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I m p r o v i n g r u r a l
f a m i l y
Women's Institute
A lberta women's Institutes ( AWI) is a provincial nonprofit organization,
founded in Alberta in 1909. Its key goal is to improve family life in.
mostly, rural areas. Women's Insututes have played an active and
I vital role in the development of rural Alberta and the agriculture industry.
' The AWI underwent a significant change recently. In October 1996, Walter
I Paszkowski, Minister of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development announced
that the Women's Institute Act was being transferred from Alberta Justice to the
rural Development division of AAFRD," says Janet Hal berg, chairperson AWI.
" This change reflects AWI participation in cooperative ventures in farm safety,
agricultural education and training, and leadership development."
This April, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Women's Institutes
movement, AWI will publish Tractor Trouble by David Pousen - the first in a
series of allegorical children's books on farm safety.
" The Alberta Women's Insututes would like to express their gratitude lo the
Canadian Agriculture Safety Program for project funding and to the provincial
Farm Safely Program for technical expertise and support," says Halberg.
In keeping with the change in responsibility, the AWI have found a new home!
One March 1, 1997, AWI joined REDA at their new location, Suite 220. 10403
- 172 Street, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K9. the phone number has changed to ( 403)
488- 5282.
" Alberta Women's Institutes looks forward to a continued heritage of service
and accomplishment through volunteer hours and partnership programs," adds
Halberg. Qpri I ' Tj •
in Pine Lake
Thirteen members met
on April 8 at the Hub
Community Centre with
Hostesses Isabelle Beck and
Millie Munro.
Four members attended
and congratulated
Ridgewood W. I. on their
50th Anniversary.
Marion Brown reported
that she has completed our
1996 Pine Lake W. I. year
for our history book.
Plans were completed
for our branch to participate
in the 100th Anniversary
Tea, the Constituency
Conference, and our handicraft
display in the Red
Deer Museum for the Red
Deer Women's Institute
Constituency.
President Marilyn
Wattenbarger will be the
Pine Lake W. I. representative
at the Spirit to Make it
Happen breakfast at the Red
Deer Lodge in April to
honor volunteers.
Plans are in the making
for our annual Farmer's
Market at the B i - L o Service
Station at Pine Lake in May.
Environment educational
convener, Ella Sawyer, presented
a most interesting
program on Home
Composting -- Nature's Way
by way of a video which
showed how to make a
composter, how to maintain
it, how to harvest and use
compost, and many other
aspects of composting.
To recognize and honor
volunteers, sponsors from
Trans A l i a Corporation.
Wild Rose Foundation,
Radio 7, Central Alberta
Florists, and the Red Deer
Lodge held a Spirit Day-
Breakfast on Monday, April
13 in a banquet room gaily
decorated with purple balloons
and streamers, at the
Red Deer Lodge.
Several hundred volunteers
from various groups
around Central Alberta
attended, including Red
Deer Centre Women's
Institute Constituency.
During the ensuing
morning, remarks were
heard from Shirley
McClellan, Minister
responsible for the Wild
Rose Foundation;
Provincial Treasurer, the
Honorable Stockwell Day,
M L A for Red Deer North;
Her Worship Mayor Gail
Surkan; Jim Simmons,
Vice- President, Engineering
and Operations, TransAlta
Energy Corporation; and
Georgette Thrasher,
Volunteer Alberta.
The special presentation
by Tammy Robertson for
Heart Works Seminars was
most interesting and stimulating.
After a few closing
remarks by emcee Andrew
Shultz from Radio 7, a most
enjoyable morning was
brought to a close.
A .
( Alberta ^ o m e n s < 3nstituieB
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Pine Lake History - 1990-1999 |
| Subject | AWI: Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811091 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 89 |
| 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 | I m p r o v i n g r u r a l f a m i l y Women's Institute A lberta women's Institutes ( AWI) is a provincial nonprofit organization, founded in Alberta in 1909. Its key goal is to improve family life in. mostly, rural areas. Women's Insututes have played an active and I vital role in the development of rural Alberta and the agriculture industry. ' The AWI underwent a significant change recently. In October 1996, Walter I Paszkowski, Minister of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development announced that the Women's Institute Act was being transferred from Alberta Justice to the rural Development division of AAFRD," says Janet Hal berg, chairperson AWI. " This change reflects AWI participation in cooperative ventures in farm safety, agricultural education and training, and leadership development." This April, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Women's Institutes movement, AWI will publish Tractor Trouble by David Pousen - the first in a series of allegorical children's books on farm safety. " The Alberta Women's Insututes would like to express their gratitude lo the Canadian Agriculture Safety Program for project funding and to the provincial Farm Safely Program for technical expertise and support," says Halberg. In keeping with the change in responsibility, the AWI have found a new home! One March 1, 1997, AWI joined REDA at their new location, Suite 220. 10403 - 172 Street, Edmonton, AB T5S 1K9. the phone number has changed to ( 403) 488- 5282. " Alberta Women's Institutes looks forward to a continued heritage of service and accomplishment through volunteer hours and partnership programs," adds Halberg. Qpri I ' Tj • in Pine Lake Thirteen members met on April 8 at the Hub Community Centre with Hostesses Isabelle Beck and Millie Munro. Four members attended and congratulated Ridgewood W. I. on their 50th Anniversary. Marion Brown reported that she has completed our 1996 Pine Lake W. I. year for our history book. Plans were completed for our branch to participate in the 100th Anniversary Tea, the Constituency Conference, and our handicraft display in the Red Deer Museum for the Red Deer Women's Institute Constituency. President Marilyn Wattenbarger will be the Pine Lake W. I. representative at the Spirit to Make it Happen breakfast at the Red Deer Lodge in April to honor volunteers. Plans are in the making for our annual Farmer's Market at the B i - L o Service Station at Pine Lake in May. Environment educational convener, Ella Sawyer, presented a most interesting program on Home Composting -- Nature's Way by way of a video which showed how to make a composter, how to maintain it, how to harvest and use compost, and many other aspects of composting. To recognize and honor volunteers, sponsors from Trans A l i a Corporation. Wild Rose Foundation, Radio 7, Central Alberta Florists, and the Red Deer Lodge held a Spirit Day- Breakfast on Monday, April 13 in a banquet room gaily decorated with purple balloons and streamers, at the Red Deer Lodge. Several hundred volunteers from various groups around Central Alberta attended, including Red Deer Centre Women's Institute Constituency. During the ensuing morning, remarks were heard from Shirley McClellan, Minister responsible for the Wild Rose Foundation; Provincial Treasurer, the Honorable Stockwell Day, M L A for Red Deer North; Her Worship Mayor Gail Surkan; Jim Simmons, Vice- President, Engineering and Operations, TransAlta Energy Corporation; and Georgette Thrasher, Volunteer Alberta. The special presentation by Tammy Robertson for Heart Works Seminars was most interesting and stimulating. After a few closing remarks by emcee Andrew Shultz from Radio 7, a most enjoyable morning was brought to a close. A . ( Alberta ^ o m e n s < 3nstituieB |
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