AWI President's Newsletters

              ALBERTA WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER
AN ENTHUSIASTIC HIGH FOR W. I.
W i t h t h i s s l o g a n i n mind we e n t e r a new b u s y year f o r out o r g a n i z a t i o n . the
80th a n n i v e r s a r y a c t i v i t i e s , the y e a r ' s programs and t h e f i n a l e o f t h e Lea
Park p i c n i c b r o u g h t us t o t h i s p o i n t a s we t h i n k o f 80 y e a r s p l u s 1.
The term " COMMUNICATING WITH CONFIDENCE" you w i l l soon be c o m f o r t a b l e w i t h,
f o r i t i s t h e t i t l e o f o u r PUBLIC SPEAKING PROGRAM. I t w i l l be t h e f o c a l p o i nt
of our 1989- 90 y e a r and w i l l be f o r Women's I n s t i t u t e s ' members a s w e l l as any
o t h e r s i n y o u r c o m m u n i t i t e s.
We w i l l keep you u p - t o - d a t e as we e v a l u a t e the i n t r o d u c t o r y s e s s i o n i n
D i s t r i c t 2 i n November.
We have chosen PUBLIC SPEAKING, CHILD CARE, ENVIRONMENT, AND MEMBERSHIP
as our p r i o r i t i e s . We hope your programs w i l l be a r r a n g e d w i t h t h i s i n mind.
SOME VERY IMPORTANT ITEMS:
W i t h 1990 being an e l e c t i o n y e a r we have t o t h i n k ahead t o h a v e p e o p l e i n mind
to take p o s i t i o n s of t h o s e whoKs t h r e e year term i n e n d i n g.
1. PROVINCIAL EDUCATIONAL CONVENERS:
P l e a s e send i n y o u r s u g g e s t i o n s t o f i l l the p o s i t i o n s , you c a n submit
y o u r own name o r t h e name o f a n o t h e r member, who h a s a g r e e d t o a c c e p t t he
p o s i t i o n . P o s i t i o n s t h a t w i l l have o p e n i n g s a r e : * E d u c a t i on
P l e a s e s u b m i t s u g g e s t i o n s t o : * Environmental C o n s e r v a t i on
P r o v i n c i a l o f f i c e b e f o r e Jan/ 90 * Health, Home Ec. Soc S e r v i c es
* I n t e r n a t i o n a l A f f a i rs
2. RESOLUTION CHAIRMAN:
We need two a s s i s t a n t s who w i l l h e l p our c u r r e n t r e s o l u t i o n s chairman June
L o r e , keeping i n m i n d that one o f t h e a s s i s t a n t s would become the n e xt
R e s o l u t i o n C h a i r m a n i n 1990.
3. H a n d i c r a f t C o o r d i n a t o r i s V i Moore - R. R. 1 Red D e e r . T4N 5E1 - 347 7141
V i took over from J e s s i e Strome a t t h e 1989 C o n v e n t i o n.
4. A g r i c u l t u r e Convener i s G e r d a R e b k o w i c h - Box 38, Wandering R i v e r TOA 3M0
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5. C o m p e t i t i o n s : A f o l d e r w i t h a l l t h e A. W. I, and F. W. I. C. c o m p e t i t i t o n s w i l l
be sent out w i t h t h e n e x t m a i l i n g t o a l l b r a n c h e s . P l e a s e l o o k out f o r i t .
6. SPECIAL NOTE: - D e a d l i n e f o r a p p l i c a t i o n - NOVEMBER 1 5.
A p p l i c a t i o n to be sent i n t o t h e P r o v i n c i a l o f f i c e . For t h e f o l l o w i n g 2
S c h o l a r s h i p s
C o r n e l i a Wood S c h o l a r s h i p : to be awarded t o a f i r s t time a p p l i c a n t to
t h e R u r a l E d u c a t i o n Development A s s o c i a t i o n L e a d e r s h i p Workshop i n
L e v e l 1 o r 2, t o c o v e r r e g i s t r a t i o n , room & b o a r d and m i l e a g e t o a maximum o f
S400.00. T h i s i s u s u a l l y h e l d i n J a n u a r y.
A l b e r t a Women's I n s t i t u t e s S c h o l a r s h i p : to c o v e r r e g i s t r a t i o n t o R u r al
E d u c a t i o n Development A s s o c i a t i o n L e a d e r s h i p Workshop, L e v e l 1 o r 2, u s u a l ly
h e l d i n F e b r u a r y.
REMEMBER DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION TO BOTH IS NOVEMBER 15,1989.
7. We have h e a r d from ACWW t h a t the p e r s o n a t t e n d i n g t h e ACWW Kansas C i ty
C o n f e r e n c e w i t h the a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e $ 1300.00 d o n a t e d by A. W. I, w i l l be
MRS CYNTHIA ELLIS - BALMOPAN- BESLIZE CENTRAL AMERICA.
We hope to meet her and g e t her p i c t u r e and a b i t a b o u t her work f o r the
W i n t e r Home & C o u n t r y.
( For your i n f o r m a t i o n B e f c l i z e was f o r m a l y B r i t i s h Honduras and Balmopan i s
t h e c a p i t a l c i t y . Might be i n t e r e s t i n g t o l e a r n more about B e r l i z e . )
W i n t e r Home & C o u n t r y w i l l have l o t s of i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e ACWW 1 9 t h T r i a n n i al
C o n f e r e n c e . Look out f o r t h i s , i n e a r l y November.
8. Please note the P r o v i n c i a l o f f i c e w i l l be c l o s e d September 20 and w i ll
r e o p e n on October 2, 1989. P l e a s e l e a v e any messages on t h e a n s w e r i ng
machine and S y l v i a w i l l r e t u r n y o u r c a l l as s o o n as p o s s i b l e .
L o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o o u r 1989- 90 y e a r w i th
AN ENTHUSIASTIC HIGH WITH W. I.
KEEP SMILING
BERYL BALLHORN