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FWlO Office (1) ' Mrst Lynn Ruigrok 7382 Wellington Rd, #30. RR 5 Guelph ON N1H 6J2 Headquarters Fund 51 rnlllori 5750.000 $500,000 260110 To date: $573.8 l 9.00 .ioal: SI million TTnit [1w i Anything But the Wrecking Ball! Winler 2000-200l NTRY No ballpoint pens here! WI member Pauline Hughes supervises students dressed in period costumes as they use straight nib pens and ink wells in the oneâ€"room schoolhouse/living history museum. When the community of Admaston said “Any» thing but the wrecking balll." the Balsam Hill Branch in Renfrew South District started renovations to change their heritage one-room school/Women‘s Institute Hall into a living history museum With a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and more than one thousand volunteer hours of work. SS No. 2 Admaston welcomed the First Grade 3 class last September Representatives from all of the project’ 5 partnersjoined the ch ildren for memory work. a spelling bee, the singing of “God Save the Queen" and the official ribbon cutting, Photo courtesy 01 The Hen/Iew Mercury The children enthusiastically agreed that dressing in period costume. pricking Ll period lunch and Study ing turn-of~the-century curriculum made for an exciting day of school. By restoring the one-room school to its original state. complete with the outhouse. the Balsam Hill WI is preserving an integral ptirt of the history of its community and providing an opportunity for chil- dren to experience their heritage in a practical and meaningful way, Theory will become reality for a day. and the memories will last forever Submitted by Lynn (IE/land, PRO, Balsam Hill Wl. Renlrew Suulh Lobbying Report Inside: Letter to the Editor. PRC Report President's Column . Branch Rppons Time Capsule at the Lee programmmg Ideas nwwN Board Briefings . . United Nations Excellence in Agriculture r r . 5 ACWW ZOOI , , ll 5 Smith Macaulay WI 12 . 6 ROSE Health Program l3 7 Cross Country Calendar 14rl S 879 For Your Information l6 10 Grandmother’s Legacy Book l6