March 2013 Volume No: 616
W O M E N
W O R L D Trefoil News March 2013 Issue No: 616
Published by: Irish Girl Guides, Trefoil House, 27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4. Printed by: Richardson and Watts, 36 Thornville Park, Raheny, Dublin 5.
The Editorial Team of Trefoil News reserves the right to edit material submitted. Publications Officer: Katherine Ryan. Contact : [email protected]
Message from the Chief Commissioner Page 1
Noticeboard Pages 2-3 Executive News, NPT Update, Dates for your Diary Page 4 Stitch’s Diary Pages 5 Finance Forms — Special Needs Grant, First Aid Grant Page 6-7 Staff Changes Page 7 Membership Committee— Calling all Senior Branchers Page 8 ATOC - Guide Outdoor Cookery Competition Page 9 An Óige and EcoAdventure Ireland Special Offers Pages 8-9 Who’s Who in IGG? - E.D.I. Page 10 E.D.I.— Branch Day Activities Page 11 Volunteer Opportunities—FETAC Page 12 International Women’s Day / Seachtain na Gaeilge Page 13 Charity Collaborations— World Down Syndrome Day, Fair-trade Fortnight, Pages 14-15 Temple Street Great Irish Bake Public Relations—Skip into Summer! Page 16 Out and About Pages 17-18 Ladybirds Pages 19-22 Includes lots of great Irish themed and Easter themed activities Brownies Pages 23-28 Includes a look at First Aid for Brownies and packed full of ideas to help you through Easter, St. Patrick’s Day and Mother’s Day Guides Pages 29-31 Includes a reminder about the Gold Awards, an appeal for recipes for our new Patrol cookbook, some fun games and activities and a focus on the Gaelic Emblem.
Senior Branch Pages 32-34 Includes application forms for the Lightweight Weekend and Chief Commissioner’s Award International Pages 35-36 Includes international opportunities and application form for International Permit training Cover photo: Celebrating International Women’s Day — see page 13
Inserts Included: • An Taisce Spring Clean Flyer • Tara’s Palace—Museum of Childhood Flyer
Message from the Chief Commissioner
Hi everyone,
It was great to see many of you at Branch Day in Newbridge recently. Thank you for giving up your Saturday. I know Branch Day is a very enjoyable day but it’s also a great learning experience and the new skills learned are of great benefit to your Unit and to the organisation as a whole. When our Leaders’ skills are up to date, we can better pass on the knowledge to the girls.
March of course brings St. Patrick’s Day, a great opportunity for us to be seen in our communities. Many of you take part in parades with your Unit. The girls really enjoy being in the parades, particularly the younger ones, and very often it’s the only time we’re really seen out and about. Let’s make a special effort to join in this year. In this issue of Trefoil News you’ll find lots of craft and activity ideas for St. Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day and for Easter.
Don’t forget to send in your World Thinking Day Fund collection. If you haven’t already done so, please complete your census form and return it, together with your membership fees, to your District Commissioner as soon as possible.
Seachtain na Gaeilge takes place from 4th – 17th March. We could all challenge ourselves – Our Promise is translated to Irish in the Just For A Guide book and on our website. Why not learn it with your girls? For those who like more of a challenge, the Guide Laws and Taps are also in Irish in the book. Most of us have the “cúpla focail”, why not try to use a word or two here and there in our meetings. It is our native language, and it would be a shame to see it die out.
By now you are probably thinking about your summer outings and activities. Hopefully you will have been enthused by last year’s International Camp and some of you may be thinking of camping again, or even going abroad with your girls, to follow up on the international experiences. Maybe the Brownies who went to camp or the Ladybirds who visited might consider a camp themed meeting or day out.
Please be sure to let us know what you’re doing. We’d love to put your photos and articles in Trefoil News and on the website. If you remember last September we launched IGG’s Strategic Plan. At that stage we asked you to let us know what you’re doing in your Unit that fits in to the Strategic Plan. It would be great if you’d take out the insert you received in October Trefoil News and look at it again and let us know how the things you’re doing in your Unit fit into IGG’s Strategic Plan.
Our membership is continuing to grow. It has increased year on year for the last number of years. Last year our final census figure was 11,907. Your enthusiasm and hard work keep this movement vibrant and growing. Thank you for giving your time and making this happen. Yours in Guiding, Emer
Contact: Emer O’Sullivan, Chief Commissioner, c/o I.G.G.,27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4 Email: [email protected]
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Notice Board Notice BoardIGG National Hi Leaders, Don’t forget if you have Fun Day any question big or small, please contact me. As your Support Officer, I’m here 2014 to help! Looking forward to helping you with your questions, Jemma. Join the Team Email me on - [email protected] IGG are planning to run a large-scale Fun Day in 2014 to coincide with the launch of our new programme and we need YOU to help organise it! After a great centenary year and the amazing successes of Bailiú and CAMP 101, this is set to be the next amazing event for members of IGG!!! REMINDER National Memorial If you have experience of running large events, if you are involved in the Cottage Enniskerry is programme review task and finish groups, if you have fundraising skills, open and taking or if you simply have the time and enthusiasm to dedicate to this project we would love to have you on board, so please email bookings. [email protected] for further details or to register your interest. Fun Day 2014 - Be Part of It!
Planned renovation works WORLD THINKING DAY FUND have not begun and are not scheduled for any time
Just a reminder, when you have collected your World Thinking Day soon. Please continue to donations, please forward them on to: book as normal.
Rosemary Wokocha, Irish Girl Guides, Visit National Memorial 27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4. Cottage at Enniskerry and enjoy some of the local Cheques should be made payable to Irish attractions, such as Girl Guides World Thinking Day Fund. Tara’s Palace Museum of Childhood. Thank You!
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Notice Board
Notice BoardEnrolment Trefoils & 10 Year Woggles
It was brought to my attention at the Branch Day recently that a Leader with a long number of years’ service wasn’t sure if she could still wear her “10 Year Woggle” which is in the shape of the old trefoil.
The answer is yes, you can still use this woggle. In the same way you can still wear the old Promise Badge that you may have received when you were enrolled as a Guide or Leader many years ago.
These two items along with other “earned” badges like the long service award badges, can continue to be worn by our members on the new uniform.
Yours in Guiding, Emer
If you take part in National Spring Clean in April, do let us IRISH GIRL GUIDES know about it, via email or Facebook— ONLINE we’d love to see your pictures and stories!
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EXECUTIVE NEWS The Executive Committee of the Irish Girl Guides meets to discuss policy issues and to ensure the smooth running of the organisation for all its members. Here are some of the decisions made at the last Executive Committee meeting:
Garda Vetting Volunteer Ireland awards It was pointed out that anyone considering going on an Congratulations were expressed to Celestine Fennessy who overnight in the summer should start applying for Garda received a Volunteer Ireland award in the Children and Youth Vetting now, if they haven’t already done so. Particular category. attention should be paid to those who turn 18 this summer. Forthcoming Dates for Executive: 13th April 2013
NPT UPDATE - A meeting of the National Programme and Training Committee was held at National Office on January 26th 2013. Here are some of the decisions from that meeting. Branch Day Senior Branch The numbers are high for people attending Branch Day and It was confirmed that Senior Branch members are allowed to all of the Branch Chairs are working hard to make sure the wear the uniform blouse and also navy skirts rather than day runs smoothly. trousers at international events, if they wish. This information will be included in the International Handbook or briefing IGG Website notes for participants. It has been decided that the update of the database is the immediate priority for IGG and the website upgrade has International been postponed. A joint IGG-CGI International Expo event will take place on February 23rd. Seachtain na Gaeilge March is a great time to try out some Irish-themed badges Support Officer and there are a number of articles in this month’s edition to As Ireland is one of the focus countries for World Thinking give Leaders ideas. Day, Jemma is very busy with requests for information about IGG and for penpals. The International Committee are National Volunteer Interest Form continuing to look for a volunteer who can take on the role of A new Interest Form has been drafted in order to find Postbox Secretary. members who are interested in taking on national roles. It will be piloted at Branch Day. The next NPT Meeting will be on 23rd March 2013 — if you have anything you would like to bring to the attention of NPT, please email NPT secretary Jemma Lee on [email protected]
Dates for Your Diary
2-3rd Trainers Conference 7nd World Health Day 1-7th Skip into Summer
3rd World Book Day 13th Executive Committee May 15th International Day of the April Meeting 8th International Women’s Family March Day 13th General Council 18th Brownie Quiz Final 17th St Patrick’s Day 14th Management Day 19th Deadline for Hike/Patrol 21st World Down Syndrome 19th–21st Timpeall an Domhain Book Recipes for Guide Day Final Branch 22nd World Water Day 26-28th Lightweight Guiding Dates are 23rd NPT Committee Weekend in italics! Meeting 27th Ladybird Carnival 31st Easter Sunday Themed Events
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h’s Stitch’s Diary itc St ry Dia
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to tell you all about my trip to Newbridge in Co. Kildare. To start off, I got to travel there on a Bus with a leader. It was all very exciting, I sat at the very front of the bus, with my seat belt on of corse! I was going to be a surprise guest for both Lily Brownies and Newbridge Ladybirds, ON THE SAME EVENING!!! I knew I was going to be very busy, but I was excited to see all the Ladybirds and Brownies.
First I arrived at Lily Brownies. I had met some of them before when they were Ladybirds, but they were smaller back then. Everyone was really happy to see me, and I played a few games with them. We then found out that we would be making Valentine’s day wreaths and pancakes! Everyone was really looking forward to the second activity because it was Pancake Tuesday!
