Institute News Vol. 59 September 2017 No. 3

Inside this Issue

Provincial Convention

Gala Dinner

President’s Report

Upcoming Fall

Workshops

FWIC Report

Marie Kenny Honoured

Awards

Roadside Cleanup

Provincial Heritage Fair

Area #3 Convention

4-H Banquet

Hampshire WI

Staycations

Recruitment Tip

Contest Winners

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Spring Is in the Air Gala Dinner

2017 Provincial Convention

Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 marked the

WI Provincial Convention at Credit

Union Place in Summerside.

Highlights included guest speaker

Linda Hoy, FWIC President;

entertainment from Tryon WI, and a

session on Staycations on PEI.

During the Convention,

Helen Dawson, Past PEIWI

Board Member and Gala

Dinner Chair, presented

cheques of $8,310 each to

Dave McKenna of the

Western Hospital Foundation,

and to Eva Rodgerson of the

O’Leary Community Health

Foundation, totaling in

$16,620 raised at The Spring

Is in the Air Gala Dinner!

President’s Greeting Dear Women’s Institute Sister Members,

It is an honour to serve as your Provincial President for the next two years. It will be a

challenge that I feel I am ready to meet.

At this time, I would like to welcome all current and new members to PEIWI. Please

feel free to contact me if you have any ideas, questions, or concerns.

September is here already, and another WI year has begun. Our summer has been

filled with many tasks!

At Old Home Week, the Handcrafts, Horticulture and Arts Show entries were up, and

were of the highest quality. We have many crafty and talented people on PEI. Congratulations to those who won,

and to all who participated. You should be very proud of yourselves!

We hope you are planning on attending the Fall Workshops to be held in October. It will be both educational and

fun. Hope to see you there!

Doreen Wall, President

Upcoming Fall Workshops

A variety of themes will be part of this year's Fall Workshops, including a session with John Robertson known for

his The Butler Is In segments regularly aired on CBC Radio’s Island Morning Show; PEI’s Canadian Hard of

Hearing Association with “Pardon Me? What Did You Say?”; and a food demonstration.

The evening workshops are scheduled for October 11 in Summerside, October 17 in Charlottetown, and October

19 in Montague.

Each workshop starts at 7:00 pm.

Pre-registration is required. Sign up with the WI office by October 6 to ensure your spot!

It is my pleasure to report on the FWIC!

Education is one of the Committees that I chair on the FWIC board. Education reduces poverty,

boosts economic growth and increases income. It increases a person’s chances of having a healthy

life... In sum, education is one of the most important investments a person can make.

We have come a long way towards the goal of providing equal educational opportunities for all our

children. Research has convinced experts that the greatest part of a child's mental development

takes place in their pre-school years. The home situation has an important influence on the child's

readiness for entering our school system. Mental health is a big thing right now, even in our

children.

Another one of the committees that I chair is Cultural Activities. These are jobs generally seen as

part of Canada’s artistic and cultural fields. Examples include:

Tweedsmuir Competition 2015- 2018 is well under way with spring 2018 deadline for entries.

FWIC Fundraising items are coming together, cell phone purses and PEI Preserve Co preserves are to be ready for selling before

Christmas.

In 2019, FWIC will be celebrating our 100th Anniversary. We are having a rose bush named for this important occasion, and it

will be ready for Spring 2019 just in time for planting.

PEIWI President Doreen Wall and I attended the ACWW Canada Area Conference in Pembroke, Ontario, and then on to our

FWIC AGM & Annual Board Meeting in Fort-Coulonge, Québec. Many reports were brought forward at both meetings. The

President gave a report on activities pertaining to ACWW on PEI, and presented PEIWI Past President Jacquie Laird's report for

the past year at the FWIC meeting.

A “thank you” was expressed to us for Pennies for Friendship. From August 2016 to the end of May 2017, $8,552.22 came in

from across Canada.

We will hear from our Area President Sheila Needham this Fall about the new ACWW projects, and our next FWIC meeting

will be a Skype meeting in September.

