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Whether you’re a seasoned Guider or working in a Unit for the fi rst time, it’s always great to get fresh, new ideas to try out. We all have our traditional favourites – those familiar activities that girls and Guiders look

forward to every year. However, one of the things that keep our Members coming back every year is the challenge of trying some-thing new and different. For Guiders, the challenge can also be coming up with those new and different ideas in the fi rst place.

At Canadian Guider, we’re always on the lookout for new ideas, and we’re delighted to share with you some of the great Guiding tips we’ve recently received from Guiders like you. In this issue, our Ask a Guider section (pages 7-9) is a sort of swap-meet for ideas – a place where Guiders share stories of what they do to offer fun and fantastic programming in their Units.

We’re equally delighted to introduce a partnership we’ve arranged with CBC Kids’ Artzooka! This new section (pages 30-33) features great crafts for every branch, with easy to follow step-by-step instructions that will inspire girls to create master-pieces out of recycled materials. We hope your Unit will have lots

dear Guiders . . .

of fun trying out the grab-and-go creative and eco-chic ideas presented there.

Also in this issue are more ideas for making Guiding a truly inclusive environ-ment, in which all girls and women feel welcome and learn the value of respecting differences and considering other points of view. And, in tribute to Our Founder, Lord Baden-Powell, whose vision of Guiding embraced and inspired inclusivity from the very beginning, we’ve included a Flashback Fun section (pages 14-17). On these pages, you and your girls can enjoy reading some of the timeless words of wisdom from B-P’s wonderful book, Girl Guiding.

One of the perks of being Chief Com-missioner (and there are almost too many to count!) is attending Guiding camps across the country. This summer, I had the chance to visit the Spirit of Adventure Ren-dezvous (SOAR) in Agassiz, British Colum-bia. Some of the amazing women I was privileged to meet there are featured with me in the photo on this page.

And, speaking of amazing women, take a look at the seven fi nalists for our GGC Dove Woman of the Month award (pages 20-22). Choosing these from the many, many nominations we received was not an easy task. This partnership with Dove Canada clearly demonstrated just how many Women Worth Watching there are in Canadian Guiding.

Thank you for being one of them!

Chris BurtonChief Commissioner



Canadian Guider, Volume 82, No. 1, WINTER 2012 • ISSN 0300-435X Published three times annually (Winter, Spring, Fall) by Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada, 50 Merton Street, Toronto, ON, M4S 1A3 416-487-5281 • 1-800-565-8111. Web site: www.girlguides.ca • E-mail: [email protected] • Chief Commissioner: Chris Burton • Patron: Her Excellency Dr. Sharon Johnston, C.C. • Chief Executive Offi cer: Deborah Del Duca • Publisher: Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada • Chairwoman, Editorial Committee: Stephanie Bangarth • Manager, Marketing & Communications: Margaret Valois • Editor: Sharon Jackson Pruner • Art Director: Geraldine Withey • Associate Art Director: Ross Woolford • Annual membership fee includes a subscription to Canadian Guider. It is sent free to all registered adult Members and Rangers. If you are a Member and have an address change please notify iMIS in your provincial council offi ce. If you are a paid subscriber and have an address change please notify the Canadian Guider directly, enclosing your Canadian Guider mailing label if possible. Send changes to Canadian Guider, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada, 50 Merton Street, Toronto, ON, M4S 1A3, Canada.

Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) recognizes and values the richness of human diversity in its many forms, and therefore strives to ensure environments where girls and women from all walks of life, identities, and lived experiences feel a sense of belonging and can participate fully. This commitment to inclusion means GGC’s culture, programming, and practices encourage self-awareness and awareness of others; room for difference; and environments where girls and women feel safe, respected, supported, and inspired to reach their potential.

SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES: $12 per year inside Canada, $15 to USA, $20 overseas. Single copies $4.25 each. Canadian Publications Mail Product. Sales Agreement No. 40065172. With the exception of our own merchandise, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada does not endorse the advertisers found in this magazine, or their products or services.All submissions to the magazine become the property of the Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada unless other arrangements are made prior to publication. Most articles and artwork in this magazine are owned by Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada.

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ChallengesChallenges, contests and issues

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FocusThe business of Girl Guides

IdeasIdeas, thoughts and activities

VoicesGuiders and girls

In This IssueIn her Chief’s Message, Chris Burton has mentioned many of the features in this issue of Canadian Guider. We’d like to also draw your attention to the camping items we’ve included. Outdoor Guider (pages 23-26) presents backpacking tips and winter activities, and Ideas to Go (pages 27-28) describes a camp/service project that provided 125 children with their very own superhero capes! And, in the spirit of Guiding inclusivity, Confessions of an Urban Guider (pages 18-19) supports those of you who prefer urban adventures to wilderness challenges. If these ideas inspire you, let us know – and please send us your own!

Cover photo by Sara Rykov

4 Girl Guides in the Community 12 Global Guiding: Recognizing Rights / Stop the Violence 14 From Our Heritage Issue 20 GGC Dove Woman of the Month Finalists by Jaime Myslik 29 Nepean Girl Guides Warm Ottawa Hearts and Bodies by Charlene Winchester

10 Embracing Inclusivity 11 Disabilities Awareness Challenge by Brianne Arnold 34 Canadian Guider 2011 Photo Contest Winners 40 GGC 2011 NSP Wrap-Up and NSP 2012

38 Cookie Bits & Bites: Price Increase, Cookies for the CAF and Cookies for the PM42 Partners & Supporters: Estate Planning and the GGC 1910 Society43 fyi

7 Ask a Guider: Ideas for Unit Meetings 23 Outdoor Guider: Backpacking Tips and Winter Activities by Laura Allgrove & Darlene Clark27 Ideas to Go: Campers Make Capes for Children by Lynda Saunders30 Artzooka Crafts

2 Chief ’s Message 18 A Non-Camper Blogs by Tammy Sutherland 37 Fast Facts about GGC Link by Lisa Donnelly

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Girl Guide Units are always connecting with their communities. Throughout the year, girls and Guiders sell cookies, de-litter neighbourhood parks and playgrounds, plant trees, stencil storm drains, visit seniors’ res-idences, attend Remembrance Day cere-monies, take part in holiday parades and routinely lend a hand wherever they can.

And then there are the more adventurous connections, through which girls explore and learn about their communities or lead oth-ers in learning about Girl Guides. Here, from British Columbia and Quebec, are two exam-ples of Girl Guide community outings and outreach.

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CityFarmGirls14thVancouverGuidesVisitHeritageFarm

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Looking for a fun adventure and learn-ing experience, our Unit decided to

tackle the Guide Farming Badge by arrang-ing a sleepover at Southlands Heritage Farm, located inside the city of Vancou-ver. It was an experience of a lifetime! The girls arrived full of energy, which they put to very satisfying use in a relay fl ashlight game we played in the farm’s pumpkin-lit-tered orchard.

We slept in the hayloft above the horse barn which, of course, was full of interest-ing noises throughout the night. The next morning we rose bright and early to let the chickens and goats out. Throughout the day, the girls helped milk the goats, had a visit with the farm’s heirloom black pigs, pressed apples into cider and made bread from scratch in an outdoor cob oven. (A cob oven, also called an earth oven, is a wood-fi red oven made from a mixture of mud or clay, sand and straw.)

Who knew that a hidden gem such as this heritage farm existed in our own com-munity? We highly recommend other Units check out facilities like this in their own backyards!

Ashley Reid is a Guider in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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“Àvosmarques,prêtes,GO!”AdventureTrek–DéfiAventure

BY eMiLY KOeHLer-LeMaire

With an enthusiastic, “Ready, set, GO!” Yvan Cardinal, Mayor of Pincourt, Quebec, kicked-off the Quebec Council’s Adven-

ture Trek – Défi Aventure. And it was an adventure, indeed! Tour-ing stations organized by Quebec Girl Guides on a circuit in and around the town’s Olympic Park, members of the community

learned about a wide variety of Guiding activities, includ-ing geocaching, zumba classes, backpacking, nature survival, and service projects such as the Yellow Fish Road storm drain stenciling program. They also

enjoyed a sampling of our international tapas (repre-senting the four WAGGGS World Centres), and were treated to a fl ash mob surprise – Girl Guides style!

As Quebec’s fl agship event of the Guiding year, uniting all Girl Guide branches across the province, Adventure Trek

offered more than just a showcase to the public. “It was also a fantastic opportunity for girls to explore all that is offered lead-ership-wise through Guiding,” said Deputy Provincial Com-missioner Amber Lebrun, who was a member of the Adventure Trek Organizing Committee.

With an outstanding turnout on a very windy and showery autumn afternoon, GGC Members and non-members alike participated in fun and informative activities illustrating how we enable girls to be confi dent, resourceful and courageous, and how we inspire and encourage them to make a difference

in the world. To learn more about what the Quebec Council is up to these days, please visit our blog at: http://guidesquebec.

wordpress.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

Emily Koehler-Lemaire is Coordinator, Membership, Market-ing and Public Relations, at the Quebec Council.

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Ideas for Unit Meetings

For this issue of Canadian Guider, we asked you to tell us what you do to make your Unit meet-ings interesting, inspiring, organized or extraordinary. We received many great ideas and sug-gestions, and we’re pleased to share a few of our favourites with you here.

