Life is a Journey
Manitoba Women’s Institute 2015 Provincial Convention
May 7-9, 2015
Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Phone 204-515-2792 or 1-866-920-3046
Thursday, May 7
6-10 - Pre Convention Board Meeting –
Governors Room
8-10 - Set up for convention and registration
Friday, May 8
Breakfast on your own
8:30-9:30 - Registration
Verification of voting cards
9:25 - Board lines up
9:30 Verification of voting cards ends
Welcome – Brenda Neabel Turbett
Annual Meeting – Chair- Donna Young
Procession of board
O Canada
Call to order
Mary Stewart Collect
Introduction of Board
MWI President’s Welcome and remarks –
Donna Young
Acceptance of Agenda – Donna young
Housekeeping – convention committee
Regional Presidents’ Introduction & Highlights
Roll Call - Diane Hall
First call for nominations – Joan Clement
Minutes of 2014 AGM – Joni Swidnicki/Donna
Young
Annual report - Joni Swidnicki
Treasurer’s Annual Report – Ann Mandziuk
Second call for Nominations – Joan Clement
10:15-10:30 - Nutrition break
10:30 - MAFRD Report – Leanne Sprung
3rd Call for Nominations – Joan Clement
Friday Morning Continued
Friday Evening Continued
Nominating Committee Report – Joan
Clement
ACWW report – Sheila Needham
Celebration of Life
Housekeeping – convention committee
12:00 - Donna Chitz - Travelogue
12:30-1:30 - Vote
Lunch and social Time
1:30 - AGM resumes –Chair – Donna Young
Resolutions
2:45-3:00 - Nutrition break
3:00 -4:00 - Election Report – Joan Clement
New Business – Donna Young
Attendance Report – Valerie Watt
Invitation to 2016 Convention
Board Line up
Housekeeping – convention committee
Installation of New Board
Adjournment
God Save the Queen
4:15 - Post-Convention Board meeting
5:30-6:30 - Cash Bar
6:15 - Banquet and Entertainment
Call People to be seated
Official Welcome – Donna Young
Grace
Supper
Toast to the queen
Introduction of guests
Official Greetings from guests
Erland Lee Award
Announce Early Bird Winner
Housekeeping
Introduce Entertainment – Valerie Watt
Entertainment – Thistle
Thank Entertainment
Saturday, May 9
Breakfast on your own
8:30-9:30 - Registration
9:30 - Welcome – Brenda Neabel Turbett
"Patient Safety: Let's Talk About It!
We Listen, We Learn, We Evolve series with the
Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety"
10:15-10:30 - Nutrition Break
10:30 - Let’s Talk About It! - continued
Housekeeping
11:30-1:00 - Lunch and Socializing
12:30 - Optional Tour – Canadian Museum for
Human Rights – load the bus
1:00 - Entertainment
1:30 - “Unlocked: Stories of the Interlake”
Travelling Museum - Gail McDonald, Interlake
Tourism Association
2:30 - Travel Insurance – What to Know Before You
Go - Nikki Makar, Blue Cross Travel Insurance
3:30 - Nutrition Break and Tour Returns
Courtesies
Convention Wrap Up
Home and Country Raffle
Please be sure to hand in your evaluation forms.
Have a safe trip home!
REGISTRATION FORM
Name:_________________________________
Box/Street:____________________________
Town/City:_____________________________
Postal Code:_________ Phone:___________
Registration forms and cheques made payable to
MWI 2015 Convention
should be sent to:
Val Watt, 2015 MWI Convention Registrar
Box 160, Inwood, MB R0C 1P0
vgwatt@gmail.com 204-278-3714
If you require any further information, please call Brenda
Neabel Turbett at 204-633-2155
If you have special needs, special dietary requirements, etc.,
please include a note with your registration.
Receipts will be included in your convention package.
No convention refunds shall be provided after May 1 with the exception of illness, death or
bereavement whereby the registrant shall be required to show a doctor's note, and an administrative
fee of $50 shall be applied to all cancellations.