On a branch level, with the summer gone and fall approaching, it might be a good time to give our own Institute organization the

once over with a critical eye. As with a home, if it isn't well cared for and perked up from time to time, it soon becomes run

down. Just like my living room being painted, it looks wonderful, and it now looks cared for.

Renewing the mission of our organization, its objectives and goals are always a good refreshing project as well.

There are times when we feel that we are not accomplishing too much in our little corner of the world but we must remember we

are an organization similar to an ever-growing tree, which reaches out to help in countless ways.

If our small contribution helps to develop musical talent in a child, eases the burden of one with MS, or contributes towards the

cure for cancer, we shall not strive in vain.

“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world”

- Nelson Mandela

Doreen Cole, FWIC Executive Officer

FWIC News

Authors and writers

Creative and performing artists

Musicians

Painters

Sculptors and other visual artists

Technical support and other jobs in motion pictures

Creative designers

Craftspeople

On behalf of the PEI Women’s Institute provincial board and

member branches across Prince Edward Island, it is with great

pleasure we congratulate you on your recently announced

awards – as recipient of the national Adelaide Hoodless

Award 2017 Canadian Woman of the Year Award, and for the

national Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.

Marie Kenny Honoured

(L-R): Canadian Honour Guard pictured with His Excellency

the Right Honourable David Johnson, Governor General of

Canada, Marie Kenny, Recipient of Sovereign's Medal for

Volunteers, Becka Viau, Recipient of Meritorious Service

Medal, Constable Michael McGee, Recipient of the Medal of

Bravery, The Honourable Frank Lewis, Lieutenant Governor of

PEI and Her Honour Mrs. Dorothy Lewis.

(L-R): His Excellency the Right Honourable

David Johnston, Governor General of

Canada, and Marie Kenny, receiving the

Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.

(L-R): Glenn Younker (friend), Effie Able (daughter), Cecil

Kenny (husband), Marie Kenny, Governor General, Autumn

Grace Tremere (daughter), Corey Tremere (son-in-law),

Carol MacLellan (friend).

Awards Presented at the Provincial Convention

Orell Smallman (Knutsford WI) was

awarded The Adelaide Hoodless Award

of Honour by Virjene Cole (Spring

Valley WI).

Mary Robinson, PEIFA Past President,

was awarded The 2017 Women in

Agriculture Award.

The 2017 Adelaide Hoodless Award of Honour

The 2017 Women in Agriculture Award

(L-R): Robert Godfrey (PEI Federation of Agriculture), Mette

Ching (PEIFA Past President), Hon. Tina Mundy (Minister of

Human and Family Services), Bertha Campbell (PEIFA Past

President), Hazel Robinson (mother), Mary Robinson,

Jack Robinson (nephew), Monica Robinson (sister-in-law),

Deborah Annear (sister), John Robinson (father).

Virjene Cole (2nd from left), and Orell Smallman (3rd from left)

are pictured with Orell’s family as she accepts her award.

2017 Roadside Cleanup Winners

Interest in WI’s annual Roadside Cleanup continues to expand each year!

Those who entered the “Cleanup and Win” contest had

a chance to win cash prizes in each of 4 categories.

Winners received $100!

Individual or Family

Hartford’s Humans

Team Pick Me Up

Christine Paynter

Community Organization

Cornwall Girl Guides (Sparks, Brownies & Guides)

327 Southern Kings Air Cadets

Spring Brook Pickers

Classroom, School or Institution

Vernon River Consolidated School

Englewood Grade 8 Class

Tignish Elementary Grade 1 Class

Business

Invesco Go Green

The Hughes-Jones Centre

Provincial Heritage Fair

On behalf of the Planning Committee of the PEI Provincial Heritage Fair, I would like to thank you

very much for your organization’s sponsorship of a Special Prize at the Provincial Heritage Fair

held May 4, 2017 at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. Your organization’s support contributed to

the success of this educational event.

Thank you as well for arranging for a representative to judge for your organization’s prize.

Approximately 181 students in Grades 5 through 9 from 22 schools across the province presented

141 heritage fair projects on various aspects of Canadian heritage and culture. More than 2,000

students throughout the province participated in the Heritage Fair program during the 2016-2017

school year.