Three tried-and-true ideas we received from a number of Units are always worth mention-ing again, as they are so popular with both the girls and community members. One is invit-ing guests to meetings to share skills, knowledge and expertise, or to discuss current local, national and international issues. Another is to create ornaments and other simple crafts and give them to hospitals and seniors’ residences for special occasion food trays. And, just for some good old-fashioned Girl Guide active fun, there’s the spontaneous “choreography” of set-ting Twister games to music.

For other great meeting ideas, try any or all of the following:

We asked – you Delivered!


FredtheMooseFirst Larkhall Sparks, St. John’s, NL

We sing songs, trying to incorporate both new and old songs. Some of the new songs include Fred the Moose, Make New Friends, Campfi re’s Burning, Button Factory (which by the way is a great action song), Tarzan, Auntie Monica, Thunderation, and We Are the Girl Guides.

We have a stuffed toy moose, named Fred – as in the girls’ favourite song, Fred the Moose. The girls all love him, and each week, one of them gets to take Fred home to learn about responsibility.

The girls also love to play Molecules. In this game, they “fl oat” around the room, until we call out a number, which is their cue to quickly form groups containing that number of girls. To throw some additional fun action into the mix, we get the girls to play the game pretending they are strips of bacon (fl opping on the fl oor like bacon sizzling in a pan), or pieces of toast (popping up and down).

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“TheirNight”Riverwood District Girl Guides, Fraser Skies Area, BC

Since Guiding encourages programming about the girls doing what they want to do, we have each of our girls plan a meeting for ‘Their Night.” This way, everyone knows exactly what is planned for each meeting and the girls only need to organize their activity.

The only rule we impose is that the activities involve at least one of the following: • elements of badge work from the program book• a challenge from the GGC website • a service project • an outing, such as a sport or activity

For international education and awareness, we also plan special themed nights celebrating each of the four WAGGGS World Centres. We invite people from our com-munity from the Swiss, British, Indian and Mexican cul-tures to attend, and have food, games, crafts and activities to celebrate the multicultural world of Guiding.

AChart,TwoTubsandNewThingstoDo36th Ottawa Brownies, Ottawa, ON

To keep us organized, we create a meeting chart that shows the activity planned, the time allotted, the Guider respon-sible and the materials required. We keep the chart on a clipboard for easy reference. We also bring two tubs to each meeting: one with the weekly things we always use (toad-stool, Brownie owl, clipboard, skipping ropes, etc.) and one just for the weekly craft. This means we no longer waste meeting time digging through one big bin.

We also try to give the girls opportunities to do things that they most likely aren’t able to try at home. For example, with appropriate supervision, we do crafts that require the girls to use irons, rubber stamps and hot glue guns. We are now planning activities that will involve sewing machines and power tools. This age group really loves trying new things!

DiscoveryWalksand“Kids’Koffee”25th Ottawa Brownies, Ottawa, ON

We like to take advantage of our local outdoor spaces and go for walks in parks, downtown and in our neighbour-hood. We provide the girls with scaven-ger hunts to complete (things to watch for, such as baby animals, bird nests, a specifi c fl ower or tree, or neighbour-hood landmarks). This helps ensure they really take the time to look around. The girls work in small groups and get very excited about checking things off their lists. We sometimes also provide them with disposable cameras to take pictures of their discoveries.

After our outings, we like to visit local coffee shops, for “kids’ koffee” (hot chocolate with tons of whipped cream). They aren’t expensive, and the girls love to pretend they are grownups, sipping their drinks and discussing the walks with their friends.

SSOWs,aSparkDollandaRubberChicken630th Toronto Sparks, Toronto, ON

We found a pink hat at a dollar store and the fi rst Spark to arrive at each meeting gets to wear the hat and be the

Special Spark of the Week (SSOW). She then gets her image traced on paper, and all the girls write positive things about her on the image. At the end of the meet-

ing, she gets to take the image home, along with our travelling Spark doll. As an additional reward, the SSOW also gets to be “IT” in the meeting’s games; she helps hand out the materials for crafts and activities; and she chooses the stickers for the girls’ sticker pages. Our SSOW idea is very popular with the girls and, as a bonus to the Guiders, it encour-ages everyone to arrive early at meetings.

We have also created a box in which we put all the items we need to play our games, a games list and

instruction sheets. This year, we are playing rubber chicken games and the girls absolutely love them! When playing tag, “IT” must use the rubber chicken to tag the girls, who then have to cluck like chickens until someone frees them by running under their arms. We also make up relay actions using the rubber chicken. This involves the girls holding the chicken under their arms or chins, fl apping their arms and clucking, or playing follow the leader, with the leader carry-ing the chicken.

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AGirlGuideRestaurant38th Saskatoon Girl Guide Unit, Daylights District, Saskatoon, SK

Once a year, our Unit runs a restaurant. Our fi rst year Guides are the bussers and hostesses; the second year girls are the “chefs;” and the third year girls are the servers. The jobs are well suited for

their ages, and the girls who stay with our Unit from one year to the next get the chance to explore the range of positions. We invite family and friends; keep the prices low enough to cover our costs; and, most of all, have lots of fun while learning new things.

The food is made ahead of time and kept warm until serving. The “chefs” are assigned to various stations to plate food, including appetizers, entrées, des-serts and drinks. At each station, we post a step-by-step instruction sheet with corresponding drawings on how everything is to be prepared and presented.

To avoid getting a rush of everyone arriving all at once, we offer a 45-minute window for seating our diners. The hostesses offer to take jack-ets, seat customers, refi ll water glasses and clear the tables. It takes up to three meetings to plan this event, during which we: plan menus; discuss food allergies and personal tastes; establish costs and pricing; factor in the number of cus-tomers we can accommodate; make printed menus; and go over basic training in mock restaurant scenarios.

AnnualPlanningFeast1st Sherwood Trex, Toronto, ON

Being a Trex Unit, we usually have one session a year where we get together, have a feast and plan our calendar of events for the season. This is generally our most electric and exciting meeting. As clichéd as it might sound, it’s like the whole group has been saving their enthusiasm just for this night. We fi nd that when we let the girls take the reins in organizing events, they work much more cohesively as a group. The end result is that the

girls get to engage in exactly the things that excite and interest them – indoor skydiving, paintball, dog sledding and zip-lining. Although this is low-key in terms of the activities we undertake, the planning meeting is my all-time favourite get-together of the year.


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Challenges Challenges

Our Founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, had a vision for Girl Guides to include all races and nations and to unite them within a common framework of activities and attitudes. Over our 100-year history, the global Guiding community has embraced girls and women of many faiths, cultures and abilities, empowering them to explore their own beliefs in the safe, informed and welcoming environment that Baden-Powell intended.

For every Girl and every WomanEmbracing Inclusivity

Today, however, we recognize that many of the cherished traditions and practices we have been relying on may actually be causing barriers to membership for some

girls and women. That is why Girl Guides of Can-ada-Guides du Canada has taken steps to con-sider new, and much more inclusive, approaches to activities, events and programming.

Over the years, GGC has implemented multiple strategies to reduce possible barriers to member-ship. Two years ago, the Board of Directors estab-lished an Inclusivity Practices Task Force, with the specifi c purpose of auditing current Guiding practices and recommending best practices to increase or encourage inclusivity. The work of the Task Force was not easy. Each member had to fi rst challenge her personal beliefs, values and attach-ments to some of GGCs embedded traditions.

Offering alternatives to traditional prayers or rewriting the words to certain songs, so they become meaningful and relevant to all girls in the Unit, can be some of the easiest elements to change. However, altering some of our much-loved ceremonies or celebrating different reli-gious-based holidays may cause some discomfort or uncertainty. This is why the Inclusivity Prac-tices Task Force will soon be sharing new resource materials that will help Unit Guiders and other Members though these changes.

Unit Guiding is the face of our organization. As a Unit Guider, you have huge infl uence on ensur-ing that every girl and every woman feels wel-comed, safe and valued for who she is and for what she can contribute. If we are to remain true to Baden-Powell’s vision, we must all continually be aware that what we do on a regular basis will be what girls and women will see, and consequently will create their understanding of what GGC is. With some changes, we can each make Girl Guides of Canada the most inclusive and welcoming place for all girls and women.


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The Fall 2011 issue of Canadian Guider featured some ideas on teach-ing physical inclusivity in your Unit. In this issue, we’re bringing you activities that focus on other inclusivity challenges, along with notes on debriefi ng after each activity is fi nished.

inclusivity in ActionDisabilities Awareness ChallengeBY Brianne arnOLd

Without debriefi ng, some girls may interpret an inclu-sivity challenge as simply mimicking disabilities. However, the point of these activities is to demon-strate that many people who have disabilities live full

and active lives, especially if they are not excluded by others. For younger girls, debriefi ng can be as simple as asking them

what they felt during the activity; if they understand that we all have differences; and whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Older girls may wish to have a more in-depth discussion about their experiences. What’s important for all is that some form of debriefi ng follows each activity.

AdaptingAdapt and play your Units’ favourite games for someone who cannot see, talk, hear, or move around without a wheelchair. Intro-duce younger girls to the adaptations and have them play the game accordingly. Challenge older girls to adapt a game themselves to include girls who have disabilities.

