Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), Spring 1984, page 18

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___JVI’S On Cloverdale, Middlesex North District Computers were the topic for a January education meeting held at the local high school. The head of the business procedures division of the school explained the many uses of computers to members and the special languages needed to operate one. The highlight of the meeting came when each member had access to a computer and enjoyed the learnâ€" ing experience. Bloomfield, Prince Edward District Twenty-five years ago, Bloomfield WI furnished a room in the new Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. Now, the original beds are badly worn and need replacing. As a bicentennial project, Bloomfield plans to replace two hospital beds in the room by raising money through quilting and catering, A $1,000 cheque (for one unit) has already been donated to the hospital. A sec- ond cheque will soon be on its way. Sudbury District Sudbury District W1 is presenting Heritage Then and Now â€" a bicenten» nial celebration on June 10, 1984 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Carson Com- munity Centre, A display of Tweedsmuir Histories will be featured as well as antique crafts. displays by local historical and geneological groups and The Black Powder Association. Garnet, Haldimand West District Members learned about thi Ontario Medal for Good Citizenshi] at their first meeting of1984. Cl’Eatet in 1973. the medal bears the proâ€" vince's coat of arms and official flower, the trillium. Helena Feasby, Waterloo North District Agnes Reist. president of Helena Feasby writes: “Our Wl has a two- way project this year â€" to leSsen the amount of garbage and to provide funds for the ACWW Water For All Project. In Kitchener at Laidlaw‘s Waste Disposal, a total recycle unit is paying one cent per pound for bundles of newspapers and glass. I volunteered our garage as a depot for anyone to leave their bundles and boxes. When sufficient is accumu- l8 lated, my husband and I load our halfâ€"tori truck and he delivers to the recycling unit. 1 have been Over- whelmed with the response. We started in late August and to date (January), we have hit the $90 mark on a special chart I designed for the project. Happiness is the Saturday mornings we load our truck, but im- patience reigns until my husband returns with the cash! As soon as we reach the $l20 level, a pump will be placed on the chart, a cheque will be off to FWIO and a second chart will be started." Lanark North District District Agriculture and Canadian Industries Convener Marilyn Snedden reports Wl members in her district held two Exhibitors’ Nights last year. The evenings were advertis- ed to the public in the hope that mam; exhibitors’ questions might b} answered and more people would be happy with their results when show ing at local fairs. The first night featured tips on domestic science. crafts and sewing while the secoan evening covered flowers, flora designs, house plants and vegetables WI members who judge at fairs let the different sessions and items to judging at the Exhibitors’ Night were provided by WI branches A day in February was spent putting together the embroidered blocks from all over Ontario for the F W10 Bicentennial wall hanging. The wall hanging will be presented to Premier William Davis on June 1] to hang in the Legislative Building in Toronto, Women '5 Institute members joined with other volunteers to pack Christmas food lzmnpers for the needy in Toronto last December. Pictured from left to right are; Dorothy Sno wden, Cathy Hall, Marion Hamilton, Edith Hutchert~ son, Fret! Livingstone, Margaret Lindsay, Reta Hunter, Modelline NEISDM. Hurry Ltwngstone, Faye Nelson and Marj Cryderman.

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