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THE HERALD Wednesday February 15 Cottage is home for artists Guides gear up for cookie sales By KATH PEACE of the Credit Valley Artisans Granted when you view the ex terior you may well question the importance of the Cedarvale Cot tage to the Credit Valley Artisans The cottages importance does not lie in grandeur of It is more than anything a state of mind and we tend to view the cottage as our spiritual home It is difficult to explain the sense of well being and the happiness that comes from knowing that we have tbe use of the cottage The feeling is very much akin to the feeling of returning home and see ing old familiar faces Perhaps its a sense of belonging The membership is now filled with a sense ot accomplishment and a deserving pride Victory has replaced the look of defeat and that type of positive atmosphere can only be constitutive to the creative If you were asked how long the Girl Guides of Canada have been selling cookies youd have to think back a number of years to come up with the answer The truth is selling cookies has been a major source of funds for the Girl Guides for 60 years In 1929 the Girl Guides of Toronto needed a new roof for their barn at Camp Bonita Glen To raise money for the work they sold boxes of cookies and since then selling cookies has become a national fundraising project throughout the Girl Guides organization in Canada Last year there were 036 boxes of cookies sold Being a member of the Girl Guides means that participating in the annual cookie sales is ex pected The revenue generated helps all levels of guiding The cost per box remains at 25 Sales began Feb and will continue until the end of this month Unfortunately due to the cost of production the peanut butter variety of Girl Guide cookies will Within the four cottage walls there are housed four guilds The guilds are the Heritage Hand weavers Palette and Pencil Club the potters and the stain glass crafters The Credit Valley tisans welcome equally the amateur artisan and the profes sional artisans When you join you have the use of the cottage and the equipment of your guild There is a comfort in knowing that you can share your ideas with fellow artisans as well as being able to seek knowledge from them The CVA maintains a strong support system for its members You can always find a few encouraging words and expert advice It is our hope that more people will join the CVA and take ad vantage of the Cedarvale Cottages facilities The Georgetown Little Theatre is holding a benefit performance of Night Must Pall at the John Elliott Theatre Church Street Georgetown this Thursday Feb 16 Curtain time is 8 pm and tickets are Afterwards the CVA will be serving coffee and refreshments in the art gallery What a perfect way to meet members of tbe CVA by enjoying an evening of drama and art Contact Linda Parker for further ticket information at 8530361 Join Us Feb 5 Feb Feb Feb 26 Mar 5 Mar For DECISION FILM SERIES GEORGETOWN ALLIANCE CHURCH 114 MAIN ST GEORGETOWN Its that time again when projects The tradition of selling members of the Guiding move- Girl Guide cookies dates back 60 are out selling their cookies years Photo submitted to raise money for various not be available Cookie orders that were placed in advance will be delivered in mid April Purchasing a box of Girl Guide cookies is an excellent way to help a very worthwhile orgamza service good coverage good price- Thats State Farm insurance ROBERT TAIT INS AGENCY LTD J 8731833 Like a good neighbor Stale Farm is there STATE FARM WHY PAY MORE 88 MUST GO NOW EXPIRES FEB FINANCING ON ALL IN STOCK 88 VEHICLES LIMITED TIME ONLY SIMILAR SAVINGS ON ALL OTHER MODELS 1 500 max to be financed over 36 months 0 TAX CASH 530 ELIZABETH STREET GUELPH ONTARIO N1E 5197634241