Discuss the obstacles your Unit faced when adapting the games. Discuss the diffi culties the girls had playing them. How did everyone feel? Could they participate fully? Did everyone have fun? How could the games have been changed to further accom-modate all players? Is it a big deal to make small adjustments in a game to accommodate someone?

FineMotorSkillsHave each girl write out the alphabet, complete a maze, or do a connect-the-dots drawing using her non-dominant hand.

Discuss how this would affect the girls’ schoolwork. Would it take them longer, or look messier than their classmates’ work? Did they manage to complete the activity? What accommodations could be made for someone who has fi ne motor skills challenges?

ExclusionAwarenessDivide the girls into two groups. Have all leaders go to one group and start explaining or playing a simple game, such as Simon Says or Zombie Tag. Make no eye contact with the group of girls who aren’t playing, and ignore their comments or questions. The game only needs to be played for a minute or two to be effective.

Bring the girls back into one group, and ask questions. “Why did we exclude some of you from playing the game?” “How did it make you feel to be excluded?” “How did it make you feel knowing some girls weren’t playing the game when you got to play?” If you had a disability, and were being excluded from activities, how would you feel?” Brianne Arnold is a Guider in London, Ontario.

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International Day of the Girl

G irl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada has proudly joined the Plan Canada initiative to have September

22 proclaimed the International Day of the Girl. Since 2009, through its Because I am a Girl campaign, Plan Canada has been advocating for this day “to recognize girls’ rights globally.”

As part of GGC’s 2011 National Service Project: EmPOWERing Girls, many Units nationwide learned about this effort and signed the petition asking the Canadian government to take the lead in proposing a United Nations Resolution to proclaim this day. The Canadian Parliament has unani-mously agreed.

“We need a Day of the Girl, because in some places in our world, girls and women are denied basic human rights,” said Guid-ing Member Alison, when asked what she thought was important about the initiative.

Another girl, Fiona, added, “We need a Day of the Girl because we need to educate girls at home and abroad that they have rights and a voice.”

The voices of Alison, Fiona, and the thousands of other GGC Members throughout Canada who have spoken up, have helped immensely to push this initiative forward. For updates, and to see how you can advocate for the Inter-national Day of the Girl, please visit: http://becauseiamagirl.ca/

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Speak Out for Girls’ Rights

In Canada, more than 50 per cent of women will experience an incident of violence at some point in their lives – the majority before they turn 25. Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada

has long believed in raising awareness of violence against women and in supporting efforts to end that violence. That is why we are taking an active role in the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) campaign, Stop the violence. Speak out for girls’ rights.

“Many might assume that, in an affluent country such as Canada, we would have overcome the tragedy of violence against girls and young women,” writes 20-year-old GGC Member Rachel Singleton-Polster in her wagggsworld.org Stop the violence blog. “However, when an 18-year-old girl from my home community was the fatal victim of violence this year, it was keenly demon-strated that this is not true.”

AWorldwideDilemmaAs many as six out of 10 girls and women globally will be subject to violence or abuse in their lifetimes. WAGGGS believes that vio-lence against girls and women must stop, and has launched this global advocacy campaign to empower girls and young women to understand and claim their rights, and to instigate the change they want to see in the world.

“I am supporting the WAGGGS Stop the violence campaign because I believe that, as a global Movement, Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting cannot be silenced on this issue,” writes Rachel. “Through this campaign, girls and young women will learn that they have a right to live free of violence, and will stand up and speak out to end violence.”

AddYourVoice!You can join Rachel in speaking out. Girls and women of all ages are invited to add their voices to this worldwide WAGGGS cam-paign. For more information, visit: wagggsworld.org/en/take_action/violence To read more of Rachel’s blog, visit: wagggsworld.org/en/take_action/violence/blogs/rachel

And stay tuned for more information on what you can do to Stop the violence…

FREE Travel!

SEVEC Youth Exchange Program Has your Unit ever thought about exploring other regions of Canada, living in another community, meeting new people, learning Canada’s other official language, volunteering in another community, or simply exploring Canada’s cultural diversity? If so, this program is for you!

GGC has partnered with The Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges Canada (SEVEC), to enable Girl Guide Units to participate in Youth Exchanges Canada. This enriching educational initiative for Canadian youth involves a home-stay exchange program that is ideal for Pathfinders and Rangers who would like to experience other parts of our large and diverse country.

Travel is FREE!

In this program, your Unit’s travel costs will be funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage. For more information on how to submit a successful application, visit: girlguides.ca/challenges_and_activities



A signifi cant number of respondents to the recent Canadian Guider readership survey asked for some fun information from our past to share with their girls. In 1995, we published a Guid-ing Heritage issue, fi lled with historical bits and pieces. Many of you may still have that issue on hand, but for those who don’t, here are some selections from it that we hope will entertain, intrigue and inspire both you and your girls.

The Guide spirit is diffi cult to describe in books. It must be like the measles – we shall catch it from one another.

– Lord Baden-Powell, 1924

Guiding heritage has much to teach us all about the spirit that has inspired millions of girls and women the world over for more than 100 years. As B-P so aptly put it, like the measles, we tend to

catch the spirit and enthusiasm from one another. Of course, all Guiding Members quickly learn B-P’s

famous motto, “Be Prepared,” but did you know that he wrote about it in Girl Guid-ing? This charming book contains won-derful words of wisdom and whimsical illustrations by the man himself, a sam-pling of which we’re delighted to share with you here.

From Our Heritage Issue

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OnBeingPreparedThe motto of the Guides, on which they work is, “Be Prepared,” that is, be ready for any kind of duty that may be thrust upon them and what is more, know what to do by having practised it beforehand in the case of any kind of accident or any kind of work that they may be asked to take up.

Thousands of women did splendid work in the Great War, but thousands more would have been able to do good work also, had they only Been Prepared for it beforehand by learning up a few things that are useful to them outside their mere school work or work in their own home. And that is what the Guides are learning in all their games and camp work; they mean to be useful in other ways, besides what they are taught in school.

As a Guide, your fi rst duty is to be help-ful to other people, both in small everyday matters and also under the worst of circum-stances. You have to imagine to yourself what sort of things might possibly happen and how you should deal with them when they occur. Then you will know what to do.

OnGirlGuideTrainingFrom the parents’ point of view, Guide work gives character to the girls; secondly, skill at handicrafts; thirdly, service and helpfulness to others; fourthly, physical health and development.

From the teachers’ point of view, it provides a healthy environ-ment outside the school, and activities which tend to develop in practice many of these attributes indicated theoretically in the girls’ lessons.

From the girls’ point of view, Guiding puts them into fraternity gangs among jolly comrades; it gives them a smart dress and equip-ment; it appeals to their imagination in results; and it engages them in an active open-air healthy life.

OnBeingaGirlGuideA Guide should have her head screwed on the right way, not as in this picture.

A Guide is a lady. What is a lady? This is what I saw once in the Tube (subway). The seats were all crowded when a smart-looking girl got in. A wounded soldier with a bandaged foot and a walking-stick stood up rather painfully and offered her his seat. The girl plumped herself down com-fortably and she did not give him a word of thanks or even a look. A pale woman then rose and said to him, “I can stand better than you; you got hurt for me,” and made him take her place. One of these two women was a lady. Can you guess which?

OnDailyHealthOnly feed on wholesome fareThrough your nostrils, breathe fresh airClean yourself inside and outTwist and bend and run about

OnBeingaGirlGuideOnBeingaGirlGuideA Guide should have her head screwed on the right way, not as in this picture.

is what I saw once in the TubeThe seats were all crowded when a smart-looking girl got in. A wounded soldier with a bandaged foot and a walking-stick stood up rather painfully and offered her his seat. The girl plumped herself down com-fortably and she did not give him a word of thanks or even a look. A pale woman then rose and said to him, “I can stand better than you; you got hurt for me,” and made him take her place. One of these two women was a lady. Can you guess which?

From Our Heritage Issue

The Six Rules of Health1. Fresh Air2. Cleanliness a) Personal b) Surroundings

3. Exercise4. Food5. Clothing6. Rest

OnCaringandSharingSo far as my experience goes, the passing of happiness to others is the real key to happiness for oneself.

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OnLightingaFireLighting a fi re is like becoming rich; if you put your pennies in the bank, they will gradually mount up and become shillings and pounds, and in a short time mount up into a big sum. But many people, because they have not got a big sum to put in the bank, never begin banking at all.

It is much better to begin in a small way and gradually let it grow, and so it is with lighting a fi re. Don’t try to make a big fire all at once, but begin very small, with a little paper and a very few dry bits of stick and wood and gradually make a small fi re to start with and add bit by bit ‘till you make it into the large one necessary for your work.

OntheSilverFishIn Japan, when a child is born, a sign is hung outside the house to inform the neighbours whether it is a boy or a girl. In the case of it being a girl, a doll is hoisted, while in the case of a boy, a fi sh is dis-played; the meaning being that the girl is really a plaything to look pretty, whereas the boy, like a fi sh, has to swim his way against the tide through life.

In the Guide Movement, the badge of the Silver Fish is the high-est honour a Guide can win, being a token and award for effi ciency and ability in the girl to make her way against the tide of diffi culties.

