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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006. PAGE 11.
Huron-Perth WI members meet in Listowel
By Winnie Trachsel
On Wednesday. May 31 the
members of the Huron-Perth District
Women's Institute met at the
Listowel Agricultural Hall. The
theme was Little Things Create a
Difference.
President, Darlene Harding called
the meeting to order. Winnie
Trachsel, Hampstead branch and
Faye Herbert , Kuhryville branch
welcomed everyone.
Mrs. Harding ratified the district
directors for the year 2006-2007.
Gowanstown WI held the In
Memoriam for members who passed
away.
Roll call was the collection of
Pennies for Friendship and the
record of WI members present.
Correspondence included
information from Guelph Area
regarding the officers' information
workshop to be held at the
Bloomingdale Mennonite Church,
Saturday, Sept. 30 for presidents and
secretaries. There will be
information for new members in the
morning session and parliamentary
procedure and protocol in the
afternoon session.
Guelph Area will pay for four
members per district. Individual
members may attend for $70. Lunch
is provided. Register by Sept. 15.
Members were reminded to use
the Connecting Link at branch
meetings as there is valuable
information included.
The area convention will be held
Oct. 19 in St. Agatha with. the theme
for the day being Health and Safety.
Waterloo District will host this
year's convention. Each branch is to
bring a $10 item for the toonie
auction. Register by Sept. 20.
A full day is $30, the banquet only
is $20 and the day with no banquet
Hoping, you
will enjoy and
use some of the
recipes I will
be giving each
month. They
have all been
tested-by me in
my home, and
will UMW from
many sources. They are easy family
food that teenagers and parents will
SUN TEA
2 quarts.water
6 tea bags
Combine water and tea bags in a
giass jar. Set in the sun for several
hours. Remove tea bags and store
liquid in the fridge. Serve over ice
n a tall glass with a slice of lemon.
Sweeten slightly if desired.
BUTTERMILK BANANA
COOLER
2 cups buttermilk
2 large bananas, cut into chunks
4 tbsp honey
Mix in the blender until smooth
and frothy.
RASPBERRY SHRUB
1 pint raspberry sherbet
I tbsp lemon juice
lunch is only $15.
District secretaries are reminded
to send a list of district and branch
officers to the area secretary as soon
as possible following district annual.
District presidents were also
reminded about other area roll call —
a two-minute highlight of district
work with a hand-written report
given to the area secretary.
A letter was read from Pauline
Weiland. concerning the ROSE
(Rural Ontario Sharing Education)
in Action at the Waterloo District
Women's Day which was attended
by 126 ladies. The feature of the day
was people from the St. Mary's
Hospital, Kitchener, explaining the
new digital mammography machine
and the reasons for having the test
done. Three WI members spoke of
how they coped with their cancer
and survival.
The Universities of Guelph and
Western Ontario are using WI and
the ROSE partners as part of their
studies. Dr. Leipert from Western
University has recognized WI as
being important to their
communities. Organizations are
recognizing ROSE and as a result
the Women's Institutes.
A memorandum to all WI
members from Mary Janes, the
international officer was received. It
suggested if interested, members
could write letters to the military
abroad. These letters would not he to
'a specific soldier.
The address needs to be exact or
they won't be sent. It is: To Any
Member of the Canadian Forces, I
PPCLI BG TF Orion, A BTX, A, B,
BHQ, ATG TP, Task Force,
Afghanistan, PO Box 5058 Stn
Forces, Belleville. ON K8N 5W6.
Two branches have disbanded —
Fordwich and North Mornington
2 cups orange juice
Blend until smooth.
YEA OLDE FASHIONED
LEMONADE
6-7 lemons
1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar
I quart cold water
Thinly slice two lemons. Drop
into a 1-2 quart pitcher. Add 1/2 cup
sugar; press and mix to release the
juice.
Drop remaining lemons in hot
water for three to four minutes and
roll each one on the counter using a
heavy palm to help release the juice.