The 12 finalists named during the Closing Ceremonies have been invited by the PEI Heritage Fair

Committee to participate in the national Young Citizens video contest, a program organized by

Canada’s History Society. These 12 students will create a 3-5 minute video of their Heritage Fair

project and will upload the video to YoungCitizens.ca for public viewing, voting and commenting.

Please visit the Young Citizens website to view and vote for the PEI video entries between

June 12 - July 7! Two PEI students will be selected to attend Canada's History's Youth Forum in

Ottawa in the fall.

Below is a photograph of the presentation of the Special Prize sponsored by PEIWI. The photo was

taken by the Heritage Fair Committee.

Thank you again for your generous support of the Provincial Heritage Fair!

- Charlotte Stewart, PEI Provincial Heritage Fair Coordinator

Donna Butler, past Provincial

Cultural Activities Convener,

presented Emily Smith, from

Sherwood School with the PEI

Women’s Institute Special

Prize for her project on Nellie

McClung.

Area #3 Convention

(L-R): Sybil Gorrill (Birch Hill WI), Joyce MacLennan (Port Hill WI), Mary Milligan (Poplar Grove-McNeill's

Mills WI), Jacquie Laird (PEIWI Past President), and Vivian Phillips (Freeland WI).

The 90th Area #3 Women's Institute Convention was held on March 6th, 2017 at Ellerslie Elementary

School, with Birch Hill being the hosting branch.

Doreen Cole, FWIC Executive Officer, and Jacquie Laird, PEIWI Past President were in attendance.

A cake was cut in celebration of this occasion.

4-H Banquet The PEI Provincial 4-H Council was honoured to host more than 150 guests, including Federal

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay and Provincial Minister of

Agriculture and Fisheries, Alan McIsaac, at its Annual Provincial Awards Banquet on Saturday,

February 11, 2017.

During the annual event, PEIWI Past President Jacquie Laird was also on hand to

award the Women’s Institute Agriculture Awareness Project Award. This award was

established to instill an appreciation of the importance of agriculture in our everyday lives in

4-H members and the community as a whole.

Prize money was awarded to the following 4-H clubs:

1st Place: Wheatley River 4-H Club

2nd Place: Albany Centennial 4-H Club

Hampshire WI

In December 2016, Hampshire WI had three Life Memberships presented to Una Croken, Debbie

Earl, and Karen McInnis. There was also a 60 Year Membership certificate presented to Eleanor

Tremere. PEIWI Past President Jacquie Laird and Life Member Shirley Lank were on hand to present

the ladies with their achievements, with Shirley also acting as Emcee for the evening.

(L-R): PEIWI Past President Jacquie

Laird presents Eleanor Tremere with

her 60 Year Membership certificate.

(L-R): PEIWI Past President

Jacquie Laird presents Karen

McInnis with her Life

Membership.

(L-R): PEIWI Past President Jacquie

Laird presents Una Croken with her

Life Membership.

(L-R): Emcee and fellow Life Member,

Shirley Lank, presents Debbie Earl with

her Life Membership.

(L-R): Hampshire WI members Eleanor Tremere, Karen

McInnis, Una Croken, and Debbie Earl pose with their

certificates.

Staycations: Samples from Your Island “Gem Collection” A Partial Roundup of Suggestions from the

2017 Provincial Convention Session

As 2017 is the United Nations’ Year of Sustainable Tourism, we thought we would gather recommendations from Institute

members about places in their region of P.E.I. that others should visit. Here are some of the ones we captured – a more

complete document will be available in the next month or two to plan for next summer!

First, there are several lists on the internet:

WelcomePEI's Blog on Hidden Gems

Link to list of “150 Things to do on PEI in 2017”

John Morris’ YouTube Collection of Hidden PEI Gems

And “branching” out from the Charlottetown area:

Nessya’s Gems & Jewels on Queen Street provided the earrings given out at the 2017 PEIWI Convention.

