Alberta Women's Institute Information Pamphlet

              beautification of home surroundings; in
welcoming new settlers and in general being
the " Good Neighbor" in a new country.
In the field of health the contribution
to the work of the Canadian Cancer Society
has been outstanding. In 1939 the sum of
$ 2000.00 was given to the Minister of
Health for the purchase of radium to be
used, free to the patient. Each year the
Branches support the " Fight Against Can­cer"
with donations from Branch funds and
by canvassing the local communities, e. g.,
in the period 1957- 59 Branch donations
totalled $ 1696.17 and the canvass for funds
yielded $ 25,969.14. The Alberta Women's
Institutes is the first body to have an Asso­ciate
Membership in the Canadian Cancer
Society.
The Alberta Women's Institutes has made
a significant contribution through study
and by financial assistance to such other
health organizations as the CANADIAN
ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM SOCIETY,
the MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION,
the CANADIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE
FOR THE BLIND, the CANADIAN RED
CROSS SOCIETY, etc.
During the war years the A. W. I, applied
an all- out effort and if the contributions
were put down on paper it would make a
very impressive amount. Since 1946 tons
of clothing and food have been shipped to
Europe and Asia for the needy and hun­dreds
of uniforms made for the children
of the Middle East.