Cut and squeeze lemons extracting
2/3 cup.juice ( more or less).
Pour lemon juice into pitcher
along with cold water. Stir
and taste. Add more sugar if
necessary.
STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKES
I quart fresh strawberries or
10-oz. box frdzen
2 cups milk
I cup strawberry ice cream
If using frozen berries. thaw
partially.
Combine berries. milk and ice
cream in a blender jar. 'Mix until
smooth and frothy.
Women's Institutes..
A motion carried to continue with
the donation of $100 towards the
education awards given to six high
schools in Perth County. An eligible
male or female student must have
graduated from a secondary
institution and be entering a
community college or an
apprenticeship program, that could
be agriculture-related. Preferences
Will be given to a graduate who has
completed one or more of the family
studies credit. •
The morning speaker Mike Ash,
systems principal of information
services from the Avon Maitland
District School Board was
introduced by Winnie Trachsel. The
topic of discussion was bullying.
Mr. Ash said bullying has been
around for a long time, and it is now
no better or no worse. What is better
is public attention. Today, it is not
acceptable to acknowledge that
bullying is just a part of growing up.
The new Virtues Project deals with
making students more aware of good
values, one being a good citizen. It
encourages students that reporting
bullying is the right thing to do, not
making someone a tattletale.
Reporting problems protects those
who are being verbally or physically
abused.
Adults need to be good observers
of different behaviours. They need to
be good listeners. Parents need to
work with schools, coaches and
social organizations.
Bullying doesn't happen
overnight. It happens over time,- he
said. In the long range it will have an
impact in the future contribution to
family abuse or elder abuse.
The Virtues Project gives the
students skills to eliminate bullying.
A list of learned attributes are
fairness, honesty, empathy, respect,
integrity, courage, . optimism,
compassion, perseverance and
responsibility.
The project empowers the victim
on how to react or respond to
bullying behaviour. It gives them
courage to know how or when to
back away. It teaches who they can
associate with as early as junior
kindergarten.
Maggie Crane, the former syStems
principal of information services
spoke on cyber bullying. Parents and
grandparents must be aware of what.
the kids are doing on the internet: are
they getting school work done, are
they involved in appropriate
practices, are they viewing pictures
not appropriate, are they acting
secretive; are they turning off the
computer when you enter the room.?
There is media awareness
available on the website.
It takes courage for kids to come
and talk, so adults need to be there
and be good listeners.
Winnie Trachsel (Western Region)
presented a provincial board
directors report. She highlighted the
Eat to Give fundraiser, the 2007 quilt
show to be held at the Barrie event
centre June 21-23 and elaborated on
the 110th birthday celebration of the
Women's Institute 2007.
She then spoke of the membership
recruitment recognition of the
coming year. For each new member
a current member brings in, the
current member's name will be
entered in a draw .at the area level.
One name from each area will be
drawn with the winner receiving a
free membership and a special pin.
A report of the 2006 quilt and craft
fair was given by Audrey Orth. She
reported that it was a great success
and Owas voted that another quilt
and craft fair be held 2007.
Leone Forester reported on the WI
Home at the County Heritage Park.
She asked for volunteers to/staff the
home. The display theme for this
year is the Old and New Eras.
Huron-Perth District is
responsible for the old (1920) era
display and Wellington and Waterloo
Districts are responsible for the new
era display.
Eleanor Elg introduced Winnie
Mann from Listowel area, the
afternoon speaker. Her topic was
elder abuse, especially with women
as victims. She is a board director
with the Perth County Care Access
and North Perth Community
Hospice. She has had some
experience with Huron-Perth Health
Care. She was asked by FWIO
(Federated Women's Institutes of
Ontario) to be part of a steering
committee in Toronto.
It is estimated that between four
and 10 per cent of Ontario's seniors
experience some type of abuse.
Elder abuse is not acceptable.
Persons may experience more than
one type at the same time. It-could be
physical, psychological, sexual or
financial. The single largest factor
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