I joined the Elves and made a Valentine’s day wreath for Mammy Egle. The Sixer helped me cut out my wreath, and to stick down all the cupcake cases. My favourite part was shaking the glitter all over the plate, I think I still have some in my hair! The Seconder then wrote my name on the back and I placed it to dry with everybody elses.
I then joined the Pixies to have some pancakes. The Leaders brought out lovely warm pancakes and we got to decide what we wanted on them. I definitely think eating pancakes is better than making pancakes, because they are in your tummy quicker! I put lemon and sugar on mine. Some of the Brownies told me that they had bacon on their pancakes! I'm going to ask Mammy Egle if we can try it some day.
While everyone was enjoying their pancakes, I made a visit to Newbridge Ladybirds. They gave me such a big cheer when their Young Leader introduced me. The Ladybirds told me that they had been learning all about disability awareness, and they showed me how to say "hello", "thank you" and "my name is Stitch" in sign language. I was very impressed and I am sure they will all achieve their disability awareness badge easily!
When Ladybirds finished, I went back to Brownies so I could sing some camp songs and Brownie Bells.
Although I was very tired, I was invited to visit Newbridge Senior Branch, FOR MORE PANCAKES!!! I couldn't say no, because I had made friends with these Rangers at CAMP 101. This time I helped to make pancakes, but I was so full, I couldn't even finish mine.
I had a really nice time in Newbridge. It was great to see three different Branches in one evening, I'll have to come back soon to meet the Guides!
Lots of love, Stitch XXX
If you’d like me to come and visit your Unit or go with you on your camp or holiday, please contact my Mammy Egle at 01-6683898 or email her at [email protected]
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Special Needs Grant Application Form
We will shortly receive our grant from the Government for allocation to Units who may need additional financial assistance. Ideally this money should be used to enable your members to participate fully in your Unit activities e.g. help with purchase of uniforms, payment of membership fees and subsidies for camp/holidays. Where possible please consider improving your own Unit’s facilities and equipment and holidaying locally to save money.
Would all Unit Leaders please ensure that their application is absolutely necessary. In these times, there may be more girls in your Unit in need of assistance with uniform or membership fees. Please apply if you think it will really help to keep a girl involved in your Unit who may otherwise be having difficulties.
If you wish to avail of this grant complete the form below and send it with a covering letter to your Regional Commissioner by 31st October 2013 Applications received after closing date will not be considered
Regional Commissioners
Eastern Region Anne McPartland, c/o National Office
South East Region Fiona Condron, c/o National Office
South West Region Rosemary O’Driscoll, c/o National Office
Mid West Region Pauline Kennedy, c/o National Office
West & Central Midlands Thérèse Joyce, c/o National Office
North West Region Geraldine Kiely, c/o National Office
North East Region Olwyn Williamson, c/o National Office
Special Needs Grant Application Form 2013
UNIT NAME ______AREA ______REGION ______
NAME OF LEADER IN CHARGE ______PHONE NO: ______
ADDRESS ______
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PURPOSE FOR WHICH MONEY IS REQUESTED ______
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NO. OF MEMBERS FOR WHICH MONEY IS REQUESTED ______
AMOUNT REQUESTED PER MEMBER ______
TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY REQUESTED ______
Last date for receipt of completed Application Forms is 31st October 2013 Forms and covering letter to be sent to your Regional Commissioner.
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The care given before emergency medical help arrives can literally mean the difference between life and death, but knowing the correct thing to do if someone has a nosebleed or cut is also important. First aid doesn’t take long to learn but can help to save lives.
To be prepared for emergencies, keep a well stocked first aid kit at your I.G.G. would encourage all Leaders meeting hall or with you at all times. Always take one with you on Days Out, Pack to take up a First Aid course Holidays and Guide Camp. Carry a first aid kit with you or know where you can find one at all times. Find out the location of first aid kits where you work. and to learn these vital skills, to help you with this — First aid kits come in many shapes and sizes. You can purchase ready made first aid kits or you may also make your own. Some kits are designed for specific we offer a First Aid Grant. activities, such as hiking, camping or boating. Whether you buy a first aid kit or put one together, make sure it has all the items you may need, include any Have you completed an Adult First Aid personal items such as prescribed medications and emergency phone numbers. Course this year? Have you applied for your Check the kit regularly. Check expiration dates and replace any used or out-of- date contents. IGG First Aid Grant? IGG is willing to support you with a grant towards the cost of Sample Contents completing your First Aid Course. This grant • Adhesive plasters is also available to Young Leaders. • Sterile eye pads (bandage attached) • Individually wrapped triangular bandages • How do I apply for the grant? Safety pins • Fill in the application form below and return it Medium individually wrapped sterile unmedicated wound dressings (approx. 12 x 8cm) to your Regional Commissioner (Names & • Large individually wrapped sterile unmedicated wound dressings Contact details listed on page 6) by the (approx. 13 x 9cm) closing date of 15th November 2013 • Individually wrapped wipes Enclose a copy of the receipt of payment • Paramedic shears/scissors from the organiser of the course. • Pair of latex gloves • Pencil / paper / First Aid Log Book What is the maximum grant available? • Where there is no clean running water, Sterile Eye Wash The maximum grant available • Steristrip Plaster • is €50 per person Crepe bandage For more details on what to • Paraffin gauze dressing keep in your First Aid Kit, • Suncream / lip salve see the Safety Guidelines • Insect repellent • Face shield First Aid Course—Grant Application Form 2013
Name of Applicant:______Phone No: ______
Address:______
Name of First Aid Organisation:______
Date of Course:______Cost per Applicant:______
Signature of Applicant: ______
Signature of Regional Commissioner:______
Unit Name:______District: ______Region: ______(as it appears on your bank a/c)
Please Return to your Regional Commissioner by 15th November. Please Enclose a Copy of the Receipt
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
Calling all Senior Branch and College Students!!! Help us to make things easier for you!
Maybe you’re currently preparing for your Leaving Cert (don’t remind me), getting stuck into your college exams, or finishing your third Ph.D., but whatever you’re doing, IGG WANTS YOU!
We want to find new ways to make it easier for young people, especially college students, to stay involved with IGG, and we need your help to do it! Moving off to college can be a difficult task, and it can be a real challenge to juggle everything! We want to find ways to make it easier for college students to stay active within IGG, while they’re off getting up to devilment at uni!
But we need students and young people to help us! The Membership Committee is looking for 2 or 3 bright sparks who would like to join us for a short time (say 6 months) and help us/boss us around and tell us how we can do this!
• Maybe you’re doing a Business or Marketing course, and can help us “rebrand” IGG for college students? • Or studying Science and can help us analyse and experiment with new ways to keep younger members involved? • Perhaps you’ve just spent a semester in Estonia and have loads of ideas for what we could do differently?
Whatever you’re doing, we’d love to hear from you! This is a great opportunity for our younger members to get involved with a committee at a National level, on a topic that they’re the experts in! It’s a chance to help plan and make changes for IGG’s members, and the best way for us to do this, is to listen to the ideas and voices of our members.
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A.T.O.C.
GUIDE OUTDOOR COOKERY COMPETITION 2013
Take part in a great Patrol Cookery Competition and maybe your Guides could be at their Regional finals, Rules and Regulations are listed below.
• Patrol to be 4-6 Guides of mixed age and abilities • Patrols must prepare and cook a balanced three-course meal out of doors • Two of the three courses must be cooked at the competition • Modes of cooking may be gas, Trangia, Hexi stove, Buddy Burner, Vagabond fire, open fire, etc. NO DISPOSABLE BARBEQUES • Budget for meal €15 per Patrol. • All food and equipment MUST fit into a day bag that Guides would use for a hike
Menu, recipes, nutritional value and costs/receipts to be brought to the competition.
Areas to be tested at competition:
A) Preparation of ingredients B) Participation of whole Patrol both for preparation and cooking C) Presentation of meal D) Nutritional Value of meal E) Health & Safety F) Familiarity with safety aspects and correct use of preferred cooking modes G) Clean up
This competition finishes with a Regional Final. As there is a lot on the Guiding calendar these finals can be done in each Region’s own time. If you want to claim prizes from ATOC Committee, please apply for them before mid-September.
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Each month, we will be featuring a profile of a committee so that you, the Leader, will get to know who’s who on committees and maybe find a committee you may be interested in joining. It’s nice to put a face with the name and also to know who’s representing your Region on a national level.
E.D.I. (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) COMMITTEE
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee promotes and encourages inclusion in IGG of girls and adults from all walks of life and raises awareness of the difficulties and challenges faced by some members of our wider communities. We have some positions available; if you are interested please contact us and/or your Regional Commissioner. We're always interested to hear your feedback on our articles, or requests for future topics. Please email [email protected]
Ruth Hughes— Having volunteered in many different parts of Guiding over the past 20 years I hope I have gained a real insight into what many different members, youth and adult, find challenging, fun and beneficial. One of the most valuable aspects for me is the endless opportunities to meet and learn from such a huge variety of people and yet be able to share common values around the Promise and Law. I was very happy to take on the challenge of chairing EDI, helping bring Irish Guiding to an even wider audience as we start our new centenary. In 2010 I graduated from an online certificate with NUI Maynooth in Equality Studies in Training and Development. It’s a great privilege to work with the rest of the committee, share so many insights and work on support and programme suggestions for all our members.
Hazel Murphy is the dev ed Leader and her favourite ‘tag line’ is: The Earth can do without human beings, however human beings cannot do without the Earth which ties in with using resources responsibly and caring for the environment. My other favourite tag line is: All different, all equal. We are all the same on the inside, heart, lungs, blood etc. However, we make lots of judgments about what we look like on the outside. This ties in with the spiritual nature of IGG. I am passionate about Dev Ed, human rights, social justice, the environment, equality and I love to bring awareness of these aspects to IGG, making sure that they are age appropriate, through the Dev Ed syllabi and training.
