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Carlton WI Carlton District WI continues to honour WI Members by p r e s e n t i n 9 them with the Women ofExceIlence Award. Pictured below are the lucky recipients for the past three years. Lâ€"R Healther Bellinger of the Vernon WI (2008 winner), Dorthy Campbell of the Vernon WI (2006 winner) and Lila Smiley of the Greer-Manotick WI (2007 winner), Congratulations ladies! gym/z} The winner of the HMO Strategic Plan questionnaire draw has been confirmed. Congratulations to Prince Women’s Institute in Algoma Centre District In North Central Area. The ladies of this Branch have won 550 from the Guelph Wellington Volunteer Centre. The draw was made Febraury 9. 1009 from all Branches that returned their completed forms. Thank you to everyone who contributed - your thoughts, ideas and suggestions were a great help in developing a strategic plan that will guide our organization over the next three years. Castleford WI MP Cheryl Gallant presented Members of the Castleford WI with a cheque for almost 510,000! The 59964 New Horizons federal government grant was used to purchase kitchen supplies, utensils and dishes for their new Horton Community Centre. The equipment purchased, includes four coffee urns for 25-50 cups to replace the heavier 100 cup urns that are more difficult for seniors to lift. Other significant equipment includes 100 high quality, durable, light dinner ware settings, cutlery for 100, serving utensils, trays, bowls and serving carts, dishtowels, cloths and tablecloths, water jugs, steam trays, stress mats and heavy duty card tables. This project will eliminate the need to use disposable dinnerware and cutlery. The ladies are pleased that the purchases will benefit not only seniors but the many groups using their facilities. BELOW: From left to right are Doris Humphries; Treasurer, Kathleen Hrnchley; Presrderit, Moe Craig: Secretory, Lillian Lindsay and MP Cheryl Gallant. (Ir-IT \I I “Hint-‘ipiNM-Mhiv Singer's Corner W! This past winter, the Beamsville Wl held a Craft Day for McNally House. Pamela Blackwood. Sophie Paroschy of Singer’s Corners Wl shows three of the five quilts she has made to be sent to soldiers recuperating in Germany as part of the "Comfort Quilts” campaign. The quilts are decorated with emblems such a beaver, moose, polar bear and the Canadian flag. Shown in the photo above are H? Secretary Marion Egerter; Sophie and Branch President Berry Ralph. '5 comma: