Who. is...

_ Kathy Davies?

-‘She’ § a-medical technologist,
a wife, a mother, and the
District Commissioner of the
Guiding movement for the Kit-
sumgallum District.

Until last month, Kathy was a
Guiding leader while also doing
the job of District Commis-
sioner. She is now devoting her
full energy and time to the job of
District Commissioner. Kathy is
responsible to the leaders in the
Kitsumgallum District, which in-
cludes two Brownie units and
two Guide units at Veritas,
Uplands and Parkside schools.

There are over. 80 girls in the
four units, with 12 leaders.
Kathy says ‘‘We’re doing really

well at that end’. In November ~

. 1989, a Brownie unit was started
_ with five mothers as leaders.
None had any experience in
Guiding except that some had
been Guides themselves. Kathy
_ thinks its wonderful how they’ ve
worked so well together (with 22
or 23 Brownies in that unit). She
says they’re fresh, energetic, and
-possibly follow the “Guiding”
‘guidelines more closely than
people who have more experience.

Kathy is the leaders’ connec-
tion with each unit, district, divi-
sion (Taltotem, which includes
. the two Terrace Divisions and
’ TSAMOSA in Stewart), area
(Northern Lights from the
Queen Charlotte Islands to
Smithers, from Stewart to
Kitimat), and finally, the pro-
vincial level.

' Kathy disseminates informa-
‘tion to the leaders via monthly
district meetings with at least
one representative from each
unit attending, and they share
information on the phone in-
between meetings.

Kathy Davies really likes
Guiding and feels that Guides
are her niche. She joined the
Guiding movement when her
daughter Erin started in
Brownies. She was reluctant to
start off as leader, but when local
leader Margaret Brown, with
_whom she had worked as a helper,
‘moved away with her family,
Kathy "couldn’t wait to be a
leader.” She then became a
leader (Guider) for four years,
with the Guides, Her nickname
with the Guides is ‘‘Fish’’, a
carry-over from university days,
playing on her surname Fisher.

.. Many. of the. leaders have

nicknames to make their rela-
tionship with the Guides less for-

. addition

mal.

Kathy misses working with the
girls. But, she thinks her work as
District Commissioner ‘serves a
broader purpose. In Guiding,
she really wants to stress the sup-

port, training and leadership

development that happens in the
organization. She is also the

Division Camp Advisor, and

trained at the provincial level at
Camp Tsoona near Port Co-
quitlam to fulfill this role. It was
a weekend camp for training as
camp advisor and leadership
development co-ordinator.
Kathy Davies explains that, in
to training oppor-
tunities, there is fair opportunity
for travel for both leaders and

girls, over the age of eleven. The.

travel expenses are paid through
the Guiding movement, from
the sale of the Girl Guide
cookies and calendars.

There are four World Centres
for Guiding. Guides and leaders
from all over the world have a
chance to meet and work
together and do ‘‘Guiding
stuff’. It increases the global
awareness of both the travellers
to these World Centres, as well
as to those at home who receive
presentations and slide shows
for shared experiences. Guides
and leaders are selected to go
because of their experience and
involvement in Guiding and for
the skills they can bring to the
learning sessions.

The Kitsumgallum District
hopes to send .a’ couple of

Guiders to the Guiders Con- ~-

ference in May.

‘Kathy says one of the
highlights of being involved in
Guiding is that so many dif-
ferent kinds of people get
together for the common goal of
teaching skills while having fun
and helping everyone to learn to
get along in the world.

She is putting her energy into -

administration and training in
the Guiding movement and feels
she’s doing a good job at it. She

-Says, ‘‘It fitls a need for me, and

I feel I have lots to give back.”
Kathy Davies would eventually
like to become Chief Commis-
sioner for Guiding, a national
position. She says, *‘I got hook-
ed’, Daughter Erin (12) has
finished Guides, son Colin (9) is
in Cubs and Kathy Davies is say-
ing “no” to other volunteer jobs

‘in order to give her “all”. to

Guiding.

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. 8608 Sparks Street

_ Registrations for Kindergarten-Grade 7 and the possl-
. ble addition of Grade 8 for 1990-91 school year are be-
ing accepted untill March 15, 1990.

’ Centennial Christian School is a parent run Indepen-
dent school offering Christian education to students of
parents from a variety of Christian backgrounds.

Our school is certified by the B.C. Ministry: of Educa-
tion and meets all requirements.

Please contact the Principal for more Information:
Mr. Frank Voogd .
School: 635-6173 ~ a
Home: 638-0108. |

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