Hi my name is Anne Hyland and I was a Brownie and Guide in England in the 1970s. In 2007 I was asked to help Navan Brownies and then started Navan Guides in October 2008. I work in a Traveller organisation and believe that my understanding of the world is richer by learning, experiencing and appreciating diversity. Being on the EDI committee I can support the organisation to be fully inclusive of people from all backgrounds, faiths and abilities.
Hello my name is Denise McDonnell. I have been a Brownie Leader for the past 9 years. I also became a Guide Leader last year when we opened a second Unit in Navan, Co Meath. I am a member of both the Brownie Branch Committee and the EDI Committee, both of which I really enjoy. Being a member of the Travelling Community, I felt that the EDI Committee would be a great place to put forward my ideas and experiences as someone from a different culture and background other than the wider community.
Here you see Joy Clarke who brings to the EDI Committee her experience of working with young people of all abilities. She is full of good ideas for adapting the programme, or that would bring understanding of having a disability to all our members.
Christine Cronin — I was a Brownie, Guide and Ranger in the UK in the 60's and 70's. I've been a Leader since 1998 currently working with Guides and Senior Branch. I feel EDI is really important as it makes us aware of others, develop respect and understanding of other cultures and discover all that we share through Guiding.
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Edi — equality, diversity and inclusion Alike and Different they can that they have in common/share. Set a time limit of 10 minutes. (Thumbprints) Ask the girls to write ‘SHARED’ at the top of the paper. For all Branches Brownies: may start with hair/eye/ colour. Aim: Encourage them to think about where they go to school/ This activity will start the girls thinking about what we all have live, favourite pop stars, tv programmes, going to Brownies, in common as well as what we have that makes us different have any of them done the same badge etc. and unique.
Outcomes: Guides: encourage the Guides to talk about factors beyond Create a visual representation of the girl’s uniqueness and physical appearance, though this can be a good starting point, shared human feature. Form a visual focus point for the e.g. where they go to school/live, favourite pop stars, TV group. (Use of this visual focal point as a reminder during the programmes, going to Guides, have any of them done the other activities.) same badge, nationality, accents, etc.
Time: 15 minutes. SB: SB should be able to think beyond physical appearance and should be encouraged to find other commonalities. Materials: At the end of the 10 minutes gather the group together and Coloured ‘post it’ notes, ask the girls to share what they have in common. Marker pens Are they surprised at how much they share in common? Large sheet of poster paper. Arrange the sheets of paper on the floor in the centre of the Magnifying glasses group. Ink pads Baby wipes The girls now go back to the same groups; Give them another sheet of paper and a blue pen/pencil. What to do: Ask them to write ‘DIFFERENT’ at the top of the paper. Divide the girls up into small groups. Ask the girls to write down all the things they can think of that Each group needs some ‘post it’ notes, an ink pad, a marker are different about themselves. pen and some baby wipes. Set a time limit of 10 minutes, although it may take less time. Set out a black ink pad, a pen and a magnifying glass. Bring everyone back into the group and ask them to share Ask the girls to make prints of their thumbs by pressing them their differences. on the ink pad and then on the ‘post it’ notes, about 4 to a Place the ‘differences sheets’ in the centre with the ‘shared’ note. sheets. Label each print with the girl’s name. Are there as many ‘differences’ as ‘shared’ things. Let girls use the magnifying glass to see how the prints are What does this say about them as a group? alike and different. Stick all the ‘post it’ notes onto the poster, add a heading, e.g. For Ladybirds….. ‘Our Thumb prints’. Make a list of things that the girls might have in common. Point out that everyone has patterns on the skin of their You could start with simple ideas like hair/eye colour. fingers and each person's fingerprints are different from Examples; anyone else's. • Who goes to the local school/church/camogie club/ ( Adapted from Barbara Biles, M.Ed. Training and Technical Assistant football, ballet/dance class, etc Specialist,Early Childhood and Family Education North Central Regional • Educational Laboratory, Oak Brook, Illinois) Who has a dog/cat/gold fish etc • Who likes... ‘favourite TV programmes etc • Who likes... ‘favourite pop group’etc The Same but Different • Who likes... spaghetti bolognaise/chicken nuggets/ Activity adaptable to Ladybirds, Brownies, Guides and SB. curry/rice krispies etc • Who likes swimming. Aim: to increase the girls’ awareness that despite our differences we share much in common. Bring the group back together around their thumb print poster and ask some simple questions, e.g. Objectives: That the girls work together as a group, discover Do their friends like some different things to them? new things about each other, bring back their list to the group. Are they still friends even if they like different things?
What to do: Divide girls into groups of 3 or 4. Give each group paper and a red pen/pencil Tell the girls in their groups to write down as many things as
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NEW VOLUNTEER FETAC COORDINATOR NEEDED!
Have you had an experience of FETAC through IGG?
Do you think that FETAC Qualifications are a great thing for Leaders?
Will you help ensure FETAC continues to be offered to our Leaders?
A new FETAC Coordinator for IGG is needed to replace the present coordinator who is retiring in December 2013. It is hoped to have a new coordinator in place ASAP. If you have ever benefited from the FETAC training with IGG, or perhaps you have completed other FETAC courses in childcare etc then we need your help to ensure FETAC continues to be available. If you have gone through it, you’re an ideal position to help provide it to future members. Full training and support would be provided.
Profile:
• FETAC experience desirable and or Training experience desirable. • Organiser • Motivator • Team leader
Key tasks:
• To facilitate the formation of and implement a 3 year plan • To proactively promote courses • To oversee our quality assurance policies and their ongoing implementation • To oversee the assessment process • To oversee the documentation of assessment records and quality assurance procedures • To attend ATOC meetings and/or send in report
Support:
• Available in the handover period from present coordinator • Tutors • Administration support in National Office for web entry and communication with FETAC • ATOC
Will you consider this role and keep FETAC opportunities going for Leaders? Over 150 certificates have been awarded to date in Level 5 Youth Work modules and Level 6 Training for Tutors module.
Apply in writing to ATOC Committee, c/o National Office, 27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4 by March 15TH outlining your experience and any relevant qualifications.
Any questions or clarification to Maureen Murphy email [email protected]
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MARCH 8TH — INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
The first International Women’s Day was celebrated in the United States in 1909 to honour the 1908 garment workers’ strike in New York. Since then, IWD has been celebrated in many countries around the world with events focused on improving rights, working conditions, and opportunities for women. In 1977, the United Nations designated March 8 as International Women’s Day. Today, it’s a day to take note of women’s economic, social, and political achievements — to celebrate where we’ve come from and where we’re going to — as well as a day to celebrate the individual special women in our lives…..
Some Suggestions for International Women’s Day:
• Send cards to the favourite women in your life—whether it’s your mother, best friend, or an old mentor you’ve been meaning to reach out to. Who doesn’t love getting an unexpected card !
• Invest in the future of women. Donate to, or get involved with, an organisation that supports and inspires the younger generation of women—like She’s the First, a not-for-profit that sponsors girls’ education in the developing world, helping them be the first in their families to graduate.
• Connect in person. What better excuse to get together with some of your nearest and dearest than a day all about celebrating women? Get your favourite women together and ask each of them to bring a friend, have a special Leaders’ Social evening.
• Post a Facebook status update about International Women’s Day. Give a shoutout to your friends who inspire you to be the best woman you can be. Encourage them to pass it on.
• Email or call your TD about an issue that matters to you. Tell your representatives at every level of government to take women's issues seriously.
• Write a letter to a company that has shown a commitment to gender equality. Tell them how much you appreciate it and to keep up the good work.
• Teach your Guides about International Women’s Day and International Day of the Girl
• Read the Girls’ Bill of Rights from Girls Inc. Make sure the young women in your life have access to these important rights. www.girlsinc.org/about/girls-bill-of-rights/
• Rock out to “Run The World (Girls)” by Beyonce. Or another favourite female empowerment anthem.
• And finally, find a way to treat yourself. Write a list of your favourite qualities. Get a massage. Make your favourite food for dinner. Take a bath. Whatever you do, make sure to take a moment today to remind yourself that you’re an amazing strong woman too. Thank you for being you.
Try out some Irish activities with your Unit to celebrate Seachtain na Gaeilge. See your Branch Pages for some ideas… Some simple ways to incorporate a bit more Irish into your activities that week is to play Bingo as gaeilge, play a game like Simon Says but as gaeilge i.e. Deireann Simon, use some Irish words in regular running games - like suas, síos, trasna etc. Or invite somebody in to teach a little bit of céilí dancing to your girls. Maybe a parent or Unit Helper would be able to do this or bring an Irish Traditional instrument to the meeting. Finally, take a look through your programme book for any Irish themed badges and have fun!
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CHARITY COLLABORATIONS
Every year IGG receives dozens of requests from various charities/other voluntary organisations to take part In fundraising or joint ventures. It’s not always possible for us to take up every offer and we don’t want to make our Leaders partake in fundraising every year, especially considering how much you already do for the World Thinking Day fund. So we have decided to start this new section in Trefoil News where we will tell you about the possible collaborations and leave it up to you at a local level to decide on which ones suit you. This month we’re featuring Temple Street’s “Great Irish Bake”, Down Syndrome Centre’s Awareness Raising “Rock the Boat” campaign and Fairtrade Fortnight.
This year, to mark World Down Syndrome Day on the 21st of March, Down Syndrome Ireland will be attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the most people performing the “Rock the Boat” routine in multiple venues. But they are also asking for groups all over the country to come together and perform the routine anytime during The Down Syndrome Centre Awareness Week, from the 16th-24th of March.
