The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

.1... mm: limit; l Sheila nd Women 's institute Tweedsmuir History Cu- rator Evelyn Pleyfoot (right) presented For Home and Country to Shetland Librarian Barbara Beckett (left). Submitted by Evelyn Plug/toot, Tweedsmuir History Curator. Shetland WI. Lambton South. The May/e Women‘s Institute in Brant North District presented a copy of For Home and Country: The Centennial Hisâ€" tory of the Women’s Institutes in Ontario to Me Pans Public Library. From left to right are HeadLibrarian WemerMual/én Library Board Chairperson Jean Ferquharson, Moyle WI President Doris Depew. Tweedsrnuir History Convener Gladys Allen and Branch Secretary Dorothy McGonnick. Submittad by Elizabeth Young. FRO. Moyla Wl. Brant North. The Zealand Branch purchased three wpies of For Home and Country: one for their local library, one for their Branch and one to loan but to members and friends. Pictured lrem left to right are Brenda Garrett - PRO, Ruth Pearce - President, Sue Hunter - Librarian, and Joyce Hunter - Zea/and Wl member. Submitted by Brenda Garrett. PRO. Zeeland WI. Lanerk Soulh. Four members of the Lookout Bay Branch presented a copy of For Home and Country to the Hawkesbury Public Library. From left to right are Olive Lalonde. Kathy Hall. Ethalda Boa, Francis Palin - Library representative, and Plate Kirby. Submitted by Ethalda Boa. Lookout Bay WI member. Prescott District. - __ _ . FIVE GOLD RiNcs i he fifth in the Christmas tree ornament ._ . .series- “Five Gold Rings" - is now availa ablo, from the FWIC Provincial Office. The ornament is inscribed with Federated 7 Women's Institutes of Ontario. Seasons Greet- ings. 1997. The cost is $5 each. The omamcnts an: available from the FWIO * Provincial ‘ Office. so sum your Christmas shoppinewlyl ‘ '_‘ complete sets are still available at a cost are: per eminent. 10 Home tit Country, Summer '97 FWIC REPORT By Margaret Munro . Bail-Outâ€"Bucket or 3.0.3. This has been a fund raising project to attempt to ensure stable funding lot the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada (FWIC). Members across Canada were asked to donate $1 per person per year torthe trienniurn. The fund stands at approxi- mater $30300. Alberta is the only province so tar to reach the goal of $1 per member per year; however, new Brunswick may achieve it before the final report at the Convention in Hamilton. Ontario has donated $4,600. lnternatlonal Prolect As lntomalional Convener it was my responsibility to locate an International project. The Knitted Squares tor Zambia Protect was approved. All across Canada . people - young and old. mem- bers and non-members - have been busy knitting and raising funds tor the postage, It has been so successful that the people in Zambia have had to use a small truck to pick up the parcels at the Post Otlice. Over 160.000 squares have been sent to date, and many have not yet sent a Iinal report. A repon will be given at Convention '97. Substance Abuse Project This project was organized by FWIC and funded by Health Canada. It was held in Quebec, New» Ioundland and Saskatchewan. The final repo was presented to Health Canada in Decembe‘ 1995. Mrs. A. (Madge) Watt Memorial Fund Madge Walt was a Canadian who tounded the Iirst WI in England and later the ACWW, at which she was the first President. Mrs. Watt's grave is located in a cemetery near Montreal. FWIC thought it would be a fitting tribute to place a plaque on her grave on the 100th anniversary of the Women's Institute. Donations came from across Canada, and from around the world. The plaque will be unveiled on June 25, 1997. Federated News For only $4 per year you can receive the FWIC newsletter three times a year. Travel across Canada and look into activities in all the provinces without leaving your home. To all of you who have donated to any or a” 0' the above projects. I thank each and every one 01 you tor supporting your national organization. For the last three years. it has been headed by Charlotte Johnson who has carried out the duties at national President with dignity. understanding. dedication and a sense at humour. It has been a pleasure to serve on the FWIC Executive under her leadership. Margaret Munro is the F W10 Executive OWE” '0 FWIC. She will be completing her term afaflice i this position as of June, 1997. You can contact ND FWIC Oflice at Suite 606. 25] Bank 51., 0"“ 0N KZP 1X3. Phone: (613)234-l090.