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DECISIONS MAD: .- That the Great Lakes Health Effects Program information should be referred tothe Provin- cial Program Coordinator. I That we investigate the possibil- ity ofobtaining the plaque on the Squires Hall site. informing the owners of the significance of the plaque. - That the office staff use discre- tion when giving out names and addresses of WI members. - That a new position of Assistant Public Relations Officer at the provincial level be created, and that Joe Ann Lane [from Spring Bay. Ontario] be nominated as the new Assistant PRO, 0 That the voting delegates to the ACWW Conference in Pretoria, South Africa. be Arthena Hecker, Christine Reaburn. Luella Robinson, Marg Harris and Rosalie Clancy; alternate voting delegates may be cho- sen from those attending the Conference if necessary. - That‘lhe FWIO Office communi- cate the new FWIO Executive list to other organizations. IThat expenses be paid when accompanied by proper r9- ceipts. c That the $12,000 {repayment of the seed money from 1990 FWIO Conference proceeds lent to Convention ‘97] be used by FWIO as seed money for the ACWW 2001 Conference. - That an "Arts, Crafts and Hob- bies" Competition be judged and displayed at Conference '93 in Belleville. - That the Program Committee offer fullâ€"day pre and post-Con- ference ’98 workshops. I That the Provincial Program Committee seek funding to de- velop educational workshops related to agriculture, food. nutrition and health. 0 That resolutions be dealt with at any Provincial FWIO Board meeting. 0 That inserts to be printed for the FWIO Handbook be billed as a membership expense. 0 That funds from the Certificate of Merit and Friends of Women‘s Institute Award certifi< cafe be set aside for some purpose designated by the Board. possibly a supply cata- logue. - That the Office investigate the purchase of the Reference Guide to the Procedures for Meetings according to Kerr & King. - That the Membership Organiz~ ers and Public Relations Officers work together as a team promoting WI and recruit- ing members. - That Marg Harris investigate the possibility of sending yarn, knit- ting needles and crochet hooks to Nairobi to help with a project for the handicapped in Kenya. oThat FWIO participate in the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair next year. c That the Royal Agricultural Winâ€" ter Fair Booth Committee work with the Women's Day Lunch- eon Committee. . That the Centennial Commitee be dissolved and thanked for all their work. - That the Executive Committee. who is granted the power to act in the name of the organization in accordance with existing poli~ cies and directives between Board meetings, report all such actions to the Board at the next meeting. RESTRUCTU RING - That the Restructuring Commit- tee be dissolved and thanked for all their work. [The Board voted by ballot to implement the FWIO Board structure as outlined in the Au- gust 1997 Board Briefings. rather than the structure pro» posed by the Restructuring Committee in their final report. The final Restructuring Committee Report concerning committees, committee guide- lines and job descriptions was tabled] - That the Provincial Public Relaâ€" tions Officer proof read the Board Briefings tor the line] con tent of the policies and decisions as reported in Home & Country. FINANCIAL MATTERS: - That FWIO establish a commit- tee lor the purpose oi fund raising for the organization. Recommendations from the audi- tors: - That FWIO centralize the books at FWlO head office, and that this process occur as soon as possible. Donor wins own Donation Debbie Thompson Wilson. a Guelph artist and graphic designer (and daughter-in-law of FWIO member Viola Wilson of Listowel) donated a painting to help raise funds for FWIO Scholarships. The painting was shown at Convention '97 in Hamilton and tickets were sold. As a joke. Debbie bought a few tickets herself. Imagine her surprise when the winning ticket was drawn and it was here! She immediately donated the painting back to FWIO. It is presently hang- ing in the Provincial Office. Tickets for another draw for the painting will be sold at Conference '98 in Belleville. (Debbie says she won't buy any tickets this timel) Debbie is a graduate of the University oi Guelph. The donated painting has appeared in veral exhibitions and juried art shows and was ‘atured in a Big Sister calendar. It shows 3 cl er friends' children feeding bread to ducks on the shore at Lake Simcoe near Barrie. Conference '98. "The Feeding of the Flotilla" - a oonservarionJramed. 26x1 7' (mg/rial watercolour painted b y Debbie Thompson Wilson. Draw lickels for the painting erI be aver/able for $1 each at -That the annual meeting be scheduled at the end of Novem- ber at the earliest so that the FWIO staff can have sufficient time to prepare for the audltand we can have enough time to complete the audit. This will reâ€" suit in cost savings if the FWIO office staff can prepare and analyze some of the schedules to assist in our audit. The Board Meeting ended Thursday evening with a work- ship “Planning for the Future," led by Mary Lou Norton and Anna Hodge. It included a dis» cussionofthe Women'slnstitute member of the future. where funding is needed in the organi- zation and how to attract new members. l097 Scholarship 4/ 3 Winners 4â€"H Regional Scholarships: - $350 Eastern - Sixtielh Anniversary - Sandra Martin of Selby Southern - Dorolhy Fulcher - Andrea French cf Lucan Northern » Florence P. Eadie - Jenny Lynn Dodds of Cochrane Western - Headless-Lee - Jason Brownn’dge oi Georgetown Macdonald College Entrance Awards - $500 - Brendan May of Guelph - Jill Shakespeare of Oakville - Elaine Thorns of St. Calherines 90th Anniversary Educational Awards - $600 0 Southwestern ~ Jeanette Fleischer of Wyoming - Northern - Kathleen Swan of Iron Bridge Helen M. McKercher Scholarship - $14200 ‘ - Wendy Milne of Killalce Home & Country. Winter '97-98 5