Girls love to do the “Rock the Boat” dance — it’s easy and it’s simple…. Put aside a few minute at your meeting anytime during the week of the 16th-24th.
If you just want to raise awareness, then take a picture of yourself doing the dance and send it onto us or share it on Facebook and we’ll share it with the Down Syndrome Centre.
If you would like to fundraise for Down Syndrome, then collect €2 per girl and donate it the Down Syndrome Centre — you will be sent a special DSC wristband to commemorate the event. It’s a great time to talk a little about Down Syndrome, and create more awareness and acceptance. To register a group contact Rachel on 016618000 or email [email protected]
Fairtrade Fortnight
25th February — 10th
March
It’s not too late for your Unit to get involved with the Fairtrade Fortnight campaign, check out www.fairtrade.ie for more info
Did You Know..
• The Fairtrade system currently works with 1.24 million people - farmers and workers - across more than 66 developing countries • 75 per cent of all Fairtrade producers are smallholder farmers • More than 6.5 million litres of Fairtrade wine was enjoyed in 2011 • One in every three bananas sold in the UK is Fairtrade • Just over 8 per cent of all roast and ground retail coffee is Fairtrade certified • 9,924 tonnes of Fairtrade hot chocolate was drunk in the UK in 2011 – that’s about 1.5 million people sitting down to a cup of hot chocolate every day
Some ideas for your Unit: Hold a poster competition using the Fair Trade logo to promote the use of Fair Trade products to consumers and ask your local shop to put them up or check out the IGG “Concerned about Chocolate” dev ed resource available on our website.
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Temple Street Children’s University Hospital is much more than a world class children’s hospital caring for over 133,000 sick and injured children each year. It is much more than the busiest Accident and Emergency Department in Europe. It is a home away from home for the children and their families who come here. It provides those things that make life more normal and more bearable when dealing with a child who is sick; playrooms, a garden, Saturday clubs, a school. We have several campaigns all year round and all over Ireland to help raise money for the hospital and every year lots of people raise money in lots of different ways.
One of our most fun campaigns, now in its fifth year, is The Great Irish Bake. We aim to get the nation baking to raise funds for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital by selling their delicious treats to their friends, families and work colleagues. This year we hope to raise €75,000 from this particular campaign which will help contribute to our main project for 2013, the renovation of St. Joseph’s Top Flat Ward. This ward, fondly known as ‘Top Flat’, is one of our oldest and busiest wards and home to some of Ireland's sickest children, a high percentage of which are children with Cystic Fibrosis. Although the care in this ward is second to none, the ward itself is cramped and in urgent need of redevelopments.
This year we are asking everybody to join The Great Irish Bake on Friday 19 April and if you can’t have your bake sale on that day, any other day! We just want everyone to get ‘raising some dough’ for Temple Street! We want everyone to bake some tasty treats to support the children of Temple Street Hospital. Some people will have a cake sale in school, a coffee morning at home and some people will be bringing some baked treats into work to sell them to their colleagues. We thought that the Irish Girl Guides would like to join in the fun and get involved! Why not register your Unit with us and help raise funds for our wonderful hospital? Or simply spread the word and encourage your friends and families to help support this very special hospital.
By helping us you are helping children you don't know and haven't met. They will never know what you did for them. That is the true spirit of generosity. Fundraising is a vital part of the life saving team in Temple Street, proving that you do not have to be a doctor to save a life.
We are delighted to announce that Kitchen Hero, Donal Skehan, has taken time out of his busy schedule to support Temple Street Children's University Hospital and The Great Irish Bake. Donal has very kindly created some exclusive recipes for The Great Irish Bake, which you can find on the ‘Donal's Kitchen’ page on our website. We’ve also picked one of our favourites for you to try out yourselves!
How can you get involved? To get involved with The Great Irish Bake all you have to do is register with us Through our online application form at www.thegreatirishbake.ie, call Laila on 01 878 4344 or send an email to [email protected]
Recipe for Donal’s Brownies base of the bowl does not touch the water. Stir constantly until melted and smooth. Makes 24 Brownies 225g good quality dark chocolate With a hand-held electric mixer, whisk the sugar and eggs 225g butter together for 2-3 minutes until pale and fluffy. Slowly add the 300g caster sugar melted chocolate and butter, then add the vanilla extract and 3 large eggs, beaten continue to whisk until thickened. 1 tsp vanilla extract 100g plain flour Lastly, sift in the flour and baking powder and fold in gently. 1 tsp baking powder Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the middle For Frosting shelf of the oven for 25 minutes until the top is firm and the 50g butter, softened cake has come away slightly from the sides of the tin. 225g cream cheese 160g icing sugar, sifted While the brownie is cooling, prepare the frosting by placing 25g coca, sifted the butter and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 4 minutes or until pale and creamy. Preheat oven to 180°C, line a 22 x 30cm baking tin with baking parchment. Add the icing sugar and cocoa and fold through with a spatula until thick and spreadable. Spread the brownie with the Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set frosting and cut into squares. over a saucepan of barely simmering water, making sure the
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
This Year in the first week in May all IGG members all over Ireland are going to skip into summer. We want you to be a part of this, so let’s all get involved.
Get together with other Units in your Area/District. Maybe contact a local sports hero in your area and ask them to come along and skip with your Unit. If there is a match on in your local club you may be able to have a skip before the game or maybe at half time. You could hold relays during your meeting and the girls could skip one by one for the whole meeting time
Also, don’t forget that your girls can earn badges while doing this such as: the athlete badge or the health promotion badge.
Please have your skipathon in a public place to raise awareness of IGG in your locality and emphasis our Health Promotion — examples of areas you may wish to hold your event could be: local shopping centre, school, church, park etc... Please remember to ask permission from the manager or person in charge before you do.
Don’t forget to send your pictures to your local paper. Nearer the time, a pre-prepared press release will be going out to all Leaders in the weekly email, which you can use to send to the community reporter of your local paper. Please watch out for this. Looking forward to seeing all your great pictures in the media, on the website and in Trefoil News after the event and remember have fun!
Brownie Brain boxes Girls are smart, let’s show them off
Have you completed your Brownie quiz in your Area? We are really looking forward to seeing your wonderful pictures of your fantastic intelligent Brownie Brain Boxes. May we say? Well done—Well done — Very very well done And best of luck to you all in the next round.
Contact your local paper now — Let them know that you’re heading to the next stage of the competition and please c.c. Trefoil News
If you need help with putting something together please feel free to Area round table quiz winners for Galway Area - took contact a member of the PR Committee today or email place on Sunday 10th February—won by a 1/2 point really good quiz - 8 teams took part! [email protected] for assistance
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OUT AND ABOUT
WCM Regional Conference
Nonie Hickey getting 30 year service pin Marie Boner getting 10 year service pin Ellen Keady getting 10 year service pin.
Congratulations Ladies, Aine Divilly
Check out the inside back cover for pictures from this year’s Branch Day!
Enrolment night for Ardfert Brownies and Leaders - a little Ladybird from the Ardfert Ladybirds even managed to get in on the act!
Kirstie Nowak Leader with Ardfert Brownies
A winner from Ard Brownies (Doughiska) in the Brownie slogan competition Mill mou hav nt G ing irl G an I uid Nigh nter es t as natio Wo part nal rld G of th uidin eir g ba dge
Have you been Out and About? Tell us about it [email protected]
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OUT AND ABOUT
Moyne Templetouhy Ladybirds and Brownies enjoying a day out at beauty and the beast panto with Emma O Driscoll in Limerick .
Bernadette Reddan Ladybird Leader
Ferrets named Penny and Spencer came to visit St Pauls Brown- ies and they were very, very cute!
The Maynooth Girl Guides, Rangers and Brownies held a very successful cake and craft sale. The theme was valentines and as such we had many handmade crafts and cards with a valentine’s theme, such as jars of candy hearts and jars with candles covered with hearths. There were felt hearts and some wonderful owls. The homemade valentines cards were a big hit also with everyone. We had a great day with face painting and tea and coffee and valentines cookies in the relaxed atmosphere of the school hall. The girls worked hard in the run up to the event and also on the day they developed skills such as planning and organising skills sales and marketing and public relations. We’d like to thank everyone that contributed towards our great event Catherine Noone
Have you been Out and About? Tell us about it [email protected]
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LADYBIRDS It was great to see so many Leaders at Branch Day last month and I hope you enjoyed the day. Thank you for giving your time and energy to the trainings. UNIT TABLE In the month of March we have St Patrick’s Day when we celebrate being Irish. All Units will receive an “Irish” pack for your celebrations. QUIZ Easter Sunday is celebrated on 31st March this year - you could have a party before the holidays and have some fun with your Unit. Questions, answers and Happy Easter prizes sent to all Units – Ladybird Committee enjoy and send your photos to Trefoil News
Map of Ireland Game
Advance Preparation : Make 4 copies of the map of Ireland for each team (If possible laminate these for future use.) Cut the map into about 8 pieces.
At your meeting : Divide Ladybirds into 4 teams
Line the Ladybirds up in their teams at one end of the room.
At the other end of the room you should place the pieces of each map in front of each team.
Each Ladybird should run up to the pile, take one piece of the jigsaw and run back to their team.
The team should try to make the jigsaw.
The members of each team keep running up and collecting pieces until all pieces have been collected.
The winning team is the first team to have their jigsaw made correctly.
