Elizabeth (Athey) Rushton - Biography

              daughters, Beverly and Carol, were born while in Onoway.
Following their move to Stony Plain in 1972, Elizabeth was invited
to join the Stony Plain Women's Institute and subsequently served
in many branch offices, as well as Handicraft Convener for Stony
Plain/ Lac Ste. Anne Constituency. She served as District 2
Director from 1987 - 1990, 2 n d Vice President of Alberta Women's
Institutes, 1990 - 1993, and President from 1993 - 1996. Elizabeth
also served as Area President for the Associated Country Women
of the World for two terms, 1998 - 2004.
Elizabeth has been involved in her community, particularly serving
on both the Stony Plain Public Library Board and the Yellowhead
Regional Library Board, many committees and volunteer
assignments at the Multi- cultural Heritage Centre ( where she also
worked part time for many years), her local Anglican Church both
with the Church Vestry and the Anglican Church Women - she is
also Prayer Partner Secretary for the Diocese of Edmonton ACW
Board.
As well as the various offices held in Women's Institute, Elizabeth
was also a facilitator with both series of Communicate with
Confidence workshops - watching participants gain speaking
confidence was a source of great satisfaction to her. Over the
years, Elizabeth enjoyed her involvement in the Federated
Women's Institute of Canada and being able to attend both
national and international conferences in many parts of Canada and
around the world.
Elizabeth received the Stony Plain and District Honored Citizen
Award in 1989 and the Canada 125 Medal in 1992.
Elizabeth loves reading, crafts and cats - not necessarily in that
order! Her main " retirement" project is researching and recording
her family history, and cataloguing family items so her children
will appreciate their history.