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Alberta Women's Institutes get fund
By PENNY CASTER W t D N E 5 D A Y , J U N t 9, 200.
Advocate staff '
A recent provincewide fundrais-ing
project has helped build interest
in one of oldest women's organizations
in Alberta
" Yes. membership is declining,
unfortunately." said Blanche Cunningham,
at the opening of the Alberta
Women's Institutes annual convention
at the Red Deer Lodge on Tuesday
" The quilt project was a great
booster, because it got people working
and doing things." she added.
Cunningham, of the Cottonwood
Women's Institute west of Innisfail,
and District 5 Director of the Alberta
Women's Institutes, said each mem
ber of the province's various WI
branches was challenged to create a
quilt block to be used in building
quilts to be sold
The resulting income is to help
fund the 2006 national convention,
which is also to be held in Red Deer.
There are about 72 branches in Alberta
" I was expecting about 100." said
Cunningham of the quilt blocks.
Instead. 395 were produced,
enough to make about dozen quilts
It meant a steep learning curve for
many of the women who answered
the challenge.
Photo by JERRY GERUNG'Advocate staff
Women's Institute members march with a Canadian flag while other
members stand and clap at their tables to the song It's a Small World
After All.
" Many have made quilt blocks for
the very first time," s a i d Cunningham.
" So when WI ladies decide to do
something...!"
The quilt blocks were d i s p l a y ed
p r o m i n e n t l y i n a large conference
room at the hotel.
This is the 95th year for the WI in
Alberta.
raising boost
The worldwide organization began
in 1897 in Stoney Creek, Ont.
It is now represented in about 66
countries, said Faye Mayberry. past
president of the Federated Women's
Institutes of Canada.
At Tuesday's opening ceremonies,
about 180 members were welcomed
by local dignitaries and also heard
Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne
Jablonski speak to them about various
issues.
She talked about the province's insurance
legislation where the payout
for minor injuries, defined by
Jablonski as strains, sprains and soft-tissue
injuries, including whiplash,
has been capped at $ 4,000
Jablonski discussed the province's
efforts to defeat family violence and
described a project running in Calgary
where all those affected, including
spouses, children, lawyers and a
judge, meet at a table rather than a
courtroom in an attempt to work
things out.
Jablonski also handed out a little
advice to the assembly, some of
whom kept busy knitting while she
talked
" It's not selfish to look after yourself,
it's an absolute necessity." she
said
If you ignore your own needs you
could find yourself unable to care for
your family, she added
Other speakers al the
convention included
Darlene Hallctl, Linda
Finslad, and Noreen Olson.
Darlene spoke of a two-monlh
farm exchange with
a family from New
Zealand. Linda demonslral-cd
how recycled articles
could be used 10 make
clothing. She owns " Hats
by Emmanuel" a business
thai makes and sells hals for
cancer patients who have
undergone chemolherapy
Closing speaker was
Noreen Olson local author
who read from her new
book " The School Bus
Doesn't Stop Here
Anymore."
One of Ihe highlights ol
the sessions was the
banquet on Wednesday
night where awards were
given oui for Creative
Writing and Handicraft.
Everyone enjoyed the
entertainment provided by
Chatelaine of Innisfail and
Chelsea Simms local
pianist.
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 122 |
| 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 | Alberta Women's Institutes get fund By PENNY CASTER W t D N E 5 D A Y , J U N t 9, 200. Advocate staff ' A recent provincewide fundrais-ing project has helped build interest in one of oldest women's organizations in Alberta " Yes. membership is declining, unfortunately." said Blanche Cunningham, at the opening of the Alberta Women's Institutes annual convention at the Red Deer Lodge on Tuesday " The quilt project was a great booster, because it got people working and doing things." she added. Cunningham, of the Cottonwood Women's Institute west of Innisfail, and District 5 Director of the Alberta Women's Institutes, said each mem ber of the province's various WI branches was challenged to create a quilt block to be used in building quilts to be sold The resulting income is to help fund the 2006 national convention, which is also to be held in Red Deer. There are about 72 branches in Alberta " I was expecting about 100." said Cunningham of the quilt blocks. Instead. 395 were produced, enough to make about dozen quilts It meant a steep learning curve for many of the women who answered the challenge. Photo by JERRY GERUNG'Advocate staff Women's Institute members march with a Canadian flag while other members stand and clap at their tables to the song It's a Small World After All. " Many have made quilt blocks for the very first time," s a i d Cunningham. " So when WI ladies decide to do something...!" The quilt blocks were d i s p l a y ed p r o m i n e n t l y i n a large conference room at the hotel. This is the 95th year for the WI in Alberta. raising boost The worldwide organization began in 1897 in Stoney Creek, Ont. It is now represented in about 66 countries, said Faye Mayberry. past president of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. At Tuesday's opening ceremonies, about 180 members were welcomed by local dignitaries and also heard Red Deer North MLA Mary Anne Jablonski speak to them about various issues. She talked about the province's insurance legislation where the payout for minor injuries, defined by Jablonski as strains, sprains and soft-tissue injuries, including whiplash, has been capped at $ 4,000 Jablonski discussed the province's efforts to defeat family violence and described a project running in Calgary where all those affected, including spouses, children, lawyers and a judge, meet at a table rather than a courtroom in an attempt to work things out. Jablonski also handed out a little advice to the assembly, some of whom kept busy knitting while she talked " It's not selfish to look after yourself, it's an absolute necessity." she said If you ignore your own needs you could find yourself unable to care for your family, she added Other speakers al the convention included Darlene Hallctl, Linda Finslad, and Noreen Olson. Darlene spoke of a two-monlh farm exchange with a family from New Zealand. Linda demonslral-cd how recycled articles could be used 10 make clothing. She owns " Hats by Emmanuel" a business thai makes and sells hals for cancer patients who have undergone chemolherapy Closing speaker was Noreen Olson local author who read from her new book " The School Bus Doesn't Stop Here Anymore." One of Ihe highlights ol the sessions was the banquet on Wednesday night where awards were given oui for Creative Writing and Handicraft. Everyone enjoyed the entertainment provided by Chatelaine of Innisfail and Chelsea Simms local pianist. |
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