Alberta Women's Institutes
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Tuesday Coffee Chat – March
Greetings all,
The Topic for March’s Tuesday Coffee Chat next week is – Gardening, what are you planning? I have shared a few ideas that came through my Facebook News Feed on the AWI Facebook page.
What are your go-to gardening books? I love Tomatoes, Love Carrots — Companion planting. Spring is supposed to be in the air, although winter’s cold fingers have dug in today as I send this message. We shall see what next Tuesday brings!
Looking forward to chatting with you all! Here is your Zoom Link, and as always you can find it under Online Learning on our website.
Home and Country–Spring Issue
Greetings all! The Spring 2024 Issue of the Home and Country is now out. Digital copies are available here, those on our email list will be receiving their copy in their inboxes later today. Hard copies will be mailed out this week as well.
In This Issue:
- District Reports – find out what’s been going on around the province
- Notes for our Volunteer Archivist
- For Your Health
- More about the Alberta Women’s Institutes Panel Exhibit on display at Mountain View Museum and Archives in Olds
- FWIC Report
- Interesting articles on – Environment, 3D Printing of Meat, Aging in Place and much more!
Psst and did you hear? The dates for the Provincial Convention have been set for June 7 and 8th (Friday–Saturday) stay tuned for more information shortly.
Tuesday Coffee Chat Recap – Scams
Greetings all,
Today’s Tuesday Coffee Chat was great! Thank you to all the ladies that join the meeting and the conversation. It was awesome to hear how you did on February’s Kindness Challenge!
This month’s topic was Scams and as promised during our chat, I said I would share the resources I was mentioning to you during our conversation after the fact.
Why talk about scams and why should you care? According to the Canadian Anti Fraud Centre here are some statistics to consider why you may want to pay attention.
As of June 2023 there have been 32,458 reports processed (compared to 92,078 in 2022). The number of Victims of Fraud as of June 2023 21,299 (compared to 57,578 in 2022). Finally, the amount of Funds Lost to Frauds as of June 2023 was $282.5 Million (compared to $531 Million in 2022). Fraud and scams affects EVERYONE! Scammers are smart and getting trickier. They spend all day trying to trick us but there are some things you can do. Get informed!
Read MoreUpcoming Events – March and April
Greetings all,
There are some exciting events coming up in March and April.
March 23 – District 3 Event/Constituency Conference hosted by Round Hill WI at Round Hill Community Centre in Round Hill. Besides AGM business, AWI Executive Director, Bernadette Logozar will be speaking at this event. Topic – The Ways Grocery Stores trick You into spending More $.
Event starts at 10 am with check-in or registration. Cost $20, RSVP to Dena, Round Hill WI President by sending her an email by March 15th.
March 26 – Tuesday Coffee Chat (virtual) check out the invitation and topic list on our Online Learning Page
April 27 – Stony Plain/Lac Ste. Anne Constituency Conference hosted by Duffield and Darwell WI at the Family Connection Centre in Stony Plain.
District 3 Event – Save the Date
Greetings all,
District 3 will be hosting their annual event in March. The date has been chosen and location has been booked, details are being finalized. And you’re invited!
So Save the Date of Saturday, March 23 in your calendar to come out to Round Hill Community Hall for this event. Details will be forthcoming shortly. Keep an eye out for these.
Hope to see you there!
February WI Events
Greetings, We are well into February and there are some events coming up celebrating WI.
Date: February 19, 2024
Event: WI Day Celebration with FWIC
Place: online event- to register email registrations@fwic.ca
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Description : Free online anniversary party to celebrate 127 years of WI. Join women from across Canada who gather each month for WI. Program to include growing Branches across Canada and Recipes for Growing Your WI. Visit FWIC website for more events they have planned throughout the year.
Date: February 24, 2024
Event: Alberta Women’s Institutes History Panel Exhibit with artifacts
Place: Mountain View Museum & Archives, Olds, Alberta
Time: 12:00 pm, program begins, 1 pm
Speakers: Linda Toews, AWI President, Mae Deans, AWI Volunteer Archivist
January News and Notes
- In this issue:
- AWI News & Reminders
- News from Around the Province
- FWIC News
- ACWW News
Your Council is looking for your input! So also out this month is a Questionnaire for Members regarding Convention. For those who receive their News and Notes in the postal mail, this questionnaire will be enclosed with your News and Notes. For the rest of you, it will arrive in your email inbox. Please provide your input by February 15th. Mail or email your questionnaire back to the Provincial Office. To assist us in finding it easily in the inbox, please put “Questionnaire” in the Subject Line of your email. Download a printable copy here or click on the picture below.
Tuesday Coffee Chats Starting Up!
Greetings all,
Our Virtual Tuesday Coffee Chats will be starting up again on Tuesday, January 30! Our topic this time around is “Putting Yourself First Isn’t Selfish”. This is something I personally struggle with daily. I will share my journey towards being more ‘selfish’ and what that means for me.
Visit our Online Learning page for full details about this meeting and for the meeting invitation link, as well as past topics we’ve chatted about.
If you misplace your Zoom link information for this meeting, here’s a little secret, the meeting link is attached to the picture above, so you simply click on the coffee cup, and it will open Zoom to launch the meeting. Hope to see you on Tuesday, January 30th.
Refocusing of AHS
Alberta Health Services is ‘refocusing the AHS system’. The Minister of Health is touring Alberta with the opportunity to hear the concerns, issues, ideas and suggestions from Albertans. This is your time to speak up! These meetings are starting January 23 in Lethbridge which cover the entire province.
Quick facts
- Alberta Health is planning more than 40 in-person engagement sessions starting Jan. 23 and running until April 2024. A complete list of the locations and schedule is available online.
- Six virtual town halls have been held so far, with about 10,000 participants.
- More than 16,000 health care workers and Albertans have provided feedback through online engagement tools to date.
You do need to register for these. For more information, to see the schedule and locations of the upcoming meetings around the province and to register click here.
To read the news release issued on January 16 click here.
December News and Notes – now available
The December Issue of the News and Notes now available online for your reading pleasure! Hardcopies will be mailed out this week, and find their way to your postal mailboxes. The one thing the ladies at my local post office know if I come in with my canvas owl bag it’s going to be a bit busy. To read the latest issue, you can click on the ‘news’ picture to the left or the caption, a new window will open with the latest issue of News and Notes!
- In this issue:
- Christmas Greetings from your President
- AWI News
- FWIC News
- ACWW News
Happy Reading!
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