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The Home & Country ROSE Garden is published three times a year by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario. Editor Andrea Morrison andream@fwio.on.ca Proof Reader Ruth Kennedy Graphics Big Footprints Inc., Cambridge www.bigfootprints.ca Copyright © FWIO 2011 Copyrighted material, including graphics, may be reproduced as long as it remains in context, its source is recognized and it is not used for monetary gain. To reprint copyrighted material under any circumstances, contactthe Editor. ISSN â€" 1715-216X Printed on recyclable paper by Signal-Star Publishing, Goderich, ON. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40036824 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario 7382 Wellington Road 30 RR 5, Guelph ON NlH 6J2 Tel: 519-836-3078 Fax: 519-836-9456 Email: fwio@fwio.on.ca www.fwio.on.ca FWIO OFFICE HOURS The FWIO switchboard is open Monday â€" Thursday 9am â€" 4pm. lfyou call and get our answering machine, we are busy helping someone else. Please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible. The office is open Wednesday and Thursday 9am â€" 4pm. The office is closed on Fridays. “Films “.“Jrfifixfig‘l‘ w Important Contact Information FWIO Provincial Office 7382 Wellington Road 30, RRS Guelph, ON N1H 6J2 Telephone: 519â€"836â€"3078 Fax: 519â€"836â€"9456 Email: fwio@fwio.on.ca Website: www.fwio.on.ca ROSE Program Coordinator Andrea Morrison Email: roseprogram@fwio.on.ca (same mailing address and phone number as above) NEWSLETTER DEADLINE DATES If you would like to be featured in an upcoming issue ofthe Home&Countn/ ROSE Garden, please send stories and photos for consideration to the FWIO Provincial Office or andream@ fwio.on.ca no later than the content deadline dates below. WINTER 2012 â€" October 15,2011 SPRING/SUMMER 2012 â€" March 1,2012 110.873» ON THE COVER Renfrew Districts Participate in EXPO 150 This past June, Branches from Renfrew North and South Districts (Eastern Area) came together to create a beautiful display that captured the past, present and future ofWI at Renfrew County’s EXPO 150 near Petawawa, Ontario. On display were Tweedsmuir Histories, grandmother legacy books, short course instruction booklets, samples ofquilts, and arts and crafts created by current and past Members. The event saw over 400,000 people visit the site over four days â€" a great success for all involved! Pictured (L) is Calabogier Member, Hennie Schaly, with an EXPO attendee. Q’hgide. 4. Meet the Members 5. Back 2 Basics Update 6. Branch Profile 8-9. Down the Garden Path 70. iOOth Anniversaries 77. AGM Information 79. Tweedsmuir Report 78. International Connections 75. All for a Good Cause amusififle‘ “ WEE/(10573” "‘