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CALL rigioor‘i CAUSE A WorkingTogether! Eenne ° .7 J ROthOi'I Wi (Wentworth District) and ist Rockton Sparks (and i i we (Elabrate world Brownies) filled and decorated Individual packages for our Canadian i Food Day, not world Peacekeepers. The girls bought gum, wrapped candy, lip balm R [w I D I peanuts, wrote postcard messages and illustrated each box. The Wi ura Omar] s -ay' 5 purchased Girl Guide Cookies and postage to ship the items to the there a d'stmd'on? - troops. Pictured here is Rockton Wl President- Shirley McKnight and world Rural women‘s Day I. the Rockton Sparks 0n the shipping night. The groups are hoping to (WRWD) falls 0" OCIOber 15 ‘ do this again in the fall with the Mint Girl Guide Cookies. Whatagreat the day before WO'Id FOOd Day' It is considered a practical way , iof obtaining recognition and support for the multiple roles ‘7 of rural women who are mostly a farmers and small entrepreneurs. i" Rural women make up more " than a quarter of the world if population. They contribute to i the wellbeing of their families “‘ and the development of rural ’, 1‘ economies. The 2007 theme for f ,l WRWD is "The Right to Food i i â€" Rural Women Produce and Provide.” For more information: 3 www.ruraIâ€"womensâ€"dayorg. . The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on October 16. l ‘ v. The 2007 theme is “The Right ‘ l _ to Food.” Agriculture may have i become a minor player in many ; industrialized economies, but it must play a starring role on the ;‘ -: world stage if we are to bring down the curtain on hunger. idea and a great way to work with the younger girls in your own area! Diabetes and You Brampton West WI (Dufferin Peel District) invited the community to a ROSE Session to hear Colett Seweil from the Diabetic Centre at Georgetown General Hospital speak on diabetes. The group was very pleased with the turnout which included 9 nonâ€"WI Members! They , also had scra books with ictures . . Foreign aid for agriculture and .; from their Erevious fourp ROSE makinga D'fference ruraldevelopmenthascontinued Sessions to show people what they The Lorne Sutherland Wl (Carleto ito decline. An estimated 854 l: have been up to and to encourage District) has been hard at work 3" million people around‘ the I new Members. supporting the Arnprior & Districti. world remain undernourished. Hospital this past year. The Branchi Most of the world’s farmers are l donated a medical tray for the small-scale farmers. As a group, i Operating Room anda palliative chair :1; they are the biggest Investors to the hospital in memory of one of In BQFICUiture. if they can make ;' their Members who passed away. 5": a Mom With their farming, Pictured here is Keith Collins from {i they can feed their families ' the Partners in Caring Foundationl throughoutthe yearand reinvest witth Members Carol Lacroix,Berna= in their farms by purchasing McClure, Helen Dean, Ola Armstrong 2: fertilizer, better quality seed and Palliative Care Coordinator Vicki and basic equipment. For more Murdock.