As Guides, we will remember too

This week includes Nov. 11th, a time when we take a moment out of our regular routine and remember the past.  Four years ago I travelled to France to learn more about Canada's participation in the World Wars. 

We have a few activities so can learn more about this day of remembrance.
For me it's a day to show your support for veterans and their families and those who are on active duty.

We already did an activity together when we wrote postcards to Noah (my great nephew, who is currently serving with the Canadian Forces on a peace-keeping mission in Europe).

Here's a story that is read out loud and has pictures to get you started -
Click here to hear a story

This year we can't go to a ceremony due to Covid, so here are a few things you can do to observe Remembrance Day 2020.

CRAFTS - 
As Guides we are thrifty and look around at what we have at home that we might be able to use to make a craft. If you don't have all the materials, improvise!   Hang your your poppy or poppies in a window so other people can see them.
My pinwheel works pretty well and actually blows in the wind.

Poppy Pinwheel directions

Sew a poppy!

Thumbprint Poppy
Or create something of your own! Some people like to make peace cranes instead.

SEND us a picture and we will post it on the our blog!

Did you know...
Girl Guides around the world were busy in their communities during the First and Second World Wars. In a book called “How the Girl Guides won the War” by Janie Hampton describes some of the skills that Guiding provided to women who joined the Forces as nurses, ambulance drivers and decoding messages.

Here is a CBC broadcast from Oct. 31st 1942. On the broadcast present and former members of Guiding at the time explain why Guiding was important during the war efforts.
Ready to hear Guides from the past?

Don't want to do crafts?
Another thing you can do is learn how to communicate across distances.
This use to be part of every Guide's program. You would get a card to put in the pocket of your uniform. You do not need Semaphore flags to do this. Here is a chart to help you learn the alphabet.  

Here is a demonstration!

NEW Health Orders for Nov. 7th

All West Coast, Lions, Lougheed, and Fraser Skies Area units will be moving to Virtual and Anytime Guiding effective immediatel
By now, most of you will have seen the new public health orders announced by Dr. Bonnie Henry earlier today, which prohibit "social gatherings" with those outside of our immediate households. We are still working with the BC Ministry of Health to determine whether or not organized outdoor GGC activities are considered a social gathering. However, out of an abundance of caution and to ensure that we’re doing our part to stop the spread, we will be moving all* units in West Coast, Lions, Lougheed and Fraser Skies Areas to Virtual and Anytime Guiding effective immediately and cancelling in-person activities.

 

As with the public health orders, this will remain in effect for the next two weeks (today at 10:00 p.m. to Monday, Nov 23 at 3:00 p.m.).

OUR FIRST meeting will be November 23rd!  at 6:30 pm

Outdoor Movie Night

 

Happy Halloween everyone.

 We had a great time making crafts but ran out of time for our enrollment, so stay tuned for details on rescheduling it.

Great work everyone on our geocaching challenge

We finished our geocaching challenge tonight and solved the promise and law puzzle.
Well done everyone.  

Monday, Oct. 19th THINGS TO KNOW

WE need your help for our craft on Oct. 26th.
Do you have any 4L plastic milk jugs?  Please email 47guides@telus.net

We are going to complete the "geocaching challenge" this week and practice for our enrolment of new GUIDES on October 26th. 

Let's go Geocaching!

This week we are going on an adventure.
It like a treasure hunt but using gps coordinates.

We will be GEOCACHING this week at South Memorial Park

6:30pm drop off time and pick up at 8:00pm.
We will be meeting at the monument in the middle of the park.

What you will need to bring-
- your own hand sanitizer
- dues $1
- a water bottle
- warmer clothes
- a raincoat (or cape) in case it starts raining while we are meeting
and a FLASHLIGHT!

If your GUIDE has their own cell phone with data they can also bring it to use while we are geocaching.  
The free app we are using is called Geocaching (it has a green and white logo).

Here is a video about what we will be doing.
Click here to learn the basics

Here is how to find a geocache!
How to find a geocache

Oct. 12 there will be no GUIDES as it will be Thanksgiving Monday.