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Apply By May 1st for 2019 ROSE Program Grant
Jan 02, 2019
Is your WI Branch hosting a ROSE Session? If so, let us know how a ROSE Program grant would make a difference in the outcome of your ROSE Session! WI Branches are invited to apply for a ROSE Program grant of $100 to put toward costs associated with an upcoming ROSE Session. Two (2) grants will be available in 2019. Please complete the application form and return by mail, email or fax.Deadline: May 1, 2019 FWIO Provincial Office ATTN: ROSE Program 552 Ridge Road Stoney Creek, ON L8J 2Y6 Email: roseprogram@fwio.on.ca Fax: 905-930-8631 POSTER (PDF)
Happy Holidays from FWIO and the Erland Lee Museum
Dec 20, 2018
The FWIO Provincial Board and staff wish all WI Members, volunteers and friends a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy Holiday Season! Please note that the Provincial Office and Museum will be closed as of 4:00pm on Friday, December 21, 2018 and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at our normal hours. We look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
Home & Country ROSE Garden: Fall 2018 Issue
Nov 28, 2018
Click here to check out the latest issue of FWIO's provincial newsletter, the Home & Country ROSE Garden. INSIDE: Lyme Disease Donation Annual General Meeting Digitizing Update Erland Lee Award Museum Happenings Elgin District WI Book Launch Down the Garden Path Books, Blankets & Bears 100th Anniversaries Meet the Members International Connections FWIC Triennial Convention All for a Good Cause AND MORE!
Erland Lee Museum Featured in Maclean's Magazine
Nov 26, 2018
The Erland Lee Museum was honoured to be featured in the Remembrance issue of Maclean's Magazine. Alyssa Gomori, Museum Curator, gave an interview where she shared information on Gordon D'Arcy Lee, the oldest son of Erland and Janet Lee, who lost his life in France during World War I. Alyssa also shared a photo of Gordon and a touching letter he sent to his mother shortly before his death. You can view the article online. Gordon D'Arcy Lee

Upcoming Events

Jan

Genealogy Workshop

Members of the Grimsby Historical Society Archives will be at the Erland Lee Museum to point you in the right direction when researching your family roots! Join us for this interesting seminar and enjoy some refreshments as you learn how to access information that will help you with your family tree.

Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Cost: $10.00

Location: 552 Ridge Road, Stoney Creek (at the top of the Dewitt access)

Jan

Nomination Deadline: Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Canadian Woman of the Year Award

The Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Canadian Woman of the Year Award is the premier national award of Women’s Institute, celebrating the achievements of Canada’s most inspirational and influential woman. This award recognizes a woman for demonstrating excellence - from leadership to social change, from local to global reach, across multiple sectors.

For more information, visit the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada's website at www.fwic.ca.

Nomination Deadline: January 30, 2019

Jan

Nomination Deadline: Erland Lee Award of Appreciation

This prestigious award is presented by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada (FWIC) to a man who most exemplifies those qualities of Erland Lee which led to the founding of the Women’s Institute, an organization which spread across Canada and grew to include millions of women worldwide.

All nominations are to be submitted at the provincial level. In Ontario, nominations and a cheque for $15.00 (per nomination) must be received at the FWIO Provincial Office by January 31st. Cheques payable to FWIO.

Feb

Rose Wall/Door Hanging Workshop

Join us for a workshop at the Erland Lee Museum where you will create a decorative rose door or wall hanging with mesh ribbon. Hang it up as a Valentine's Day decoration or give it to someone special! Choose from a variety of colours.

Time: 10am - 12pm

Cost: $35.00

Location: 552 Ridge Road, Stoney Creek, ON (at the top of the Dewitt access)

Pre-register by contacting the Museum at 905-662-2691 or erlandleemuseum@fwio.on.ca.

Feb

WI Day

February 19, 2019 marks the 122nd Anniversary of the Women's Institute, founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario by Adelaide Hunter Hoodless and Erland Lee.

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