OnPosture T.I.Y.B. (Tuck In Your Back)B.Y.B.M. (Brace Your Back Muscles)

OnCampingOne of the ripping things about Girl Guide work is the camp life. People talk of “rough-ing it” in tents, but those people are gen-erally Tenderfoots. A wise Guide does not “rough it;” she knows how to look after her-self and how to make herself comfortable by a hundred little dodges.

For instance, if the tents have not turned up, she doesn’t sit down to shiver and grumble, but at once sets to work to rig up a shelter or hut for herself. She chooses a good spot for it where she is not likely to be fl ooded out if a rainstorm comes. Then she lights up a campfi re, cooks her food, and makes herself comfortable on her mattress of ferns and straw.

But to do this, she must, of course, have fi rst learnt how to light a fi re, how to prepare and cook her food, how to weave a camp mattress, and so on, all of which she learns in her ordinary training as a Guide.

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OnInclusivityOur aim is to give equal chances to all and to give the most help to the least fortunate. The training applies equally well to girls of all classes and can be carried out in towns just as well as in the country.

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OnNeverGivingUpTwo frogs, out for a walk, came upon a bowl of cream, into which they fell. Thinking it a new kind of water and that it was hopeless trying to swim, one was drowned through having no pluck. The other struggled hard to keep afl oat. Just when he felt he must give up, a curious thing happened. In his struggles, he had churned up the cream so much that he found himself standing safe on a pat of butter!

If you learnt nothing else from Guiding than this little story of the frogs, try at any rate, to remember that; and when you feel you are failing at your job, just think of it; remind yourself of the frogs – and stick to it.

Often you lose a game, but you do not therefore lose your temper or lose your happiness for, as a Guide, you at once cheer the win-ners and forget to be put out by it. But you don’t lose every game. Very often, it will look as if it was going against you and there seems little chance of winning when, just near the end, the other side gives out or gets careless, and by sheer sticking to it, you win a goal or two in the last few minutes and come out victorious in the end.

Well, it is sticking to it which is so tremendously valuable, not only in the game, but also for getting on as a Guide, and afterwards, in getting on in life.

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OnTeachingYouthBy encouraging a child in its natural desires, instead of instructing it in what you think it ought to do, you can educate it on a much more solid and far reaching basis.

Sought knowledge lasts; unsought does not.

OnLifeI believe we were sent into this world to enjoy life and I defy any idler to do that!

OnDrawingaRobinTalking of birds, every Guide ought to be able to draw one. First, of course, you lay the egg. Then you put a watch on it with the second dial to show the time. But before you put in the hands, it becomes a bird. Then you add the outline, thus:



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by TaMMy suTHerland

Last June, GirlGuidesCANBlog guest blogger Tammy Sutherland shared her thoughts on camping and, more to the point, not camping. Her honest and good-natured comments were very well received by camping enthu-siasts and non-campers alike. Here is some of what Tammy blogged, fol-lowed by excerpts from a few of her readers’ responses.

I am an Urban Guider. I used to be almost ashamed to admit this. However, as time has passed, I am more and more convinced that, to be relevant to today’s girls, we should recognize that there needs to be a place in Guiding for those who challenge themselves on asphalt and concrete as much as those who embrace wilderness

adventures.I was not a girl Member. I joined 13 years ago as an adult, in an attempt to provide

my extremely introverted daughter with a group experience. As a new Guider, I had con-vinced myself that camping was one of the necessities of Guiding that I would have to endure. And so I camped.

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I’ve worked with Guiders who loathe camping and just don’t go. I fi nd screened, adult volunteers to go in their place. This works for us, but may not work for others. Whatever the case, as long as everyone is having a good time and fulfi lling GGC’s Mission and Principles, more power to you!

– Stephanie Nash

If the girls are engaged and excited by their activities, go for it! Our girls have had extensive camping experiences, but if you had been with our Unit, we would have expanded our horizons. A trip to NYC certainly would have given our girls something to get excited about!

– Nancy Haynes

Camp teaches independence, self-suffi ciency and creative problem solving. Who’s to say those things can only be learned out in the middle of nowhere? So, congrats to all you Urban Guiders. Keep coming up with great urban “camping” ideas and continue to share ‘em!

– Andrea Sadiwnyk

While I have camped all my life, and do wake up invigorated in a tent, I also grew up in a big city, and love the urban life. At the end of the day, we are teaching girls to be self suffi cient, independent, and empowered, as well as caring and willing to lend a helping hand. Those skills, which I think are the core of being a Guide, are universal – whether it be wrangling a buddy burner or tent, or fi guring out the city map and purchasing transit tickets. As long as we are teaching skills in a way that is accessible to the girls, we are doing a great job of building girl greatness.

– Jean Boyle

I can’t say I woke up at camp feeling invigorated and at one with the world. Usually I needed a coffee and a painkiller. Fortunately, as an adult, I have been able to take camping out the Guiding equation. However, I wonder about girls and women who may also have had less than favourable experiences with camping. Did they perse-vere or did they leave Guiding?

AnUrbanGuiderisstillaGuider.Am I any less of a Guider because I am not taking girls out to camp, hike or dig latrines? I suppose it all depends on how you defi ne Guiding. I believe that Guiding empowers girls and women to be the best they can be, whether striking a tent, read-ing a subway map, cooking a meal over an open fi re, practising culinary skills in a cozy kitchen or choosing a restaurant suitable for all palates. I have ventured forth with Pathfi nders on an urban tour of Minneap-olis, and led a group of Rangers on a ser-vice trip to New York City (see “New York or Bust!” on page 7 of the Fall 2011 issue of Canadian Guider). That certainly seems like great Guiding to me.

In an urban environment, girls can learn to value friendship, to read maps, to use a GPS, to organize events and meals, to be tolerant of others and to respect diver-sity of cultures and lifestyles. In my Unit, we have lengthy discussions touching on a wide variety of life skills, including the eti-quette of appropriate cell phone use, the effect of wardrobe choices, the importance of accountability, and the value of volun-teerism and service (from the anonymity of stuffi ng envelopes for a Guiding mail-out to the public attention of being a Girl Guide spokesperson). We have all become very proud to be Canadian and, most impor-tantly, the girls have learned that they can make a difference in the lives of other girls and women in many diverse and vital ways. And we have accomplished all of this with-out an open fl ame.

Tammy Sutherland is a Guider with the 3rd Saskatoon Rangers in Saskatchewan.

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CindyMorashEastern Passage, NSWorking with a Brownie and Guide Unit, Cindy thinks the best thing about Guid-ing is “watching the girls learn, develop and grow from little Brownies to amaz-ing young women.” Always looking to keep things fresh and new for the girls, Cindy has planned Unit activities from flamenco dance lessons to adopting a highway. She also organized a trip to see the Royal Family for her girls, one of whom received an introduction. Cindy embraces the Girl Guide culture in her everyday life. On a trip to Paris with sister Guiders, she mentioned to a police officer that she liked his “Police Nationale” crest. He was so impressed, he ripped it off and gave it to her; it is now featured on one of her three campfire blan-kets. Cindy always looks for adventure for herself as well as for her girls. “To be nom-inated is a humbling and exciting experi-ence,” she said. “I am deeply touched that someone took the time to consider me.”

Women Worth WatchingGGC Dove Woman of the Month Finalists

by JaiMe Myslik

Since announcing the GGC Dove Woman of the Month award, we received a great many nomina-tions of women worth watching, based on their contributions to Guiding. It was no easy task to narrow them down to seven finalists. After more

than 10,000 online votes, we are delighted to announce that Luci Johnson, of Hobbema, Alberta, is the GGC Dove December Woman of the Month. To learn more about Luci and our six other fabulous finalists, read on.

LuciJohnsonHobbema, ABInitially, Luci became a leader because of her three daughters. She wanted something in her community that would keep them safe and help them to learn, to have fun and to form life goals. “The best thing about Guiding is letting our iskwewsis (girls) have fun, hearing their laughs and empowering them,” she said. She is currently a leader in a mulit-branch Unit of Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers, where she is happy to help put structure in place for today’s girls. When developing her Guid-ing program, Luci tries to incorporate traditional aspects of Cree culture, saying, “As long as the girls are attending and I am able to give them hope for the future, I will continue to be a Guider.” She considers her nomination to be a welcome recognition for her Unit, as it is the first in her community.



RitaLysterBarrhead, ABRita has worked with Sparks, Guides, Path-fi nders and Rangers. Joining in 1993, she overcame many personal challenges while participating in Guiding. At the begin-ning she was concerned about camping, but with the right equipment she “just did it!” Now she is an experienced camper and eager to accept new challenges. This expe-rience exemplifi es her favourite aspect of Guiding – promoting personal growth for women and girls alike. “All you have to do is challenge yourself,” she said. Through-out her years with GGC, Rita has helped many girls to embrace the world and to challenge themselves. She has taken them to different areas of Canada, as well as to Europe and beyond, including visits to the WAGGGS World Centres. She is thrilled that people have recognized her contribu-tion to Girl Guides and honoured that they took the time to nominate her.

