BWG Proclaims FWIO Day 2024

FWIO Day (The Federated Women's Institute of Ontario)

February 19, 2024

WHEREAS: For the past 127 years, Women's Institute (WI) Members have actively worked together for family, home, community and country. The objective of the first Women's Institute Branch, formed in Stoney Creek on February 19, 1897, was to improve women's skills in the art of homemaking and childcare; and

WHEREAS: The Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) was organized in 1919, giving Members a stronger voice by working together as a united group. Through education and support programs and services, FWIO's original focus expanded to include personal growth opportunities, and health and community wellness projects; and

WHEREAS: Their most notable initiative, the ROSE (Reaching Ontario Sharing Education) Program, encourages our branches to help increase awareness and expand the skill sets of both WI members and people in their communities. As a result, each year thousands of individuals become more knowledgeable on various social, health, domestic and environmental matters through their participation in ROSE sessions; and

WHEREAS: Today, FWIO has approximately 2,000 members in 184 branches across Ontario.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That His Worship Mayor James Leduc and Members of Council proclaim February 19, 2024, as FWIO DAY in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.