Pine Lake History - 1976 - 1989

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Support
for Project Urged
Igladesh
The following is part of a paper on the
International Water Supply and Sanita-tion
Decade, 1981 - 1990 ( Project No .71 )
that was prepared by Marilee E . Kosik,
Wabamun, Alberta . - To even try to under-stand
the immensity of water and sanita-tion
problems, we should be aware there
arc 100 million MORE, people in the
third world drinking unfit water than in
1975, and 400 million more have no
proper sanitation . One half of the people
of the world have no reasonable access to
safe and adequate water supply . Lack of
water and poor sanitation are responsible
for disability, disease and death, particu-larity
in infants and young children . Wo-men,
the world's water- bearers stiffer
severe hardships, especially if elderly or
pregnant . Lack of plentiful and accessible
clean water supply is the cause of three
quarters of human illnesses m the devel-oping
countries, combined with lack of
sanitation practices which are dependent
on a water supply . More than 14,000 !!
Imagine yourself as one of the 14,000
mothers who, each DAY see their child-ren
die - for many of these mothers, this
is the second, third, fourth or maybe
even fifth child they have seen die for
these reasons. We seldom even think of
these problems, what with our ready
access to water and sanitary facilities, but
try to imagine living without these basic
necessities .
My reasons for exploring this sub, cii
are these . a s an A . C. W . W . project, I feel
we should make the effort to support
our own organization by at least study-ing
the subject, as Christian humans I
feel that we should be aware of the suf-fering
caused our fellowman by the lack
of clean water, something we m Candle
take for granted . I urge everyone, m one
way or another, to support Protect
No 71"
Congratulations Matte Koslk, for a
well written paper . If any member
should like to borrow the paper for
lurther study, please contact me .
Dons Warke
International Affairs Convener
M6 - erfa- raised money
reaches Bangladesh class
Supplying knitting and sewing
machines to the Bangladesh Mahda
Samity, a fellow member of the
Associated Country Women of the
World, has also rewarded the spon-sor,
the Alberta Women's Insti-tutes
.
Beryl Ballhom, public relations
officer for the AWI said the proJ ect
has helped women in Bangladesh
acquire new skills . while AWI
members gain new fnends and a
feeling of kinship with the Saintly
members.
The project began following the
ACWW Hamburg meeting in 1980
on the suggestion of former presi-dent
Mane Plainer, whose daugh-ter
had been m Bangladesh's npt-tal,
Dacca, and was aware of tbc
need for tramln6.
When the AWI hared the Ma-hila
Samity needed knitting and
sewing machines to tram women to
help support their families and gain
some independence, 54000 was col-lected
. Arrangements with the Ca-nadian
International Development
Bangladesh women learn to use sewing and knitting machines provided by
the Alberta Women's Institutes to the 111ahila Samity .
PINE LAKE WOMENS
INSTITUTE NEWS sine
Edna Wittimore, Convernor for Environmental
Conservation spoke of protective clothing for pesticide
users and of the recommended laundering of pesticide
contaminated clothes .
She spoke of seeing fewer Purple Martins and Great
Blue Herons in their area . Mrs . Whittimore also spoke
of one specific Flying Squirrel that robs the nests of
tree swallows after dark . The squirrel also robs
bluebird nests taking eggs, fledgelings and even
attacking adult birds .
House Sparrows rob nests and kill other birds also .
She spoke of the quality and supply of water and of
maintaining the quality of life for all people to enjoy .
A 75th Anniversary Dish was presented to Dorothy
Herbert in recognition of being grand aggregate
winner at the handicraft tea . The annual coffee party
was well attended .
An invitation has gone out to the Horn Hill Women of
Cnifarm for the August meeting at the home of Harry
and Edna Whittimore .
A6cncy . whmm n responsible 1
admumntration of the project wee
handled by Federated Womea'
Institutes of Canada . Tbroag
CIDA's matchln" rant system
A W1' s $ 1000 swelled to S16,000
Ballhor said « amen are Later
viewed and tekaed for ad
Classes arc held for ssa month
under trained munucton a~ Sot
Mary supervuurs After its month
of training . three days a week . t h
women are certified Some are then
employed in garment ( actortr
while others enter domestic project
of their own Their work u also was
to the Mahlla Samnv sale centre
There are sit training shops to
operation . two m Dacca where : .
- ran Machines are used, one at
the ' allege of Manlkid and two a
Joar Shahara' Thirteen knnunl
machines are m the Dacca centre
one at the remote anterior come
Shasktkar and one at Chandpur
Ballhorn said that gives 240 worlacc
the op nunlty to receive tramtn~
annum
The pro) eci u closely supervuet
and now that progress reports have
been received. the final 5)( 00 ha.
been xnt by FWIC It will M
followed by CIDA's final payman
to Mahtla Samity covcnng adman
istratlon costs.
Although the project u over ne
far as AWI u concerned, Ballborr
said it u gratifying to know the
training opportunities will contsnut
in Bangladesh .
' gq
Marion Brown has requested suggettlons for Furthi
Education Courses for the fall
Kay Lawerence went as delegate to the Olc
Conference . The new project of A A' I is the propose
help for handicapped farmers How many are there I
Alberta and what is the disability' W 1 members race
names and addresses by August 1994
The 1985 W. I . calenders are dedicated to spot
Pictures are required by August 1984 of W 1 member
participating in any type of sport
Kay Habberfield, the new president of A W I sot)
A . W . I . has a bright future and wants to make th
organization a priority to young women
An A C . W . W
Regional Conference will be bet
November 8 . 9 and 10 . 1981 in Edmonton Registratio
will be limited . Check contributing membership if ) vt
wish to register
Submitted b) Isabelle Her
Phone U& 4-, C