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Cross Country Calendar Grundview Wl, Lanna-Eddington During the past year. the 23 enthusiastic members ofthis Branch have sentéoflknitted squares to Zambia and made three quilts for needy t‘arniliesi Grandvicw members volun~ tear in their community in many ways: col- lecling for charity causes; working in the local hospital; assisting wrth 4-H and the local lair; and. raising the awareness of the importance of WI in the community. Lakelet W1, Huron East Members lmm this Branch knitted 4X5 squares for Zambia. N nrthumherlnnd West District WI District President Dorothy llarndcn and SL-crctaryr'l' .asurcr Dorothy Becdham ut' llIL' Nurthumberland District presented Susan lllc/arrl, lirwyear rigriculturc student at the llnivcrxity of Guelph. with the Olive IJL'me-y Scholarship worth $225. Comnnn WI. Lumliton Centre (‘urtiiiiin WI honoured thI (if their members rt‘hiirlolit' Winn With a sixtyryear pin and Dr-lta (ll-INN with a lWL'nlyAllVL‘ your pin ACWW - Commited to Rural Women and Their Famllles Mnmhors ml the Bolwnnd Womnn's lnslrluta hon- oured rho work cl Iho Assocmiod CULIan Women 0/ mo WHY/d (ALTWW) by plannmg two local church svrvrcus, A number at mean! pro/acts were or phi/nod, including rho Ugandan .inn In:I KHlHL‘d Squaw: for Zambia DlUlOClS In addition, trio ongoing work at ACWW through their pro/ecu; Woman Food lth World and Wrilor For All was dlSCUSSDd More poapla am now awrim ol the commitment at ACWW lo ruismg lhe standard 0/ livmg lo: rum] woman and their families l'hr- surwcu Conclude With the Hymn of All Nations and tho Mary Stewart Collect Pictured above from loll to right Lil'l’ Irrosn 80lme WI mem- tmrs who lie/pod organrw thr‘ sorvrcct Roxanna Hosrnivvsur, Myrna Eli/ton and Bath Bunion Submtllod by Juan Mulchnaim win thllllUlO“ L‘mim D-‘tml 14 Home & Country. Frill 1997 Cnlton WI, Elgin East This Branch has been involved in a number (ifdifferent activities in the last year: holding a craft and bake sale: catering; using a “Good Neighbour Fund" In recognize the ill. elderly and bereaved; sending their President to Convention ")7 In Hamilton; donating to area hospitals and the FWIO Headquarters Fund: and, sponsoring a candidate for AmA bassador at the Aylmcr Fair. Pittsburgh WI, Frontenac The Pittsburgh Wl presented long-time member Mary Penney With a hlLyear pin. Mary has been a CUDIIE‘IUOIH member since |937 and has held every pmitmn at the Branch lcvt‘l. and many at higher levels. Hillier WI, Prince Edward Thc Hillier WI were su proud of member Phyllis Wight. Centennial Award RL‘ClplL‘nl. that they decided to honour her in ii special way. They prcscnlcd hcr mlh a Women's Institute Centenary Medal offered through thc British Royal Mint. Maggie Iuhnson WI, Wentwtmh South . This group challenged the Grade ‘I' and 8 students of Mount Hope School to write an essay on lOOyears of the Women‘s Institute. Six girls submitted essays and the Branch offered a $20 first. 515 second and $l0 third prize to the three winning entries. The re- maining three entrants received a Maggie Johnson Cook Book. Solinn W'l, Durham West Branch member Lois Yellowlees was hon- oured by the Solina W] for her second place entry in the Senator Cairinr: Wilson Compe- tition. Entries from across Canada were judged at the Triennial Convention of the FWIC in Hamilton in June The competition entailed an essay with photographs entitled "W1 A A Family Affair;“ the essay was to tell the story of more than one generation of Women's Institute membership. their lives and accomplishments. Mngnetuwnn WI, Parry Sound South This Branch launched a book entitled Looking Back with [he Magnelun'an Wmnm's lnxlilulc. a collection of stories from their Twecdsmuir History. Th Twcedsmuir History was only initiated i. 1980; many residents of the village and sur- rounding arca supplied family and farm his~ tunes and many stories. The book has been “ell-received. By the end ofthis year's tour- ist station they expect to have recovered all expenses and perhaps have made a small profit for the Branch. They all admit this was truly a learning experience! ’0) Mi, ’1‘. n Putting down roots Members of the Shetland Woman‘s 'flSlllLIlD panlEd a red maple has ll'l the Shetland church yard From left to nghl are Pal Thompson, Marion Newlle. Luella Hilton, Marian Elliott and Evelyn Play/oat This Branch also donated dos- serl plates to the Shetland church hall Sum-Tied In Early“ th‘on.