JennaEvansMississauga, ONAt 14, Jenna joined Girl Scouts USA, where she says she learned a lot about self-con-fi dence. After moving to Toronto in 2009, she joined GGC. As a student at the Uni-versity of Toronto, she fi nds that Guiding provides the perfect balance in her life. She is currently the project mentor for the Girls for Safer Communities (GFSC) program, which focuses on community safety and involves both education and action. The goals of this program are to promote lead-ership education, to help girls view their communities in new ways, and to empower them to make suggestions for community improvement. Jenna feels the best thing about Guiding is that it provides an envi-ronment in which she can make a differ-ence and empower women and girls. “It’s a safe place to learn, to make mistakes, and to grow,” she said. She added that being nominated for this award tells her that people are recognizing her desire to be a strong female role model.

AldoraCarruthersMiramichi, NBAldora returned to Guiding in 1983 so her daughters “could enjoy the fun and no-pressure feeling you get when you join the Girl Guides.” She has worked with Brown-ies, Guides, Pathfi nders, and Rangers. In each of her Units, she has balanced learning adventures (from touring Europe to attend-ing a GGC Mosaic at Guelph, Ontario) with service projects (from making jams and jel-lies for seniors to caroling at Christmas). Her current service project is to create protective sleeping mats out of four-litre milk bags for children in Haiti and other developing countries. When refl ecting on her experiences as a Guider, Aldora said, “I have challenged myself to do many things that I thought I couldn’t do, and I owe it all to the girls who have pushed me and to the Guiders who have believed in me.” To be nominated by her daughter means a lot to her, because it has showed her just how much her efforts are being recognized.

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AudreyVanAelstOkotoks, ABIn the past, Audrey has worked with Brownies and Pathfi nders, and is currently leading her daughter’s Guide Unit. She joined GGC because it fi t with her goals of impacting youth and being involved in camping and the outdoors. One of her favourite things about Guiding is “watch-ing the girls as they learn new things and become proud of themselves when they do.” For Audrey and her girls, a high-light in the Guiding year is their annual camping trip, which includes a trail ride. Audrey is always willing to step up when help is needed, and the girls and her sister Guiders naturally look up to her because of her leadership qualities. She said, “I am honoured that my sister took the time to nominate me.”

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Toronto, ONJoining GGC as a Pathfi nder, Pauline continued on to become a leader so she could contribute to the organization she says changed her life. When asked to identify the best thing about Guiding, she said, “Watching your girls become amazing young women.” Her transition to Guider was one of the biggest challenges she has faced. In her fi rst year she was a Contact Guider and Unit Treasurer, while also juggling a full-time University of Toronto study schedule. Taking this in stride, she is now comfortable as a leader and enjoys incorporating her girls’ suggestions, “within reason” into her meet-ing plans. One of her biggest pleasures is post-camp euphoria. She loves seeing how the girls have relaxed and become comfortable with themselves and with their peers in the unique environment of a Girl Guide camp. Despite her many accomplishments, Pauline was surprised that she was nominated for this award. “But there are so many other amazing women in my community!” she said.

Jaime Myslik, of Toronto, Ontario, is a freelance writer and volun-teer contributor to Canadian Guider.


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The bare Essentials

A backpacking trek is a great way to enjoy the outdoors for extended peri-ods. However, the degree of your enjoyment depends very much on how you prepare for it. A heavy and disorganized backpack will weigh you down, and turn a fun adventure into a not-so-fun ordeal. The trick is to include only the bare essentials and to know how to pack them.

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ClothingReview your standard camp kit list and

determine everything you can do without in your backpack. Camp kit lists include a change of clothes for each day plus pyjamas. When backpacking, reduce this to one set of clothes for hiking and one set of clothes for sleeping, with a change of underwear and socks for each day, and a toque, mitts and extra pair of socks for extreme weather changes on the trail.

Keep your sleeping toque packed away, but always wear a hat on the trail, to keep ticks and other bugs off your hair and to protect your head and face from the sun. In winter, wear a second toque but reserve your packed one

for sleeping. In all seasons, dress in layers; at the beginning of a trek, your body will be a bit cool; after carrying

your backpack a few kilometres it will become warm; and when you stop, it will cool right down again.

ToiletriesYou probably pack your camp toiletries in an ice cream

bucket, which keeps everything together, doubles as a personal sink, and can be hung from a tree. For backpacking, reuse a mar-garine, yoghurt or other lidded container. Replace face wash, shampoo and dish soap with a small bottle of all-purpose biode-

gradable liquid soap, available at camping supply stores, natural product supply stores and even some drug and grocery stores.

SleepingBagConsider whether your existing sleeping bag might be too large. Designers now make smaller bags for girls and women. My new sleeping bag is designed for someone up to fi ve-foot-four-inches tall, and is not only lighter to carry, but allows less heat to escape when I’m in it. Also, check the tem-perature rating of your sleeping bag and consider the weather conditions you are likely to encounter on your trek. While it doesn’t make sense to buy a bag for every occasion, you might want to borrow a suit-able one, if your existing one won’t be ade-quate.

EquipmentThe distribution of camping equipment is also a major factor in hiking comfort. For example, rather than having one back-packer carry a heavy multi-burner camp stove, have two each carry a single burner backpacking stove and others carry the fuel containers.

If you plan to tent, use lightweight tents, and have a number of backpackers carry various pieces. The poles can be tied to the outside of a pack and the tent body and tent fl y can be stuffed into packs. If the cost of lightweight tents is too much, or you want to avoid carrying tents completely, many trails have trapper and hiker cabins that will provide overnight shelter to back-packers. Local hiking groups, Search and Rescue services and Provincial Park Rang-ers will likely have information on these facilities.

FoodAt the beginning of the Guiding year, orga-nize a cooking meeting. Bring samples of a variety of commercial dehydrated food packages, and recipes and ingredients for making your own dehydrated foods. Have volunteers make home-made dehydrated food samples in advance, so you can com-pare them with the commercial products, both for flavour and for cost. Once you agree on what foods to pack, plan to dis-perse the weight among the hikers.

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knife. Reduce weight wherever you can, especially if you are hiking up a mountain or over diffi cult terrain. If you want the luxury of morning coffee, purchase single-serve mini fi lter systems, sized to fi t over your camp mug. Or go instant; some popular coffee houses now sell instant coffee, and many customers are raving that the taste is fantastic!

Organizing the EssentialsYou’ve whittled your backpacking kit list down to the essentials, but how you pack those essentials can also make the difference between a happy hike full of fun and excitement and a tedious trek riddled with discomfort and frustration. Here are some simple steps to help you prepare your pack.

Packinplastic.Pack underwear, t-shirts, shorts and socks in clear zipper-lock bags, using one plastic bag for each type of clothing. This will keep your clothes clean and dry and will also help you fi nd what you want when you want it. Roll all your other clothing; your backpack will accommodate more clothes if they are rolled. Line the inside of your backpack with a large garbage bag for extra waterproofi ng and for emergency use.

Use lightweight zipper-lock bags also for your food. Some people sort their food by type (breakfast foods, snack foods, lunch foods, dinner foods), and others simply prepare one bag for each day’s meals. Whichever system you choose, remember that plastic bags are not airtight enough to prevent the scent from drifting to hungry animals. If you’re tenting, you’ll need a system to store food away from your sleeping area, preferably hung in a tree.

Packlighttoheavyanddon’twastespace.Put your heaviest items near the top of your pack, close to your back. Your bag will feel lighter if it rests on your hips and lower back. Pack the things you use more frequently at the top and your dirty clothes at the bottom. Pack small items inside cooking pots and shoes.

Fillexteriorpockets.In addition to holding your fuel containers, these pockets are great for your sunscreen, bug repellent, medical supplies, maps, compass, GPS unit, knife, fl ashlight, fi re starters/matches, rain gear, snacks, gloves, hats, whistle, toilet paper, waterproofed camera and water bottles.

Stoweverythingwithcare.Any gear (including your sleeping pad) that hangs from a backpack can become snagged or fall off, possibly sustaining holes or rips. Use your backpack’s outside compression straps to secure everything and to keep it closer to your back, making it easier to carry. And don’t forget rope and duct tape. Rope will enable you to tie off hikers as you travel over a rickety bridge, to hang food in a tree overnight, to tie up a bag that gets ripped, and to provide many other essential services along the trail. Likewise, duct tape can be used for everything from securing a splint on a broken arm or leg to mending tent fabric and poles, shoes, back-pack tears, ripped straps and hundreds of other things.

Practicemakesperfect.Once you’ve packed your bag, put it on, tighten the straps, and see how it feels. Before your trek, spend at least four hours wearing it, so you can check for pressure points, fi gure out where you need extra strap padding, and determine if you have packed too much weight. You should not feel any back pain, which can become excruciating, or pressure points, which can turn into burns or blisters over the course of a long hike.

Laura Allgrove, of Williams Lake, British Columbia, is a member of the Canadian Guider Editorial Committee. Darlene Clark is a Trex Guider in Prince George, British Columbia.

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Camp CuisineTastyWinterTreatsHealthy Edible Snowman on a Stick: For each snowman, you will need three thick slices of banana, a grape, a sliver of carrot, a triangular piece of apple, six mini chocolate chips, two pretzel sticks and a skewer. Slide the skewer through the banana slices, so the fl at sides face out (body and head), then through the apple triangle (hat) and fi nally into the grape (pompom). Place the chocolate chips for eyes and buttons, the carrot sliver for the nose and the pretzel sticks for the arms.

