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& Country across the border .~l iiltttgttmtr’fitr' Rum! Warner: Between the lines Home 3.- L‘nuntr) H J ptthlttaunn for rural women's groups in Ontario. it I\ Puhlhhud by lht‘ Rural Organtmttuns and Sé'nlt‘tis Branch of the Ontario {Margaret \lmwm nl Agntulturc and Food Home a Country has two objcclivcs: l lit pmndu J rummumcauuns link between rural Women's groups in blunro (interim I ‘ 1 l0 proud: udutsuttnul material relating to organizational and Inleldl-lal mummy ur-wtttpmt-m One of the benefits of being a member is the Chancem Intros;- tum-s. all turrexpundcntc ( Sgelgh ALgDrifillure Centre either visit or host people fIOm other parts of Ontario m , _ ‘ Guelph, Ontario Canada. and other countries. I know that many of you take N'“ 6”“ advantage of this. One county has a bus trip almosr every year as well as attending Federated Women's Institutes 0 Canada (FWIC) and Associated Country Women of the EDITOR World (ACWW) conferences. It is a rewarding CXpE‘rlence (“"1 Sluwun'K‘db." enriching the lives of those who participate. For them: who» EDITORIAL COMMTTEE for various reasons cannot trayel, 1t rs possrble to bt‘t'ome i)enlse Edwards lrhairperson]. an armchair traveller by hosting other members. \‘u-c are Geraldine Campbell. Put Clark, Dawn Runnalls. I compjljng a list of those {members interested, yom hoard Him Van Trtgt, Juu'n Law. Gail Murdock. lucky Schmidt, director has the details‘ furol Stcwun-htrkb} . . At the request of FWIC, Ontario recently pamt mm in hosting Harriet Steenson from Wolbach, Nehru-41a â€" a representative selected by the Nebraska Council 01 rlome \ul. :6 ()ctnhcr, November 1.989 No. 1 Extension Clubs! members of ACWWI Harriet came to Canada to learn about our organi / tlilDI] _ as well as our agriculture, history, politics and culture. Deadl'm” Comparing organizations and countries, she identititl our I'imxt tihwnc thr- lull-Mum drudlinm when )Uhl’l‘llt‘lll'lg stories or photographs M Hum. Lt. mmm common interests and differences. There is no bent. way III «tum Hiram :n - Uttcluhur. January mus to gain insight into a country than to actually stay til the lil .\I'!l IN} [Jetcnihrr 3|! 7 February, March Issue - ltl v\|:|,|M It'bruur) Ill NDI’EI, May |\\U\.' homes Of Its people' in MN m- turn“ :1 . [ttlnhr-r November Issue Harriet was my guest in Ottawa for four days, exrv’rrring the city and surrounding areas. For 12 days we visitet! other areas including Kingston, Georgetown, Guelph, Pr: neon, Front Cover Waterloo, Simcoe, Stoney Creek, St. George, Nugara, Rtjnlllt‘ FCthlL'lnfl is lhr PICNIdL'I'Il of the Ontario Farm Women‘s London, Otterwue’. North .Bay and all'places m be-[illsen‘ Network. RUtlLl about her. and hot Jul-I as leader of this new At eaCh Stop, we VISIIed Wlth'WI members. Harrtti WES urgnnI/utltln on page J overwhelmed by the warm and enthusiastic welt:ch she received. I was proud to be a member of such an ntga- nizatlon. Index I would like to thank the follbwing board directors who Met‘l Rt‘l‘llllt‘ Fk‘thlL'll'Ifl . . . . . . , . . . _ . . . , , . 4 helped arrange accommodation and tours for Harriet: Vela U s mantra Du} Holmes, Myrtle Stone, Florence Gole, Betty Walther. Fran Crcdat I'ur Wnnmn Hyatt, Velda Thompson. Thanks also to past Eastern Area leiuu Tour President Ruby Proudfoot. Whatever our culture; whatever the color of our skin. underneath, women share so many goals, ambitions and Workshop» Recycling Inllt FWlt) Bturd dreams. By encouragement; assistance, cooperation and Spuilkt‘rs um Special . . . . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . . . . l| most of all by participation, we caneach in our own “’th Happening - » - - - - . . . v . . . . . . . . . .l2 help to achieve a better understandingbetween countries tnihmmtiun . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . _ . . . r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 and so make this world a better place to live. 1 H «K: C October, November 1989