Thinking Day 2021 plans

 

Thinking Day 2021 plans

Hello Guiders!

You may have seen in the recent Guidepost that Ontario Council will be releasing a World Thinking Day (WTD) challenge in the January 7th GuidePost! 

Your London and Area Events Team has been busy making plans of our own for an online event on February 20, 2021 to complement their challenge! SAVE THE DATE!!

Our event will be filled with activities that build on the WAGGGS theme of Stand Strong, Stand Up and Stand Together for Peacebuilding.

Registration will begin on Eventbrite January 8th and there will be 2-hour sessions with a break geared to Sparks/Brownies age (morning) and for Guides/Pathfinders/Rangers/Trex age (afternoon). 

There will be no cost associated with the event and we will be providing all the supplies that you'll need for your unit in kits that can be picked up prior to the event.  

Along with registering your unit for the event we ask that Guiders sign up for one of our two information sessions to be held January 28th at 7pm and January 31st at 2pm.

  

Yours in Guiding

The London and Area Events Team

Thinking Day 2021

 

THINKING DAY 2021

We realize that this is far away but The London and Area Events Team is already ‘thinking’ about Thinking Day for 2021!!

We will keep you posted as we hope to provide you and your units some fun and exciting activities!!

Save The Date! Awards Night!

EDITED TO UPDATE:
THIS EVENT WAS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

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Ladies, Award Season is here!

Nominate a worthy Guider

Save the Date for our 

Awards Banquet

 April 27th 2020

Please make alternate plans for your unit meetings that evening. 

We want to see all of you. 

YOU may be a recipient!

Link to make nominations:

http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/ON/Adult_Members/ON/Adult_Members/Awards_Recognition/Awards_Recognition_Process.aspx

Link of awards:

http://www.girlguides.ca/WEB/ON/Adult_Members/Awards_Recognition/ON/Adult_Members/Awards_and_Recognition_Page.aspx

GETSET 2020 London

GETSET 2020

GUIDING EXPLORES TECHNOLOGY - SCOUTING EXPLORES TECHNOLOGY

Saturday, 7 March 2020

9:00am to 3:00pm

Spencer Lodge - Scouting Headquarters

Contact Vince at vince.lefaive@live.com to register. 

REGISTER EARLY!!

Giveaway and Program Materials swap meet for Guiders

The London Events Team would like to host 

a 

Giveaway and Program Materials swap meet for Guiders

 on 

Sunday January 26th 

from 3pm-5pm 

at 

St James Westminster Church
115 Askin Street London in the Parish Hall. 

Parking is off Bruce Street. 

We plan to include some items left over from Camp Orenda, books, items as shown in the photo.

Guiders can also bring items to share, swap, and/or giveaway.

Girl Guide KNight with the London Knights

Girl Guide KNight with the London Knights

Girl Guide KNight with the London Knights
for
Sparks, Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers and Trex – AND Families and Friends!

Sunday March 8th, 2020 6pm London Knights vs Oshawa Generals

Budweiser Gardens, London, ON
Cost: $20 per ticket

Tickets should be ordered by unit Guiders by emailing groupsales@londonknights.com or calling 519-681-0800 Ext 6435

Deadline to order tickets by Guiders from Group Sales: February 16th, 2020

For more information, contact Barb Robinson at bbr.robinson@sympatico.ca.

Celebrating Girl Guides of Canada - Eldon House

Celebrating Girl Guides of Canada - Eldon House

From Alissa Cassidy:
Hello Guiders!
My Co-Guider and I have been working with Eldon House here in London to put together an awesome event on February 16th for Thinking Day! This event is tailored for Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers. It will be a fun day venturing back in Guiding history. Click the link below to find out more and to register. Cost of the event is $10.00. Space is limited so register today!

Celebrating Girl Guides of Canada - Eldon House

See Alissa's post on Facebook, in the Community 4 Group.

New Guider and Safe Guide Training

New Guider and Safe Guide Training
October 1, 2016
8:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
St. Martin-in-the-Fields Anglican Church, London, ON
No Cost

The New Guider Training is a fun, interactive one day professional development session designed to give new leaders the basic skills for leading a unit. This training is also great for leaders changing branches and for leaders taking on the Contact Guider role for the first time.

The morning sessions are scheduled from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will cover Building Unit Guider Skills and All About Your Branch modules. Participants will learn group management, communication and team building skills as well as developing unit long range and short term planning. The branch specific session will include games and activities to support programming in the unit.

Guiders are asked to review the document: Because of the Girl - tips for New Guiders.

The Safe Guide module training is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and is GGC`s risk management document for managing safety in activities. Requirements for everything from girl supervision ratios, health and first aid to food safety and clothing kit lists are covered. This training is mandatory for all Guiders and must be completed within 6 months of a new Guider`s join date.

On completion of the day`s training participants will receive their red Unit Guider TEAM training pin.

Work Day at Camp Kah-ne-do

Work Day at Camp Kah-ne-do

Saturday November 5, 2016

10 am until 4 pm

32051 Sylvan Road,

R R 2 Parkhill, ON, N0M 2K0

About Camp:
This is a self-contained weekend.  There are compost toilets that are available for use.  The water and hydro are turned off so any power tools must be gas.  There will be both men and women at the work day.  Youth are welcome to come too but are the parent’s responsibility during the event.  You don’t have to be a member of Guiding to volunteer this day.
 
What to Bring/wear:
Good running shoes/steel toed shoes if you’re helping with laneway clearning.
Hat, waterbottle, lunch, sunblock, bugspray, Thick work gloves, long pants and shirts as there is poison ivy in some areas.
If you have to following tools we could use we would appreciate it:  Chain saws, hand saws, large clippers, long tree branch trimmers, atv +trailer.  Gas weed wackers to cut back the smaller shrubs.

To Do:
1. Cut back the remainder of the laneway
2. Cut, split and stack fire wood
3. Cut back shrubs in the wilderness campsite.
4. Work on cutting back the trails.
5. Take better pictures

Come anytime during the day and stay as long as you want.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

2016 Haunted Village

2016 Haunted Village