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You may recall the announcement earlier this year when we reported the unveiling of the plaque denoting Margaret “Madge” Watt as a Canadian Woman of Distinction. What follows is the account of the August 14th, Parks Canada ceremony designating Mrs. Margaret “Madge” Watt as a Person of National Historic Significance. Mrs. Watt, born in Ontario and a former resident of Metchosin and Victoria, initiated the Women’s Institutes in Great Britain and went on to gather the rural wome

Wanted A piece of your fabric Not just any piece. Looking for one of your favourites that tells a story. 100% cotton Any shape piece of new fabric will do. Up to 3 entries per person Deadline for submission of fabric August 30, 2016 Attach your name and story of the piece and send to: Donna Henderson 725 Napier St W. Listowel Ontario N4W 3M2 Questions? email donnahenderson80@gmail.com You may recall Donna’s quilt that she created and donated as a fundraiser for FWIC just this

About a year ago, I shared a couple of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless’ apple recipes with you. Click on this link if you’d like to re-read that post. This year, I want to share with you (read: brag about) my recent triumph in the pie-making department. One of the members of the Women Inspiring Women WI is a prize-winning pastry maker. Elaine Tully will hold a couple of workshops later this fall for our WI, but first she wanted to have a technical rehearsal at the church kitchen. Th

The collective impact of our country’s female leaders cannot be understated. Introducing: The Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Canadian Woman of the Year Award is the premier national award of Women’s Institute celebrating the achievements of the most successful in this inspiring group. This award recognizes a woman for demonstrating excellence—from leadership to social change, from local to global reach, across multiple sectors. We are honored to shine a spotlight on her. Nomination

The following article is reprinted with permission by Victoria Vanier of the Stanstead Journal. The original was published in print on August 5th and will be available online at a later date. Local woman begins FWIC presidency Asked what her priorities will be as the new president, Linda commented: “We will continue to work on the seeds of change that were planted in the last triennium by “Making Change Count”. That is the theme chosen by my new board at the Post Convention B

If you live on the east coast, you have probably come across Saltscapes.  It is a magazine produced in Halifax.  While the content usually concerns the Atlantic Provinces, it is widely read. Barb Taylor alerted us to the July/August issue that features a profile of WI Life Member Reta MacDonald. In her email, Barb wrote, “WI doesn’t get a lot of publicity, so I thought this was noteworthy.” I heartily agree. Since the story is not yet available on the Saltscapes webpage, here

Winner of the Federated Women’s Institutes Quilt draw at the Triennial Conference in Fredericton New Brunswick is Denice Glaze of Fordwich Ontario, pictured here with her husband Joe and children Ashley and Matthew. She is absolutely thrilled as her 2 children greatly resemble the ones in the quilt. #quilting #FederatedWomensInstitutesofCanada #QuiltRaffle #WI #womensinstitutes #WomenInspired

After months of work, Helen Dawson, agricultural convener, left, and Miriam Lank, home economics and health convener, and show the results of their project – the Women’s Institute Island Product Cooking Contest Cookbook. If you have a surplus of beets in your garden, you might want to consider this prize-winning recipe. It was awarded “Best of” The Women’s Institute Island Product Cooking Contest Cookbook.  Copies are available at the WI office, 40 Enman Cres., Charlottetown,

Planting Seeds of Change – Looking Forward Making Change Count! A letter of introduction from President Linda Hoy. Please share with your membership. Hello WI, Welcome to the new Triennium. The FWIC Convention was a wonderful opportunity for WI to come together to share and plan for the future of this organization. We held a plenary session where we asked for input from all convention attendees on how to ensure the viability of our organization. These key words and phrases we

By special request! Visitors to the homestead today asked for Addie’s cookie recipe. I am happy to oblige, but must warm you: the recipe does not indicate an oven temperature. Compared to other recipes, I’d say about 350 degrees. But watch the first batch to make sure the oven is not too hot. Cookies (plain). 1/2 cup butter. 1/4 cup milk. 2 even tsps. baking powder. 1 cup sugar. 1 egg. Flour to roll out thin. (at least two cups) Cream the butter, add the sugar, milk, egg

Here is a cake recipe found on the UK Facebook Page – the “Unofficial” site. A social media site very much worth a look if you’d like to watch and learn from over 220,000 inspiring women. Her Majesty cuts the cake. WI CENTENARY CAKE As published in WI Life, Good Food Magazine and WI Cookbook Ingredients: 225g (8oz) butter, slightly softened 225g (8oz) soft dark brown sugar 4 large free-range eggs 175g (6oz) plain flour55g (2oz) self-raising flour 80g (3oz) ground almonds

In her letter to the members of the Newfoundland and Labrador WI, President Jane Laite writes: Spring is a special time of year. Many of the memorable activities that we enjoy in the Women’s Institutes occur at this time of year. Our District AGMs, ACWW Women Walk the World, Earth Day, activities highlighting volunteer activities and the environment, not to mention branch closing activities. This year there is a lot of talk of Conventions, both the FWIC one taking place in Fr

ANNOUNCEMENTS! All Women Welcome! Learn about the New Brant WI. PLEASE SHARE THE NEWS WITH YOUR FRIENDS! Plan to attend an accessory swap March 28 at the T.B. Costain Community Center in Brantford. The new branch of the Women’s Institute is holding a fundraising event in collaboration with and support of Nova Vita. Come shop for gently used purses, sunglasses, scarves, jewelry etc. Invite Mom, Grandma, Sis, and the kids! Please pass this information along to anyone in your n

Ann Mandziuk, FWIC Executive officer, Manitoba writes: March – we know spring is just around the corner but what can we do about those winter blahs? Challenge yourself to do something different this month. Pick an activity and as a family do it. It could be outdoors, at a community facility or in your own home – just pick something to break up the winter ‘blah’ time. If the weather will co-operate go outdoors and skate, toboggan, walk, or make a snowman. Start a bonfire and c