Home & Country (Summer 2007)

              Alberta Women's Institutes

Executive and Council

President, Citizenship & Legislation Darlene Wicks Box 99, Coutts T0K 0N0 Telephone: 403-344-3994 Fax: 403-344-4010 Email: edwicks@telusplanet.net Acting President Elect District 1, International Affairs Zella Pimm Box 314, Grimshaw T0H 1W0 Telephone: 780-338-2184 District 2, Health, Social Services & Home Economics Maxine Allen 205, 4812-51 Ave,Stony Plain T7Z 1P7 Telephone: 780-963-7463 Email: mallen@shaw.ca District 3,Environment & Conservation Gloria Coates Box 53, Alix T0C 0B0 Telephone: 403-747-2214 District 4, Education & Culture Titia Piera 25157 Township Road 252, Calgary T3L 2N9 Telephone: 403-239-0676 District 5,Agriculture & Canadian Industry Brenda Willsie 3813 C 52 Street, Wetaskiwin T9A 1M5 Telephone: 780-312-2409 Fax: 780-312-2469 Email: blwillsie2005@hotmail.com Handicraft Coordinator Bernice Willsie Box 373, Bowden T0M 0K0 Telephone: 403-224-3153 Email: bernicew1959@hotmail.com Classroom Agriculture Program Brenda Willsie 3813 C 52 Street, Wetaskiwin T9A 1M5 Telephone: 780-312-2409 Fax: 780-312-2469 Email: blwillsie2005@hotmail.com Resolutions Chairperson Elizabeth Rushton 5017-47 Avenue, Stony Plain T7Z 1L6 Phone: 780-963-3117 Email: jerush@shaw.ca Home and Country Editor Isabelle Nash 111,530 Hooke Road, Edmonton T5A 5J5 Telephone and Fax: 780-457-9498 Email: issina@shaw.ca FWIC Executive Officer Elizabeth Rushton 5017-47 Avenue, Stony Plain T7Z 1L6 Phone: 780-963-3117 Email: jerush@shaw.ca ACWW President of Canada Margaret Yetman 10 Barbour Drive, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland A1N 2H8 Phone 709-368-1867 Fax 709-368-3483 e-mail em.yetman@nf.sympatico.ca FWIC President Sheila Needham 19 Cameron Road, South Bolton J0E 1G0

The Alberta Women's Institutes form an educational organization for rural and urban women. Our aims are to promote leadership among women, to encourage local community development, and to assist women both locally and globally. The Alberta Women's Institutes are affiliated with Federated Women's Institutes of Canada (FWIC) and Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW).

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Berwyn WI Wins Handicraft Award
Zella Pimm

Accepting the Handicraft Award for Berwyn WI are left to right Mary Lundgard, Zella Pimm and Frances Bogner

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erwyn WI won the Provincial Handicraft Competition Award at the 2007 AWI Convention in Camrose. This award is presented to the WI with the most points for one branch.

Three Berwyn members, Frances Bogner, Mary Lundgard and Zella Pimm, and two Grimshaw members Diane Smith and Marie Plaizier, attended and had a great time of learning and fellowship with women from all across Alberta.

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