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July 20, 2021
Re: Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead
359 Blue Lake Road, PO Box 209
St. George, Ontario N0E 1N0
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of The Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada on July 19, 2021, the decision was made not to sell the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead, but to keep it. The change in their decision was the result of the tremendous response and outpouring of offers for help and support from the Community, WI members, WI Branches and Brant County.
The FWIC/WI Canada has operated the Homestead for more than 60 years and would like to continue to do so into the future. They value the contributions made by Adelaide Hoodless to the community at large and to the Women’s Institute movement. In order to have the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead Historic Site and Museum remain open to the public will require the commitment and financial support from the Community, WI members and Brant County. With the increasing costs of operations, FWIC/WI Canada cannot do it alone.
Following in the footsteps of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada is a national network for women and families to promote leadership and personal development opportunities through education, advocacy and fellowship.
For more information please visit the website: www.fwic.ca
Congratulations to Marion G. McNabb, winner of the Senator Cairine Wilson competition with her essay about Edward Schreyer, 22nd Governor General of Canada. It was great to hear Marion read her entry to those attending the FWIC/WI Canada zoom event July 5. Marion was a member of Basswood WI until it disbanded and has continued as an Individual Member of Manitoba Women’s Institute.
Congratulations to the FWIC/WI Canada Board for an excellent 22nd National Convention July 5 & 6. Our Diversity is Our Strength was the theme and the speakers and plenary sessions certainly emphasized this. Even if we couldn’t meet in person, seeing familiar faces on the computer screen brought us closer together coast to coast to coast.
It is not too late to register for tonight's Zoom presentation on Human Trafficking! Please email the office by 4 p.m. for your code to join: mbwi@mymts.net
Today is the day. There is still time to register for our 7 p.m. Zoom session on Human Trafficking. Please email the office at mbwi@mymts.net for more information!
Did you know.. according to the Province of Manitoba website, most adult sex trade workers report that their victimization began at a very young age; sometimes as young as 9, and at an average age of 14. All children are at risk.
Please join us on Zoom tomorrow at 7 p.m. for a presentation on Human Trafficking. For more information, please email the office at mbwi@mymts.net
According to the Province of Manitoba website, hundreds of children, youth and adults are victimized by sexual exploitation and sex trafficking each year. Please join us on Thursday, June 24th for our Zoom presentation at 7:00 p.m. Topic: Human Trafficking. For further information, contact the office at mbwi@mymts.net
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Please share this post and join us on Thursday, June 24th from 7:00 to 8:00 PM on Zoom with speaker: Kelly Tallon Franklin- Speaker / Trainer / Best Selling Author / Award Winner / Human Rights/Justice Advocate
Topic: Human Trafficking (Children and Youth)
What is Human Trafficking? How can we keep our Manitoba children and youth safe?
Human trafficking involves recruiting, transporting, or holding victims to exploit them or to help someone else exploit them, generally for sexual purposes or work. Traffickers get their victims to comply through different forms of coercion.
Are our Manitoba children and youth at risk?
All children and youth are at risk, often even those living in rural communities.
To learn more and attend our Zoom session, please email the office directly at mbwi@mymts.net
Please join us on Thursday, June 24th from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m on Zoom
Speaker: Kelly Tallon Franklin
Speaker / Trainer / Best Selling Author / Award Winner / Human Rights/Justice Advocate
Topic: Human Trafficking
To register, please email the office directly at mbwi@mymts.net
