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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY The following are some facts and figures gathered from the Annual Reports that come in from all Provincial Units before the close of our fiscal year, April 30. Membership ~â€" 3.000 branches with an ap~ proximate membership of 58.000. Overseas Work â€" of the international or- ganization, the Associated Country Women of the World; Constituent Societies of A.C.W.W. (each province is a constituent society, as is F,W.I.C.) send their contributions directly to the Central Office in London. Eng. but the to- tals are reported to our National Office in 0t- tawa. For the triennium 1967-1970. Lady Aberdeen Scholarship Fund $7.730 Pennies For Friendship $34,298 Unesco Gift Coupon for the Child Care and Home Improvement Training Centre at Villa Maria. Columbia, South America (completed September 1969) â€" $3,630. In addition to the support given by F.W.I.(‘. to International Projects. $15,124 was given in the 1967~l970 term to the National Project. Women's Institute expansion into the North» west Territories. Reminders from the National Secretary. 1. All contributions to National and Interna- tional Projects must be sent first to your own Provincial Treasurer. . All subsoriptions to Federated News and Northern Lights Bulletin must be sent to the National Office. to Ideas From the National Secretary I. Some ACWW supplies are always kept in the National Office. These are needed to "handwout" material for visitors. However. as all Provincial Units are also Constituent Societies of ACWW. I know thcv will he glad to handle your orders through their own contact with the Central Office. Lon don. This is the reason we have decided to discontinue listing ACWW supplies in the column in the Federated News. "FWIC Supplies: National Office". It is not because we have lost interest but do not want to pre-enipt the prerogative of your own Pro- vincial Offices. Don't lay-pass your own Provincial Convert ers when looking for program helps In your Standing Committees. She likes I to hear from you, and it helps her to do it [oh if you give her this encouragement. lt Von don't know who she is. ask your l’rovmcinl office â€" don't be afraid to use this channel of "Communication". that is what it is there for. I .r FALL I970 REPORT OF THE RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE During the trienniuin only one provincial unit. British Columbia. has submitted resolu- tions to the committee. This fact has led your committee to give serious consideration to the "whys" and "hows" of resolutions. Have resolutions such as WL‘ have Lnown them in the past outlived their usefulness, and do we need to change our way of approaching governments for action on matters of concern to our organi/ution'.’ Should we devise some means within our organization of the provin- cial unitx studying specific issues. and form conclusions drawn from it thorough knowledge of at subject licl‘ore resolutions which would Ii‘lL‘n follow. This has licen considered before. the convencrs ot' the standing committees have recommended topics for study. hot :n more effective way of implementing such studies must he found. (“mitriicnts made In Stool-n Kltuulcx. .i P.“â€" lianientariun with trinity t‘curs of experience. when addressing a national women's orgunirn tion, are worthy of our consideration: “the voicc is mightier than the pen when it comes to spurring the government to action . . . (ii-t ill the Ml’. directly. at home or in (lltuwu . . If they wanted to write. they should save the inch-thick hundlcx ol' lL‘Sl‘lllIlI‘llK and mini couruplicd lctlcrx \\llll illllllilt’tl‘i of \It!ll;l lures . . Just In individually written pth cards are worth more than Limit minico graphed letters . . . 'Ilic M.l’, lltlk to answer individual letters and think about them Groups seeking action should we lllL‘IIllIL‘l’N ol all parties. and conccritriilc on marking one or two points . . Don't mail in int-zit l1ilik'l1l'K ol rcsolutioua 77 it's :ilnnwl licttcr to save the postage on them , . . It is pimililc Ior \olnn leer groups to help change iSIW‘t through direct (IClItIlI Ill their coiriiiiuriitv :inil l‘tlllL‘illillll Ill tlictnwltcx and illl' pnlilic Ilun'l L'Vpct't government action the Week or the month after the liricl i‘i prewntcd . . , We have to he eternally patient riliout things, .‘ll'lti thinl. in lcrmx of our influence being on it long term husis.” These thoughts inuv he tiwlnl m WL‘ «eels to cstnlilish a more cllcclive wuv ol owl“ int: \(ICIi‘li ilCill‘ll '\\'licn limiting [or Lorin. mi .l mirror. nul it ll'll'hl “lit " 19