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‘l .r I erer custodians of the 1nd Most Women’s Institute members I_ .mdoseiyoonnected with fann- .gmjmmughthishasoomealoveand Spec: of the land, a bonding with -. »Thereisasaying, "Youcantake : Person ofi'the farm, but you can't ‘ gunfirmmfloftheperson." Weare Merely custodians and we must protect l :‘or future generations. Not merely in made, but throughout the world. Our ter, land and air is being polluted and forests disappearing. A few conser- wonists recognized this many years , A. but their protests fell on deaf ears. t .as not a popular subject, nor ms it ~.-n seriously. For some things, recog- . on has come too late. ‘uhlic awareness is spreading slow- ' In Ontario, W1 members are on the .e, playingtlteir part in public educa- ‘ l in the area of waste management. ‘ in May '88 conference in Kingston, ammitment was made that Women’s I done members would initiate 100 - jects in the area of waste manageâ€" ; at. with an emphasis on recycling. an: often asked what we are doing. ‘ are just now beginning to receive orts on your activities. Please don’t {I :et to send yours. The following are a 'v'w item. ' 'vlany branches/districh preâ€" ated brief: to local municipalities. peaking to numerous interested ups. Foster contests and presentations in hole. ‘etsonally helping with collecting a: ’. sorting glass and paper. ' displays inAmalls during Agri-Food V :ek. ‘ Display at Royal Agricultural Willth f-nr (lee Dec. Jan. Home & Country). ' W'l members invited to sit on local “ file management committees. ° Composting. Youridela haveheen many and var- .icd.chillaharethem with you when wwwmmHMmmmmwwt itemitlyreadanarticleina Wittwhidtaeeniorcitizenwas “3 on'theclean mimnment um «:r .w hmmmmnmm momma Munro he was raised in. and apologizing for polluting it for future generations. We will have to make the same apology or will we take the responsibility for turn~ ing the tide. Are you and your family not only preaching the four R's. but also practicing them. Conservation of our heritage is in your hands. Last year there were recycling displays at all the area conventions showing many innovated ideas. I would like to congratulate all those people for their efforts. I hope you had a chance to take these displays to other functions and continue to do so. Your involvement and efforts huvc shown how much pride you have in pre- Letter to the Editor serving our heritage and confirms thc fact that W] not only stands for Women's Institutes but also Women Involved. The theme for April 198‘) to April 1990 is Women in the Environment The following an: only some of thc ltlpl(.which could hc used for programming. hamrdnus \vnslc litter free community composting ongoing rccycling right to farm residues in food products nuluml resources 7 WillL‘T. lnrcsl. land * Inntl stcuurtlship “ multiculturalism 7 lhc pcuplc lIl our environment filiii g The cnlhusiusm you huvc displtnctl. and urc conlinuing to show. l.\ thc reason for our success. Keep up lhc gout] work. A thank you from long ago Recently. while thinking back to thc days ofWorld War ll, I recalled the gift of quilted bedcmters made and donulcd by members of the Women's Institute in Canada. Did anyone at that time think to write a personal thank you I wondcr'.’ The war was nearly over when I first saw them in use at a maternity hospital in Buckinghamshire. where I did my midwifery training. In those days, when all hospital fumishings, as well as the paint work. were regulation white. they made quite an impact. Some were made of odd shaped pieces fitted together like crazy paving. some were in classical patchwork designs. others in the form of stylized flowers. On the reverse side would be the name of the Institute that had produced and donated it. In the nursery. I was amazed to see colored blankets on the cots. another departure from the norm. These were in pink and blue, lovely and soft and bound with matching satin ribbon. [ hope this latter may scrvc :I.\ :l lug thunk you. ulhcit vcry hclutctl. 'I‘lu-rt- must he nutny. Iikc myself. who when recalling those fur‘ol'l' clays, remember the scnsc of warmth and t‘ullltnrl tlml cattle with those gills. Thc knuwlotlgc lhul sonicwhcrc, MllllL‘ilnC cured. Dorothy “firm-rt 20 H171ng Rmtu'. Brim. Somerset Him. 71.“), S. Africa On volunteers. . . New rcscurclt llll volunteering shows that helping others can protlucc thc same kind of physical and mcntzil glow long distance runners experience. A 1988 study of LTDO vnlunlccrs in thc US. show more thun 70 per cent Iccl it "high" when vuluntwring. After hclpr lng others. most rcpon feeling very hap- py and relaxed. as ifthey'vcjust had it good physical workout. W H&CAmLMwmw 5