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I sociated Country Women of the World Update The theme of the Associated Coun- .. Women of the World (ACWW) nuncil Meeting in July was Looking it Tomorrow’s Solutions to Today's oblems. One topic covared was AIDS. I‘l rate were two speakers, one each from I-mbia and Kenya. Each country has contend with differing cultures and . - iiefs in addressing their problems. As i example, radio is the best medium .ii teaching people in Zambia as there no magazines. AIDS is a global aue which we cannot ignore; it affects ..i countries and cultures. Educating the , bin: is a priority. The fight is against IDS, not against the people suffering 'Ilm the disease. Vloney for operating ACWW is an I .‘r present problem, especially since nations of unknown amounts repreâ€" I -it the bulk of revenue. Some societies 3 - not as generous in giving their Pen- I s for Friendship as the WI societies i Canada, making budget setting very .-Ficult. I would at this time like to N1 Members The biblical story of the feeding of the It iltitudes must have been in the minds l the Perth County WI members ~ Irking at the International Plowing ‘t llCl'l and Farm Machinery Show in I ptemberl . two years ago in August, the branches I Perth met to discuss the possibility I running the official catering tent at II - IPM, and six WI members, Roberta I, indas, Doris Denham, Verna Young, ' Ith Ann Duncan, Helen Sinclair and - Iin Stacey were appointed to the first Iiganizing committee. Their job was to I temble the physical requirements and I Ilunteers necessary to provide both fast I ads and full course dinners to visitors *roughout the IPM. as well as caterâ€" II vg three banquets and serving on-site ‘l icals for the VIP’s and Queen of the Iirrow contestants. By April of ’38, all plans were being nalized. Ann Stacey says the work Iiuldn't have been done without the ' I 31p of all 38 Perth WI branches. The I itial set-up costs alone, for the tent and I'ntal of stoves, freezers, fridges and I Icmwaves were about $15,000. One of Ann‘s biggestjobs each day of he Match was to pick up the 200 to 300 Between the Lines Margaret Munro thank all members in Ontario for their support of ACWW. I am often asked how many societies are members of ACWW. The following is a breakdown; 177 Contributing Societies (All the WI societies in Canada come under this status with the exception of Junior Women’s Institutes of Ontario.) 45 Associated Societies (accepted by Council) JWIO is an Associated Society 203 Corresponding Societies 2,671 Life Members Membership) (Individual 6.61] Contributing Memberships Ilridi'. idual Membership) 1.290 Contributing Groups. The ACWW Triennial Conference til ACWW Will be held in Kansas Cit}. Missouri. Sept, 21 to Oct. I. I‘M") At that time it will hold its 6-Uth anmLcrsar} The theme for the Ct'lnlCl'L'rlL'.‘ workshops is Partners in Progress. Topics covered Will he: 1. Changing Family Structures 2. Progress in Family Health Programs 3. Our Agricultural Interdependence and its Impact on Society 4. Energy for Livrng Details ofthc conference have in II yet been received with the exception lIl thc registration fee of 45 pounds sterling and the convention fee of 5125 L' 5 Details will be made available as soon as they are received by the office tackle IPM catering job pounds of meat for each day and take it to Avonton Presbyterian Church were it was cooked. Fruit pies and muffins served in the tent were also prepared by members and brought to the site by 30 to 35 volunteers who staffed the booth each day. Organizers agree it was a once in a lifetime job. and while they were flat- tered by Essex County's invttgttitin to repeat their role as official caterers LII IPM in 1989, they are just as happy in pass on the responsibility to somconc else. As Ann Stacey says. “You‘ll learn a lot by doing it. but you‘ll only do it once!“. Congratulations. . . Congratulations to the following branâ€" ches of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario on their anniversaries. 85 years New Files WI, Simcoe Centre Annan WI, Grey North Staffa WI, Perth South Cathcart WI, Brant South 60 years Seaforth WI, Huron South Metcalfe WI, Carleton East 50 years Carry-On WI, Wellington North Innisville WI, Lanarlt South Best wishes to the following Women's Institute members: Life Memberships Mabel Cawker, Ontario South District Mrs. C. W. Downey. Bowmanvillc WI Jean Reaney, Metcalfe WI Charlotte Mercer, Star of the North WI Marion McCaughey, Ellen Vivian. Staff Wl Jean Bye. Agnes Hofman. Knight. Annan W1 lnna Culver, Gertrude Nicks. Lynnville W1 Laura Certificates of Merit Winnie Collver. Lynnville WI Marion Johnson. Annan WI Beulah Jones. Junetown Wl Jennie Dow, Metcalfe W] H & C December. January 1989 3