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The Signal Editor’s Page November 2015 Editor’s Note I would like to thank everyone who sent in articles and photos for this issue. It contains stories of summer camps, award presenta- tions and international trips, which I am sure you will enjoy reading. Starting with this edition, the Signal has under gone a make over, however, this has not changed the content. We have updated our cover to ensure the National Brand Stan- dards are met. The other change that you will see are the Here is a photo of Bethany Deadline dates. These new dates are listed Roberts, Hannah Moores and below with the next one due on Dec 15 2015. Amber Chippett taken at their Please send any photos and/or stories you Brownie Advancement in Gorge have in order to continue to make The Park in Grand Falls-Windsor. “Signal” the great publication that it has be- Photo by Dawn Oldford come. and Story by Melanie Moores Stacey Adey The Signal Editor The Signal In this issue: The Signal will be published every three month with a total of sour P 3: Message from your PC issues per year P 4: Provincial News/Cookies Deadlines P 5-6 Cookies Dec. 15 P 7: Cookies/Area Highlights Mar. 15 P 8: How She Did It June 15 Sept 15 P 9: Twinning 2020 P 10-12: International Editor P 13: International /Program Stacey Adey P 14: International [email protected] P 15: International/Area Highlights Provincial Office P 16-17: Area Highlights 63 Roosevelt Avenue P 18: Blast from the Past St. John’s NL, A1A 0E8 1-800-565-8111 P 19: MMPA www.ggcnf.org Mailed under Canada Post Publications Mail Sales Agreement No. 40009690 2 Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador The Signal PC’s Message November 2015 From Your Provincial Commissioner Welcome to another year of great Guiding in Newfound- land and Labrador. By now things should be in full swing, plan- ning events, setting up meetings, and meeting new Girls, Guid- ers and parents. Guiding has been quite active in NL this past summer. Many girls traveled internationally, while others participated in a very exciting “Around the World Without a Passport” Interna- tional event held at Provincial Headquarters in July. Camping is on the rise with three very successful Provin- cial Camps being held each summer since 2013. One hundred and thirty of these enthusiastic campers are now very busy fundraising and preparing for Guiding Mosaic at Sylvan Lake, Alberta next summer. As a result of Guiding Mosaic in July 2016 there will be no Provincial Camp, however, I am sure this won’t dampen the spirit of the many District and Area camps that will be held across the province. A very successful Guiders/Commissioner Conference “Defying Gravity, Guid- ing the Future” was held in October with approximately 150 participants. Whether a new or experienced Guider it offered many opportunities for training and interacting with knowledgeable Guiders who share their skills. It was wonderful to meet and chat with so many of you from across the province. The Provincial Door To Door Cookie Campaign continues to be an astounding success. Imagine, every case of cookies has been sold and we are still receiving re- quests for more. An over-whelming positive response was, once again, received from residents who were glad to see the Girl Guides selling cookies door to door. It is awesome how Girls and Guiders come together as a team to promote Guiding in our communities. A huge thank you to every Girl, Guider and parent who helped make this campaign such a great success. By now you should be aware of Twinning 2020. Newfoundland and Labrador is excited to be paired with sister Girl Guides from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, to connect with the Girl Guides Association of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to celebrate our cultures and foster a shared sisterhood. This past summer our Provincial Twinning Lead, Nita Mason, Youth Co-lead, Carissa Haines and our International Chief Commissioner, Sharron Callahan had the opportunity to attend meetings in Mexico. A summary of these meetings was presented to Provin- cial Council in September. We encourage everyone to keep checking our website for updates Thanks to the help of our Membership Growth Coordinator, Allison Graham new units are opening across our Province in locations that have not been active for many years, With support from our Guiders, I am confident these Units will succeed and offer dynamic programming. Hats off to all for continuing to promote “on-line registration”. Currently, 93% of all NL members have registered online. Please continue to encourage parents to use (Continued on page 4) 3 Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador The Signal Provincial News/Cookies November 2015 (Continued