Edible Hockey Pucks: Using your favourite recipe or mix, bake a pan of brownies. Once they cool, cut them from the pan in circles using a round cookie cutter. Serve with hot chocolate and, of course, all the yummy in-between bits!

TastyWinterTreatsTastyWinterTreatsHealthy Edible Snowman on a Stick: Healthy Edible Snowman on a Stick: you will need three thick slices of banana, a grape, a sliver of carrot, a triangular piece of apple, six mini chocolate chips, two pretzel sticks and a skewer. Slide the skewer through the banana slices, so the fl at sides face out (body and head), then through the apple triangle (hat) and fi nally into the grape (pompom). Place the chocolate chips for eyes and buttons, the carrot sliver for the nose and the pretzel sticks for the arms.

Edible Hockey Pucks: Edible Hockey Pucks: a pan of brownies. Once they cool, cut them from the pan in circles using a round cookie cutter. Serve with hot chocolate and, of course, all the yummy in-between bits!

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Fun in the SnowWinterActivitiesNight Snowshoe Hike: Snow creates light refl ection and buffers noise, so going on a night trek will take you and your girls into a whole new world of outdoor adventure. If you have a clear night, stargazing under a winter sky is something few girls will ever forget!

Capture the Flag at Night: Submerge glow stick “fl ags” in the snow. The girls will love it!

Snowshoe Soccer: This is a fun challenge; just remember to stretch when you’re fi nished, as it can be a killer on your leg muscles.

Flag in a Snow Stack: Tie a white cloth to the end of a short stick. In turns, have each girl hide the fl ag by staking it anywhere within a predetermined set of boundaries. Keep track of how long it takes the rest of the group to fi nd it. Whoever hides the fl ag that takes the longest time to spot wins the game.

Frosty’s Hat Toss: Build a snowman and take turns trying to land a hat on his head, throwing it from four or fi ve metres away.

Ice Sculptures: Freeze water coloured with food colouring in ice-cube trays, jelly moulds, yoghurt containers or muffi n tins. Place all the coloured frozen blocks on an outdoor table. Take turns building totem poles, monsters and free-form sculptures, gluing the blocks of ice with a little dribble of water.

Snow Art: Fill spray bottles with water and food colouring, and create paintings in the snow. The girls can spray the colours together to create more colours.

Melty the Snowman Craft: Cut a puddle shape from white felt and use tacky glue to attach a white pom-pom to the top. With black puff paint, add eyes, a mouth, and buttons. Glue on a craft foam nose and twig arms. Wrap a felt scarf around Melty’s neck and glue it in place.

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Campers from Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand let their creativity soar in this camp program service project, designed to bring a little fun and delight into these children’s lives. “Having volunteered in wom-

en’s shelters, I am always moved by these children,” said Camp Program Lead Mae Lefrançois. “They have no choice about the situation they are caught in, and they are true superheroes for responding with such maturity, strength and resilience. I have even seen them try to comfort their mothers.”

Often the children arrive with only the clothes on their backs, and the shelters have minimal resources to offer them. “There’s sometimes not even a bed for them,” said Mae. “They somehow cope with heartbreakingly diffi cult lives, and these hand-made capes are a way Girl Guide Members can acknowledge their superhero status.

Many participants at the camp were deeply moved by this service project. As the session facilitator, I knew it would be meaningful, but had no idea how much it would touch me

SUPERHEROESCampers Make Capes for Children

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Can you imagine being a child and receiving a superhero cape made especially for you? That’s the feel-ing girls and Guiders attending Nova Scotia’s 100th Anniversary Heritage Explosion 2011 Camp gave to 125 children staying at women’s shelters in Nova Scotia.

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personally. I was surprised by the number of partici-pants who spent extra time creating their capes. It was inspiring to see how much effort and thoughtfulness they put into their work.

One girl mentioned she wanted to spend extra time because she has a friend who had been in a shelter with her mom and siblings. I could tell that making the cape meant a lot to her. I heard another girl say she was put-ting her heart into her cape because it was something she could do personally to make a child happy.

Many participants also took the project idea home with them. The capes are simple to make and decorate, and women’s shelter staff and volunteers are always eager for things to provide comfort and cheer to the children. “Pathfi nders and Rangers who attended the

camp are now making capes and donating them to their local women’s shelters, and also taking the proj-ect into other Units to encourage and challenge more girls to create and donate capes,” said Mae.

Each superhero cape that is given to a child becomes something special – just for them. It can serve as a warm “blankie” to curl up with and hug, a toy to play with, or a costume to play in. Most of all, it’s proof that these children are, indeed, superheroes to all of us.

Do you and your girls want to make super hero capes for children in your community? Just follow the instructions below. Let’s make this super service proj-ect go viral!

Lynda Saunders is a Guider in St. Albert, Alberta.

Materials• fl eece fabric, approximately

70 cm (28”) by 140 cm (54”) - measure to fi t different sizes of children

• ribbon, 2 to 2.5 cm (¾” to 1”) wide and approx 100 cm (40”) long

• scrap pieces of fabric or fl eece for appliqués

• thread to match fl eece and ribbon

• sewing needle, safety pin• good quality scissors (to cut

through two layers of fl eece)

• HeatnBond™ or temporary fabric adhesive

• iron and ironing board if using HeatnBond

• sewing machine to machine appliqué around fabric, if using temporary adhesive

• simple design templates to be traced for appliqués

• pencils or markers for tracing• embroidery fl oss and

needles, straight pins (optional)

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MakeaSuperheroCape

Instructions1 Fold over 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4”) along

one long edge of cape.2 Using sharp scissors, make 1 cm (½”)

cuts into the fold, about 4 cm (1½”) apart. Cuts should be deep enough to easily thread the ribbon through the slits when the fabric is unfolded.

3 Pin safety pin to one end of ribbon to help you thread it through the slits, and gather the fabric into the neck of the cape. Tack the ribbon in place at each end and at two places in the middle.

4 Create appliqués from fabrics and templates. Trace on wrong side of fabric, or be sure to cut out inside the tracing lines.

5 Decorate the cape with appliqué designs. You can use HeatnBond and an iron to adhere the design; or use a temporary adhesive, then sew it permanently in place by machine; or pin in place and sew it on by hand using embroidery fl oss.

6 Find a women’s shelter to donate your capes to, and explain the reason behind this wonderful service project.

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Every now and then, something magical appears right in front of us, particularly during the holiday season. This year, at the 2011 Barrhaven Lions’ Light Up the Night parade, spectators were treated to some-thing truly remarkable, as they watched more than 230 Members of the Nepean Girl Guide Community proudly march beside their gift of warmth for children in Ottawa.

The Nepean Girl Guide Community wrapped more than 550 snowsuits and accessories in a package covered with symbolic “helping hands” in the form of hand-made paper mittens; addressed it to the Ottawa-based charity,

the Snowsuit Fund; and set it “afl oat” in the parade, on a fabu-lously constructed model of the Parliament buildings. In the true spirit of Guiding, 12 Nepean Girl Guide Units worked together to build this Share the Warmth! fl oat. Made entirely from Girl Guide cookie cases (152 to be exact) and other recycled, handmade and borrowed materials, this fl oat, accompanied by its exuberant 230 attendants, was a sight that Nepean had never before seen in this annual parade. The cost was minimal, but the results were price-less.

In preparation for the parade, Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfi nders worked for weeks, distributing fl yers to solicit snow suit donations; crafting colourful mittens; making candy-cane handouts; decorating wagons; and creating parade signs. Their leaders’ guidance throughout the project truly demonstrated that mentoring in Girl Guides is all about teamwork and striving to make a difference in the world around us, in everything we do.

Through the combined efforts of these girls and leaders, this fl oat became a shining beacon of community involvement, both practical and symbolic. Created through the vibrant spirit of Guid-ing in Nepean, the Share the Warmth! fl oat truly warmed the hearts of everyone who saw it and the bodies of the 550 children receiving the donated snowsuits.

Charlene Winchester is a Guider in Ottawa, Ontario.

Nepean Girl Guides Warm Ottawa Hearts and Bodies by CHarlene WinCHesTer

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2011 Photo Contest Winners

Judges’ Choice: Christina Hunter Wagner

First Place: Wendy Weston First Place: Christine Constabel



Second Place: Kaatje Mitchelson

First Place: Connie Morgenstern First Place: Laura Allgrove

Second Place: Jennifer Duggan Second Place: Chloe Faught

Second Place: Sarah Lemke Second Place: Christina Hunter Wagner


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2012 Photo ContestWe Need

Great Guiding Photos!Deadline:

October 1, 2012

Once again, our next contest is going to be very simple. No branch categories. No specific theme. Just any and all the great Guiding photos you want to send in. So, keep your cameras close at hand and shoot, shoot, shoot! Just please keep the following in mind:• We need clean focus and high

resolution! For non-digital shots, make sure the print you submit is sharp and clear. For digital shots, program your camera to its highest resolution.

• An Image Submission Form must be included with each entry. The form is available in the Forms section of our website at girlguides.ca Do not write on, staple or paper clip your prints. For digital submissions, label your JPEGs with your full name, before any other identifying information. For all photos, please confirm that you have IR.1 (Image Release Permission) forms signed and on file.

• If you’re submitting a photo or photos on behalf of a girl Member, please include her name and branch, as well your own contact information.

