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\(, KI( I 111 RE
and C \ N \ N
INDUSTRIES
Beverly Sawyer honoured at B r i d a l Shower
L- R: Teresa & Melody Diegel, E l l a Sawyer
& Grandaughter B r i t t a n y , Beverly & Carole
Sawyer
RED DEER CENTRE WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
CONSTITUENCY CONFERENCE
1 997
100 YEARS OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES
IN CANADA
SATURDAY MAY 3, 1997
RED DEER i, DISTRICT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
4 551 4 7A AVENUE RED DEER ALBERTA
Marion limwn H old on lo your hat ( cap)
and hang on! Thai's how
many of us feel in this
changing world, especially in the Held
of rapidly advancing technology.
The Prime Minister has headed
another overseas trade mission: indi-vidual
tanners are creating their own
markets while others are serving tune
in gaol lor w ishing to have freedom of
choice in grain marketing Home
business, ( especially by women), is
having an impact on the economic
and employment picture. The challenge
is there as never before for
Value Added goods and services.
Let me tell you a true story of an
enterprising young Canadian couple.
Lyle Beck, son of Pine Lake W. I.
member Isabelle Beck, completed his
education in Delbume, Alberta. He
then furthered his education al Red
Deer College by taking business
administration courses in computers,
He. As many of our young
Lyle broadened his knowledge
and life experiences by travelling
across Europe. Asia and
Australia. lie especially liked
Indonesia as a break from the
Canadian cold winters. However,
marke
people
travelling costs money and recognizing
the uniqueness of many
Indonesian crafts, he began to bring
back Asian jewellery, small carvings
etc. to see i f they were saleable in
Canada. His ingenuity proved correct
and he soon established a retail store
in Canada. On one such trip lo
Indonesia, he met a Canadian airline
( light attendant and eventually married
her. They began a full- time
wholesale import trade from
Indonesia now supplying retail stores
across Canada with unique handmade
wooden- carved crafts. The couple
works with one particular Indonesian
family of about twenty- five people
with Lisa collaborating in the design
of articles to fit the North American
lifestyle. Such a co- operative enterprise
has enabled the Indonesian v i l lage
family to market their crafts at a
fair price. This family has enlarged
their home, built a warehouse and
improved their standard of living
with full employment. Kyle and Lisa
have also benefited. They are completing
a warehouse in Red Deer and
will continue their wholesale business
of ever- changing unique crafts
that the Canadian public wishes to
purchase.
Look around you. Give a report on
a new venture, or better still, encour-
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 90 |
| 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 | \(, KI( I 111 RE and C \ N \ N INDUSTRIES Beverly Sawyer honoured at B r i d a l Shower L- R: Teresa & Melody Diegel, E l l a Sawyer & Grandaughter B r i t t a n y , Beverly & Carole Sawyer RED DEER CENTRE WOMEN'S INSTITUTES CONSTITUENCY CONFERENCE 1 997 100 YEARS OF WOMEN'S INSTITUTES IN CANADA SATURDAY MAY 3, 1997 RED DEER i, DISTRICT MUSEUM & ARCHIVES 4 551 4 7A AVENUE RED DEER ALBERTA Marion limwn H old on lo your hat ( cap) and hang on! Thai's how many of us feel in this changing world, especially in the Held of rapidly advancing technology. The Prime Minister has headed another overseas trade mission: indi-vidual tanners are creating their own markets while others are serving tune in gaol lor w ishing to have freedom of choice in grain marketing Home business, ( especially by women), is having an impact on the economic and employment picture. The challenge is there as never before for Value Added goods and services. Let me tell you a true story of an enterprising young Canadian couple. Lyle Beck, son of Pine Lake W. I. member Isabelle Beck, completed his education in Delbume, Alberta. He then furthered his education al Red Deer College by taking business administration courses in computers, He. As many of our young Lyle broadened his knowledge and life experiences by travelling across Europe. Asia and Australia. lie especially liked Indonesia as a break from the Canadian cold winters. However, marke people travelling costs money and recognizing the uniqueness of many Indonesian crafts, he began to bring back Asian jewellery, small carvings etc. to see i f they were saleable in Canada. His ingenuity proved correct and he soon established a retail store in Canada. On one such trip lo Indonesia, he met a Canadian airline ( light attendant and eventually married her. They began a full- time wholesale import trade from Indonesia now supplying retail stores across Canada with unique handmade wooden- carved crafts. The couple works with one particular Indonesian family of about twenty- five people with Lisa collaborating in the design of articles to fit the North American lifestyle. Such a co- operative enterprise has enabled the Indonesian v i l lage family to market their crafts at a fair price. This family has enlarged their home, built a warehouse and improved their standard of living with full employment. Kyle and Lisa have also benefited. They are completing a warehouse in Red Deer and will continue their wholesale business of ever- changing unique crafts that the Canadian public wishes to purchase. Look around you. Give a report on a new venture, or better still, encour- |
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