National Awards and Competitions:

• Erland Lee Award of Appreciation
• The Senator Cairine Wilson Competition
• Tweedsmuir Competition

This prestigious award is presented by the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada to a man who most exemplifies those qualities of Erland Lee which led to the founding of the Women's Institute, an organization which spread across Canada and grew to include millions of women worldwide.

Regulations:

1. A certificate to be presented to a gentleman who had made an outstanding contribution to the Women's Institute movement.
2. Nominations can come from the Branch, District, Provincial or National level. Each province is entitled to one (1) nomination per year, except for Ontario, which is entitled to two (2) because of the size of its membership.
3. Specifics of the nominee's contribution to Women's Institutes must be included with the nomination letter and forwarded to the provincial office for approval.
4. Once approved by the provincial office, the gentleman's name is sent to the National Office. It must be received no later than March 31st of each year. A cheque for $15.00 per certificate, payable to Federated Women's Institutes of Canada, must accompany the nomination. This cost is the responsibility of the nominating body.

Presentation of certificates is the responsibility of the nominator.

Contact your WINS provincial office for nomination deadlines.

The Senator Cairine Wilson Silver Rose Bowl trophy was presented to Zella Pimm of Alberta at the 2006 Federated Women's Institutes of Canada Triennial Convention in Red Deer, Alberta. The award began in 1957 when the Senator presented it for the most outstanding project in Citizenship. Since that time there have been many topics explored celebrating the work of Home and Country.

The competition for the 2006-2009 triennium is to write "What it means to me to be a Canadian citizen". As a Canadian citizen do you know the history behind the men and women who have formed our country? Can you trace your roots in Canada? By answering these questions you will have the basis for your story or poem.

Format: The information can be in the form of a story or a poem. The story should be a minimum of 750 words and the poem a minimum of 12 lines. The poem does not have to rhyme.

Presentation: Both the story or poem must be typed and presented on 8 ½" X 11" white paper. Entrant's name and branch should be placed in a sealed envelope and attached to a separate piece of paper at the back of the story or poem.

This competition is open to individual Women's Institute members. Each Provincial unit of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada may submit one entry. Entries must be received by the WINS office for provincial judging by January 31st, 2009.

The winner of this Federated Women's Institutes of Canada competition will be announced at the National Convention in Prince Edward Island in June 2009. The winner will be awarded a miniature replica trophy for permanent possession.

POINTS:

Content	65
Clarity of message	15
Presentation	10
Creativity	10
Total Points	100

In 1945, Lady Tweedsmuir, wife of Lord Tweedsmuir who was Governor General of Canada, donated three silver cups to the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada for competitions to be held each triennium. The trophies, with award winners' names, are displayed at the Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead.

The successful entrants will receive keeper trophies (small replicas of the Tweedsmuir cups) at the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada Convention in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in June 2009. The theme of the 2006-2009 triennium and convention is Women Involved, Women Inspired, Can Achieve Anything. As 2009 will be the 90th Anniversary of FWIC, all branches are encouraged to participate in each of the three categories.

Entries must be received by the WINS Provincial office for judging by January 31st, 2009.

Anyone winning the same category of the Tweedsmuir Competition for three consecutive trienniums is ineligible to compete in the following triennium.

CULTURAL COMPETITION
Essay -"The Woman Who Inspired Me"
Regulations:
1. Essay to be between 500 and 700 words.
2. Handwritten or typed and double spaced.
3. Put in a folder or duo-tang.
4. Name and branch attached in sealed envelope.

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HANDICRAFTS COMPETITION
Hooked Rug
Regulations:
1. Traditional rug hooking technique (strips of fabric or yarn pulled with a hook through a foundation fabric to make loops on top). No latch or punch hooking.
2. Size 20" to 24" wide and 30" to 36" long (finished size).
3. Design may be original, commercial or an adaptation. (Copyright notice: when adapting someone else's design -eg. rug pattern, painting, greeting card, photograph, etc., you must obtain written permission from the original artist or publisher and include it with entry).
3. Work must be created in 2006-2009.
4. Name, branch and type of design attached in sealed envelope.

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HISTORY COMPETITION
Pictorial History that tells of "90 Years of Women Achieving"
Regulations:
1. Minimum of 5, maximum of 10 pages.
2. Page size no larger than 12"x12".
3. Scrapbook or album no larger than 14"x14".
4. Words or phrases can be used to enhance, explain or date.
5. Name and branch attached in sealed envelope.

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