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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday April 3, 2002 -C5 Five women, all of them at one time Brownies, Girl Guides and Pathfinders, spoke about their careers at a Career Night hosted by Girl Guides of Canada at Town Hall last week. ABOVE FROM LEFT. Crown Attorney Dana Venner wore her robes. Air Canada pilot Leslie Robinson came in her uniform: and accountant Jane Adams came dressed for work. LEFT: Dr. Sarah Machell brought her two Shih Tzus, C J ., 8 years old (left): and George, 3 years old. And, BOTTOM LEFT, Mary Feely, morning show co-host and producer at AM740 looks at sash o f badges earned by Jenny Pilmoor of 16th River Glen Guides (left), with Danielle Leger-Ryan o f 43rd Oakville Guides. Wilma Blokhuis · O akville B eaver Career Night delights Brownies, Guides By Wilma Blokhuis BEAVER FOCUS EDITOR What do an airline pilot, veterinari an. crown attorney, accountant and radio morning show co-host and pro ducer have in common? All of them were involved with Girl Guides. And. all of them came to share their stories about how Girl Guides helped shape their careers at a Career Night hosted by local Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders at Town Hall last week. Sharing their stories with between 70 and 80 girls were Mary Feely. moming show co-host and producer from AM 740: Crown Attorney Dana Venner. vet erinarian Dr. Sarah Machell: A ir Canada pilot Leslie Robinson, and Jane Adams, a senior manager at KPM G accounting firm. The women shared their memories of their Girl Guide days, everything from "working on our badges" to sum mer camps and earning All-Round Cords and Canada Cords. " I was an only child," said Machell. " Guiding put me in touch with other kids my age." And, it helped her decide her career. "For as long as I can remember. I've always loved animals, and Girl Guides put me in touch with veterinarians. I volunteered for a veterinarian and worked for one before becoming a vet erinarian myself." Venner was encouraged by her mother to become involved with Guides. "M y mother was a district commis sioner. and that's probably why I became a leader. M y mother was a leader. When I got my Canada Cord at age 13. my mother gave my cufflinks. And. it wasn't until I became a lawyer that I would need those cufflinks for my shirts. I wear them constandy. Every time it wear those cufflinks, I think of my mother." And. who can forget those Girl Guide cookies? "I sold a lot of cookies and I ate a lot of cookies," said Feely, who was encouraged by her Guide leaders to turn her talkative nature into a career. "M y leaders encouraged me to be who I am. "I was always the last to leave the dinner table because I talked so much." She joked with her young audience about not having to do dishes because she was so late finishing dinner. "As a kid. I always liked to make people laugh." Working in radio lakes " discipline and determination." Feely said, telling her audience she goes to bed at 7 p.m. 8 p.m. at the latest, and wakes up at 3 a.m. and leaves for work at 4 p.m. " When I go on air at 5:30 a.m.. I have to be lively and bubbly. "A ny career path requires dedica tion. and you do it because you love it. Would you believe I used to be shy and nervous? As a very young child I was shy. and Guiding helped me overcome my shyness. " I was very nervous when I first started in radio, and I'm still a little bit nervous - otherwise it's not as excit ing." Robinson, who remembers meeting a lot of friends during her days in Brownies, always wanted to fly. After graduating from four years of college, studying travel and tourism, plus com puters and technology, she obtained her pilot's licence. " I had 3,000 hours of flying, recre ational and small trips, before I was hired by Air Canada. I had also worked as a flying instructor and for small air lines as well." 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