Sydenham WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 8, [1997] - [2011], p. 7

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C â€"G3, te d hM ic . dail ... s mothers to Grandmothers to WWW;;,’/':, i $ ' _se4â€" m:‘;%“f " _ heallies CC ppieee ce _ O y t : i . esc ol d Aaeltte * epdirese oet m | undert.akmg heritage projâ€" m e e 2y ects, like the mayoral porâ€" omm â€" o cpientommnmes sCampbel traits hanging from the walls â€" (Back Left to Right) Carol Faires, Anne Barlow, M in~ council chambers,‘ the Babs Wiskin, Meta Gamble, Helen Calver, Cathy j Sydenham | Women‘s Instiâ€" â€" McCullough, Mary Shook (Front Left to Right) Cynâ€" tute keeps busy allyear long.. thia Hand, Sharon Menard and~ Mary McGinnis. â€" and they‘te looking for ______â€"â€" ooues some new, young members to help carry the torch, and . to Sydenham. gencrous ladies," adds Ann keep the institute‘s work goâ€" #I looked around at difâ€" Barlow, recalling a time K § ing into well into the future. ferent things I wanted to . when the institute women all "If you‘re interested in | £et involved in and nothing. | pooled their money, to help community, it‘s one of the ~[else] much appealedto me," . her through some financial [true â€" communityâ€"oriented] _ She says. "I wanted to meet struggles. organizations that‘s still exâ€" _ Some of the older members "They were very helpful isting," notes Carol Faires. of the community and get to â€" to me. They have my undyâ€" A member for 25 years. know what was going on, so ing loyalty now. Itreally was now, Faires is the institute‘s ~! decided to join the Womâ€" â€" a wonderful thing for them en‘s Institute and it‘s been a _ to do â€" each person donated j y ;, e N cemandifions in = s . If you‘re interested in es it Te community, it‘s one of the _ here," aprees Mcta Gamble. [t k‘ & t d] In addition, th_e Sydenâ€" . rue com.muth‘orlen & ol ham Women‘s Institute hosts organizations that‘s still existing. guest speakers once a month, m Recently, they heard from a intrenitiys â€" Wns A CecuFRE LE LAE 1. . 2c n‘w 2 . f local OPP officer. o CAROL FAIRES * * "He spoke to us about ° power of attorney and some things that we need to be official â€" historical â€" record _ éally tewarding experience _ aware of," says Faires. "He A keeper, and documenter of for me." was very informative." all the changes the village of The women all have their § f Sydenham undergoes. own reasons for being a part Similar women‘s instiâ€" « "My mom was also a of the institute, however it . tutes are found in many rural member," she says. "At one â€" alll comes back to two fundaâ€" communities thJ"oughout the time the Women‘s Institure mental things: the desire to, (country, including Harrowâ€" was very instrumental in â€" Siv€ back to the community,. . smith and Inverary. > K fural communities. Women _ and to gain a supportive net= The women at the Sydenâ€" got together...because cookâ€" work of female friends. ham branch emphasize that books were not available "When your family [has | their doors are always open and they got recipes from . 2l moved av\fay] it‘s nice to to new members, and note one another [and attended _ have something worthwhile . that it would be wonderful to workshops put on by organiâ€" that you‘re doing: again," . see some f_resh faces at their zations like the Ministry of â€" Says _ longâ€"time member next meeting, Eor informa~ Agriculture and Food]." Mary Shook. "It does a lot of . tion about the timing future . Sharon Menard is a rela. £o0d â€" a lot more than some . meetings, please. contact tively new member, having people realize." it Babs Wiskin at babsmnw@ joined in 2007 after moving "They‘re very kind and hotmail.com, *

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