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P i n e L a k e W o m e n ' s Institute
Submitted by
E. Marion Brown
Pine Lake Women's
Institute members marked
International Women's Day at
their March 9th meeting.
Marion Brown illustrated the
meaning of this special day for
the women of Nicaragua as she
saw it first hand on her visit to
that Central American country
on March 8th, 1989. Supported
by slides Ms. Brown showed
the life of women in Nicaragua
and their plea for greater privileges
as they met with their
president, Daniel Ortega, at that
time.
Ironically the guest speaker
for the evening was Dwayne
Hillman, a volunteer who had
spent seven days on the eastern
coast of Nicaragua in late
January 2004 distributing
Christmas boxes to children.
Kathleen Lawrence, educational
convener for Social Services
introduced Mr. Hillman who
joined twenty- two other participants
in ponga boats delivering
the precious boxes to nine villages.
A survey is done by local
churches to asses the needs and
ages of children in each village.
Mr. Hillman said they were
able to give every child a box
because of the generosity of
Canadians. Over six and one
half million were prepared in
Canada with over 300,001)
boxes coming out of the
Calgary depot. The group
u hich included a medical team
were able to bring love, hope
and encouragement to an under
privileged country
Although the February
meeting was cancelled because
been busy. Five ladies met on
March fourth to assemble twenty-
two " quilt pockets" readied
by Dons Warke. These will be
used at the FWIC 2006
Convention to carry name tags,
meal tickets etc.
The annual Heart Fund card
party was held February 28
with seven tables enjoying
whist. 5325.00 was donated to
the heart fund. Prizes and lunch
were donated by the Pine Lake
Women's Institute. The public
was also privileged to buy marmalade
which had been made
by Kathleen Lawrence. Sales
amounted to $ 70.00 for the
branch.
Marion Brown reported thai
all levels of history had been
completed and submitted.
Preparations were made for
attendance at the District III
Workshop in Bashaw, March
18/ 04 and the Kneehill Valley
Constituency Conference, Apnl
3/ 04 at Trochu.
A garden club will again be
sponsored by the Pine Lake
Women's Institute for the
district children this summer.
Blanche Cunningham, representing AWI, for
,\ lice Lowis' District IH Workshop
kelow— Balmoral conducts Memorial Servici
' Hank the Cowboy" stages holdup for FWIC
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Pine Lake History, 2000-December 31, 2007 |
| Subject | AWI; Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811090 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 114 |
| 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 | P i n e L a k e W o m e n ' s Institute Submitted by E. Marion Brown Pine Lake Women's Institute members marked International Women's Day at their March 9th meeting. Marion Brown illustrated the meaning of this special day for the women of Nicaragua as she saw it first hand on her visit to that Central American country on March 8th, 1989. Supported by slides Ms. Brown showed the life of women in Nicaragua and their plea for greater privileges as they met with their president, Daniel Ortega, at that time. Ironically the guest speaker for the evening was Dwayne Hillman, a volunteer who had spent seven days on the eastern coast of Nicaragua in late January 2004 distributing Christmas boxes to children. Kathleen Lawrence, educational convener for Social Services introduced Mr. Hillman who joined twenty- two other participants in ponga boats delivering the precious boxes to nine villages. A survey is done by local churches to asses the needs and ages of children in each village. Mr. Hillman said they were able to give every child a box because of the generosity of Canadians. Over six and one half million were prepared in Canada with over 300,001) boxes coming out of the Calgary depot. The group u hich included a medical team were able to bring love, hope and encouragement to an under privileged country Although the February meeting was cancelled because been busy. Five ladies met on March fourth to assemble twenty- two " quilt pockets" readied by Dons Warke. These will be used at the FWIC 2006 Convention to carry name tags, meal tickets etc. The annual Heart Fund card party was held February 28 with seven tables enjoying whist. 5325.00 was donated to the heart fund. Prizes and lunch were donated by the Pine Lake Women's Institute. The public was also privileged to buy marmalade which had been made by Kathleen Lawrence. Sales amounted to $ 70.00 for the branch. Marion Brown reported thai all levels of history had been completed and submitted. Preparations were made for attendance at the District III Workshop in Bashaw, March 18/ 04 and the Kneehill Valley Constituency Conference, Apnl 3/ 04 at Trochu. A garden club will again be sponsored by the Pine Lake Women's Institute for the district children this summer. Blanche Cunningham, representing AWI, for ,\ lice Lowis' District IH Workshop kelow— Balmoral conducts Memorial Servici ' Hank the Cowboy" stages holdup for FWIC |
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