from page 3) this method as it is the quickest way to hold a spot for their daughter as membership is on the rise. It is imperative that all Girls and adults attending meetings are registered for insurance purposes. Anyone unsure of “the guidelines for meeting attendance”, please contact Provincial Office. Looking for a new and exciting opportunity and would like to meet guiders from across the province? Why not consider becoming a member of one of our new Provin- cial Committees. Check out our provincial website or monthly Newsflash for all the de- tails. We look forward to receiving your application. The success of Guiding in Newfoundland and Labrador is so great because of your commitment and dedication. Thanks for all you do for Guiding. Kay Penney Provincial Commissioner Cookie News Mother and Daughter Cookie Sellers Here is a photo of mother and daughter duo ready to set out selling cookies door to door. New guider Kim Catling with her daughter, guide, Riley Catling. 4 Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador The Signal Cookies November 2015 Cookie Draws Con Ba Su Area Katie Young $50.00 Gift Card Jorja Pottle $50.00 Gift Card 1st St. Anthony Rangers 1st Kelligrews Foxtrap Sparks St. Anthony District Kelligrews Foxtrap District 5th St. Anthony Brownies $50.00 Bailey Roach $50.00 Gift Card St. Anthony District 1st Kelligrews Foxtrap Guides Kelligrews Foxtrap District Oceans Edge Area Rowan Percy $50.00 Gift Card 1st Kelligrews Foxtrap Sparks $50.00 11th Mt. Pearl Sparks Kelligrews Foxtrap District Marconi District Eastern Bays Area Amber Power $50.00 Gift Card Olivia Reid $50.00 Gift Card 3rd Mt. Pearl Brownies 1st Catalina Guiding Unit Marconi District Discovery District 3rd Mt. Pearl Brownies $50.00 Claire Penney $50.00 Gift Card Marconi District 1st Bay Roberts Guides BNB District Trefoil Central Area Gabrielle Haas $50.00 Gift Card 1st Bay Roberts Guides $50.00 1st Baie Verte Guides BNB District Emerald District Long Range Trails Area Merissa Haas $50.00 Gift Card Brianna Bellows $50.00 Gift Card 1st Baie Verte Brownies 3rd Curling Guides Emerald District Blomidon District 1st Baie Verte Guides $50.00 Sophie Greene $50.00 Gift Card Emerald District 1st Burgeo Sparks Burgeo District Tuckamore Area Molly Brewin $50.00 Gift Card 3rd Curling Guides $50.00 53rd St. John's Brownies Blomidon District East Coast District Northern Mosaic Area Gina Gibbons $50.00 Gift Card Mary-Ellen Pittman $50.00 Gift Card 57th St. John Guides 5th St. Anthony Brownies East Coast District St. Anthony District 53rd St. John's Brownies $50.00 East Coast District (Continued on page 6) 5 Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador The Signal Cookies November 2015 (Continued from page 5) Congratulations to all winners!!! Winners will be either notified when they can pick up their prize at Provincial Office (for those in the St. John's Area), all other prizes will be sent out through Canada Post. Registering Mint Sales for Cookie All Stars Our Unit Tracking Tool is THE way to register your girls’ and unit’s sales. Benefits of using Unit Tracking: ♦ Record girl’s individual sales, payments and addi- tional cookies or returns all in one spot. ♦ By clicking the “Send to Cookie All Stars” button your mint sales information is automatically trans- ferred to the Cookie All Stars registration site. ♦ Accessible to all Unit Contact Guiders through the Cookie All Stars site and to the cookie orderers through both the Cookie Ordering and Cookie All Stars sites. To access Unit Tracking: ♦ Establish your user name and password – this may take a day or two to con- firm. If you do not have password from last year, email us . ♦ Here is the direct link bypassing Member zone: https://cookie.girlguides.ca/ web/CookieAllStars ♦ DO NOT FORGET to click the button “Send to Cookie All Stars." The Cookie All Stars registration site will open in February 2016. Spring 2016 Classic Cookie Orders The deadline to order spring 2016 Classic Cookies is December 15th, 2015 . Please be sure to email your orders to Deanna, NL Provincial Cookie Chair @ [email protected] and cc your Area Commissioners. Please take into consideration that Classic Cookies also sell well in the fall. 6 Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador The Signal Cookie/Area Highlights November 2015 A Zip Line Adventure This summer the 1st Grand Falls Windsor Girl Guides had our camp at Gros Morne National Park. We had planned for our last day of camp to go to Marble Mountain and take part in the zip line and spider challenge. A couple of girl were first afraid of going on the zip line and were just going to do the spider challenge but after getting to Marble Mountain and having the girls talk with the staff and each other, they de- cided to go ahead and try it.