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HISTORY SUPPLEMENT OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. that the Alberta Women's Institutes ask the Federated Women's
Institutes of Canada to start a National Project — the
furnishing of a house in Fort Edmonton, in honor of Emily
Murphy, the first F. W. I. C. President, whenever a house becomes
available.
2. that the Creative Writing Competition become an Annual Competition
instead of Biennial.
NOTICE OF MOTION:
that the Standing Committee Chairmen on the Provincial level
have the right to be present at Council meetings when matters
pertaining to their Convenerships are discussed and also to have a
vote on these matters.
It was during this term that Stony Plain- Lac Ste Anne Constituency
honored Mrs. C. R. Wood by donating a " Girls' Club Public
Speaking Trophy" in her name.
Another A. W. I, pioneer was honored by the Edmonton- Victoria
Sturgeon Constituency. A trophy was purchased to be given annually
in honor of Mrs. A. H. Rogers, to the Best Entry in the Provincial
Creative Writing Competition.
STATISTICS:
In 1971 there were 3000 members and 206 Branches.
Branches continued to support National and International projects
through F. W. I. C. and A. C. W. W.
1. A Landrover was given to a sister organization in Lesotho to
help with their work with rural women.
2. Contributions were made to " Save the Sight", a project to help
young children in developing countries where blindness is
caused by lack of vitamin " A".
The President represented A. W. I, at the National Board meetings,
as well as at the National Convention in Winnipeg in 1970 where
the invitation to host the next National Convention in Alberta was
extended and accepted.
Before an invitation was extended that the National Convention
be held in Alberta, the Executive met with Dr. Ballantyne,
Deputy Minister of Agriculture to discuss the situation. He assured
them that if the invitation were accepted, the Department would
co- operate to the fullest to make this an outstanding occasion.
By RECOMMENDATION at the 1971 Provincial Convention, it
was agreed that the 1973 A. W. I. Convention be held at Banff, prior to
the National Convention and that it be a business session only.
Months went into the planning and re- planning on how to manage
two Conventions together. The idea was that as many Alberta
members as possible should be given an opportunity to attend a
National Convention, to meet and share with women across Canada.
Of necessity, the Provincial portion was a Mini Convention — just
half a day. The financial statement was received, the election of
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Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | History Supplement of the Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Subject | AWI, History |
| Description | History Supplement 1956-1975 |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | AWI0811034 |
| Date | 1975 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 35 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | HISTORY SUPPLEMENT OF THE ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTE RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. that the Alberta Women's Institutes ask the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada to start a National Project — the furnishing of a house in Fort Edmonton, in honor of Emily Murphy, the first F. W. I. C. President, whenever a house becomes available. 2. that the Creative Writing Competition become an Annual Competition instead of Biennial. NOTICE OF MOTION: that the Standing Committee Chairmen on the Provincial level have the right to be present at Council meetings when matters pertaining to their Convenerships are discussed and also to have a vote on these matters. It was during this term that Stony Plain- Lac Ste Anne Constituency honored Mrs. C. R. Wood by donating a " Girls' Club Public Speaking Trophy" in her name. Another A. W. I, pioneer was honored by the Edmonton- Victoria Sturgeon Constituency. A trophy was purchased to be given annually in honor of Mrs. A. H. Rogers, to the Best Entry in the Provincial Creative Writing Competition. STATISTICS: In 1971 there were 3000 members and 206 Branches. Branches continued to support National and International projects through F. W. I. C. and A. C. W. W. 1. A Landrover was given to a sister organization in Lesotho to help with their work with rural women. 2. Contributions were made to " Save the Sight", a project to help young children in developing countries where blindness is caused by lack of vitamin " A". The President represented A. W. I, at the National Board meetings, as well as at the National Convention in Winnipeg in 1970 where the invitation to host the next National Convention in Alberta was extended and accepted. Before an invitation was extended that the National Convention be held in Alberta, the Executive met with Dr. Ballantyne, Deputy Minister of Agriculture to discuss the situation. He assured them that if the invitation were accepted, the Department would co- operate to the fullest to make this an outstanding occasion. By RECOMMENDATION at the 1971 Provincial Convention, it was agreed that the 1973 A. W. I. Convention be held at Banff, prior to the National Convention and that it be a business session only. Months went into the planning and re- planning on how to manage two Conventions together. The idea was that as many Alberta members as possible should be given an opportunity to attend a National Convention, to meet and share with women across Canada. Of necessity, the Provincial portion was a Mini Convention — just half a day. The financial statement was received, the election of 34 |
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