Alberta Women's Institutes
For Home & Country
2021 Provincial Convention – Registrations Welcome!
We are now accepting registrations for our 2021 Provincial Convention scheduled for September 28th and 29th.
There are workshops, pre and post conference tours and of course great speakers. This year we are offering both in person and virtual convention packages. We are back at the Norseman Inn in Camrose.
Workshops – Monday, September 27th
Workshop #1: “Card Making” $20.00 each- 6:30-8:00 pm. Work with Hilda Tomaszewski to make 10 beautiful hand-made cards to take home. Glue sticks available for purchase from Hilda or bring your own. Class size is limited so register early!
Workshop #2: “Creative Writing” $10.00 each – 8:00 – 9:00 pm, A chance to learn more about the writing process from Linda Toews, Creative Writing Coordinator.
Early Bird Registration Deadline – Sunday, September 5th
August: News and Notes
The August News & Notes is now available for your reading pleasure. The plans for the Provincial Convention are underway!
Highlights:
- Fundraising Reminders –
- Cash Raffle Tickets are all out! Be sure to sell your books.
- Clear out your clutter with Value Village Donations – collection at Provincial Convention!
- Bottles & Can Returns – every penny helps!
- Call for Silent Auction Items!
News and Notes – July
The latest edition of the News & Notes is now available to download.
Some Highlights:
- FWIC Triennial Convention coming up in July! Are you attending?
- Reminders – Fundraising – Bottles & Cans; Value Village: 2021 Cash Raffle Tickets On Sale NOW!
- Caregivers Survey
- Update from Handicraft Coordinator
Handicraft Entry Forms Now Available!
AWI Handicraft Entry Information and Entry Forms are now available online for you to download. Visit our Handicraft Page for full details on the competition, entry rules and guidelines and to download your entry form.
Important Dates to note:
- All information must be received by Handicraft Coordinator by August 27th!
- Send your entries to Norsemen Inn, Camrose, AB to arrive between September 20-24th, 2021. Your entry MUST arrive by September 24.
- If delivering your entries in person to the Norsemen, they MUST be received by Sunday, September 26, by 4:00pm.
Calling all writers!
There is still time to make the extended Creative Writing Competitions deadline of June 30 for your creative writing submissions. Check out the full details of the competition and rules on the Creative Writing page!
You can email your submissions to our Creative Writing Coordinator Linda Toews at awicreativewriting@gmail.com
Each year AWI hosts a Creative Writing Competition, the deadline for submissions is March 31 of each year. However, in 2021 Council has extended the submissions deadline to June 30. Get your submissions in today to be part of this competition.
Classes include: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and Plays.
Happy Writing!
Summer Solace, National Indigenous Day
June 21, A few WI members from different areas of the province met on Google Meets for a virtual visit tonight. It was nice to meet some of them for the first time and also good to see old friends. We will have to do this again.
Home and Country – Latest Issue
The most recent issue of the Home & Country is now available for your reading pleasure. Click on picture to download or here.
June News and Notes
The latest issue of News and Notes is now available for your reading pleasure.
Click the image to download Your News!
Some Highlights
- If you can Click – staying connected online, it’s easy.
- Update from Manitoba WI
- Final Thoughts from Your President
May News and Notes
Greetings all,
The May issue of News and Notes is now available. We have changed the format and hope you like it.
Some Items included in this issue are:
- WI 101
- Staying Connected
- Alberta Women’s Science Network – Scholarships Available for STEM
- UK Pen Pals
Items of Interest.
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