generosity of extraordinary Islanders and members of the rural women’s institutes, and the 
     
     strength and dedication of the women and men involved. Members shared their homes with 
     
     strangers from all over the country including tourists from the U.S.A. and made them welcome 
     
     with their generosity and Island hospitality, feeding them delicious meals, providing lunches and 
     
     snacks, to take on their 280 km bike riding adventure tip-to-tip of the Island. The bikers 
     
     averaged about 60 km a day. Area 2 was responsible for 100 cyclists. A total of $56,000 was 
     
     raised in the first Legacy Bike tour by the PEITWI and donated to the Prince County Hospital for 
     
     a video scope. The second tour in 2002 raised $56,000 as well and was also donated to the PCH 
     
    
   
   
    
     for the video scope. The project was complete in 2003. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In June 2002, the Knutsford school was designated as a Provincial Heritage Place. More than 90 
     
     people attended the Heritage Recognition and Meet Your Neighbour night. Also, in June, the 
     
     KWI received $1,100 from the Rural Beautification Society and again donated $150 to the 
     
     Knutsford cemetery fund. 
     
    
   
   
    
     To honour Lorne Luxton for all his help and his continuous aid to the Knutsford school, 
     
     community, and cemetery, the KWI was honoured to nominate him for the prestigious Erland 
     
     Lee Award. This award of appreciation is presented by the Federated Women’s Institutes of 
     
     Canada (FWIC) to a man who most exemplifies the qualities of Erland Lee, which led to the 
     
    
   
   
    
     founding of the women’s institute. 
     
    
   
   
    
     On November 5, 2003, the 75 Anniversary of the K WI was held at the institute community 
     
     centre. Sixteen members attended and each brought a guest. Two ladies from the provincial 
     
     board were present (Iva Mutch, PEIWI provincial president, and Carol Jenkins, board member). 
     
     President Fairley Yeo welcomed them, and everyone said the Mary Stewart Collect in unison. 
     
     They all enjoyed a potluck with ice cream and an anniversary cake for dessert made by Pat 
     
     Arsenault and cut by Silver Dennis. Silver had been a member for 63 years. She joined in 1940. 
     
     Iva Mutch brought greetings from the provincial board and presented the K WI with a plaque on 
     
     75 years recognition. Fairley then presented a thank you gift as a memorial service for their 
     
     departed members. Joan Smallman read the memorial poem and flowers were presented by 
     
     Helen Adams. Afterthe minutes of the first meeting of the KWI in 1928 were read by Wanda 
     
     Adams, a skit called Stirring the Soup was put on by Helen and Wanda Adams, Orell Smallman 
     
     and Lorraine Harris. In October a letter, Adopting a Highway, confirmed the KWI application 
     
    
   
   
    
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