advanced Honours Certificate 2 l4 Leaders: 4-H Homemaking Club Teaspoon 5.524 Canadian Council on 4-H Clubs Certificate 160 Trip to Royal Agricultural Winter Fair 495 Club members were active at both the Class A and B Fairs. 590 girls attended the Class A Fairs. There were (104 4â€"H Homemaking Club Exhibits at the Class B Fairs. DO YOU KNOW? Do you know-just how many people attended our Senâ€" ior programs and meetings between April lst. 1977 and March 3Ist. l978'? 34,299 people attended and took part in the lollowing: Training Schools ] 1.068 Summary Days 6.654 Food Forums. Short Courses and Workshops 5.64l Programs in French 2.886 Lectures and meetings 8.050 6 If the weather hadn‘t been so inclement in Jami. ary. the total would have been even higher. Naturally. we look Forward to better weather in the coming yea-i; and we hope that a greater number will take one .4 our courses. Please do ask your friends and neighbour. to go with you. and remember that some of the SCI‘lliiC W. 1. members would really like to go. but often nail the offer ofa ride to get there. In addition to the abut ; programs given by the Home Economists. there \\‘L‘l- ten Procedures Workshops with 280 participants lit at nine Tweedsmuir History Workshops with 258 pain.» pants. AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF REQUESi -. FOR INFORMATION In the past year we have had a sixfold increase the number of written and telephone requests and i i lice visits. as the public have sought informatiii l0.638 people wanted information from us about a t r ricty of home economics subjects. Occasionally. ihi are days when the phone never seems to stop ringii at 1200 Bay Street! Approximately 4596 ofthe requests were for foods .. 1 nutrition information. especially about food prescri lion and safety: food processing and additives: 2 were for consumer information (a lot of husbai called before Christmas asking for advice before hi ing a major or portable appliance for their wives}. :‘ 12%? were for housing and energy-related informant Another 739 requests were received in the loan lihi for resource material. We also received requests it other provincial and federal ministries and govt meat-supported agencies for assistance. especialli the counties and districts without a nutritionist. NEW STAFF APPOINTMENTS: JOYCE CANNING has been appointed the Lou Regional Supervisor. replacing Mrs. Betty Ohok who resigned in November. 1977. Joyce is a grad: ofAcadia University. and has had teaching experii in Nova Scotia. Ontario and Saskatchewan. She the District Home Economist for four years in N Bay before she transferred to Niagara North .i South with headquarters at Vineland Station in IQ" CONSUELO ALLEN was appointed Housing .cialist in head omce on April IOth. 1978 rcpla-. Jeanne Armour. who retired in October. 1977. A live of the Phillipines. Mrs. Allen graduated in H Economics from the University of the Phillipines. ‘ also holds an MSc. in Extension Education from University of Guelph. Mrs. Allen has had even- experience in home economics extension work in i Brunswick. both as a district hornc economist and i ‘- H Program Specialist. For two years she was the i: t home economist with the New Brunswick Ne“ 5 I Inc.. a Crown Corporation formed to promote a st: * of activities which would raise the participation til i‘ t' more disadvantaged segments of the population iiiiii the life of the community.