South Vancouver Island Women's Institutes--For Home and Country

South Vancouver Island Women's Institutes

"For Home and Country"


 
Ode, Grace & Collect

Our History


 A woman  who made a difference


 A salute to Mrs. Adelaide Hoodless

 
The South Vancouver Island WI District is hosting a "Think Spring" Tea and Fashion Show, Saturday March 10th, 2012 at Colwood Community Hall on Sooke Road.
Time: 1:30 - 4 p.m. Tickets: $10.00
Call 250-656-3639 Sandra Hemmings or 250-478-3141 Ev Plourd
Robert Bateman's Heron on the Rocks will be raffled off
$2.00 per ticket or 3 for $5.00. Draw will be at 3:30 p.m.
Silent Auction
All proceeds to go to the Federated Women's Institute Convention June 2012
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada Convention
South Vancouver Island is hosting the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada Convention June 10-16th, 2012 at the Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, British Columbia. Registration package for the convention is available for download.

Current Projects

B.C. and Canadian:
  • 1909–2009 British Columbia Women's Institute Centennial Commemorative History Book Project.
  • Labelling of genetically engineered foods. The Ram's Horn newsletter is a good source for more information.
  • Genetic Engineering Task Force sponsored the July 18, 2003 visit by Percy Schmeiser, the Saskatchewan canola grower involved in a legal battle with bio-tech giant Montsanto. He shared his knowledge and experience and reviewed the long-term impacts of genetic engineering (GE) technology on agriculture.visit
  • Supplying 4-H leaders, instructors, and judges.
  • Supporting local fall fairs and exhibitions.
  • Working with Agriculture Awareness(agAware BC).
  • Promoting use of local foods.
  • Ongoing support (monetary and materials) for the Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children and the British Columbia Children's Hospital Foundation.
  • Creative Arts Legacy Fund Workshops to help preserve crafts and to teach participants how to do more for themselves (example workshops). To request a workshop, contact a local branch.
  • Support of the Adelaide Hoodless Homestead heritage site.
  • Support for the Peace Gardens on the Canada/United States border.
  • Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC).
International:
  • School supplies for the former Yugoslavia.
  • Operation Christmas Child. Shoebox-sized gift boxes of useful items for children.
In the works:
  • Mentoring programs.
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Branch Contacts
Cedar, 1924
Cobble Hill, 1920
Colwood, 1909
Langford, 1914
Pender Island, 1931–1984, 2001
Royal Oak, 1911
Shirley, 1924
Somenos, 1936
South Salt Spring, 1920

Links
British Columbia
Women's Institute
Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
Associated Country Women
of the World