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For Your Inlormotinn ........--.....- Provincial Calendar ol Events Oct. 1-31 - Art Show and Sale at the Lee Oct. 6 - Wl Heritage Homes Fall Colours Tour Nov. 4 < Board Teleconference Nov. 12-14 - ACWW Western Regional Conference Nov. 2930 - FWIO Annual Meeting Nov-30 - Dec. 12 - Christmas at the Lee Dec. 5 - Steel City Choir at the Lee Home Dec. 5 - Christmas Open House at the Adelaide Hoodless Homestead Dec. 6 ~ Stoney Creek Historical Society Heritage Homes Tour, including the Lee Home For more information on the Erland Lee (Museum) Home events call (905)662â€"2691. Call the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead at (519)448-1 130 for details of their events. Christmas at the lee The highlights of Christmas at the _~ Lee wili be Sunday, December 5, when the Steel City Choir Wlll per- form Christmas carols at the Lee from 3 to 5:00 p.m. And on December 6 at 600 p.m. the Lee Home will be featured as part of the Stoney Creek Historical Society House Tour. Dates: Nov. 30 A Dec. 12, 1999 Cost: Regular admission to the Lee Cost for Stoney Creek House Tour: 58 (gives access to 4 homes). Call Ron Place at 905-662- 8856 for information on this tour Erland lee Award Remember, nominations from Ontario for the Erland Lee Award are due to the Provmcial Office by October 31, 1999 The nomination form must be accompanied by a 515 cheque payable to FWIO. for more information about this Award see page 13 of the Summer 1999 Home & Country. Note: Nominations must reach the FWIO Provincial Office by October 31 in the year prior to the FWIC Convention and Ontario only participates once every three years (or once during an FWIC triennium) A Good Ideal The Home & Conntry newsletter covers every thing that is happening at the provincial level If you want to keep abreast of what is happen- ing read your newsletter Here are two suggestions from Branches for using the news‘ letter eflectively One member can draw attention to 2 or 3 items of particular interest to the Branch Take a few minutes at each meeting and have a quick and easy quiz on the newsletter. lb Home I (ountry Fall '99 a. unnnn-uuuuuu Branches Please Take Note While ACWW pays the travel expenses for a number of women from developing countries to attend the world conference, it is the responâ€" sibility of FWIO as the host to provide accommodations. At the same time, the host is responsible for offering these delegates pre- conference workshops. The workshops are to offer these women practical ideas applicable in their home country It they wish, Branches, Districts and Areas may help raise funds to contribute to these Dre-conference workshops. Send all contributions to the FWIO Provincial Office, payable to FWIO and with a notation on the memo line of the cheque to read “2001 Pre«Conference Workshops." Sale, Sale, Sale Centennial Plate ~ is now available for 325 Playing Cards v are now available for $4.50 Friend of WI Certificate - is only S 5 The numbers are limited, so place your order now Do your Christmas shopping early and call the FWIO Provincial Office today! New Products Available "Seven Swans a-Swr‘mming" The seventh in the Christmas Tree Orna- ment Series, "Seven Swans a-SWImming,” is now available from the Provincial Office It is inscribed With Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Seasons Greetings, 1999 Cost. SS each. Pocket Calendar The new Pocket Calendars for the year 2000 will make a great stocking stuffer They are royal blue With the FWIO logo on the front The cost is 53 50. Wanted t Do you live along the 401? Are you inter- ested in havmg a billboard installed on your property? If so, FWIO may be given permis- sion to install a 10’ x 12' billboard advertising the organization and the Provin» Cial Office location. If interested, please contact the FWIO Provincial Office. - The Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead is in need ofwooden clothes hangers on which to hang period garments. If you wish to donate them, please send them to the Homestead at RR 1, Blue Lake Rd, St. George ON NOE INO,(519)4dBr1130 A Royal Invitation . Women's institute members are invited to a Dutch (you pay your own way) Luncheon at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on November 5, 1999. The cost is $15 to $20. Please meet at the WI Booth between 12:30 and 12:45 for a 1 o’clock Luncheon. While you’re there attend the Opening Night Horse Show at the Royal and watch the spot- light focus on the recipients of our "Excellence in Agriculture Award " For Horse Show tickets, call the FWIO Office today! Hospitality Homes ’ Are you planning a vacation? Remember, Hospitality Homes in Ontario are open to all WI members and their travelling companions for $10 per night per person. To obtaina list of the Homes, send three 46 cent stamps to Gillian (alto, Hospitality Homes Coordinator, at Box 16. Site 14, RR 1, Whitefish ON POM 3E0, (705)866-0253 Open Day at the Annual Meeting Date: November 29, 1999 Place: Pinetree A a B, College Inn, ‘, Guelph Cost: $20 - includes lunch/annual reporl RSVP - FWIO Office at (519)836-3078 FWlC Unity Essay Competition Details of this Competition are outlined on page 8 of the Summer 1999 newsletter Please note. The deadline to FWIO for this Competition is January 15, 2000. We Need Your Help! Marg Harris, FWIO International Convehor. needs your help! Her search is for the Ontario Wl that linked With Downe WI in England in 1951 Numerous letters and gifts were ex» changed, including a tape made by the English WI. The President of the Downe WI would like to renew the friendship With the Ontario Branch If you are a member of this Ontario wt or know of someone who may have been, con tact Marg Harris at RR 3, Korwood ON NOM EEO. FWIO 7382 Wellington Rd. 30 RES Guelph ON NIH 612