tries, over 300 constituent societies with 81/2 million women under the 
     
     A.C.W.W. banner. The objectives remain the same “To promote and 
     
     maintain friendly and helpful relations between the Countrywomen’s 
     
     and Homemaker’s Association of all Nations and to give any possible 
     
     help in their development. To promote the common interests of these 
     
     organizations in the economic, social and cultural spheres, while 
     
     avoiding political and sectarian questions of such a controversial 
     
     nature. To encourage the formation of organizations working for such 
     
     common interests in countries where this need has not already been 
     
     met.” 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Federated Women’s Institutes of Prince Edward Island, as a 
     
     Constituent Society, has fully supported the work of A.C.W.W. We 
     
     regularly contribute to “Pennies for Friendship,” this being the financial 
     
     means of administering the work of the organization. In 1976 a special 
     
     presentation of $1000.00 was made by P.E.I. to Mrs. Olive Farquharson, 
     
     World President, when she was Guest Speaker at the opening of the 
     
     Seventh National Convention of the Federated Women’s Institutes of 
     
     Canada held in Charlottetown. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Pennies for Friendship is an on-going support program and our way 
     
     of assisting the International Organization but we also contribute to 
     
     many special projects directed to helping the developing countries. To 
     
     name some, Save the Sight (re-named the Nutrition Education Fund), 
     
     UNESCO Gift Coupon Fund, Wells for Kenya, supplying sewing 
     
     machines, Vans for Lesotho and assistance to Northern Canada. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1969 with a grant from the Aberdeen Scholarship Fund a Seminar 
     
     was held in the North West Territories and the Yukon co—sponsored by 
     
     A.C.W.W. and the F.W.I.C. Our own Mrs. Florence Matheson, then 
     
     A.C.W.W. Area Vice President for Canada, gave leadership in the 
     
     planning and carrying out of the event. The co—sponsor, F.W.I.C., was 
     
     represented by Mrs. Frances Clarke, President of F.W.I.C. at that time. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Prince Edward Island was honoured to host two World Presidents in 
     
     recent years, Mrs. Dutt of India and Mrs. Farquharson of England. 
     
     Members of Women’s Organizations from around the world are welcome 
     
     visitors to our Island and our members extend friendship and generous 
     
     hospitality. The Letter Friend Exchange Program is on-going and this is 
     
     done by both individuals and Branches, often times ending in personal 
     
     meetings and group exchanges. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The work of A.C.W.W. is a regular part of the F.W.I.C. Convention 
     
     Program. A session is allotted for a, program featuring the work being 
     
     done, new programs are introduced and there is an opportunity of 
     
     meeting representatives of Constituent Societies. The A.C.W.W. 
     
     Triennial Conference is another opportunity of meeting members of 
     
     Constituent Societies and Prince Edward Island has been represented at 
     
    
   
   
    
     all of the A.C.W.W. Triennial Conferences held from 1964-1979. The 
     
     delegates attending have submitted personal reports as part of this his- 
     
     tory. 
     
    
   
   
    
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