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LADYBIRDS
He Lived Under 3D Rainbow Paper Craft
a Rainbow Materials: Copy of the template per Ladybird, Scissors, Crayons/ Markers, String (tune of B-I-N-G-O) Instructions: There was a little leprechaun, Colour the template He lived under a rainbow. Cut out the template pieces R - A - I - N - 'bow' Fold in half and glue together to make a rainbow R - A - I - N - 'bow' Cut on the dotted line right up to the centre. R - A - I - N - 'bow' Slide two rainbows together, top to bottom as below He lived under a rainbow. Punch a small hole and tie some string through to hang it up
There was a little leprechaun, He lived under a rainbow. TEMPLATE clap - A - I - N - 'bow' clap - A - I - N - 'bow' clap - A - I - N - 'bow' He lived under a rainbow.
There was a little leprechaun, He lived under a rainbow. clap - clap - I - N - 'bow' clap - clap - I - N - 'bow' clap - clap - I - N - 'bow' He lived under a rainbow.
There was a little leprechaun, He lived under a rainbow. clap - clap - clap - N - 'bow' clap - clap - clap - N - 'bow' clap - clap - clap - N - 'bow' He lived under a rainbow.
There was a little leprechaun, He lived under a rainbow. clap - clap - clap - clap - 'bow' clap - clap - clap - clap - 'bow' clap - clap - clap - clap - 'bow' He lived under a rainbow.
There was a little leprechaun, He lived under a rainbow. clap - clap - clap - clap - clap clap - clap - clap - clap - clap clap - clap - clap - clap - clap He lived under a rainbow.
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LADYBIRDS
Shamrock Crown
Materials: Copy of template on Green card 2 Green pipe cleaners per Ladybird Pencil Scissors, Sellotape Stickers
Instructions: Cut out the template pieces Cut 2 or 3 strips of green card about 4" wide and as long as possible Sellotape the pieces end to end to make one really long piece. Wrap around the Ladybird's head to measure how long you need and cut off the excess. Ladybirds decorate with stickers Wrap the pipe cleaners around a pencil one by one to make a “spring” Make sure to leave about 1/2 inch of the pipe cleaner straight at the top and bottom of the pipe cleaner Tape a shamrock onto the top of each pipe cleaner Turn over and glue the other two shamrocks to the first two Tape the pipe cleaners to the long piece of card so that they sit at the front of the head Tape the end of the card together to form a crown. Now the Ladybirds can wear them to their St. Patrick’s Day parade
Irish Hot Potato Game
Equipment : Potato, Irish Dancing music
Instructions : Sit the Ladybirds in a circle. Hand one girl the potato. Explain to the girls that when the music begins they will pass the potato to the next person on their right. When the music stops, whoever is holding the potato is out of the game. Play resumes until there is only one Ladybird left.
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LADYBIRDS • Once a rabbit is caught she becomes a fox. Easter Activities • When the Leader shouts “Go” and “Catch” again she must help the fox to catch the other rabbits. • Easter is a celebration of the end of Winter and the coming The game continues until all of the rabbits have been of spring. It is a time of new beginnings and new life. The caught. egg, with a chick inside symbolises this. Egg Hunt Egg Rolling • The Ladybirds should leave the meeting room while a This game is played in England and the USA. Every year Leader hides some small eggs around the room. • there is an egg rolling contest on the grass at the front of When the Ladybirds return they can then search for the the White House. eggs. • It is best to specify how many eggs each Ladybirds are Equipment : allowed to find so that everyone gets at least one egg. One egg per Ladybird (Crème egg sized eggs work best) Easter Nests Instructions : • Ladybird must all line up in a row at one end of the Ingredients: room • Pre-made meringue nests • When the Leader shouts “Go” they must run to the • Cooking chocolate other end of the room while rolling their egg in front of • Chicks and mini eggs them. • The first person to reach the other end with their egg is Instructions : the winner. • Melt the chocolate. • Fill the centre of the meringue nest with the melted Egg and Spoon Race chocolate. • When nearly dry, add a chick and some mini eggs to Equipment : fill. 2 bowls per team, Packets of small eggs – (make sure the eggs are wrapped) , Equal amount of eggs per team, 1 Easter Bonnets spoon per team These are made to wear in Easter Parades. In Fifth Avenue in New York there is a huge Easter parade every Instructions : year. • Divide the Ladybirds into 2 teams • Give each team leader a spoon and one bowl (NOTE TO LEADER: These are available in the Euro shops – • Place the other bowl with the eggs inside at the other Straw Bonnets €2 each) end of the room • One by one the Ladybirds must run up to the bowl, Material : place an egg on their spoon, run back to their team and One bonnet per Ladybird, Variety of materials for place the egg into their bowl decorating e.g. plastic flowers, ribbons, chicks, stickers etc • The game continues with one Ladybird per team running at a time Instructions : • • The winning team is the first team to have all of their Give each Ladybird a bonnet. • eggs back in their team bowl. Place all of the materials in the middle of the table • Ask the Ladybirds to decorate the bonnets whichever Bunny Hop way they like • • Choose one Ladybird to be the fox. When all of the Ladybirds have decorated their bonnets • Decide which area of your hall is the burrow. they get to model them for everyone to see • (Ladybirds practice their bunny hops before the start of the game). Easter Bunny • When the Leader shouts “Go” the bunnies leave their There once was a nice Easter bunny burrow and hop about. He hopped around looking very funny • When the Leader shouts “Catch” the fox runs on all He injured his leg fours trying to catch a bunny before they reach their While hiding an egg burrows. Then he didn't feel very sunny
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Brownies
My Pack has had C Your outings with the cubs o Hi all rn and has fundraised for e Hope those of you who managed to attend the Branch Day charities. How do I let people r! enjoyed it and were not too tired as we packed so much in. A know? !! bit like this Trefoil News, there ARE some Easter ideas, St. Firstly congratulations on spending time Patrick’s Day ideas, Mother’s Day ideas, a spring craft and to top it all a look at the First Aid Badge. Remember the over 9’s on these activities with your Brownies. You can attempt the advanced First Aid. are right to want to let people know. One of the easiest ways is to send an article or some Due to the amount on these pages we have had to defer photos to Trefoil News. However it is a good Seachtain na Gaeilge till next Trefoil News. Enjoy your busy idea to let your community know the good work March and all the holidays that are taking place. Have a Happy your Unit is doing. Why not put some Easter, Mother’s Day and St. Patrick’s day. photographs in your local parish newsletter or
Till next time Happy Guiding, up in your community centre. Look at some of Brownie Branch the PR information that will suggest ideas to you.
If you have a question or query you’d Handprint Flowers like answered in 'Your Corner' simply Mother's Day Gift email [email protected] or send it by post to Martina Fox C/O National Office What you will need: • Construction paper (many colours) What you will need: • Scissors • Mini Jumbo Craft sticks 4.5” 50 • Scotch tape pack • Glue • 3m masking tape- 1inch • Pencil, Crayons, Markers • Permanent marker, crayons or • Green straws (optional) colour pencils • Ribbon How to make: • Trace around Brownies hand on the How to make: construction paper. Make sure that you trace a little bit of the wrist as well. Lay the craft sticks side by side • Cut out the handprint. together and having cut tape into 4 • Use a pencil or marker and roll each finger pieces, tape sticks together. Fold the first stick over onto the second around it to create some curl. stick, second over on to the third • Lay the handprint on the table so the fingers etc, then lay them out. It is easier curl out towards the table. Pick up the flower, to write on the tape instead of the wrap it around, and tape the ends together at sticks. Create your design. When the wrist section. you are finished the design, fold the • To make the stem either tape end of the sticks again and tie together with flower around a green straw, or tightly roll a the ribbon. piece of green construction paper and tape or glue the flower to that. • Cut leaves out of green construction paper and tape or glue to the stem (if using a straw, tape works better than glue). • Make as many as you like and give them to Mammy on her special day!
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Brownies
Crafts for St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for easter
Irish Flag Keyring Pringle Can Bunny
Supplies Supplies: Lanyard Hook or Key Ring Small Potato Chip can (Pringles) 1 Yard of Bead Cord Construction Paper 12 Green Pony Beads Novelty eyes 12 White Pony Beads 3 pompoms for nose 12 Orange Pony Beads 2 pipe cleaners (chenille stems) Scissors Craft Glue White Glue Scissors
Instructions Instructions • Stiffen the ends of the cord with white glue. Let dry. • Cut a piece of paper to fit the outside of the can you are • Tie a lanyard hook or key ring to middle of the cord. using. Cut two ear shapes and two bunny feet, all from • On the right hand cord string on six green pony beads. the same colour. Using another colour of paper, cut out • With the left hand cord go through the same beads in the centres of the bunny's ears. the opposite direction. • Glue the paper around the can, as shown in our sample • Pull on both cords, tightening the beads up close to the photo, to cover any markings on the can. Glue the ears lanyard hook. to front, feet to the bottom, ear centres and eyes to the • Repeat to weave a total of six rows. face area. • Tie off each cord close to the last bead. • Glue two pompoms side by side for the nose, with a • Dab a bit of white glue on each knot. Let dry. Trim. third smaller pompom to centre bottom of the first two pompoms. • The handle is made using two pipe cleaners (one blue Shamrock pin and one white), twisted together. To attach the handle, punch a hole through the sides of the can and twist the Supplies ends of the stems to secure. Green foam Green beads Bunny Mask Green ribbon Craft pin Supplies: Glue A paper plate Scissors Pink paint Pink card White pipe cleaner (chenille Instructions stem) • Trace a shamrock pattern onto foam. Elastic thread • Apply a thin line of glue around the edges and set the Glue beads. Do a small section at a time. Black pen • Tie ribbon and glue to the bottom. • Glue pin to the back and get ready to celebrate. Instructions: • Paint the back of the paper plate pink and leave to dry. • Cut out two eye holes. Snip the pipe cleaner into 3 and twist together in the centre. Glue to the centre of the face. • Cut out a nose from pink card and glue to the centre of the pipe cleaners.
