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ROSE Heal ogram Rep .By Kelly Marshall "Test" leaderhip Training Session I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the 83 participants who attended the testing of the Leadership Training Session held in Alma. Ontario. on March 30. We were a big, cozy group. but undoubtedly enthusiastic! This session provided WI members with the opportunity to experience a session and provide direct feed- back which will establish the foundation for future sessions. Overall, the response was excellent and members were thrilled with the program Branch Mailing By now your Branch Secretaries should have received the ROSE Health Program Information Brochure. which features important program information. a listing ol’FWlO's Health Part. ners and features a beautiful ROSE logo and image. You may photocopy the brochure to display at your events or distribute in your communities. If you haven‘t received your brochure. please contact me and I will send you another one. rural Olllfll'lu sharing education ROSE Health Program Website For those ot'you who have access to the internet. logging on to the FWIO Website â€" irii'iul‘ivin.nii.m - is an excellent source of information. which will keep you in» formed of the latest initiatives of WI Branches across the province. 1 will be using this communication tool to promote the ROSE Health Program by providing links to FWlO Hcaltli Partners. and tea- turing. and listing dates ol' ROSE Health Sessions being organized by participating WI Branches. It will aim provide health I‘csottrccs and informa- tion about future Leadership Training Sessions in the Areas: |IIIl \\t|\tl If you do not have accc to the intcrnct. plcasc don‘t l‘ccl left out! You can still keep inloriiicd by rcadinp ciicli issue of tlic Home & Country and by contacting: me anytiiiicl Did you know? Young women who incrcaisc their lcvcl til physical activity and calcium intake by a iiiiidcst amount can icdticc ['lSi\ of oslcoporosis by almost onc-lliird at agc 70. Kelly Marshall is llie Health Program t'uouliimitu In: (’H‘ tt-rIi-mti'd Women's lnrriruios of Ontario Shv (an be H'Jt'lf’d .ii ilii- my“) mem ml 0an Phone. 5 l9 82673056. Fax 5l9 836 3094' Illlilll krllyiiimtwntm not The Famous Five .. continued from page 10 Emily Murphy never did become a Senator. nor did any ofthe other members of "The Famous Fiver" At the inaugural meeting of the FWIC in Winnipeg in I919. Emily Murphy was unanimously elected the first President of the newly formed national organization. In 1933. she was made a Life Member of FWlC. In 1930, the Honourable Cairine Wilson became Canada's first female Senator. Alberta did not have a female Scnutiir until Martha Bielish was appointed in 1979. As of December [998. there were 3t women sitting as members of the IUJ body Senate. the largest number yet. Until recently. little has been done to recognize “The Famous Five." In the lobby of the Senate on Parliament Hillr .there is a plaque erected by the Canadian Federation at Business and Prot'cxuonal Women's Clubs daitcd liinc ll. l‘llb’. Every year on October 1H thc (iovcrniir General presents the "Persons" Award to outstanding Canadian womcn. Until now, this has been tliccxtcnt ot the recognition of the contribution of thcsc women in Canada. In 1996. \L‘VL‘tlll (‘nlpary wuiiicn formed The Famous l;|\'t' Foundation to honour lhcsc and other ('anadlan \toiiicii. to commemorate the "Persons" (‘asc and to inspirc. rccognt/c and cclcbratc achicvcmcnl. A major proicct of The l’amiiiis l‘ivc Foundation was to crcztlc .i monument tor permanent display in Calgary and Ottawa Artist Barbara Paterson‘s larger» than-lilo bron/c sculpturc depicts the live women at an imaginary moment in I929, when they rccctvcd thc news that Ilic word "persons" included \voincn. Tilt lirst ol the two monuments was unveiled in Calgai) on ()ciohcr It‘t, I‘I‘JU, the 70'“ AtlllHL‘lNlll') til tlir “l‘ci‘sons” ('iisc. ()ii (lctiibci IR. ltltlt). :iii idcnlical iiitiiiiiiiicnt “I” he unveiled on l'ut'iltlllll‘ltl Hill in Uttaua and presented to thc pcoplc til' ('anaila. “'l'liu |';iiiioti\ l~'i\ c" wcic nation htiild» crs 21nd fC\[‘lll[‘lVli\lL’ t'oi ltllllly ilciliocratic ilt‘l‘llt‘\’t‘l|lL’lll\. l'tll‘ll nl us can liiid a per wnt'iI ltlL'\\tti_'t' III the livcs and deeds tli- thew l‘t'lllitl'hlli‘it‘ \vt iiiicii and use the mes» sage in our own livt-s and pltl'sttlh it you cvci hate the opportunity to visit onc ol tlic tiioiiiinit'iits. [lIL‘l|\L' accept lilllll) Murphy's invitation to sit iii her chair and tcll "'l'lic l‘i’llllltth I‘Ivc" what you are doing to carry on their spirit and improve lllL‘ iiiiality ol'lit'c ltll' women and girls. {)Olllii) li'uswtt ii tlii- uiiirjoino I vwo ['Xé’fllllve Officer to lWlt ‘ilir'rdn h" Warm-d al Ill? 1, Stirling ON KOK SID, I’ltrmr‘lair 6U 395 430'; Home 6. Country, Summer 1000 ll