Home & Country (Fall 2007)

              Alberta Women’s Institutes
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T he Alberta government has launched a $ 30
million program to help low and moderate-income
seniors and persons with disabilities
live in their own communities.
The Affordable Supportive Living Initiative
will provide capital funding to help develop
affordable, supportive living projects across the
province.
“ We want to help Albertans remain in their communities when they are
no longer able to live independently due to health and personal care needs,” Greg
Melchin, Minister of Senior and Community Support, said in a news release. “ We
recognize the growing need for supportive living units across the province.”
The deadline for applications is Oct. 29. Projects that can be underway
in the next six months will be given priority.
In the FWIC Citizenship and Legislature educational convener’s report
our province is doing many of the same things as the other provinces. The
branches are helping their communities by supporting hospitals, senior citizen
homes, women’s shelters, 4- H clubs, school bursary & scholarship funds, hot
lunch and breakfast programs, fire departments, local libraries, remembering sick
and shut- ins and volunteering in schools. Everyone can be a participant in our
communities no matter the age or the number of members we have. Linda Hoy
ends by saying “ By sharing we educate ourselves.” wi
Citizenship & Legislation Report
Darlene Wicks, Convener
I know that many branches will be reorganizing
with annual meetings very soon and getting
programs for the New Year ready. So it will be
time to look at new areas of study and I encourage each
branch to study something new to Alberta this year.
May I sugguest that each branch try
something new this year and look at one topic through
the eyes of each education paper. Each topic can
be reviewed for agricultural or industrial impact on
Alberta. Each new topic will need to be investigated
in regards to Environmental impact, and what is the
international impact. We need to educate ourselves
about the products that will be produced as well as review the health issues
surronding this topic. Each topic you may choose to look at will also have
some economic, legislative, and citizenship impact on our province. This is
only an idea which may help create some new interest in educational papers.
I don’t mean to sound like I am nagging but I do need your
Agriculture and Canadian Industry reports soon so I can send my report to the
national level. Until Next time. wi
Why Are Nuts Good For You?
A favourite childhood snack
was a heaping spoonful of peanut
butter. It could be licked like a lollipop
until all traces of the delectable butter
were gone. Then the realization came
of how much fat was in that spoonful,
so the peanut butter was traded for
rice cakes. Years later there is an
indulgence of a handful of nuts, thanks
to recent research that shows they
can help ward off disease. You could
substitute nuts for a less nutritious food
such as a muffin or chocolate bar, or
cheese and crackers, says Vancouver
registered dietician Nina Hirvi. While
you should limit them to four or five
30gram servings a week, you’d be nuts
not to include them in your diet! Here’s
why:
Studies show that:
a Pecans and almonds can lower
your cholesterol
a Peanuts and walnuts help
protect your heart
a Walnuts, pecans and Brazil
nuts help to counteract cancer
a Cashews, macadamia nuts,
Brazil nuts, almonds, pecans and
walnuts help to keep you trim!
These are a few great reasons
to snack on nuts, so nut lovers, rejoice.
Science is proving these little gems can
help protect us from disease. wi
Agriculture and Canadian Industries
Brenda Willsie, Convener
Home Economics
Maxine Allen, Convener