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NEWSLETTER DEADLINE DATE Please send stories and photos for consideration in the Home & Country ROSE Garden to the FWIO Provincial Office or andream@fwio.on.ca no later than the content deadline date below. Please review the Editorial and Graphic Guidelines before making a submission. Fall 2018 - June 1, 2018 The Home & Country ROSE Garden is published twice a year (Spring and Fall) by the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario. Editor Andrea Morrison andream@fwio.on.ca Proof Reader Ruth Kennedy Graphics Ampersand Copyright © FWIO 2018 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 copyrighted material under any circumstances, contact the Editor. ISSN - 1715-216X Printed on recyclable paper by Ampersand Printing, Guelph, ON www.ampersand.ca Publications Mail Agreement No. 40036824 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario 552 Ridge Road Stoney Creek, ON L8J 2Y6 Tel: 905-662-2691 Fax: 905-930-8631 Email: fwio@fwio.on.ca www.fwio.on.ca It was the trip of a lifetime for WI Members and their traveling companions who journeyed to Iceland from August 27 - September 4, 2017. Thank you to Arthena Hecker for organizing another fantastic trip through FWIO partner, Collette. For more on Iceland and other trips currently in the works, turn to page 8. Pictured (L-R): Irene Robillard, Christine Reaburn, Glenna Smith and Evelyn Peck at Seljalandsfoss after walking behind the falls. Photo courtesy of Dr. Daniel Guillet. WHERE'S ADDIE? Adelaide Hoodless - "Addie" - is hidden somewhere inside this issue of the Home & Country ROSE Garden! Can you find her?? CONTACT INFORMATION FWIO Provincial Office (see left) Administrator of FWIO Kim Sauder: kim@fwio.on.ca Program & Communications Manager Andrea Morrison: andream@fwio.on.ca Museum Curator Alyssa Gomori: curator@fwio.on.ca Digitizing Coordinator Linda Mitchell Ph: 613-848-0220 digitizing@fwio.on.ca Executive Officer to FWIC Evelyn Peck Ph: 613-968-9402 executiveofficertofwic@fwio.on.ca International Officer Elsie Stephenson Ph: 705-866-2435 ertoivo@persona.ca Public Relations Officer Faye Michaud Ph: 705-232-6082 publicrelations@fwio.on.ca Tweedsmuir Coordinator Eleanor Williams Ph: 519-229-8200 willy@quadro.net FWIO OFFICE HOURS The Provincial Office is open Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. Erland Lee (Museum) Home Tours are available Thursday to Sunday from 10:30am to 4pm. Inside: 4. Annual General Meeting 5. Digitizing Update 6. Museum Happenings 7. Erland Lee Award 8. FWIO Travel 9. 100+ Anniversaries 10-11. Down the Garden Path 12-13. Canada 150 & WI 120 14. Woman of Excellence in Agriculture Award 15. Scholarships & Awards 16. International Connections 17. Staples Member Benefit 18-19. All for a Good Cause 2