Amateur astronomers hold telescope nights for the public at the telescope mounted in Memorial Hall at UPEI.

More information: UPEI’s Astronomy website.

Victoria Park at sunset.

Warren Grove area: Aiken Home and Garden in Warren Grove, and orchards in the Area.

Milton area: St. John’s Anglican Church, Barachois Inn, Farmers Museum, Acadian Log House (built in 1772)

Highfield area: Past war monuments in the woods in the area.

Clyde River area: Ferguson Place Park, Riverview Community Centre, Pioneer cemetery.

Bonshaw area: New trails in the provincial daypark and lovely old ones in the less busy Strathgartney Provincial Park.

Tryon area: Tryon River, Lord’s Pond, Tryon Museum and the Milo Bridge.

New Glasgow area: Gardens of Hope (near Preserve Company), Mt. Tom, Campbell’s Pond, golf courses.

Wilmot Valley area: International Memorial Children’s Place, Scales Pond, Roger’s House, Laird’s Tea Room, Bedeque

Museum.

Sherbrooke-Summerside area: Bottle House, watching lobster boats, walking tour of Summerside, Sunny’s Dairy Bar,

Holman’s Ice Cream Parlour.

Knutsford and West Prince area: PEI Potato Museum, West Point Lighthouse and Inn, Fabric Crafts and More and the Quilt

Gallery (O’Leary), MacAusland’s Woolen Mills, new Stompin’ Tom Connors’ Centre.

MacPhail Homestead and Orwell Corner Historic Village, Vernon River Ice Cream Stand.

North Cape wind turbines, Souris with Chef Michael Smith’s Snack Shack.

….and countless others!

The final word by Peggy Kilbride, Sherbrooke-Summerside WI:

“No matter where you live, visit as many outside items and areas as possible.

Since summer is so short, don't be stuck inside!”

Chris Ortenburger, PEIWI Board Member

Black and white photo of sea glass creation. Used by permission of the artist, Nicole Soucy. fromtheseabytheseadesign.com

Recruitment Tip Contest Winners

From January to May, PEIWI branches were given the opportunity to

submit recruitment tips on how to best recruit new members.

Three branches were chosen as winners, and were presented with $50

cheques at the Provincial Convention in June by Past PEIWI Awards

Chair, Cynthia Mitchell.

The branches and their winning recruitment tips are listed below in

alphabetical order:

Malpeque WI:

Personal and direct invitation with gentle persistence, to attend short

and concise WI business meetings, with beneficial and interesting

programs offered to members and the community.

Sherbrooke-Summerside WI:

Have a family/community BBQ/picnic during the summer. Deliver

flyers and phone to invite families and friends. Advertise on social

media, in the newspaper (community happenings), etc.

Also, have games and a demonstration of a craft (encourage

participation, where people can make and take home). Have display

boards highlighting information, accomplishments, projects, photos,

etc. about WI in general and your branch specifically.

Include info on how to join (contact person info and next meeting date).

The event could be held at local community centre, and the community

council (if present) could ask for a donation to offset the cost.

South Pinette-Flat River WI:

We need to broaden our community focus by considering further

collaboration with neighboring WI branches. This could include joint

meetings once or twice per year to discuss interests, concerns, and

possible joint projects. These projects could support students, seniors,

and families – they should be seen as having a real purpose and a

genuine concern for others.

Perhaps put out a newsletter (paper/social media) at least once a year to

highlight past accomplishments and upcoming events (joint projects

and branch meetings, with invitation to attend).

Communication is the key to success. This advertising will create

awareness of what WI members are doing, and in turn, attract potential

members who will find branch activities both meaningful and

worthwhile.

To attract new members, branches need to be relevant and appealing to

women of all ages.

(L-R): Cynthia Mitchell

presents Phyllis McCabe

with a cheque for South

Pinette-Flat River WI.

(L-R):Joan Homans,

Cynthia Mitchell, and Peggy

Kilbride pose after the

cheque presentation for

Sherbrooke-Summerside WI.

(L-R): Cynthia Mitchell

presents Joyce Bryanton with

a cheque for Malpeque WI.