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Brownies
Egg Scramble
You will need a paper bag for each team.
This also happens in Greece (where the eggs are Pick an Easter word like Easter egg painted red). On Easter Sunday friends and bunny, chocolate, basket family hit each other's egg with their own. The etc. Write the letters of the traditions word on individual pieces of one whose egg does not break is believed to be in for good luck in the future. paper, a set for each team. An egg hunt is a game during which decorated Put a set of letters into each eggs, real hard-boiled ones or artificial ones filled In Germany, trees and bushes are decorated as paper bag. with, or made of chocolates of various sizes, are Divide the girls into teams. hidden for children to find, both indoors and Easter egg trees, and in several areas public wells are too such as Osterbrunnen. Each team gets a paper outdoors. bag. At the Leaders signal
In Egypt, it's a tradition to decorate boiled eggs they open the bag and try to When the hunt is over, prizes may be given for put the word together. The the largest number of eggs collected, or for the during Sham el-Nessim holiday, which falls every year after the Eastern Christian Easter. first team to shout the word largest or the smallest egg. has won. To make it harder, Cascarones, a North-Eastern Mexican tradition now shared by many in South Texas, are put the letters of two words Real eggs may further be used in egg tapping in the bag. Alternatively give contests. Egg rolling is also a traditional Easter emptied and dried chicken egg stuffed with confetti and sealed with a piece of tissue paper. each girl in the team a letter egg game played with eggs at Easter. In the in her hand and tell her she United Kingdom, Germany, and other countries The eggs are hidden in a similar tradition to the American Easter egg hunt and when found the has to hold on to it. The children traditionally rolled eggs down hillsides at team puts the word together Easter. This tradition was taken to the New World children (and adults) break them over each other's heads. by moving around by European settlers, and continues to this day each Easter on the White House lawn. Egg & Spoon Race Unscramble the words below: Different nations have different versions of the • All the Brownies have an egg (real or plastic) game: 1. betsak______and a spoon. • At the word ‘GO,’ the girls race to the finishing 2. unnyb______Egg dance is a traditional Easter game in which 3. nacyd______eggs are laid on the ground or floor and the goal line. • If a Brownie drops her egg, she goes back to 4. geg______is to dance among them without damaging any 5. fofdidal______eggs which originated in Germany. In the UK the the start and begins again. • 6. dey______dance is called the hop-egg. Brownies are out if their egg breaks. • 7. njlebalye______First girl across the line wins. • 8. mybols______The Pace Egg plays are traditional village plays, This race can also be played in relays. 9. enontb______with a rebirth theme. The drama takes the form of 10. ylli______a combat between the hero and villain, in which Easter Egg Hunt! 11. lcheactoo______the hero is killed and brought to life. The plays 12. arpdae______take place in England during Easter. Tips for Your Hunt: • Keep a list of where the eggs are hidden and 13. cickh______14. igndih______In some Mediterranean countries, especially in how many eggs there are. • 15. aeecrodt______Lebanon, chicken eggs are boiled and decorated All of the eggs can be put into a basket when
by dye and/or painting and used as decoration found and shared at the end of the Hunt.
. . • 15.decorate 14.hiding. 13.chick. around the house. Then, on Easter Day, young Divide the Brownies into teams. Colour code
children would duel with them saying 'Christ is the eggs and hide them. 12.parade. chocolate. 11. 10.lily.
• Tell each team to look for a certain colour, bonnet. 9. 8.symbol. jellybean. 7. resurrected, Indeed He is', breaking and eating 6.dye. 5.daffodil. 4.egg.
e.g. blue eggs them. 3.candy. bunny. 2. 1.basket.
• First team to find all of their coloured eggs
Answers wins!
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Brownies FIRST AID The requirements to earn a First Aid Badge: Nosebleeds
Discuss with the tester: Nose bleeds can be frightening. However, they are fairly common, particularly in children, and can often be • The importance of remaining calm and getting adult help treated at home. During a nosebleed, blood flows from one as quickly as possible in any accident. nostril, or sometimes both nostrils. It can be heavy or light • How you think someone might feel if they have had an and last from a few seconds to more than 10 minutes. accident. Bleeding may be heavier or last longer if you have high • Why you must think of your own safety before rushing to blood pressure, heart failure, a condition where your blood help a casualty. doesn't clot (thicken) properly, or if you're taking medication • Explain how and why you should protect yourself when that thins your blood (anticoagulants), such as warfarin or dealing with a casualty that is bleeding. aspirin. • Know how to contact the emergency services and what Treating nosebleeds to tell them. You can usually stop a nosebleed yourself by pinching your • Know how to treat a simple burn. nose just above your nostrils for 10 minutes. Leaning • Know how to clean and treat a graze. forward and breathing through your mouth will drain blood • Know the treatment for stopping bleeding from the nose. down your nose instead of down the back of your throat. • Know how to control bleeding from a wound. Remind the person whose nose is bleeding to take it easy • Know how to treat a wasp sting. for a while (no running and racing) If the nosebleed hasn't
stopped bleeding after 20 minutes, call 999 or 112 First Aid First Aid is the treatment /assistance that is given to Grazes someone who has had an accident or has suddenly become ill, before a doctor or ambulance has arrived. First aid is a Treating a graze skill based upon training, knowledge and experience and Most cuts and grazes are minor and can be easily treated at there are many extensive courses available. However, it is home. Cleaning them thoroughly and covering them with a important that we all learn the basic skills in case of plaster or dressing is all that is needed. emergency. Dressing Aims of first aid: To dress a cut or graze at home: • Wash and dry your hands thoroughly. clean the • To preserve life. wound under running tap water but do not use • To promote recovery. antiseptic because it may damage the tissue and • To stop any worsening conditions. slow down healing. Pat the area dry with a clean • Important point to remember towel • • Act calmly and don’t panic Apply a sterile, adhesive dressing, such as a plaster • • Assess the situation and call for medical assistance if Keep the dressing clean by changing it as often as necessary. necessary and keep the wound dry by using • Never put yourself in waterproof dressings, which will allow you to take showers danger. • Remind the Brownie that Stop bleeding to a cut her most important job is If your cut or graze is bleeding heavily or is on a particularly to go get an adult delicate area of your body, such as the palm of your hand, • Dial 999 or 112 for the you should stop the bleeding before applying any kind of emergency services – 112 dressing. Apply pressure to the area using a bandage or a is used on mobiles and in towel. If the cut is to your hand or arm, raise it above your most of Europe head. If the injury is to a lower limb, lie down and raise the affected area above the level of your heart so the bleeding slows down and stops
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Brownies FIRST AID How to treat a wasp/bee sting? Safety True and False running game (10 minutes) Brownies in their Sixes in lines in the middle of the room. Number each team 1-6. Put a green circle at one end of the To treat a wasp sting, remove the room (safe) and a red circle at the other end of the room sting from skin and apply ice and (unsafe). Read out a safety statement and call out a number. antihistamine to the swollen area. All the Brownies who have that number run to the correct ( Scrape the area with a fingernail or end. Each Brownie receives a point for the correct answer. use tweezers or credit card to • We walk on the right hand side of the road facing traffic remove it to prevent more venom) coming towards us.(Safe) • We listen before we cross the road.(Safe) Items from The Kitchen That Soothe: • We always keep both hands on the handlebars when cycling in a straight line. (Safe) • Ice: Place an ice cube or ice pack on it and press for • We cross the street between parked cars.(Unsafe) about 20 minutes, will help reduce pain. Ice can also • We ring 999 in case of emergencies. (Safe) be used to help reduce the swelling that will occur. • We wear dark cloths after dark when we are walking. Make sure to protect the skin by covering ice with a (Unsafe) thin cotton towel or paper towel first. • We never stop to look and listen when crossing the road. • Baking Soda: Cover with a thick paste of baking soda (Unsafe) and water. • We always apply pressure to the area using a bandage or • Salt: Same as baking soda above but using salt a towel.(Safe) instead. • We wear a Walkman/iPod when cycling. (Unsafe) • Apple Cider Vinegar: Soak a small cotton pad with • We always look behind to make sure it is safe before apple cider vinegar and hold on wound until pain starting on a bicycle.(Safe) disappears (the acid content neutralizes the venom). • We cross when the green man shows.(Safe) • Vinegar: Same treatment as apple cider vinegar can • We run across the road.(Unsafe) also drizzle a few drops directly onto skin (the acid • We play ball on the busy street.(Unsafe) content neutralizes the venom). • We always panic when we see blood.(Unsafe) • Lemon Juice: Same procedure as apple cider • We wear oven gloves when taking something from a hot vinegar, can also drizzle a few drops directly onto oven.(Safe) skin (the acid content neutralizes the venom). • We have dirty and wet hands when working in the kitchen. • Lemon: Cut a fresh slice of lemon and hold in place (Unsafe) over skin (the acid content neutralizes the venom). • We leave our toys on the stairs.(Unsafe) • Garlic: Smother with crushed garlic then cover with a • We turn the handles of pots and pans outwards when band aid. cooking,(Unsafe) • Onion: Slice an onion and press in place until there is • We strike a match away from ourselves.(Safe) no more discomfort. • We keep medicines and tables on a low table so everyone • Cucumber: Place a freshly sliced piece of cucumber can easily reach them.(Unsafe) on top and hold in place. • We stop running, drop to the floor and roll around if our • Potato: Cover with a sliced (uncooked) potato with clothes catch fire.(Safe) the cut end side, hold in place. • We throw water on a chip pan if it catches fire.(Unsafe) • Olive Oil: Rub with olive oil for relief and to help with • We never wear seat belts in the car.(Unsafe) healing. • We always use our mobile phones when driving the car. (Unsafe)
If extreme swelling occurs or the person shows signs of You could then lead into a Pow Wow to discuss some of these allergic reaction call the emergency services statements further and see if the Brownies have any stories to share of accidents that have happened to them or their family. Challenge them to see how many accidents they can prevent during the week.
