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is a memorial to the late
Chief Scout. -
Guiding was founded in
1908 along with Scouting.
Lord Baden-Powell was a
little annoyed when young,
eager girls tried to do the
things that the boys did.
Ther Guiding spread from
England to Canada. The
first Guide company to be
formed in Canada was the
ist St. Catherines, Ontario,
company. It was started by

Mrs. A.H. Malconson. The-

next three companies for-
med were in Toranto, Moose
* Jaw and Winnipeg in 1910, In
B.C., Guiding was started in
1912 in Vancouver and
Victoria. The first Chlef
Commissioner of Canada
was Lady Pellatt who was
appointed by Miss Agnes
Baden-Powell.
Our Canadian Girl Guide
Headquarters is in Toronto.

by Helen Jepson

age 11
Guides: always celebrate
Thinking Day by gettin,
together and thinking an
talking about ideas other

people may have.

But also talking about
Lord Baden-Powell who
’ started Guides and Scouts.
. He told Lady Baden-Powell
to take care of Guides and

care of the-Scouts, That's 7

how it all got started in 1907.

hy Stephanie Cousins
In Guides we are told that
Thinking Day is celebrated
because Lord Baden-Powell
and Lad
were both born February 22,
even though they were born
32 years apart.

Thinking Day started in
1926, then a few years later a
Belgian Guider had an idea
of giving the amount of
money to the Guiding Fund
that equalled her age-
Example: 12 years old, she
would pay 12c. Now a lot of

money is given each year,
along with good, warm
thoughts.

—

by Cheryl Kirby

Each February 22 is
celebrated by all of the Girl
Guides and Scouts around
the world, It is the birthday
of Lord and Lady Baden-
Powell, the two kindly
people who started Girl
Guides and Scouts.

Scouts and Guides put
some money in a central
fund to help other people.
- The Americans thought of
Thinkin:
Guider had the thought of
giving money. —

Day. A Belgian ©

Lord Baden-Powell took

The World |
Thinking Day Fund

‘his fund supports the

work of the World
Association of Girl Guides
and Girl Scouts

(W.A.G.G.G.S.) in its ob-
jective to put Guiding within
the reach of every girl who
wishes it and promotes
friendship between girls of

tribution to the World
Thinking Day Fund, our
Canadian World Friendship
Fund participates in
“Mutual Aid’ — a scheme,
worldwide, which ensures
that those countries with the
greatest need are helped
and that these countries who

Baden-Powell: [en

Diane Deters and Kathy Kennedy serve tea.

Modern d

This isthe theme of a
letter written by a Cub
mother. In her son’s ‘pack
she says that dropouts are
almost non-existent,
because we have leaders
and parents who devote that
previous commodity —
time.

“It takes time to set up
four Friday-to-Sunday
camps each year (winter
camping included) with
parents along to help with
cooking. it also takes time to
take our boys on half a dozen
all-day ‘Saturday rambles;

to have them clean out the
community creek; to have
family swim _ nights,
Halloween and Christmas
parties with piles of home-

ked goodies; to take them
on visits to the planetarium,

hockey games, the sugar

bush.

“Our problem isn't having
boys disillusioned and
leaving; it's in their trying
to fit all the Cub activities in
with sports: schedules. We
have friends with boys in
other Cub packs and Scout
troops who are rather
surprised at the activities

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Guides Valerie Deters (left) and Robin Ehses
working on a crochet project.

More would be active if they

‘had the opportunity to ex-
perience the type. of
program described by this
mother.

The boys are there. Five
programs are available, But
it takes an interested adult
with imagination to blend
these ingredients into ex-
citing and challenging
activities. We know such
adults exist, we have only to

that go on in our pack. Their
boys attend an
unimaginative meeting one
night a week and of course
‘are uninterested.

“However, if you could
put a man like our Cub-
master- in these lagging
packs and troops the real
problem would quickly be
apparent —- modern day
boys are not disinterested in
Scouting.”

There is a lot of truth in
this letter. One in every 40
Canadians is active in
Scouting and Guiding today

look at this letter for proof.
If you are such an adult
there is a Scout group in
your community who would

various nationalities...
The Canadian World’ the need.
Friendship Fund is a
‘Canadian Fund ad-
ministered by the National
International Committee for
the National Council.

Assistance in the
establishment of World
Centres such as ‘Our
Chalet’”’ in Switzerland,
“Loave House” in London,
England and ‘Our Cabana”
in Mexico is also given by
the Canadian World
Friendship Fund.

Canada’s contribution to
world guiding is made
through this fund. Besides
making an annual con-

Members of the Thornhill

Guide Company.

The Canadian Association
of Fire Chiefs and the
Canadian sector of the In-
ternational Association of
Fire Fighters have endorsed

: Scouting and, have en-
couraged their members to
become involved in local
communities.

Community. and parent
groups form the largest
Single sponsor of Scout
groups in Canada and they
actively support over 110
Scout groups for their sons.

_ wish to help are informed of”

wate

OUTLOOK |
...from a Senior Guide

Tam a Senior Guide in our company. We have 4
very good leader and we have a lot of fun, One
thing. that I especially like about Guides is that we
work with and have fun with girls our own age.
Camping is the best part of all. From about January
on, ] start wondering about which camp ! will attend
and hope. that 1 will meet other Guides from other
companies, ; .

