A Halloween Enrolment!

Enrolment was this past Tuesday.
And the theme was Halloween!

First the girls were introduced to the Unit and made their Promise.
Then they reached into the hole in the top of the decorated box ...

...what was inside ? ?

UGH! Looks like it was OOEY, GOOEY, ICKY and STICKY!



AHA! It is their Enrolment Pin inside a small baggie to keep it clean!!

See it in there?

Amongst the pumpkin innards and jello and ... ? ! ? ! ?

After receiving her Enrolment Pin and her Certificate, the girls made the Girl Guide sign and handshake with each of their leaders and are now enrolled in the 64th Guides!

Badge Testing - Tasty Treats

MMMmmm!

We love when someone is tested for their Tasty Treats badge!!!

Well done Melissa!

Who's next?

Girl Guide Cookies!

It didn't rain!

Our door to door cookie sales were a big success!!

Well done girls!!!

Our Bike Hike ~ what a beautiful day!!

Meet Your Leaders!

For 2009/2010 the 64th Guides will have a new member in the leadership team!

This year, Lisa will be joining Sheri, Amanda and Kabrena for the Unit meetings. Anne is still the Unit Treasurer and Breanne will be joining us from university for camps and other events.

Want to read a bit more about your leaders?

Read their interviews from last year!

Here are the links ...
... Sheri
... Amanda
... Kabrena
... Anne
... Breanne

...and Lisa will be interviewed this year!

A new Guiding year!!

Is everyone ready for a new Guiding year?!?!

Your leaders are preparing for Tuesday September 15, 2009.

Hope to see you then!!

... and be sure to check out GGC GIRLS online!

Its a secure place just for the girls!

100 Years Ago Today - Crystal Palace

100 years today girls showed up at the Crystal Palace Rally for Boy Scouts.

Nesta Maude Ashworth was one of them!

She registered at Scout Headquarters by using her initials instead of her given names! She attended the Crystal Palace Rally in September 1909, with her friend, Rutha Orman, when they were sixteen years old.

Nesta wrote in her memoirs that Lord Baden-Powell came over to the group of girls and asked them who they were. "We're the Girl Scouts" they said, but he replied that there were no Girl Scouts. They quickly responded with "Oh yes there are, 'cos we're them!".

After B-P recovered from his surprise at seeing the girls at the rally, he asked his sister Agnes to organize something for the girls. Thus, Girl Guides was born.

The first Guide Company in Canada was in St. Catharines, Ontario. It was started by Mrs. A.H. Malcolmson. She travelled to England in 1909 and was at the Crystal Palace Rally. Back in Canada she registered the 1st St. Catharines Company of B-P Girl Guides and Agnes Baden-Powell, B-P's sister, signed the certificate.

Girl Guides were officially established in 1910 and will be celebrating 100 years in 2010.

This photo shows Blanche Lintorn Orman with daughter Rotha on the left and Nesta Maude on the right.

2009-2010 Guiding Year

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are all having a great summer!

If you have any fun ideas about things you would like our unit to do next year, post it here by leaving a comment - and we'll try to work it into our planning!

See you in September!

YOU can help Girl Guides go to Camp - VOTE at airmiles.ca

It was recently brought to my attention that a Brown Owl from Alberta has entered the Airmiles Million air miles "Share the Dream" contest!

Her dream is to fly girls from across Canada to "Guiding Mosaic 2010", the international camp for Girl Guides being held in 2010 - so they may take part in the 100th Anniversary Celebration.
Her dream has been chosen as one of the top 10 and requires votes to win.

VOTING ENDS JUNE 12TH!!

Vote for her dream by clicking HERE and scroll down to BROWN OWL.

What a neat dream...WE CAN help her by casting our vote!

Here is the full link to vote:
http://million.airmiles.ca/index.html?regId=OHuoIs1CuL2r2XLAapRMqQ%3D%3D#/share

What was your favourite thing about Guides?

Tonight was our year-end banquet and we had great food, great fun, and lots of great achievements were celebrated!

Great work, girls!!!

So, what was your FAVOURITE thing about Guides this year???

Leave a comment!!!