Accommodation and breakfasts are not included. Muffins will be available at morning nutritional breaks
Be sure to fill in both sides of this form.
SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS Con’t/OPTIONAL TOUR
ACCOMMODATION
Donna Chitz – Travelogue
Nikki Makar – Manitoba Blue Cross
Viscount Gort Hotel
Donna Chitz is the daughter of Florence Chitz, a
W.I. member for over 48 years from Inwood
Manitoba. In keeping with our theme "Life is a
Journey", she will be doing a presentation on her
trip to Australia. She has also traveled to China,
South America, and Antarctica. She hopes to
complete all seven continents in the near future.
Nikki Makar has been with Manitoba Blue Cross
for 11 years. Her current role as the Individual
Benefits Consultant sees her training Insurance
Brokers across Manitoba on Travel and
Individual Health and Dental Plans. Through
seminars, she raises awareness on the
importance of understanding the details of
these plans and how they impact Manitobans.
She holds a BA from the University of Winnipeg
and is a member of Travel Health Insurance
Association, and is involved in Insurance Brokers
of Manitoba. She resides in Winnipeg and is
married with two daughters.
Manitoba Institute for Patient
Safety
The MIPS promotes patient safety to patients,
families, healthcare workers and the general public.
This workshop will cover a variety of topics and will
be facilitated by Denise Widmeyer.
Gail McDonald, Interlake Tourism
Association - “Unlocked: Stories of the
Interlake” Travelling Museum
Option Tour - Canadian Museum for
Human Rights
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights
(CMHR) is the first museum solely
dedicated to the evolution, celebration and
future of human rights. The purpose of the
CMHR is to explore the subject of human
rights, with special but not exclusive
reference to Canada, in order to enhance
the public's understanding of human rights,
to promote respect for others and to
encourage reflection and dialogue
(Museums Act). www.humanright.ca
Arrangements must be made directly with the
Viscount Gort Hotel.
The telephone numbers are:
204-515-2792
or
1-866-920-3046
When registering, please advise them that you
are with Manitoba Women’s Institute and that
there is a block of rooms set aside for us.
The accommodation rate for double
occupancy is $119.00 plus tax. This block of
rooms will be available until April 7, 2015.
Breakfasts are not included with the room and
are not part of your convention registration
costs. Muffins will be provided during the
morning nutrition break.
UNLOCKED is a travelling trunk museum exhibit
with ten (10) Interlake museums working in
partnership to tell their stories that are completely
different and unique to their heritage facility.
These authentic stories framed in trunks that
We will be continuing the tradition
encase artifacts from each museum won the
of the Home and Country Raffle.
Association of Manitoba Museums Award of
Excellence in 2014. It was also recognized at the
The tour group will travel by chartered bus
Would all the locals please contribute a basket
Legislature in a May Membership address and
to the museum. Participants will take a 1
to the raffle; the cost of which should not
letter. It has been moving from museums and
hour guided tour. There should be a brief
exceed $40.00.
libraries in the Interlake, and will have
time for perusing the gift shop or exploring
opportunities to tour the province as well. Gail
more on your own before the bus departs
McDonald is the Manager of the Interlake Tourism for the hotel.
Association and was involved in the development
and implementation of this project.
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REGISTRATION FORM
Full Convention (Friday and Saturday)
Includes 2 full days, lunches (2) and banquet
Please check your choice(s)
Before April 20th $130.00 ____________
After April 20th $150.00 ____________
Friday only lunch and banquet
$110.00 ____________
Friday Banquet only
$50.00 ____________
Daily Rates: includes lunch only
Friday
$70.00 ____________
Saturday
$70.00 ____________
Total Registration Fee: ____________
Optional tour Saturday afternoon : Space is limited so register early. All Tour registrations must be received by Early Bird Deadline. Please
enclose a separate cheque $27 for tour and transportation
Please make cheques payable to MWI 2015 Convention
Arrangements for accommodations must be made directly with the Viscount Gort Hotel