HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-10-21, Page 16Women's Institutes provide
Joan Dougherty, delegate for the
Dungannon Women's Institute, attended
the London area Convention in St. Mary's
on October 15 and 16.
For 90 years the Women's Institutes
have provided rural women with an oppor-
tunity to broaden the scope of their
knowledge and abilitites through the 114
branches in the London Area. They are a
motivating force within their com-
munities. This concern not only for
themselves but for the whole rural com-
munity has lead to donations in excessive
of $100,000 to various projects and orgniza-
tions that need financial assistance in the
past year. The work of the W.I. member
does not stop there, they spend hours as
Leaders in 4H clubs, Adult Workshop
Leaders, helping at Senior Citizen Homes
assisting in Museums, helping at local
fairs, working on the agriculture in the
schools program, or wherever needed for
the betterment of their own community,
and indeed their province. A small exam-
ple of this is the Dr. Monteith Medical Cen-
tre in Shedden, which started when the
Shedden W.I. approached their local coun-
cil about the need of such a facility.
Contrary to what some people say the
W.I. in the London Area is continuing to at-
tract new members from the rural com-
munity. This despite the fact the rural
population is declining. The younger
members are not always able to par-
ticipate m all the community activities as
they would like. This means that a greater
load in doing the community work falls to
the older members. However the younger
members are participating in the
meetings where their personal growth is
served by up-to-date speakers on a variety
of timely and interesting topics. A small
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many unique
sample of some of the programs in the past
year have been; Financial crisis in farm-
ing, Raising and cooking Rainbow trout,
The crisis over water -on which our means
of existence depends, "Synacrude" The
Canadian Tar Sands, Solar Fabrication,
Nutrition, P.R.I.D.E., Work of the Citizen-
ship Court, Family Law Reform Act,
Children's Hospital of Western Ontario,
Prince Edward Island.
Each branch plans a varied program to
suit the needs and interests of their
members.
Many from the London Area took part in
the Free Trade Seminar organized by
F.W.I.O. where the affects of Free Trade
on the Rural Community was discussed.
The Elgin County W.I. had a very suc-
cessful Community Outreach Seminar
with a variety of workshops. There will be
another one in 1988. The W.I. in the London
opportunities
Area are working hard on the Butler Pro-
ject. When this is finished every school in
Ontario will have a copy of the Ross Butler
Farm Animal prints, plus copies of all the
animals associated with farming. This
program comes with information that can
work agriculture into all facets of the
:school curriculum. This committee of W.I.
I nembers had a very successful display of
:Ross Butler's paintings at the London Art
iGallery, combined with a display of
ichildren's art work depicting agriculture,
icombined with animals for the children,
.and adults, to touch and look at.
Everything is not serious in the WI bran-
ches, they take part in tours to points of in-
terest as well as take part in the cultural
aspects of Ontario by attending plays at
Blyth, Grand Bend, and the Grand
Theatre.
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