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FWIO Financial Statement - for the year ending Sept. 30. I994 Balance - on hand Oct. |. [993 $206,381 Receipts Interest $37I0 Articles Sold 10672 District Fees l6|476 OMAFRA Grant 24400 Farm Management Seminar 1743 Miscellaneous 553 General Donations ISOO Furniture Donations 616i Liability Insurance 4383 H&C Subscriptions 380 GST Input Refund 1031 Leadership Development 0 Postage Reimbursement 950 FWIC Cookbook Sales 123 Certificates of Merit 600 Total $217,732 Disbursements FWICJACWW Fees $22731 Furniture 9876 New Branch Development [693 Bank Charges 918 Conference ‘94 [954 Occupancy Costs 8627 Conference ‘97 0 Cost of Articles Sold l2754 Board Meetings 24632 Officers 8224 Office Operating Expenses l6586 Computer 0 Wages/Benefits 35036 Board Director Expenses l3992 Committee Expenses 10929 Professional Fees 4371 Conventions/Seminars I645 Gifts 270 Convenors 4i 1 Publicity [266 FWIC MeetinyConvention 3556 Home a Country 40857' ' Miscellaneous 2| 10 OFA Membership Expenses 535 Liability Insurance 4993 Environmentally Friendly Household Hints 3l22 FWIC Cookbook 0 President/Area Conventions 2765 Leadership/Dev. Officer I3293 PRO Operating 453 Project Workshop 3231 Royal Winter Fair Booth 2| 1 8 Campaign Preparedness 23418 Organization Memberships 390 Valerie Fisher's Visit 649 Grand Opening GI 70 Total $279,672 $144,445 Balance “Challenges Facing Rural Families in the ’905” By Peggy Knapp The Hon. Elmer Buchanan, Mlnisler of Agriculture, Food and Plural Affairs he Hon. Elmer Buchanan. the Ontario Ministerongriculture. Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) addressed the topic - “Challenges Facing Rural Families in the ‘90s" - at the fourth Women‘s Day Luncheon held in conjunction with the Royal Agnculv turul Winter Fair in Toronto in November. “It has been a big year for the Women's Institutes ofOntario. and it is appropriate that in 1994 the WI have opened a new Provincial Office in a stone house with a long history dating back to the Scottish pioneers who arrived in the area in 1839, In many ways your new home symbolizes the way that the Women's Institute has adjusted to change and met the challenges it faced over the years." said the Minister. In speaking of how OMAFRA is working with rural people in their communities and helping them to adjust to change and prepare for the future. the Minister likened the new role of his Ministry to that of a facilitator or FWIO Headquarters Fund Balance on Hand - Oct. 1. |093 $8.5.le 5234.965 5 5353 Re ~ -ipts Dishursctltenls (Interest) Balance at Year End < Scpt. fit). I994 $35603 coach. In an everechanging business environ- ment. with ever-increasing levels of global competition. a new economic order is being established. Trude ban’icrs are falling. pro- tective duties and tariffs are being removed. and governments face the need for fiscal restraint. Even at this early stage in the teamibuildi ing process. alliances are resulting in fresh ideas and innovation. and the Ministry. through Vision 2020 - a process to foster change - “is helptng Ontario’s agriculture and food industry make important strides and approach the challenges of the future with renewed confidence." If rurul families ever worry about their importance III the overall scheme ofthings in this province. it may do something for their pride of place to know that many Ontarians depend upon 68.000 farmers. to supply a processing Industry that employs 80.000 people and provide [05,000 jobs in food retailing in this province: truly its backbone. Changes to rural communities provide fur ther challenges as more and more retired people and city workers. willing to commute totheirurbun workplaces. are settling in rural Ontario. while the number of farms is declin- ing. Inclusion of all people in the fabric of rural communities is necessary to make each community the best place it can be. To en, courage and revitalize rural communities. the Ministry has created a new Rural Develop mcnt Secretariat to support rural business and community development and to ensure that all provincial ministries approach rural development in a coordinated way, The Luncheon followed a Walkabout of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. when FWIO President Donna Russett accompai nicd the Minister. Hartlund MacDougall. President of the Royal. Donald Rickard. Chair of the Agricultural Advisory Commit, tee and Walter Puty. CEO of the Royal. The Women's Day Luncheon hosted by the Women's Institutes of Ontario provides both presence and profile for our organization. If, indeed. as the Royal slogan states. “Once a year. country comes to the city.“ it would seem appropriate that the Federated Women‘s Institutes of Ontario continue their long participation with other rural organizaâ€" tions at this prestigious event. Peggy Knapp is [Ill [Executive Member of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and Chair of the RAWF Women '5 Day Colltflltlll'e’. Home & Country. Winter‘94 9