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Brownies
Make a First Aid Kit Dramatic Play Create a list of supplies for a first aid kit Use dramatic play to allow the girls to practice first aid with the help of the girls. Discuss the situations. Provide an unconnected phone and have the girls uses of each item and why they are practice calling 911. Pretend to be the operator so they can important to include in a first aid kit. practice having a conversation. Set up a clinic play area so Select a container for the first aid kit. A they can practice first aid treatments. Encourage the girls to tackle box, plastic storage box or create a skit or presentation about first aid topics. The goal zippered cloth bag will work well. Allow with dramatic play is to increase their comfort level with first the girls to decorate the first aid kit. aid and emergency situations. Assist the girls in gathering all of the first aid items on the list. Organise the Practice on Each Other items inside the first aid kit. After watching videos or hearing about first aid procedures, allow the girls to practice on each other. Provide the first aid First Aid Poster supplies needed to care for various medical situations. Create posters that relate to first aid topics. Have girls draw Assign each girl a partner. Describe a particular first aid pictures or cut pictures out of magazines. Topics for the first situation such as a sprained ankle, burn or cut on the hand. aid posters could include directions for first aid kits, Using the provided first aid supplies, have the partners procedures for handling injuries or general first aid administer the necessary first aid for the injury. awareness. Have each girl share her poster with the others to stimulate conversation about first aid topics. Display the First Aid Trivia posters as a reminder of the first aid skills learned. Create a set of first aid trivia cards that cover first aid basics. Laminate the trivia cards for durability. Have each girl draw a Field Trips & Guest Speakers trivia card and answer the question. Another option is to •The girls may have a fear of doctors, hospitals, Gardá and write a first aid procedure on each trivia card. Have the girl paramedics. Emergency medical situations are frightening perform the procedure on a doll or another Brownie. for everyone. Plan a field trip to a clinic, hospital or fire station. The girls will have the opportunity to meet the First Aid Charades emergency personnel in a non-threatening environment to Create cards with various first aid procedures or ideas listed ease any fears. If a field trip is not possible, invite these on them. Have one girl draw a card. Have her act out the professionals to visit and speak with the girls. Allow the first aid idea on the card for the others to guess. The person medical professionals to share first aid advice with the girls. who guesses correctly is the next person to select a card. The Red Cross, St. Johns Ambulance, Order of Malta, Civil Another option is to have the girls draw pictures so the Defence, local fire brigade or ambulance service others can guess.
Quick Quiz
Garda Ambulance Fire Brigade
It is important to know which emergency service to contact when necessary. Can you correctly answer the following?
Who do you contact when you see a fire? If you are ill or injured which service would help you? Who would rescue if you were stuck? Which of the services deals with crime? Who would you ring if you witnessed an accident?
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GUIDES Dear Leaders, Don’t forget about the Lady and Lord Baden Powell Badges. The syllabus for these can be I hope those of you who attended Branch Day enjoyed the event and went found in October & November home with lots of new ideas. Thanks to the organising committee and 2012 Trefoil News Trainers for their hard work and support.
This month we hope you will encourage your Guides to work on their Irish badges. We have crafts etc. to help you with these.
Don’t forget the new closing date for Gold Awards is 30th August 2013. Many thanks, Guide Branch Committee
REMINDER ON THE GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF THE GOLD AWARD BOOKLET
Gold Award Booklets are available in the Distribution Centres @ €1-80. Only these booklets will be accepted and must be received in National Office by 5-00p.m on the 30th Reminder closing date for August 2013. The Guide must be 14yrs of age in 2013. Gold Award Books to be completed and signed and in Page 1: Guide’s name, address, DOB etc must be filled in clearly by the Guide herself. If National Office is 5pm on the this information is unclear it may cause a delay in the award being processed, therefore all 30th August 2013 this information should be checked by the Unit Leader before sending the booklet to be signed by others.
Pages 2/3/4/5/6/7/8: These pages are a record of the work already done by the Guide and the dates of completion of each section (Spruce, Copper Beech, Silver Birch) in Just for A Guide are transferred to their Gold Award Booklet and signed by the Unit Leader in charge now. Please note if girls join the Unit at an older age they must complete all these sections plus numbered challenges.
Pages 9-15 these are the pages where the Guide must work hard. The Gold Award standard is very much an individual award for each Guide, however it is the highest award in Guiding and it is each Leader’s responsibility to ensure their Guides stretch themselves to their highest potential. In these pages we are encouraging the girls to give a summary/ add comments/add photos etc of the total work they have done for each section. Their numbered challenges must also be recorded here.
Outdoor section: The Guide must camp under canvas for 2 nights while working on her Gold Award. GOLD AWARD We realise some Guides may take longer than others to complete the Gold Award challenges and PRESENTATION therefore may have started their Gold Award with the outdoor section in 2012. IS THE 28/09/13 Page 16: This is a very important page and it is one the Unit Leader (now) has to be responsible for. It is IN THE up to the Leader in charge to make sure a Commissioner has time to read the booklet before she signs it GRESHAM and it is up to the Unit Leader to make sure it is sent to the Regional Commissioner allowing time for her HOTEL DUBLIN. to send it to Guide Branch, Irish Girl Guides, Trefoil House, 27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4 on or before 30th August 2013
This is a log book only of the work carried out by the Guide to achieve this award. It is up to the Leader in charge (now) to ensure that the work carried out by the Guide is carried out to the highest standard.
New Committee Members
Guide Branch are currently looking for Regional Reps from the Mid West Region and South East Region. We are also seeking a committee Treasurer, if you’re interested please contact your Regional Commissioner.
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Fun Day Badge 2013 Making a Wind Sock can be earned by Quick Games having a Guide Area Meteorologist Badge no.5
get together on the Name the Ball game 19/10/2013 Look out in Make a colourful next months Trefoil Have the Guides form a circle, give one player windsock to decorate News for more details. an indoor ball. That player selects a category your home and learn such as movie stars or chocolate bars. The more about how windy Guide bounces the ball to another Guide who your area is. must catch the ball and name something in the See the details category. For example chocolate — the Guide You will need: wire/wire coat hanger/pipe for the Guide says Twix bar. She then bounces it to the next cleaners, rectangle of fabric roughly the size you Outdoor Guide who must name another item in the want your windsock, lengths of ribbon, needle, Cookery category etc. If the girl can’t name an item, thread, pins. You can make your windsock any holds the ball longer than 10 seconds or competition on size, but check that the long edge of your fabric repeats an item - she is out. rectangle is about the same length as your piece page 9! This can be played at different times using of wire. different categories. What to do: • Lay out your fabric with the back of the fabric facing you • Fold over one of the long edges by about two Sun Nature Picture centimetres and pin down • Sew down the folded edge to make a seam, and Take your Patrols for a walk in early spring and examine pieces of feed your wire through it nature (please remember the Leave No Trace code). Place nature • Fold over the other long edge in the same way items on a black piece of construction paper and spray with a light and pin down mist of water all over the paper, (be careful not to soak your paper). • Pin ribbons along the second seam, their long Leave the paper in the direct sun for about 45-60minutes. When you tails facing away from the fabric. You can use as remove the objects and replace them where they came from, you many as you want, at whatever length you want should be able to see a distinct difference where the objects were and • Sew along the second seam, sewing over the where the sun faded the surrounding paper. (this will depend on the ribbons to hold them in place strength of the sun.) You now have a nature picture without ever using • Fold your windsock in half with the back of the crayons. Just plain nature! fabric facing outward and pin the short edges together then sew down the short edges.
HELP WANTED
We are hoping to compile a new Hike/Patrol cook book. To do this we need help from all members. We need recipes, recipes and more recipes. These should be able to be cooked outdoor or indoor. We will compile all those sent into us and all the recipes published will have the sender’s name printed.
When published each Unit will receive a copy. All recipes to be sent to Guide Branch, Irish Girl Guides, Trefoil House, 27,Pembroke Rd., Dublin 4. Or by email to; [email protected] on or before 19th May 2013
THANK YOU SO MUCH
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GUIDES
The Gaelic Emblem
This Emblem can be earned if a Guide holds four of the badges shown in this diagram.. Seachtain na Ghaeilge is this month and in this the year of The Gathering we should be doing all we can to promote our heritage and pride in our country. Why not encourage the girls to complete the following?
Irish Cook (part 2) Irish Legends Bring to the test a traditional dish, bread or cake How many proverbs and triads Irish Music cooked by yourself that has previously been agreed by can each Patrol come up with? Do any of the Guides play a the tester. Why not get each Patrol to act traditional music instrument? out the events of an Irish Why not have a debate in relation Soda Bread legend? to pop music versus Irish music? (as gaeilge if you can) Ingredients: 150ml Irish Handcraft (My world challenge no 7) buttermilk, 2tsp soft brown sugar, 1tsp Make a St. Brigid’s Cross baking soda, 250g plain flour and a little extra for kneading and olive oil for greasing.
Method: • Preheat the oven to 230degrees Celsius or gas mark 8 and grease a baking sheet with a little oil. • Sieve the flour, salt and baking powder into a bowl and add the sugar. • Stir in the buttermilk at first with a wooden spoon, then bring it all together with your hands to form a doughy mass that feels soft and firm. It should not be too sticky. If so add a little more flour. • Knead the dough lightly in the bowl for about half a minute until smooth then shape it into a large ball. • Place it on the baking sheet and slash a deep cross in the top of the loaf with a sharp knife as this allows the bread to expand on cooking. • Bake in the oven for about 12 minutes then turn the oven to 200/gas mark 6 and cook for another 15- 20minutes until the base sounds hollow when tapped. • Allow to cool. If you want to avoid a hard crust forming wrap in a damp tea towel and place upside down on a cooling rack.
