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For Your InIormation Provincial Calendar of Events, 200] Oct. 1-31 - 9th Annual Local Artist Show 8: Sale at the Lee Home Nov. 10 ~ Heritage Workshop at the Lee Nov. 26-28 â€" Board Meeting Dec. 27 Christmas Open House, Hoodless Homestead Dec 4-23 - Christmas at the Lee Home Jan. 14. 2002 â€" Board Meeting Jan. 15, 2002 - Open Annual Meeting For more information on the Erland Lee (Museum) Home events call 905-662-2691. Call the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead at 519-448-1130. FWIO OPEN ANNUM MEETING â€"January IS, 2002 This is the date for the FWIO Open Annual Meeting to be held at the Kempenteldt Conference Centre in Barrie. Cost: $33 7 includes lunch, breaks and an annual report Deadline for Registration: Dec. 1, 2001 Same Day Registration - Cost: $10 (no meals or annual report) Registration Time: 8:30 am, Note: In order to arrange for meals for bus loads and large groups, advance registration is required. Only those who preregister will re- ceive an agenda, an annual report and meals. To register call the FWIO Provincial Office at 519-836-3078. Tentative Agenda at the Annual Meeting Provincial Advisory Councillors, Coordinators and Board are to participate in a Membership Workshop on Monday, January 14, 2002. from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. and continuing after dinner from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, The workshop will break for dinner at 5:30 pm. The Open Annual Meeting will be held on the following day, on Tuesday, January 15, 2002. Workshops for provincial officers â€" Board Directors, Coordinators, Provincial Advisory Councillors and Committees of the Board ~ are being organized for Wednesday. January t6 on topics yet to be finalized It) Home L Country, Fall 2001 ---..........-----.--...-._ Hospitality Homes Are you planning a vacation? Remember, Hos- pitality Homes in Ontario are open to all Women's Institute members and their traveling companions for $10 per night per person. To obtain a list of the Homes, send three 47 cent stamps to Gillian Catto, Hospitality Homes Coordinator, at Box 16, Site 14, RR 1, Whitefish ON POM 3E0, PhOHE: 705-866-0253, FWIO International Exchange, 20M Pat Salter from Alma, Ontario. was chosen as the FWIO representative for the International Exchange with the Michigan Association for Family and Consumer Education. FWIO offers up to $500 towards theexpenses of the success ful Exchange participant, In return, the particrpant has to document the benefit of the exchange visit to herself and to FWIO and sub- mit it to Board. Provincial Office Notes Life Membership Fact Sheet Given the number of questions regarding Life Memberships in the organization, the Provincial Board has decided to develop a fact sheet to help answer these queries. Watch for this fact sheet in your January Branch mailing Insurance Fact Sheet A fact sheet addressing the many queries re» garding FWIO's liability insurance is also being developed. It is being reviewed by FWIO's insur- ance broker and will be available to members in the January Branch mailing. Also watch for this fact sheet and keep it on file in your Branch for future reference. Task Force on Agriculture The Prime Minister's Caucus Task Force is under- way to explore Future Opportunities in Farming. The Task Force will consider the effectiveness and future direction of safety net programs, farm products that will attract a premium price and rural economic opportunities for farm op» erations to contribute to a healthy environment, as well as increase Canadians’ confidence in food safety. It is the intention to deliver the report to the Prime Minister by September 2003. Talk to your MP if you wish to provide input into this report. Wanted The FWlO Marketing Committee is looking 1. two people With prod uct/marketing experience and ideas. Send resumes to the FWIO Provmcnai Office, Attention â€" Marketing Commntecâ€"Chair Donations list Due to space constraints in the Home 81 Country newsletter, the Donations List is not included m this issue. Watch for it In the \Nir‘lter lSSUE ACWW Quill Draw Winners Prize Winning Quilt - V. Currah, Toronto Oll 2nd Place -Joce|yn McIntyre, Cochrane AB 3rd Place - Sandra Vibrent, Thunder Bay Oil Provincial Office Gets Provincial Flag At a spring meeting. Wellington Centre District was informed that the FWIO Provincial Office at Marden did not have a provincial flag. With the ACWW Conference to be held in the province. this would never do! The District decided to take up a collection and, “veil-3!. " they had more man enough to purchase a flag. I l was proudly carried and displayed during the Opening Ceremonies of the ACWW Conference. From left to right are District President Myrtle Reid, Disrricl Assistant Secretary Pat Salter and F MD PresidenfvEJect Dianne Orr. Subrmlleo by Ann screen PRO, Wellington Centre Canada Post Publications Mail Reg No. 1685341 Return Undeliverable copies to: FWIO 7382 Wellington Rd. 30. RR 5 Guelph ON NW 612