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Here are two changes to the FWlO onstitutiorl which Women's In- itute members should consider at intrict Annual time. tECTlON OF PROVINCIAL R ESIDENTâ€"ELECT tr be elected Nov. 87) r‘ach convention area may make urninations for provincial president- 1:. ,‘t at their area convention, with the ( «sent of the nominee. \ nominee shall: be an active WI mber and have held an executive .;ition at district/area level 0R have i . red in any of ficia] capacity at the wincial level of FWIO. The presidentâ€"elect shall: preside in the absence of, or at the . quest of, the president; : take over the president's duties if : emergency prevents her from con- .iuing in office; be the Junior Board Director to :derated Women's Institutes of nnada; vi be a member of all standing com- ‘illlCES, with voting power; i perform such duties as may be ‘ quired. Nominations for provincial resident-elect, which have been made at area conventions, shall be cnt by the area secretaries to the WlO office immediately following Ite convention, accompanied by a rief outline of the nominee’s parti- ipation in Women’s Institute and lihEl' information. The nominees will have the oppor- unity to address the FWIO Annual card meeting prior to the election. The area shall be responsible for he expenses incurred by their ominee to travel to the FWIO nnual Board meeting. Election shall be by ballot except where there is only one nominee for he office. The nominee must receive a majority of ballots cast in order to be declared elected. LECTION OF PROVINCIAL OARD DIRECTORS (method to be used in 37) Each district, in turn, shall be resBonsible for securing nominations for provincial board director, to be Presented at the area convention. onstitution reviewed ew election information. . . A nominee shall: a) be an active WI member at branch, district or area; b) have held an executive position at branch and district, or area level; c) be elected annually at the area conâ€" vention for not more than two con- secutive years. At the area convention, all delegates from a subdivision shall elect, by ballot, the director and alter- nate director to the provincial board from those nominated by that district in the sequence that the district is to be represented on the provtncial board. F WI C President addresses board “W1 has been a strong factor in my development;' said Beatrice Reeves, FWlC President, as she addressed the annual board meeting of FWIO. “Encourage members to know what is happening at all levels. Believe in Beatrice Reeves what you're selling. The more inlor- mation you have the more you want â€" the more knowledge, the greater your vision. As your vision grows. you become more beneficial to your community." Above all. she stressed. "Keep running your little car. but honk the horn louder.” FWIC fees will increase to $1.30 in 1986-87; to $1.40 in 1987-88; and to $1.50 in 1988-89. The next FWIC convention will be held in St. John’s, Newfoundland in June 1988 and the theme will be Shaping Our Tomorrows Today. Joyce Nelles is the new chairman of the Hoodless Homestead Committee and Norma Gauthier is the next curator. Please encourage boys and girls to submit entries to the FWIC Past Presidents' Essay Competition. WI members volunteering Volunteer WI members provided great service on behalf of the organization in the past year. Twentyâ€"four volunteers from neighboring branches assisted as hostesses in the WI Hall at the Ontario Agricultural Museum during the special activity days of the season. Each volunteer received an information kit about the hall and museum in general and also went on a tour. The volunteers received copies of the museum's monthly newsletter which made them feel part of the picture. They were also invited to the official opening of the exhibit Rural Women â€" Labour and beisure, held in the Gambrel Barn. About 40 volunteers from various districts staffed the FWIO booth at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair for 10 days in November. Visitors from across Ontario, from all parts of Canada and also from many parts of the world stopped to say. “l am a WI member from. . Perhaps more important were the visitors who stopped to ask, “What is the Women‘s Institute?” Many of these were young, urban women who expressed interest in wanting to belong to an organization where there are no restrictions for membership and where they can learn crafts‘ enjoy fellowship and express views on the social issues which concern them. w H & C Jan. Feb. Mar. I987 7