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HOME & COUNTRY HOME & COUNTRY is published quarterly by the Federated Women's Inltitutes of Ontario (FWIO) 'It has two objectives: 1. To provide educational material which cultivates more knowledgeable and re- sponsible citizens and promotes good family life skills. leadership development and community action. . To provide a "communications link" among all members of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario and other related organizations. EDITOR Janine Roelens-Grant GRAPHICS Debbie Thompson Wilson in Willrulmlt'on 1994 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Cindy Ashton (Chair) Janine Roelensâ€"Grant (Secretary) Margaret Atkins. Donna Russett Lois Olmsted Deadlines: Summer Issue: Mar. l5 Fall Issue: July IS Please address all correspondence to: Janine Roelens-Gntnt Editor. Home at Country FWIO Guelph Agriculture Cenuc PO. Box |030 Guelph. Ontario NIH 6N1 PHONE N0. A (5l9) 836-3078 Copyright © 1994 Fwto Copyrighted material (including graphics) may be reproduced as long as it remains in context. its source is recognized and it is not used for monetary gain. To reprint copy- righted material under any circumstances please contact the Editor. ISSN 070l-S78X 69 Printed on recycled paper by Mctroland Printing. Publishing and Disnribuling , Willuwdnk. Ontario 2 Home ti Country. Spring 'Qa Letter to the Editor: It Pays to Advertise By Helen Young y husband and I returned home re; cently after a lovely holiday in Scotland. While we were there. one eveâ€" ning after supper, we decided to stroll down the main street in the tiny northern village of Ardgay. Looking in a store window, we saw a simple poster advertising the regular monthly meeting of the Ardgay Women's Institute. How pleased I was to discover the meeting was that very night! In fact, it had begun an hour earlier. SO we inquired as to the location of the local town hall. and were told by a passerby that it was just a block away. The guest speaker was a local daffodil bulb producer. and we arTived right in the middle of his slide presentation All the Members of Women's Institutes will. once again. be pitching in to help clean up their local environmem as part of Pitch-In Canada's annual Pitch» In Week campaign to take place May 3-8. I994. “A total of 19 Institutes participated in Ontario in l993." said Allard van Vccn. President of Pitch-In Canada, “Institutes have always been strong supporter» of environmental concerns in Ontario and across the country." Information kits about the campaign will be sent to those groups in Ontario who participated in I903, Other groups wishing to take part in 1994 will receive a tree supply ot‘gurbage bags. For more information write to Pitch-In Ontario at 36 Toronto 31., Suite 850. Toronto, On- tario, MSC 2C5 or call the Pitch»ln Canada National Office at (604)538â€" 0577. In total. over one million Ontarions cleaned up in 1903. undertaking 4.425 projcch under the direction of l.l63 “Pitching in for Conservation” ladies moved over to make room for the two Canadian intruders. But what a genu- ine welcome my husband and I received from the thirteen members We were even asked to judge their monthly competition, as we enjoyed lunch together. Our experience proved. again, how worldwide our organization really is, What a marvellous idea to pass on to our Canadian Branches ~ to make a few simple posters and put them in local stores. You never know when a Scottish visitor may be strolling by? Or better yet. a prospective new member! Helen Young is the President of the Nar- folk North District Women 's Institute and a member ofthe Lynnville Branch. local volun- teer leaders. "The projects were diverse and ranged from river and TM stream reha- bilitation to N or CANADA! b o u r h o o d Clean-ups." said van Veen. Close to 500 Ontario communities participated in 1993 and organizers ex- pect similar results in 1994. For the first time, participants will also be given an opportunity to raise funds for conserva- tion. their local group. as well as Pitch-In Week. This new aspect of the program enti- tled “Pitching in for Conservation" is operated by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. who coâ€"sponsor the Pitchâ€"In Week campaign in Ontario Details about this project are in the I9ELl Pitch-In Week information kits.