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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.
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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
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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.
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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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- YTE Week INFO - April 20-26
- 2009 Signal Press/WCTU Catalog
- WCTU Young People's Videos ONLINE!
- 2009 National WCTU Convention Information
- 2009 Reading Rewards Program
- Signal Press
- 2008 National Contest Winners Announced
- National Contests for 2010 - Information & Rules
- WCTU opposes the Amethyst Initiative
- 2008 National Convention
- WCTU Time Line,
Red Letter Days, and a Brief Summary of National Presidents' Terms
- Contact WCTU
LEFT to RIGHT: Hans, Roger, Mary, Viktor, Janet
German Film Crew Visits WCTU Headquarters, Willard House
On October 27th a film crew from the Bitcom International visited the Willard House Museum and Francis Willard Memorial Library to film historical and background scenes for a 90-minute documentary by Valenthin Thurn about prohibition entitled The 18th Amendment. The film is scheduled for release in the spring/summer of 2009.
The crew, pictured above with Mary McWilliams, property manager and Janet Olson, chief archivist, spent the entire day with us. Note the "white gloves" treatment of valuable documents and antiques by Janet. We'll have more information as the production schedule becomes settled.
The 2010 National WCTU Contests were announced at the National Convention in August. We'll continue to sponsor contests for Picture Coloring, Essays, Original Poster Art and Intercollegiate Oratory during the year. Contest Rules and resource materials are now available for order from
Signal Press and Contest Rules can be downloaded online. More . . .
The publication of the booklet, "WCTU Drinking Fountains," by Sarah F. Ward, thirteenth WCTU president, has sparked a new interest in
"discovering" and publicizing the many WCTU drinking fountains that still remain from the organization's efforts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to erect water fountains as an alternative to strong drink.
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