Honourary President Iva Mutch 348 Earnscliffe Road, RR #3, Vernon Bridge C0A 2E0 902-651-2414 N/A

Honourary Member Mary Houston 4B Douglas Drive, Kensington C0B 1M0 902-836-4212 maryj@eastlink.ca

Alumni President Helen Nicholson 132 Cameron Road, New Haven C0A 1H3 902-675-3005 w.h.nicholson@pei.sympatico.ca

EXECUTIVE

Past President Jacquie Laird 5955 Route 13, Hunter River C0A 1N0 902-964-2641 peicrafts@live.com

President Doreen Wall 1745 Union Road, Route 221, Harrington C1E 3B8 902-314-1586 yellowbird67@outlook.com

President-Elect Carol Jenkins 29 Glen Stewart Drive - Apartment 1, Stratford C1B 2V7 902-367-4738 caroljenkins@live.ca

Secretary-Treasurer Chris Ortenburger 752 Bolger Park Road, Bonshaw C0A 1C0 902-675-2239 chris2575@gmail.com

CONVENERS

Agriculture Liz Spangler PO Box 1, Hunter River C0A 1N0 902-964-2295 spangler@upei.ca

Canadian Industries & Safety

Roma Birt PO Box 91, Covehead Road, York C0A 1P0 902-672-2425 romabirt@hotmail.com

Citizenship & Legislation

Pat MacKinnon 45 Burns Ave - Apartment 202, Charlottetown C1E 1L4 902-368-2282 N/A

Cultural Activities Roma Birt PO Box 91, Covehead Road, York C0A 1P0 902-672-2425 romabirt@hotmail.com

Environment Doreen Cole 5376 Route 20, Kensington C0B 1M0 902-886-2207 doreenbillcole@gmail.com

Home Economics & Health

Farida Chishti 3 Hurry Road, Charlottetown C1E 3C5 902-368-2360 wastigb@hotmail.com

International Affairs Pat MacKinnon 45 Burns Ave - Apartment 202, Charlottetown C1E 1L4 902-368-2282 N/A

Exhibition Chair Farida Chishti 3 Hurry Road, Charlottetown C1E 3C5 902-368-2360 wastigb@hotmail.com

Exhibition Chair-in-Training

Anna Cooper 29 Lynn Avenue, Charlottetown C1E 1V1 902-566-3439 mfcoops@gmail.com

FWIC Executive Officer

Doreen Cole 5376 Route 20, Kensington C0B 1M0 902-886-2207 doreenbillcole@gmail.com

Notes & News - Deadline for submissions is the 5th of every month.

Institute News - Deadline for submissions for the December issue is

September 10.

Life Memberships - Applications are available in the PEIWI

Office or online. Please include photo, citation and fee with application.

The PEIWI Website contains information for upcoming and past

events. Current issues of Notes & News, Institute News and Convener

Kits can be viewed and downloaded online at peiwi.ca.

PEIWI

40 Enman Crescent, Room 105

Charlottetown, PE

C1E 1E6

or

PO Box 2000

Charlottetown, PE

C1A 7N8

Phone: 902-368-4860

Fax: 902-368-4439

wi@gov.pe.ca

peiwi.ca

Theme:

FWIC

PO Box 209, Blue Lake Road

St. George, ON

N0E 1N0

Phone: 519-448-3873

Fax: 519-448-3506

fwican@gmail.com

fwic.ca

ACWW

Mary Sumner House

24 Tufton Street

London , UK

SW1P 3RB

acww.org.uk

Visit the PEIWI Office to purchase WI Items!

WI Water Bottles (New) - $5.00

Centennial History Book - $20.00

Island Product Cooking Contest Cookbook - $5.00

Centennial Cookbook - $10.00

Savour the Flavour Cookbook - $10.00

Treats and Treasures Cookbook - $5.00

PEIWI Pens - $3.00

PEIWI Pencils - $.50

PEIWI Notepads - $1.00

PEIWI Logo Pins - $3.00

WI Napkins

Package of 25 - $7.00

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