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Here's where you'll find the latest news about what's happening at the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. We'll try to keep you updated on the latest information about the National WCTU as well as important information concerning Local Unions. If you have news you'd like to share, please let us know by e-mail.

The 2010 National WCTU Convention will be held the second week in August in Providence, Rhode Island. The Convention will open on Tuesday, August 10th and close on Saturday, August 14th.

The Convention locale will be the Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel, 1850 Post Road, Warwick, Rhode Island 02886 | Phone: (401) 738-4000 or (401) 824-0650. For more information regarding this year's theme, program specifics, reservations and rates, CLICK HERE.

WCTU Rhode Island Union Online!
We welcome the Rhode Island Union to the WCTU family of websites. Be sure to visit their site at wctu-ri.weebly.com for the Rhode Island news and the latest 2010 National Convention news. For more information contact the editor Carol Mitola.

September 2008.  A number of influential educators have joined in what they call the "Amethyst Initiative," to open discussions and promote the lowering of the national drinking age to 18. The WCTU opposes this initiative which we believe would have many harmful effects.      More . . .


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Amethyst Initiative Receives 2008 Millstone Award

The WCTU created the Millstone Award to “bring awareness to a person, organization or governmental body that creates conditions or uses their position of

influence to promote unhealthy, illegal or immoral behavior that we believe places children at risk,” according to Bunny S. Galladora, one of three WCTU delegates who presented the award. More . . .

After many years of "holding the line," higher postage rates, combined with increased printing and paper costs, have made it necessary to raise the annual subscription rate for the Union Signal to $10. The new rate will become effective on November 1, 2008, and will apply to all renewals on or after that date.

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