Message from our Area Commissioner A great big THANK YOU to all the Guiders who shared their me and talent to make this last year in Guiding such a gas! Your dedicaon and generosity is truly amazing! I’ve been hearing splendid things about all the great wind ups and wonderful end of year camps that have been out already or are headed out over the next lile bit, you all make Guiding in Calgary Area outstanding! In the last few weeks we’ve had our annual Ar- ea dinner with over 360 people aend. A spe- cial congratulaon’s to all of the awardees and also to all those who received awards at their district level events. I’d also like to thank everyone who helped in the planning and organizaon of the event as well as thank all the districts who provided the fantas- c door prizes! What a fun night! Wishing you all a terrific end of year! Leeanne Smith Guide Centre Access Are you a key holder for the Guide Centre? We’ve had changes in our security process- es. Please contact Brandy at the Guide Centre to arrange access to the building. Office Hours Please note in June the Guide Centre office hours are 9am-4pm Monday to Thursday, Friday’s office hours are from 9am-1pm. To contact the Guide Centre call 403-283-8348 or email [email protected] for inquiries. Area Dinner Pictures Did you get your picture taken this year? There were some great shots of everyone having fun! To order your pictures please follow this link to the London Drugs website. https://photolab.londondrugs.com/prints? coll=XxmbKo45GMwZR5Pg3qjVQO2R June 9th, 2016 ENEWS CALGARY AREA ENEWS Please forward your E-news com- ments, ques- tions & submissions to market- ing@calgarygirl guides.com The next ENEWS is for June 23rd, 2016. With a short summer hiatus after, to resume again Sept 1st, 2016.
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Message from our Area Commissioner
A great big THANK YOU to all the Guiders who shared their time and talent to make this last year in Guiding such a gas! Your dedication and generosity is truly amazing! I’ve been hearing splendid things about all the great wind ups and wonderful end of year camps that have been out already or are headed out over the next little bit, you all make Guiding in Calgary Area outstanding! In the last few weeks we’ve had our annual Ar-ea dinner with over 360 people attend. A spe-cial congratulation’s to all of the awardees and also to all those who received awards at their district level events. I’d also like to thank everyone who helped in the planning and organization of the event as well as thank all the districts who provided the fantas-tic door prizes! What a fun night! Wishing you all a terrific end of year! Leeanne Smith Guide Centre Access Are you a key holder for the Guide Centre? We’ve had changes in our security process-es. Please contact Brandy at the Guide Centre to arrange access to the building.
Office Hours
Please note in June the Guide Centre office hours are 9am-4pm Monday to Thursday, Friday’s office hours are from 9am-1pm. To contact the Guide Centre call 403-283-8348 or email [email protected] for inquiries. Area Dinner Pictures
Did you get your picture taken this year? There were some great shots of everyone having fun! To order your pictures please follow this link to the London Drugs website.
The Training Committee wants to challenge you! All sessions will be offered at Guide Centre unless other-wise indicated. You MUST register for training sessions by calling the office at 403-283-8348 or email at [email protected]. You may register online at http://goo.gl/forms/5LE3SuTWiF. Provide your name, iMIS number, branch that you lead, District, your phone number, your email address. We have a new Training Challenge crest for 2015. Anytime you take a training session, you can receive a crest. Ask your trainer!!
Schedule 2016 June 11 – New Guider Day
Safe Guide 9-11:30 All About Your Branches Noon-2pm Sparks, Brownies, Guides & Pathfinders Building Your Unit Guiders Skills 2:30-4:30pm
June 16 Telescope Training 7-9pm
August 27 – New Guider Day Safe Guide 9-11:30 All About Your Branches Noon-2pm Sparks, Brownies, Guides Pathfinders & Rangers Building Your Unit Guider Skills 2:30-4:30pm September 12 – Safe Guide 7-9:30pm September 20 – Finances 7-9:30pm September 24- Active Games 9:30-Noon September 27 – Safe Guide 7-9:30pm October 5- Safe Guide 7-9:30pm October 12 – Ceremonies 7-9:30pm October 22- New Guider Day
Safe Guide 9-11:30 All About Your Branches Noon-2pm Sparks, Brownies, Guides & Pathfinders Building Your Unit Guiders Skills 2:30-4:30pm
November 5 – Conflict Management 9:30-Noon November 5 - Fabric Embellishment 10-3:00pm November 19 – Hat Crafts 9-Noon
Please note that Safe Guide compliance is part of all of our activities! That’s why it is a mandatory session for all Guiders within your first 6 months – actually counted from the day you first apply to be a leader. This session is devoted to understanding our responsibility as Members of GGC in ensuring safety while managing risks in activities. We’ll explore the contents of the document – you don’t need to know it all . . . you just need to know what to look for and where to find it! This session is geared to assisting you with that! All About Your Branches Training (ABB) will introduce you to the characteristics appropriate for the girls’ ag-es and the program for each level Spark, Brownie, Guide, Pathfinder or Ranger. It is an invaluable tool to as-sist you in your chosen branch. Building Your Unit Guider Skills session will give you the information you need to successfully run your unit – girl centered programming, working with other Guiders, keeping the unit a safe place, diversity and inclusive-ness. A must for new Guiders! Finance on September 20 from 7-9:30pm We will discuss how unit and district finances are to be managed. How to do your finances. In this session we will go over how to complete a review. Find out what to look for in a review, what needs to be included in a set of books, and the steps you need to take to complete a review. Fabric embellishment, piecework and quilting basics on Nov 5 from 10-3pm Come and join us as we explore ways to start working with fabric to make quilts and other items. Learn to pick a block design for beginners. Learn row piecing, strip piecing, introductory paper piecing, fussy cutting, different ways to embellish, and fusing. Learn how to get started, and how to take it back to your unit and have the girls complete program work in a fun way. You will learn how to organize meetings so girls can make a small quilt as a group and complete program and a service project at the same time. If you know how to start a sewing machine and sew in a reasonably straight line you can do this! Each person will have to bring a sewing machine (basic machine is fine) and a basic sewing kit (scissors, cutter (if you have one or you can share mine), ruler, marking tool and pins. You will NOT complete a quilt top, but you will make samples of different types of piecework so that you can do one on your own. This session is limited to 10 people. Hat Crafts - for traders, and just for Fun on November 19 from 9-Noon Hat crafts are a fun way to remember a camp or outing. We will make some samples of hat crafts that all age groups can make. We will show many other ideas for hat crafts and how to make them. Learn how to plan a hat craft for a theme, and ways to choose a hat craft that you can make for traders at large events in large quantities. Trainers will come to your District to give sessions to you closer to home. Contact the training committee at [email protected] to book a training day for your District! Be sure to give about a month’s no-tice so the best trainers can be found for your sessions. Happy Guiding.