Send prints to Canadian Guider Photo Contest, 50 Merton Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4S 1A3, or high-resolution digital photos to: [email protected] will be published in the Winter 2013 issue of Canadian Guider.

Prizes: Indigo Books & Music Inc.

Gift CertificatesJudges’ Choice - $75

Five First Place Choices - $50Five Second Place Choices - $25

Honourable Mentions - $15

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First Place: Marlene Graham

Honourable Mention: Kelli Grady

Honourable Mention: Heather McKinnon Honourable Mention: Cory Kempling



Are you a Ranger thinking about your “next move” in Guiding? Are you a Unit Guider between the ages of 18 and 30? Are you a university or college student who grew up in Guiding? Are you a young woman whose new career doesn’t allow you time to support Unit activities every week? If so, GGC Link might be for you!!

Y ou probably know Link exists, but did you know that it has been around longer than the Spark program? Here are a few more

fast facts about Link across the country:

WhocanjoinLink?• Link is for Members of GGC between 18

and 30 years of age who would like to “stay in touch” with Guiding after high school.

• Many Link Members are in university or college; some are young women begin-ning their careers and/or starting a family.

• Link Members can also be Unit Guiders, Trainers, Task Group Members, or all of the above!

• In Saskatchewan, all Members aged 18 to 30 are automatically part of Link!

WhatdoLinkMembersdo?• Many women join Link to maintain their GGC Membership.

As a Link Member, you can take on service projects, help out in a Unit or participate in Guiding activities as best fi ts your schedule.

• Many women also join Link to participate (when they can) in activities with the Units they grew up with. Link Members who are already Guiders are able to connect and share best prac-tices for their Units.

• Link Members have access to the Link Roster Report on GGC’s Member Zone, which lists all women in Link in their area. They might meet in coffee shops, organize weekend outings, or help lead girls in Units.

• All Link Members are eligible for GGC scholarships.• For girls that are not yet at their provincial age of majority,

Link is a great way to stay in Guiding until they are eligible to become leaders.

Wheretofindmoreinfo:• Invite a local Link Member to visit your Ranger Unit to let the

girls know what opportunities await them in Link.• Check out the National Facebook group and see if your Prov-

ince/Territory has a Link Facebook page. This is a great way to fi nd out what Link events are going on in your area.

• Read through Link Connections, the Link newsletter, on the girlguides.ca homepage, under Media Room.

• Contact your Provincial Link Adviser or the National Link Spe-cialist, Caitlin Archer, at [email protected]

Lisa Donnelly, a Link Member in Toronto, Ontario, also sits on the Canadian Guider Editorial Committee.

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Focus:CookieBits&Bites

new Cost, NewBenefitsGirl Guide Cookie Price Increase

Beginning in spring 2012, the price of a box of Girl Guide cookies will increase from four dollars to fi ve dollars. The rise in price was necessi-tated by increasing ingredient, manufacturing, distribution and cookie programming costs.

This is the fi rst time in nine years that GGC has raised the price of our cookies. The results of a 2010 survey of more than 1,000 consumers clearly indicated a positive response to the increase, with more than 80 per cent of respondents saying they would happily pay fi ve dollars.

The increase will result in additional revenue of $12.00 per case, which will benefi t all levels of Guiding, from individual Units through to the National Offi ce.

$5.00/box

REVENUE: $60.00/caseCOST: Province pays $21.75PROFIT: $38.25• $11 to Units (GUS)• $22.50 to Provinces (including $0.75 to Provincial

Membership fee subsidy funds)• $4.75 to National initiatives (programming redevelopment,

IT enhancements, international girl travel)

$4.00/box

REVENUE: $48.00/caseCOST: Province pays $18.75PROFIT: $29.25 • $10 to Units (GUS)• $19.25 to Provinces /Area/Districts

to use

2003Cookie price standardized at $4.00/box

2010GUS (Guaranteed Unit Share) revenue sharing implemented

2011Cookie cost increase

2012Cookie price increased to $5.00/box



Sweet SmilesCookiesfortheCAFOnce again, a Guiding Unit has warmed the hearts and tickled the taste buds of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) troops in Afghanistan. Over the years the CAF has been deployed to that country, a number of Units have sent Girl Guide cookies to the men and women serving there. Here, CAF members receive a shipment of 10 cases of chocolatey mint cookies from the 4th Dundas Guides in Ontario. The Unit took advantage of an offer from a CAF family member in Petawawa to address their shipment as a care package. “We got the idea to send the cookies from an article in Canadian Guider a while back, but had been stymied by the shipping logistics, until the family member helped out,” said Unit Guider Isadora van Riemsdijk. “I thought you should know how an article in the magazine inspired us to spread some sweet smiles overseas.”

At the Unit level, cookie revenue pro-vides funding for activities, outings and celebrations for the girls, and aids in the purchase of badges, crests and materials for programs and crafts.

Districts use cookie revenue to provide assistance for camps, events and provin-cial, national and international travel. It also supports the purchase of supplies and equipment, and helps subsidize trainings and workshops.

At the Area level, cookie revenue sup-ports advertising and membership pro-motions, training for Guiders and the purchase of cookie patches.

Provinces use cookie revenue to sup-port bursaries and scholarships; to provide trainings and workshops for Guiders and advisers; to subsidize membership fees; to provide camperships for girls attending both Unit and summer camps; to help pro-vide travel subsidies for girls; and to help pay costs for Unit meeting locations, news

and information distribution, and volun-teer screening.

New to the National level, cookie reve-nue will be used to fund our programming redevelopment and enhanced Informa-tion Technology (website) initiatives, and to subsidize provincial, national and inter-national travel for Members.

This price increase is a great opportu-nity to provide continued sustainable funding for our organization and all our girl and adult Members.

Cookies for the PMProving that Girl Guide cookies are universally popular throughout Canada, in October, Ottawa Area Brownie Julia Gent sold a box to Prime Minister Stephen Harper in front of his residence at 24 Sussex Drive.

$18.75Cookie Costs

$21.75Cookie Costs

$10.00Units (GUS)

$4.75NationalInitiatives

$11.00Units (GUS)

$19.25Provinces

$22.50Provinces

$18.75Cookie Costs

$21.75Cookie Costs

$10.00Units (GUS)

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You did it! Once again, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada Members have shown how Canadian girls can be empowered to create positive change. In the course of GGC’s 2011 National Service Project: EmPOWERing Girls, you logged an impressive 8,000 hours of taking action for a better world!

The 2011 NSP encouraged girls to learn more about the realities of life for girls and women locally and around the world; to speak out; to plan and carry out their own service projects; and to take action on issues of girl empowerment.

As always, our girl Members found countless unique opportu-nities to participate in this challenge, in ways that refl ected their interests and their communities’ needs. They studied the roles of women, locally, nationally and globally; they met with female power-makers; they learned about women’s rights; they explored the role self-esteem can play in girls’ lives; and they found creative ways to turn their knowledge into powerful actions.

CreativeWaystoMakeChangeSo, what can girls do to change the world around them? Pretty much anything they set their minds to. Here are three examples of the many service activities our Members told us about:• Ontario’s 1st Mount Albert Guide Unit went straight to the top

to fi nd out how female politicians are making their mark in their communities. The girls met with the mayor and council members in the town of East Gwillimbury, the vast majority of whom are women. They peppered the politicians with ques-tions about their ambitions and experiences in politics, and discovered the impact women are making in shaping the fu-ture of their community.

Girls + action = Change GGC 2011 NSP Wrap-up

• In British Columbia, the 3rd Telegraph Trail Girl Guides learned how not hav-ing basic necessities, such as hygienic products can negatively affect girls’ self-esteem and opportunities for fu-ture success. They collected 100 pairs of new panties in support of the world-wide Panties with Purpose campaign to help supply panties and sanitary pads to 6,000 girls in Kenya. It was a great, hands-on way for the girls to discover fi rst-hand that they can make a differ-ence in the lives of others by offering compassion and support and by taking action to lend a hand.

• The 214th Guides in Winnipeg, Mani-toba, harnessed the power of words as part of their NSP participation. The girls participated in our Thought Bub-ble campaign to answer the question: What are you able to do because of Girl Guides that you couldn’t do otherwise?From “learning new things” to “helping other girls ROCK,” their words were a powerful reminder of Guiding’s impact in girls’ lives.

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Together We Can Save our Planet NSP 2012

GGC’s 2012 National Service Project, Together We Can Save Our Planet, will offer girls hands-on activities that will raise their awareness of environmental issues, while inspiring and encouraging them to make their communities greener. Through girl-led eco-awareness and greening projects, the 2012 NSP will bring girls and nature closer together, as they make their communities more eco-friendly and liveable. Dynamic learning resources will also inspire girls to consider the powerful impact they can have by making simple, everyday eco-wise decisions.

Together We Can Save Our Planet will help shape the eco-citizens of tomorrow. More details will be available soon – be sure to save space in your Unit calendar to participate!

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Focus Focus:Partners&Supporters

Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) enables girls to be confi dent, resourceful and coura-geous, and to make a difference in the world. By making a charita-ble bequest to GGC, you can help ensure that this commitment to providing girls with the opportu-nities, skills and knowledge they need will continue for many future generations.

Create your legacyEstate Planning and the GGC 1910 Society

P lease consider leaving a charitable bequest in your will – one that will ensure a lasting gift for GGC to continue to make a difference in the lives of girls and women throughout Canada.

