With Federal Government grants, we purchased the
equipment, tables, chairs, table shuffleboard and other
games used for entertainment.

We replaced the east wall in the basement in 1979 and
in 1980 we added an extra 12 feet to the south end and
installed a floor shuffle.

Operating funds are raised by a collection which is
taken at each Social, by Bake Sales, raffles, custom
quilting and Hobby Mart sales.

Our weekly socials are enioyed by the members and
visitors. We take part in the Westman Games and during
the summer we get together for short car rides or go on
some bus tours.

CARDALE WOMEN'S INSTITUTE

The Cardale Women's Institute was organized in 1949
with Mrs. R. Armstrong as President. To date, the
Treasurer has been Mrs. Georgia Hyndman. Secretary -
Mrs. Jean Dennison to 1980, Della Radcliffe 1980 - 1983.

Since 1970, the Presidents have been: Mrs. Evelyn
Cowan - 1970, Mrs. Mike Koscielny - 1971 - 72, Mrs. Sonia
Ramsay - 1973 -74, Mrs. Jean Fortune - 1975 - 76, Mrs.
Della Radcliffe - 1977 - 78, Mrs. Addie Peter - 1979 - 81,
Mrs. Wanda Thomson - 1982 - 83.

All W.|. meetings open with the creed and the answering
of the roll call. Meetings are held in the Cardale Church
basement, or in member's homes, on the third Wednesday
of every month.

As well as Women's Institute proiects, Cardale W.l. has
supported the following: Blood Donors Clinics, Brandon
Mental Hospital, Red Cross, The Heart Fund, Arthritis
Society, Children's Hospital Book Mart, Rolling Dale
Workshop, 4-H Awards, meets the allocation for Hamiota
Hospital, Hamiota Personal Care Home and canvassing for
the Canadian Institute for the Blind.

Some of the W.|. programs have been about nutrition,
mental health, personal worth, family law, parenting,
wills, horticulture and flower arranging and various crafts.

Activities over the years have included: a Centennial
quilt, Cook Book, entertaining Senior citizens, catering to
farm sales, sponsoring the Defensive Driving courses and
numerous sewing courses.

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