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Stern's and Good Deeds i h Dallas and Gracin MacMillan, ll :iril{,lill(lli:'ll of Finch Wl Member Sandra . ’l‘filllafl, donated bears to the”Good Bears of iiiw ‘llrrilil Canada” proiect. Bears collected at ii i r T nulls, Ourlls and Bears”show in September ‘ l‘ illfiliil)L|l'Cd by hospitals, poiice officers, in- fighter: and other emergency personnel ,i it i, injured and underprivileged children, inn ly '.l,‘l‘ll0r3 and victims of accidents and l ‘iili‘vllr violence. To learn more about this iiil‘l' at. visit wwwgoodbearsof‘theworldca or i ill i‘lUSllliillSZlSB. Rubin/lied by Sandra MacMi/ian, PRO, Finch W/ winter to create the beautiful "Dresden Plate Quilt" which was on display at the "Quilts, Quills and Bears” show this fall. Members posed to show off their handiwork. From bottom to top left side â€" Helen Weaver, Luella Bumstead, Grace Weylie, Peggy McKay, Right Side â€" Freda Skippen, Ethel Clubine, Meri Dianne Carroll, Sheila Carmichael, Irma Shor't‘t. Absent from the photo are â€" Isabel Burgess and Shirley Moore. iiu- llitlnrler Bay District Women’s Institutes hi it! a "blue l-iat Tea” April 30"”, 2005 to raise . illl itls for the Cardiac Care Unit atThunder Bay L7 wruirm Health Science Centre, All Branches in rill Lliitiict took part and a lot offun was had in; rill. l'here was great interaction between llii: Branches and people who attended. iliUWli in the picture from left to right are lune Leaver, Anita Glavish, Blue Hat Tea Convener, Sandy Vibert, Thunder Bay District l'irgl-IClCHI and Georgie Hari, President and CEO of the Thunder Bay District Health in, IL‘HCE Centre Foundation, thnriiied by June Feaver, Thunder Bay District WI Good Idea - FWIC Into the North Learn about the communities FWIC has adopted in Northern Labrador. Host a program about the Inuit and lnnu cultures. Learn more by visiting www.na|d.ca/fwic.htm Good,» Ideal Did You Know? Gamebridge Women's institute is the only WI in Ontario District with its own hall? District President Barbara Evans presents Joanne Lambert (Gamebridge WI) with a picture of the Queen at their Ontario District Annual in May 2005. Submitted by Doreen Brethour, FRO, Gcrmebridge Wl Did You Know? According to the 2000 National Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participat- ing, 28% of Canadians aged 55 - 64 years volunteered. Four deserving ladies from the Russell Village WI were nominated at the first Russell Township Volunteer Gala this past spring. Diny Achtereekte, Cherry Bekkers, Judi Hubbard and Ina Henry (pictured Lâ€"R above) were among 30 volunteers honoured at the gala, attended by over 300 guests, politicians and family members. Jean Williamsincludesin herletterto Home 8r Country that "any of our members could have been selected as they are all vibrant and active ladies of our Institute”. Job well clone ladies! Submitted by Russell Village WI