Attention to detail as WI looks world-wide

Beneath each hand-knitted egg cosy at Sidley WI's cake, craft and book sale last Friday afternoon was an egg cup.

...And hidden in each egg was an Easter egg.

Such is the attention to detail that members pay when raising money for a good cause.

The event was in aid of the work of the Associated Countrywomen of the World.

Within minutes of the sale opening, delicious home-made cakes had "flown" off their stall, such was the demand.

In addition to those painstakingly created egg cosies, the craft stall boasted an impressive range of hand-made greetings cards.

An enticing array of bottles and flowers graced the raffle table. The book stall was packed with recommended reading.

The legend on an embroidered banner from Toorloo in Australia - packed with the stitched signatures of members - summed up the ideals of Associated Countrywomen of the World.

"Friendship is being in harmony with each other..."

The ACWW is an international, non-governmental, non-sectarian organisation with more than seven million affiliated members worldwide.

It supports grassroots projects which benefit the community and empowers women through education and skills training.

It supports community development projects through such fund-raising. They include:

"Women Feed The World

*Water For All

*General Projects Fund

*Nutrition Education Fund

*Lady Aberdeen Scholarship Fund

*Elsie Zimmern Memorial FundBeneath each hand-knitted egg cosy at Sidley WI's cake, craft and book sale last Friday afternoon was an egg cup.

...And hidden in each egg was an Easter egg.

Such is the attention to detail that members pay when raising money for a good cause.

The event was in aid of the work of the Associated Countrywomen of the World.

Within minutes of the sale opening, delicious home-made cakes had "flown" off their stall, such was the demand.

In addition to those painstakingly created egg cosies, the craft stall boasted an impressive range of hand-made greetings cards.

An enticing array of bottles and flowers graced the raffle table. The book stall was packed with recommended reading.

The legend on an embroidered banner from Toorloo in Australia - packed with the stitched signatures of members - summed up the ideals of Associated Countrywomen of the World.

"Friendship is being in harmony with each other..."

The ACWW is an international, non-governmental, non-sectarian organisation with more than seven million affiliated members worldwide.

It supports grassroots projects which benefit the community and empowers women through education and skills training.

It supports community development projects through such fund-raising. They include:

"Women Feed The World

*Water For All

*General Projects Fund

*Nutrition Education Fund

*Lady Aberdeen Scholarship Fund

*Elsie Zimmern Memorial Fund