UPCOMING EVENTS Canoe Day - Sept. 24 - 25, 2016 – registration full; waiting list only Nite Trek - Oct 14 - 16, 2016 – see below for registration details Ranger Camp - Nov. 25 - 27, 2016 Winter Camp - Jan. 27 - 29, 2017 Brownie Camp Academy - Feb. 4, 2017 Spring Ranger Camp - March 3 - 5, 2017 Sparklefest - Apr 8, 2017 Camp Quest (Guide Skills) - Apr 28 - 30, 2017 Backpack Weekend - Jun 2 - 4, 2017
CAMPSITE FACILITIES
Camp Mockingbird NEEDS YOU! Come join Campsite Facilities to clean, cull & spruce up the campsite. Dates: June 28-29 Aug. 26-27
Looking for adults willing to clean, paint, repair picnic tables, tear out tent platforms and generally assist in keeping our campsites looking great. Come out & camp for free! Food provided!
Interested?? Contact Doris (phone: 403-278-9190 EMAIL: [email protected]) Leave your name and phone number… we’ll be in touch to give you all the details. Watch for Camp Jubilee work party date in September! Campsite Keys: Are you a keeper of the District keys for Calgary Area campsites? If so, please hand in your keys to the office on or before June 30. We need to confirm that key sets are complete and all keys are working. In addition, with the loss of District Camping Advisers, we need to develop a different system to trace who is the keeper of the Campsite Keys. When you hand in your keys, please include the following: Identification as to which district the keys are from. Both the Camp Jubilee and Camp Mockingbird prospectuses in their plastic duotangs. If you have any questions or you have a camp going out during the summer, please contact Laurie at [email protected].
Over the past two years Calgary Area Girl Guides has achieved tremendous success participating in the Words In Action National Service Project through or-ganizing book drives, donating gently used books, and providing volunteers for the Story Tent at the Book Sale. OUR RESULTS: 16,000 Books donated over two years 150 volunteer hours spent moving books from
Guide Centre to the Sale location + countless more hours collecting books
25 Guiders participating + dozens more in book collection
65 Girls participating + hundreds more in book collection
Reading Tent
Thank you to the Pathfinders, Rangers and Guiders who helped in the Reading Tent, at the CBC/Calgary Read Big Book Sale. Stories and crafts were enjoyed by many of the young shoppers!
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ENEWS CALGARY AREA
AREA SECRETARY Your ability to accurately record proceed-
ings of Area Council and Area Executive meetings will help ensure that
information and actions arising from these business meetings will be
communicated and carried out in a consistent manner according to the
by-laws of Girl Guides of Canada. Excellent computer skills, proven abil-
ity to take accurate minutes and strong time management skills are re-
quired.
The secretary is appointed annually to a maximum of three years. This
Are you looking for easy, fun and cheap activities for your unit? There are many events happening around Calgary that are very suitable for Guiding units of all ages to attend. The Program Committee encourages you to check them out. You would be amazed at how many program and badge requirements you can complete at these events. All of these events are FREE and open to the public.
Date Suggested Branch Description
S B G P R
First Thursday of every month
Glenbow Museum www.glenbow.org
WHAT: Free admission on the first Thursday of every month from 5 – 9 PM.
Sept. 14-18 Beakerhead http://beakerhead.com
WHERE: Various locations. Tickets for some events. WHAT: A smash up of science, art and engineering
A Group of delegates from Friends of the Four World Centres is visiting Canada and Alberta this summer! They will be stopping in CALGARY and we are planning an afternoon tea and gathering for them to meet some of our awesome Alberta Guiders! If you will be in the Calgary Area just prior to GM2016 you are most wel-come to join us: Date: Friday July 8, 2016 2:00 - 4:00 pm (after the Stampede Parade) Where: Legacy Millrise Lounge 3000 Millrise Point S.W. Calgary, Alberta Hosted By: Y-Knot & Westrocker Trefoil Guilds, Calgary Please RSVP to: Contacts: Doris 403-278-9190 [email protected] Betty 403-249-6926 [email protected] STAMPEDE 2016 Are you interested in bringing your unit to participate in the Stampede 2016 events this year? For more in-formation or to sign up please contact Pat Guillemaud email: [email protected] Volunteers are needed for the following events: Stampede Parade - Friday 8th July,2016 - 40 Girls Family Day - Sunday 10th July, 2016 - 20 Girls Kid's Day - Wednesday 13th July, 2016 - 20 Girls Girls must be 13 years of age for Family Day & Kid's Day.
