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FWIO Needs You! We are looking for dynamic and enthusiastic volunteers like you to ensure that FWIO has a long and vibrant future! Volunteering is a great way to share yourtalents and develop new skills. The following Provincial Positions will be open at the next Annual General Meeting (AGM) in January 2012 and, in accordance with Area byâ€"laws, nominations can be made at Area Conventions this fall. The 2077 Provincial Officers gathered for a Northern Regional Board Director Executive Officer to FWIC Phat“ 0‘ the AGM "7 Bame “"5 January‘ Southern Regional Board Director President-Elect Western Regional Board Director For more information, speak with your Regional Board Director or contact the FWIO Provincial Office. *Stay tuned for more details on the next AGM in the Fall 2011 issue ofthe Home& Countn/ ROSE Garden! A Messagefrom F W10 Executive Qflicer to F W1C, Christine Reabum I Do you know that it takes 1320 steps to walk a kilometer? The "Walk Across Canada” challenge is up and walking. I lookforward to receiving your progress reports in June, so I can share your activities with the National Board in July. I have heard from some ofyou that your pedometers are not working as well as expected. Please let me know if you are experiencing difficulties so the problem can be rectified. The Member who walks the most kilometers will receive a paid registration to the 2012 National Convention in British Columbia June 12thâ€"16th. The culmination of the "Women’s Heart Health” triennial project will be the Red Dress Gala on the closing evening. I am looking forward to receiving your entry in the Senator Cairine Wilson Competition, a 750 word essay on "Why Should Note?” There are also the following Tweedsm uir Competitions: ° Handicraft â€" Crib Quilt 0 Cultural â€" Development of Program - History â€" Essay on the "History of WI in Your Province” Information on all of the above can be obtained from your Regional Board Director, Area Voting Delegate, the F WlO website or myself. Christine Reaburn can be reached by email at Christinereaburn@hotmail.com or by phone/fax at 613â€" 582â€"3569. l‘tao‘szigr‘l“ “ ‘ r ' l ’ ' ‘ $7 ’ V ‘ rilafijfig!”‘¢éfilt’fl& “"7 11