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22 Meet your new president With each spring, new life seems to develop, things begin to brighten UP‘ buds and blossoms are popping up all over and here, even in .luniOF Women‘s Institute, there is a new slate of eyeeutive just anxious to bring new life to your branches and hopefully your branches will blossom and expand as a result of some new spring enthusiasm by each of us. Hi! I am your new provincial presi- dent and this is my first opportunity to come to you through the Home and Country magazine. I am very honored and pleased to be your pro- vincial president and, expect, along with the membership. to learn more about Women‘s Institute and to pro mote our organization because of this learning. 1 would like to take an opportuni- ty to thank the JWl‘s in the Belleville area for The Flavours of Quinte. a job well done at the 1984 Conference held in October, It was a very plea- sant stay, we had some very inter- esting and fun speakers. met some new friends and rekindled some old friendships, had lots to eat and lots of long business but, our ae- complishments were greater. We have re-written the Constitution and By- laws t‘or JWI and you will be able to again review these and present amendments as you feel necessary. This is a long process, but well worth it in the end. While we are at it, we will have to seriously look at where our roots are to be planted and who we should belong to. It has been assumed by several of the .lWl members and FWI members, that we belong to FWlO and FWlC, but do we really? We don‘t pay a portion of our memberâ€" ship to belong to either of these groups. JWI has become a consti- tuent of ACWW but there again, it‘ you aren‘t a contributing member, you are not a voting member. Let's put some thought into these things and as an organization, along with FWIO and the Rural Organizations and Services Branch we should come up with some constructive and con- crete ideas. We are pleased to have a member on the CWIF Committee (Concerns of Women's Institutes ol‘ the Future). 1 recently attended a meeting with Ken Knox ol‘ R.O.S. and several other rural organization presidents. l was very pleased to hear that each ol‘ us had in some way promoted the other and we were able to familiarize ourselves with the purpose ol' each organization, Do you recognize these groups? Federated Women‘s Institute of Ontario - FWlO â€" “Are our roots here?": Ontario Horticulture Association â€" OHA â€" “is there a community garden in your area?"; Ontario Plowmen‘s Association * OPA r “Conduct International Plowing Match", Ontario Associa- tion ol‘ Agricultural Soeieties # OAAS r “Fall Fairs"; Ontario Vacation Farm Association â€" OVA â€" “Take a farm vacation. school tour, rent a farmhouse or l‘arm, or take advantage ol‘ bed and breakfast accommodations": Junior Farmers â€" “participate in international, na- tional and intereprovincial rural youth exchanges to gain knowledge and learn ideas on the farm“: 4-H Leaders' Committee â€" "Have you sponsored a 4-H program lately?". Want to know any more about any of these groups, write the ROS Branch, Guelph Agriculture Centre, Boy 1020, Guelph, Ontario, NlH 6N1. Marion Koepkc 1985 is International it and it is very important, it our youth, that we do K thing in recognition ol‘ 1 l‘orget, you are to report i l‘erence what you hav» guarantee the results of l'lL' will be rewarding. Well, enough business about myself. I live in tht ty of Owen Sound with n and two sons aged 15 am a full time job with the u- ol' Owen Sound in the cl. which I enjoy. I have it JWl for about l0 yeart have held a variety of ol'l'r provincial and branch le: done some very rewardin work in my time and em the slower sports such its slow-pitch, curling and mi l have never been directly with “the farm“ but in from my rural institute I Hope you keep thing for spring and let’s get mo: and more branches. Hou them miss an Opportunit~ for Home and Country, Marion Koepke Provincial President Branch Ne North Grey North Grey JWl celebru anniversary in November a dinner. Past member guests and eight out at members were present. l rest oflast year. members i tieipation Lodge, a home i dicapped; they learned aht making and paper tolling; a quilt which was auctionni. proceeds were donated to I tion House; and an an- established at each local i ' school. Junior Women’s I nsttltutes of Ontario illl Year Hamlin u‘ small Don't I” Con. nine. ] nu gm ‘1 a llli me Q. ll\blll'ltl 1 hate Ipalin italic: used in mi i In built l liar: ltlnleet ‘mt' Di lethall. Latng ‘Iclitifd ranting tls. milling enihen l \\c let it ,l\\l ’5 its llth .ioltlittg \pt’t‘ltll elianrt mg the ed Parr llCllJfl- candy ;y made tindtltr inicipzt- ilvd was L'ondal."