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SENIOR BRANCH
Hi Everyone, Marg McInerney did a great training for us at It was great to see a good mixture of girls and Leaders at Branch Day. It was an Branch Day this year. We had three great sessions and were excellent introduction delighted with the turnout. It’s almost time to get out of doors for people thinking of with Senior Branch and we are getting excited about the doing the Chiefs. Lightweight. It’s happening this year in Wicklow and promises to be a great weekend. We hope to see lots of you there. Next You too can get some month will be time to apply for the Chief Commissioner’s Award of her great ideas and so try finding a partner and start doing a bit of walking to hear about her prepare. Get on those boots and start moving people!!! adventure on the Chiefs by checking out her
blog – margoncamp.wordpress.com. SB Committee ;o)
SENIOR BRANCH LIGHTWEIGHT WEEKEND
• Ready for a spot of hiking?
• A chance to explore the best of Wicklow?
• A chance to develop your packing, camping Who: All Senior Branch Members and map reading skills? (14 1/2 - 26) Where: County Wicklow The Lightweight Weekend is suitable for all levels. There will be When: April 26th - 28th 2013 routes for complete beginners as well as for those who want to How Much: €50 (Includes food & accommodation. push themselves that little bit harder. Leaders will be on hand to Travel will be refunded) give hints and tips on how to pack your bag, navigate your way th and have the general lightweight weekend banter. Closing date: Friday 12 April
Please send application form, along with the appropriate fee to:
Aoife Ledwidge O Brien, C/O National Office, 27 Pembroke Park.
Cheques made payable to Irish Girl Guides or details of electronic transfer provided. SB Bank account details are available by emailing [email protected]
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26th-28th April 21st July—3rd August Summer 2013
Lightweight Weekend Explorer Belt Chief Commissioner’s Award
SENIOR BRANCH
Chief Commissioner’s Award (CCA)
by Marg McInerney
The Chief Commissioner’s Award (CCA) involves participating in a hike, in Ireland, of 60km (40 miles approx) over five days and four nights in teams of two or three. The teams are not told the destination before the event begins, thus adding to the excitement. Each team completes a log book and a series of projects during the hike. The team are given a set budget for food.
The CCA occurs every two year, in the summer of odd numbered years. Usually it is held in August. Teams are of 2 to 3 girls aged between 16 -26 years, thus making it a Senior Branch event. If a team of over 26year olds want to participate they are more than welcome but they will be classed as a Visitors team. My friend Nora and I took part in the CCA as a visitors team in 2003. We were in our forties, liked to go for a bit for a walk but most of all we were out for a laugh.
So back to the CCA info, after the hike the teams are assessed by means of the log books that they have completed, projects and team interviews to ascertain how well the team members got on together and whether or not they really entered into the spirit of the Award and managed to get beneath the skin of the area they were hiking in.
By just participating in the CCA, the Award Certificate is presented to the teams. If your team covers the full mileage, completes the log book and the projects, a leather woggle with the Celtic knot inscribed and the Award certificate is presented to you. The CCA itself, plus certificate & woggle, is achieved by teams who go beyond the minimum requirements, enter wholeheartedly into the spirit of the Award and benefit in a really personal way from the experience by giving a little more of themselves and gaining a whole lot in the process. The Award is given to those teams who really “get under the skin” of the community in which they are walking. The Chief Commissioner’s Award is a silver Celtic knot pin. A Bronze pin is awarded to visitor teams who fulfil the same requirements.
Previous ‘Chief’s’ have taken place in Dingle, Wicklow, Donegal, Waterford, Cork, Achill, Clare, Mellary and Inis Mor. The CCA is one of the highest awards which may be gained by members of Senior Branch.
If you are thinking of participating in the CCA I would recommend that you go on the Lightweight Weekend which is held in April each year. It is a great training weekend. You arrive on a Friday night to a hostel where you sleep for the night. Your gear is checked, you are given food for 24hrs and teams are given tents if they don’t already have their own. You then hike to where you will pitch your tent, cook dinner, have a campfire session, sleep in you tent and the next day hike back to the hostel. Perfect TURN OVER TO FILL IN YOUR preparation for what’s to come if you take on the Chiefs’! CCA APPLICATION FORM
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Attach passport Application Form for photo here Chief Commissioner’s Award
Name: Date of Birth: Address: Home Phone No: Mobile Phone No: Email: (you check regularly!): Unit Name: Other Team Members: District: 1. Region: 2.
Would you prefer to receive future information by email or post? I am planning to take part in this years Lightweight Camp Weekend. YES/ NO Previous Experience: (e.g. Campcraft, Lightweight camps, other expeditions etc.)
I enclose a non refundable deposit of €30 and 1 passport size photo
I recommend the above applicant to take part in the Chief Commissioner’s Award 2013. She is prepared physically, in character, training and experience.
Regional Chief Commissioner’s Award Signatory: Date:
______
Name of local newspaper (s): T-shirt Size: (With contact numbers if possible) S M L XL
Have you been Garda Vetted by IGG? (for members 18+) YES NO
Please return signed application forms along with deposit to: Chief Commissioner’s Award Applications, 27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4 CLOSING DATE: 31ST MAY 2013
Please ensure your form is signed off by your Regional Chief Commissioner’s Award Signatory, these are listed below:
Eastern Region Anne McPartland, c/o National Office South East Region Fiona Condron, c/o National Office South West Region Rosemary O’Driscoll, c/o National Office Mid West Region Pauline Kennedy, c/o National Office West & Central Midlands Thérèse Joyce, c/o National Office North West Region Geraldine Kiely, c/o National Office North East Region Olwyn Williamson, c/o National Office
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International Opportunities Watra 2013
When: 19-25 August Where: Malopolska Region, Poland Who: A Patrol of up to 10 Senior Branch age 16-25, plus a group leader. What’s it about: The event is divided into two parts: 19 – 21 August 2013 - HIKES Patrols choose one of the several routes prepared by the organisers. Each path is different and the themes range from cultural excursions to a high mountains hike. 21 – 25 August 2013 - CAMP Over 1000 Rovers and Rangers meet in one place at the end of their hikes around the campfire at Piaski-Druzków. How much: Camp fee is €25, plus flights and insurance. Highlights: “You will have the opportunity to learn more about riding, ecology, aviation, first aid, tourism, history and many more skills. Do not go to sleep too early – we are preparing full range of evening activities for you – concerts, talent shows, team building games, romantic cafes, and much more…” How to apply: Please send an International Application form to the International Secretary before March 15th. [email protected], or Trefoil House, 27 Pembroke Park, Dublin 4. For more information: www.facebook.com/watra2013
WS 2013 – West Sussex Scouts and Guides International Camp
When: August 3rd – 14th 2013 Where: West Sussex, UK Who: We have received an invitation from a GirlGuiding UK group who are attending this event and would like to twin with us for the camp. They are a group of 14 girls plus Leaders. The Irish group should consist of a Patrol, aged 12+ with camping experience, plus Leaders. What’s it about: WS Camps have been running every 4-5 years since 1980 and are a great opportunity to build international friendship. This year the theme is Ancient Civilisations and the sub-camps will be Pyramid, Chichimec, Valhalla and Xanadu. How much: £150 sterling for Guides, £50 sterling for Leaders. This does not include transport or food. Highlights: A UK group have already signed up to participate in this event and invited us along with them. They will be your partners throughout the preparations. The camp runs from August 3rd to 10th, they have then offered homestay until the 14th so that you and your girls will have the chance to take in the sights and spend time with new friends. How to apply: Contact the International Secretary to express your interest and she can put you in touch with the GirlGuiding UK group. For more info: See www.ws2013.org Closing date: April 1st 2013
International Opportunities
Check the Irish Girl Guides website for up to date International Opportunities, Camps and Seminars. Put your name down on an International Interest form to be in consideration for events as they arise. Contact International Secretary Jemma Lee by emailing [email protected] for more information about events.
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International International Permit Training Day March 23rd 2013, Cork
For all Leaders-in-Charge taking groups of IGG members abroad
*If you intend travelling abroad with your Unit, and haven’t already completed the training, you must attend this weekend.*
What? ‘International Permit’ Information/Training for Leaders. This day will focus on all aspects of travelling abroad with Guides, such as qualifications, forms, planning, problem solving, tips and advice from experienced travellers. When/Where? Eason’s Hill Community Centre, Shandon, Cork Saturday 23rd March 2013, 11.00 am – 3.30pm approx. How much? €15 non-refundable (money can be taken from Unit funds).
REMEMBER – AS AND FROM SEPTEMBER 2010, ALL LEADERS-IN-CHARGE OF TAKING A GROUP AWAY NEED TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL PERMIT
Fee and form to be sent to International Secretary, 27 Pembroke Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Please include an active email address which will be used for correspondence.
International Permit Day — Application Form
Name: ______Email: ______Address: ______Unit & Unit location: ______Branch: ______Region:______Qualifications (if any): ______Dietary requirements: ______
I enclose a postal order/bank draft/ cheque for €15 made payable to the “Irish Girl Guides”
Signed: ______Date:______
Please return as soon as possible — places are limited!
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BRANCH DAY 2013 A great time was had by all, the Branch Trainings were expertly delivered and gave everybody lots of ideas to take home with them. From Ladybirds to Senior Branch, everybody enjoyed the day and left brimming with enthusiasm.
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