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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, March 11, 1987-7 Guides Parent and Daughter Banquet Thinking Day Supper 2nd Orono Brownies enjoyed a of their leader Madeline Heard. Guides and Brownies and leaders Orono United Church on February Thinking Day Supper at the home enjoy games at their Annual Parent 20,1987. , ' e and Daughter Banquet, held ,t the §60011(1 OfOIlO BrOWIlICS Girl Guiding in Orono Girl Guiding encompasses many activities and it is Said to give girls the opportunity of 'tasting' new experiences. experiences. Many of these activities are fun such as the hikes, parties and crafts jnd some encourage the Guides to think and express their own views on subjects. Monday evening the guides were presented with crests to acknowledge their participation in a "Peace" Challenge", a subject that created much discussion and some thought provoking ideas. The Guides were told the story of • Sadako - a 13-year-old Japanese girl stricken with the "atom bomb disease" - radiation linduced leukemia. She died in J955, one of the children to suffer the after effects effects of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. Old Japanese myths say that cranes live for a thousand years and the person who folds a thousand cranes will have her wish granted. While she was sick Sadako kept her spirits uf> by folding paper cranes and with each paper crane she folded she wished she would recover from her illness. She died after folding 644 cranes. Sadako's classmates folded the remaining remaining 356 cranes and Sadako was buried with a thousand cranes. Children all over Japan donated money to erect a monument to Sadako in Hiroshima's Peace Park and each year people place paper cranes at the base of the monument to remind us of the tragedy of war and the hope for Peace. (Taken from "Sadako and her T sand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr) Each Guide made a paper crane and we held discussions on ways to create peace at home and school and what Canada can do to create Peace in the World. They wrote letters letters to our M.P. expressing 'their hopes and thoughts. Here are some of theip: "We are girls at the ages from 9 to 11 we may not know as much as, some people but we do know we want peace on earth. Violent toys and shows for you.ng children should 'be avoided. We should all get along. We should think before we act or speak. We use money to build weapons but we do not use it for poor people around us." t "We wish that we can be friends and not fight for peace. We wish this would stop and when violence etc. stops everyone is going to be happier." "Take away nuclear weapons. Be more courteous and'polite." "When making deals'with other countries don't "cheat them. Stop film companies from making movies or T.V. shows that have lots; of violence." "We would like to bring peace to our country and other countries. We would like to share what our country has and have other countries countries share with us." "Stop bad toys and bad shows because little kids think they won't get hurt or killed. We don't want Canada using weapons to kill other countries. ( STOP WAR - PEACE please."' Happy Guiding News report The Brownies have been working their choice, to the pack. These hard on their World Friendship have been very good presentations, Badge. They have been making thanks to the co-operation of all the presentations, of the country of parents. • . February 11th we had a Valentine Party. The girls came dressed in red. They exchanged Valentines and learned a new singing game. They did a flower craft from Finland and made baskets which Snowy Owl filled, filled, with candy hearts. On February 18th we had our annual annual Thinking Day Supper. We had Italian, French, Chinese, Dutch and Danish food. We also had a Thinking Thinking Day cake and ice cream. We, played two games, one from Finland and one from India. Badges earned recently are: Craft - Tara Arnott, Amy McAllister, Mistie Ovenden, Stephanie Birkett, Ashley Bourne, Suzanne Stubbs, Kimberly Birkett and Dayna Drury. Book Lover - Mistie Ovenden , and Ashley Bourne. Signaller - Jessica Lawrence and Chrissy Bester. Pet Keeper - Amy McAllister Writer - Rebecca Bester Cook - Christie Slater Teamsport - Melissa van Lith Hostess - Erin Muizelaar Bilker - Amy McAllister, Suzanne Stubbs and Mistie Ovenden. THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE PROTECTING OUR MOST PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCE or over 90 years, the Canadian - Forestry Service has been involved in the management of our country's forest sector. Our forests are worth $33 billion in the Canadian economy. You can depend on the Canadian Forestry Service to promote Canada's forest resources for the economic, social and environmental benefit of all Canadians. r For more information on the Canadian Forestry Service write: THE'CANADIAN . FORESTRY SERVICE 351 St. Joseph Boulevard Thill, Quebec K1A1G5- ! . I* Canadian Forestry Service Canadien Service des forêts Canada