Dear Families,
Thanks to all of you who provided
feedback to our last email. The badge information was quite helpful: based on
what we we’ve learned, we have decided to focus primarily on the Discovering You program area, as well
as on sections of You and Others and
Beyond You. (Yes, we have a very
ambitious year ahead of us!) Our program will focus on completing a series the
interest badges that cover the program requirements in these areas. We hope to
have a complete list of badges we intend to work on as a group to you by the
end of the summer. In the meantime, if your Guide shows interest in working on
some badges this year, you are more than welcome to email us the name of it and
we’ll tell you if we are likely to work on it as a unit.
On that note, heading to the Experimental
Farm any time soon? See your email for a booklet that will allow your Guide to earn the farming badge!
Other key points to note:
Camp: We are heading to MacSkimming Pioneer Camp in Cumberland
for a campout on September 27. We’ll arrive at 8am Saturday September 27 and
stay until noon on the 28th. We will be staying indoors for this camp in one of the
larger pioneer buildings, and we will spend the time working on some of the
heritage-themed badges, part of the tasty treat badge, as well as fulfilling
requirements for some of the outdoor and camping badges. Cost will be $50 per
girl (includes HST). More details will follow shortly. **Please confirm to
me (Jen) if your Guide would like to attend, or would definitely not attend, so
we can get an idea of numbers. There will also be a winter camp this year
at Camp Woolsey, January 16-18 (we’ll be sleeping indoors again).
Old school supplies: Don’t know what to do with all the old school supplies
coming home next week? We’d take them! We are particularly looking for pencil
crayons, pencil sharpeners, scissors, paper and glue sticks for our unit’s
craft bins if you have any you wish to donate.
Old fleece blankets: This fall we’ll be making fleece scarves to donate to
homeless shelters and/or the snowsuit fund. If you have any old fleece blankets
or leftover polar fleece from sewing projects that you would like to donate,
that would be great!
That’s it for now; please remember
to check out our blog, http://4thriversidesouthguides.blogspot.ca/
, where you can find all of our emails, as well as other Guiding-related
information. We have begun to post information about the Lady Baden Powell
challenge and will post other background information throughout the summer.
Yours in Guiding,
Jen, Alice and Lisa