When you include a legacy gift for Girl Guides of Canada in your estate plan, you will be invited to join our 1910 Society. Formed in 1988, in honour of those courageous and dedicated women who founded Guiding in Canada in 1910, the Society recognizes those who have made plans to leave a legacy gift to our organization.

You will also receive a lapel pin designed and reserved exclusively for those who are helping us to ensure the future of Girl Guiding in Canada. By wearing the pin, you will demonstrate your ongoing pride in this commitment to GGC, and you will encourage others to follow your example.

To publicly commemorate your generous support, we will include your name on the Legacy Giving donor recognition wall in the national offi ce. We will also ensure that you continue to receive infor-mation about GGC activities, programs and services.

Of course, if you prefer, your commitment to GGC can remain absolutely confi dential, in which case, we will continue to show our appreciation privately.

There are many ways to create your legacy to Girl Guides of Canada. Confi dential discussions with your legal or fi nancial advisor, your family and the fund development manager at GGC can help you determine which option is best for you.

For more information about legacy giving, please contact Julia Haggerty, Strategist, Fund Development & Corporate Relations (416) 487-5281 x 288 or [email protected]

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Awards

FortitudeBobbilynn Keating, Waterloo, ONBarb Mack, Chatham, ONClaudette Vague, Edmonton, AB

Honourary Life Marjorie Phelps, Kitimat, BC

External AwardsMarcia Powers-Dunlop, Ontario Provincial Commissioner, has been named one of Wilfred Laurier University’s Top 100 Alumni Achievers of the past 100 years.

Sheliza Kassam, 14, of the 22ndA Calgary Rangers, received the Award for Youth at the 2011 Western Legacy Awards, presented at the Calgary Stampede. This award recognizes individual achievements that help build and strengthen communities while preserving western heritage and values.

Thank You Sears Canada!We send our heartfelt thanks to you for the years you have provided a welcoming and safe environment for Girl Guides of Canada Members to sell cookies and conduct Membership recruitment activities.



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NEW ZEALAND 2013Exciting Itinerary of North and South Island

starting February for 2 weeksTour organized through Guides NZ for Guiders/

ex-Guiders/friends and partnersPackage price NZ$3795

July/Aug 2013 for girls and leaders 10 day trip of North Island Package NZ$1495

Nov 2012 Trefoil/ex guiders 2 week trip of the South Island – some spaces still available NZ$3780

For full Itinerary Email: [email protected] or post: PO Box 1138, Napier, NZ

The SG.8Travel PreauthorizationTravel preauthorization (the SG.8 form) is required when a trip is complex to plan, comprises the main element of an activity, or has a destination somewhere out of your community. Examples include: weekend trips to a city to do sightseeing; a tour through a province (your own or another); or an international trip. Guiders are required to obtain the preauthorization prior to making any commitments for transportation, accommodation, tours or other travel expenses.

For large camps or provincial events where groups of participants are travelling long distances and with travel logistics that necessitate greater expense, the camp application process could include the use of the SG.8 at the discretion of the province. Travel for most camps, day trips and weekend sleepovers does not require preauthorization.

It’s a Hit!Online RegistrationOnline registration is off to a successful start! In fact, it’s a real hit! With a limited spring pilot for returning girls, and an extended pilot this fall, 64 per cent of registrations so far in the seven participating provinces have been online. That’s more than 10,000 girls. And 83 per cent of parents said the system was easy to use. Here is a sample of the many positive reviews that are rolling in:

“As a parent I did not have to complete all the paperwork. As a Guider I loved not having to deal with all the paperwork and the money. Online registration was so much easier for me!”“It was very convenient. My registration was last-minute,

because as my daughter decided to join out of the blue. I panicked, thinking I wouldn’t be able to fi nd a Unit, but going online, it was so easy!”“I was able to register my daughter while we were away from

home on summer holidays. How great is that?!”Members of Girl Guides of Canada may reproduce Canadian Guider articles and accompanying artwork, illustration and photography, for use at the Unit level and for training purposes in Guiding. However, if a copyright state-ment accompanying an article, photograph, illustration or piece of artwork indicates that the item may not be reproduced. Members may not copy the item in any form without fi rst seeking permission through the Manager, Marketing & Communications. Reproduction of any part of this magazine, when the reproduction is intended for resale, is not permitted without fi rst obtaining permission from the Manager, Marketing & Communications. Be-fore reproducing any item, check for copyright status. Check also to be sure everything in the article is up-to-date and still appropriate.

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Take the Lead!Volunteer OpportunitiesThe National Board of Directors of Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada is recruiting women to fi ll three leadership positions. In 2012, a Deputy Chief Commissioner-Governance and two Directors of the Board will be elected to serve in these roles. Each will play a vital part in the realization of our strategic priorities and in directing the future of our organization.

The position postings and more information will be listed in the Volunteer Opportunities section of the GGC national website until the middle of February 2012. Don’t miss your opportunity to make a difference in this great organization! Get your applications in early, and please also encourage other Guiders to apply.

Calling all Adventure Camping LeadersNew OAL TrainingsStarting this coming spring, new adventure Outdoor Activity Leadership trainings will be offered in many provinces. (The resource guide and training materials will be available in early January). To roll out these new trainings, Guiders who are passionate adventure campers can help get others involved. If you are currently leading adventure camps, you can provide your expert support for more adventure camping by assisting during the training sessions or on adventure camping expeditions set up to train new leaders. If you’re interested in getting involved, please contact us at: [email protected]

Sparks 20th Anniversary ChallengeThere’s still time for you and your girls to complete the Sparks 20th Anniversary Challenge: To Share and Be a Friend. The challenge is designed to create interest in Sparks through a “sampler” of program activities. The crests will be available in our e-store until the challenge ends in June 2012. Visit Program Resources on Member Zone to fi nd out more about this exciting and fun challenge.



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Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada Members are frequently recognized in their communities for the wonderful work they have done during their Guiding lives. As many of them may be familiar to you, we thought we would share the following announcements (July 2011 to December 2011) with you:

In Memoriam Recognition

Marie Amos, ONMildred Best, BCMillie Brereton, ONDoris Brooks, ONJane Chapman, BCJean Crook, NSShirley Dickson, ON Julia Drouillard, ONJosephine Fraser, BCJill Harbicht, AB Loretta Harris, ON

A Tribute OpportunitySupporting Scholarships If you, or your Unit or your Trefoil Guild would like to make a donation to the GGC National Scholarship Fund in honour of any of these women, we would be delighted and grateful to accept contributions by any of the ‘following methods:

Telephone: Julia Haggerty, (414) 487-5281 x 288 (credit card donations only).

Online: on the GGC website: girlguides.ca click on Support Us, select Ways of Giving and then click on CanadaHelps.org under one-time gifts.

Mail: please send the honouree’s name and address (or next of kin information) along with your cheque, payable to Girl Guides of Canada, 50 Merton Street, Toronto, ON M4S 1A3 and we will ensure the honouree and/or family is aware of your generosity.

Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $10.00 or more.

Kit Irving, BCElizabeth Milne, BCHelen Page, NBKathleen Pickles, ONJacqueline Pinder, ONBarbara Setter, BCLorraine Spracklin, NLJoan Stuart, BCMuriel Tookey, ONMyrna Wetzel, ABFrances Wilding, BC

GGC Tributes

Thank You GGC Models!

Modelling for GGCs latest marketing photo-shoot, Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfi nders, Rangers and Guiders from around southern Ontario gathered on a brisk autumn day at Whittamore’s Farm, in Markham, Ontario. Thank you to all of the girls and women who braved the chilly air to help us show the world what Girl Greatness is all about. You are making GGC’s new marketing materials shine!

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StephanieBangarth, ChairCambridge, ONStephanie has been an adult Member since 1993, working with Sparks, Brownies, Pathfi nders, and Rangers. In addition to chairing our Editorial Committee, she is a Member of the National Scholarship Team. She has a PhD in Canadian History from the University of Waterloo and is an Associate Professor of History at King’s University College at The University of Western Ontario. When she isn’t busy collecting Canadian history action fi gures, in her spare time, Stephanie can be found in her garden, in her kayak, in bookstores, and on the basketball court.

LauraAllgrove,MemberWilliams Lake, BCLaura has been an adult Member since 2000, and was a youth Member for seven years. She is currently a Pathfi nder Guider and the editor/publisher of her Area e-newsletter. She holds a diploma in Print Media Journalism from SAIT Polytechnics, and co-manages a Bed & Breakfast facility on a working cattle ranch. Laura’s hobbies include camping, kayaking, hiking, gardening, dancing and photography.

LisaDonnelly, MemberToronto, ONLisa has been an adult Member since 2006 and was a youth Member for eight years. She is the co-Administrative Community Leader of Community 18 in Ontario and a Brownie Unit Guider. She holds a MSc in Physiology, a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree from the University of Western Ontario and a BEd from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. Lisa works in Emergency Management for a large company in the energy sector and teaches advanced fi rst aid courses for the Canadian Red Cross Society. Lisa’s interests include reading, emergency response, volunteerism and hiking with her dog.

Guiders can contact Stephanie, Laura and Lisa by e-mail at [email protected]

Meet the TeamCanadian Guider Editorial Committee Members

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