L-also feel that as a Guide I am prepared to go
out into life with a clear mind of knowledge. There

is also a lot of opportunities for a Guide and certain- -

‘ly many challenges. In the winter we go up north to
the Laurentians on a ski day and have plenty of fun.

we Ted

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— half-a-million of them. like to see you.

The campingmanual

CAMPING, HIKING
TRIPPING AND SUR-
VIVAL TRAINING -~— ALL
IN ONE BOOK!

Published by the Girl
Guides of Canada - Guides
dus Canada .

weekend camping in winter,
tripping by bicycle and
backpacking. The basics
involved in any camp are
not forgotten: tents,
gadgets, fires, cookery. And
one important. section is
nee wegen as dedi os evo survival.
Although designied for lise,

with. the: Guiding program,’ includes.
this manual ..does not
standardize camping, but
challenges all
campers to discover new
adventures. Learn ‘to live
with and love, the Jand” is
the advice given in the in-
troduction, Adaptability,
ingenuity, courage and
vision are the charac-
teristics encouraged in the
manual,

- Various types of camping
are covered such as

illustrations, making the
text easily understood. It
eovers the important
aspects of camping, without
adding unnecessary detail
which might discourage the
less experienced camper.
An excellent choice for all
campers, Available at all
Girl Guide agencies or write
directly to Girl Guide
Headquarters, 50 Merton
St. Toronto, Ontario M485
3.

One of the bad things about Guides: is that. there:
is a wide range in-age. There are girls who are only -
ten or eleven and then there are girls who are thir-
teen or fourteen, When we hold our Court of Hon-
our and are trying to plan our, outdoor activities
there are a lot of things that we have to rule out be-
cause it is not good for the younger Guides.

Working on the many different badges is a high-
light of Guiding. They cover almost every field pos-
sible and Headquarters still manages to come out
with new ones every year. In my years as a Guide 1
have been taught many skills and have been taught
in a way that is fun and interesting. 1 only hope that
1, as a senior Guide, someday will be able to pass on
the knowledge that 1 have learned to other girls.

In this manner, if all the girls when they became
of age, gave a few years as leaders, the Girl Guide
movement would be assured of continual success for
many years in the future.

‘These pages made possible by the undernoted merchants.

, The: Camping “Manual.”
numerous

THE HERALD, Wednesday, February 16, 1977, PAGE BS .

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The myth of

; “cookies and knots

To many members of the
community “cookies and
knats” sum up the image of
the Girl Guides. Yet Guiding
offers a wide range of ac-
tivities designed to develop
individual skills and in-
terests. And over a quarter
of a million girls and young
women are taking this
opportunity to explore the
choices offered in a rapidly
changing world.

They are seeing: their
country through provincial
exchanges, backpacking,
eanoeing and horseback
riding. Touring historical
sites, local highlights and
their own national
headquarters. Meeting new
friends, sharing with each
other and learning about
themseives.

International exchanges
provide even more op-
portunities for growth and
especially for fun! In 1975
there were overseas trips to
Switzerland, Germany and
Belgium. Groups also
travelled ‘° south to
Wisconsin, Boston, along the
U.S. east coast, down the
American side of the St.

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GUIDE PENNIES

FOR GUIDE
THOUGHTS
“A penny for your
thoughts’’. In all

probability, this expression
means more to a Girl Guide
than to anyone else. Par-
ticularly on February 22, In
1926, e first “Thinking
Day” was celebrated on
February 22, to honour the
joint birthday of Lord
Baden-Powell, Founder of
Scouting and Guiding, and
Lady Baden-Powell, the
World. Chief Guide. Since
that time, Girl Guides and
Girl Scouts around the world

Service Clubs in Canada
sponsor Scout groups as
part of their youth work in
their communities. In 1975,
14 percent of Lions Clubs, 20
percent of Optimist Clubs,
12 percent of Kinsmen
Clubs, 10 percent of Kiwanis
Clubs and 10 percent of
Rotary Clubs were listed as
sponsors of Scouting.

_ Emphasizing their

. citizenship theme, 11 per-
cent of the Royal Canadian
Legion branches sponsor
Scout groups.

Lawrence River and to
Mexico. In return,
Canadians hosted Guiding
visitors from Ireland, Sierre

Leone, Luxembourg and ->

Zambia. What opportunities

to open young and eager +":

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activities
many more.

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program by selling cookies
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World Friendship Fund :

have continued to set aside...
that date as a time to con-.::
sider their sisters in Guiding...

in the 94 countries whic!

make up the World,.
Association. ‘
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presents? In 1992, a Belgian:..
Guider proposed that if each;;-

Brownie, Guide,

Ranger,-,

Cadet and Guider . would.,.-
give a ‘Thinking Day’’i.
penny, a large sum would be ;-.:

collected to

support. -

Guiding. This was the-.:
humble beginning of ‘Thei.:
World Friendship Fund” as.:..
it is known today. The.-..

money is used in many ways
to help guiding: the pur-
chase of uniforms for
Guides in underdeveloped
countries, travel grants to
help Guides and Guiders ta
visit other countries and:

participate in International’ .7
Events and support for the:.-:
four Girl Guide and Girl«'-
Scout World Centres in’:
Mexico, Switzerland, India‘.
and England, The fund is:

also used to help in time of
emergencies when famine,

flood, or earthquake strike-

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sister countries.
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around the world in fact.

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