Hope you've been enjoying the beautiful summer sunshine!

Please find the link to the full FED Newsletter HERE,
or you can download it from our FWIC website:
http://fwic.ca/news-events/newsletter/

Highlights from the FED Newsletter

Much has happened over the last few months with FWIC from new staffing at the National office to our Annual Board Meeting held from June 16-19th in Brant County, Ontario. The ladies were welcomed with a meet and greet with the

Homestead Local Committee and members of local WI branches. Many topics were discussed including short and long term strategies to ensure the continued viability of the FWIC as a national organization.

We're Facebook Famous!

We posted this photo back in March 2016, celebrating the new face of WI. Since then, this picture has been shared 67 times and reached over 4500 people, including women in the UK and Australia. They love us!

Why not stop by to see it for yourself? The page is open for public viewing – you don’t need a Facebook account to take part. https://www.facebook.com/WomensInstitutes/

MWI Recognized with Nellie Award

Congratulations to Manitoba Women's Institutes for being honoured with a Nellie Award this year. The awards celebrated the 100th anniversary of Manitoba women getting the 'vote'. MWI was 6 years old in 1915. During its 105 years, the Manitoba Women’s Institute has encouraged the indomitable spirit of Nellie McClung, a speaker at its first annual convention held in 1911.

The MWI supported the suffragist movement that resulted in Manitoba women receiving the right to vote in 1916. It lobbied to bring about the passage of the 1916 Manitoba Dower Law to protect the property rights of a wife. It worked hard to make health care and public health programs accessible for rural people and safe houses accessible for abused women.

To read more, visit: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/the-nellies/

Congratulations to our Award Winners:
Congratulations to Florence Ellerton, our 2016 FWIC Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Canadian Woman of the Year Award winner!

We also had four recipients of the Erland Lee award this year:

Fred Cooper & Wayne Bauer - FWIO
Cecil Kenny - PEIWI
Donald Robinson - QWI
Jack Blakeney - WINS

Thank you for your lifelong contributions to the WI movement.

Homestead Updates

We've had lots of exciting events happening at the Homestead this summer, with a few more on the way. If you're in the neighbourhood, stop by and see the birthplace of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, co-founder of the WI!

Summer student Emily Jackson setting up for I Spy, local artist Mary Gladwin working with our Crafty Campers Summer Camp, Katelyn and William from Let's Go Fly a Kite, and a young camper making friends with a goat at our Farm Frenzy Camp.

Summer 2016 Events:

Outdoor Victorian Games
Let's Go Fly A Kite at Addie's
I Spy at Addie's
Summer Kids Camps
Learn-A-Skill Kids Workshops
Victorian Parlour Games

Upcoming 2016 Events:

October 1st: Culture Days with the Burford Tractor Club
December 10th: Victorian Christmas with the Hunter Family

Homestead summer student Maggie Kyle with the participants of the Kids Scrapbooking Workshop

Learn more at www.adelaidehoodless.ca

Dates to Remember

August 17-23
ACWW 28th Triennial World Conference
Working Together for a Better Future

August 21-27
FWIC International Peace Garden
Scholarship Program
Three provinces will be represented at the International Peace Garden this year
See article for more details

August 2016
FED NEWS Spring/Summer Edition

October 2016
FWIC Executive Board Meeting
For the first time to be held as a virtual meeting using Skype

FWIC International Peace Garden Scholarship Week

This is the 4th year of the IPG Scholarship program hosted by Manitoba WI.

Thank you to the International Peace Garden and everyone who has supported & volunteered for this leadership program.

We wish the scholarship recipients a wonderful experience and look forward to hearing back on all the exciting activities that are planned.

Congratulations to the Scholarship Provincial Representatives:

Emily Keenan - FWIO
Danica Smith - NBWI
Micayla Darrach - PEIWI