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Page 26, Whitby Free Press, Wednesday, February 22, 1995 Girl Guides of Canada 85 years of challenge and tradition n 1995 the Girl Guides of Canada -- Guides du Canada is 85 years old. Much has changed, but much has remained the same since our beginning in 1910. What Guiding gives us is part of our heritage. It is intangible, yet known to all of us. lIt's a O delight on a young girl's face -r as she succeeds in doing something for the first time. It's the warmth and comfort of friends at camp. It's a special leader or a special challenge. t's a sense ofti t gou belonging to something worthwhile. We build on the leadership of those who came before us. Eventually, those who Every day is Thinking Day in Guiding. to establ are leaders step back and Feb. 22, however, is a particularly nostalgic time for members to women become supporters and reflect on the values of.Guiding in Canada and around the world, and 1917, th chamion, ,cretin an celebrate the birthday of Lady Olave Baden-Powell, 'the last world Guides A champions, creating an atmophee fo ne leaers chief commissioner and wife of Sir Robert'Baden- Powell, founder of Througl atmosphere for new leaders sotn.srnt to- grow . and learn, to Sotn.srnt influence and be influenced. In an odd, but touching twist, this husband and wife team, founders become infuene nd e iflencd. of the two largest youth organizations in the world, were born on the the comrT In Guiding we have seen our same day. *Guiding members take on significant Since 1926, their birthday has been celebrated around the world as Guiding le'adership roles in Canadian 'Thinking Day' in which members focus their thoughts and actions on Pickering society. promotion and preservation of world peace and understandung. with serv The reison f ur Born in England in 1857, Robert Shephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Gonea The revision of our proram is uil onthe was raised with several brothers and a sister, Agnes, by their widowed and camr program. is built on the mte.;-,r lo experience of Guiders and At age 15, Baden-Powell (or B-P as he is affectionately'known to * reachedr girls; wè retain. our values world members), as a lieutenant in the British Army, saw service in For mo and traditions while Malta, India and parts of Africa. During the South African War, he women 'v responding to the needs of enlisted the help of boys for rany small but important tasks. members the girls and Guiders we In 1907, with camping equipment he borrowed from the army, B-P "Thus d serve today. took a group of boys to Brownsea land in Dorset where he ail ages The basis for our Guiding encouraged and taught them to become self-reliant in the outdoors. the sprea heritage. is found in the The camp was a huge success and Scouting took off. fudenita principles in the In September of. 1909, B-P invited boys from ail parts o h f undamental principles -- the O h essential elements -- of our United Kingdom to participate in a huge rally and parade at Crystal Promise of Law: a search for Pace Promse o Law a sarchfor At the end of the spectacular event, a group of small girls, eager a higher spiritual being; a to join in the festivities, bravely and defiantly caîled themselves commitment to community 'Girl Guides.' or country; and the principle Wietknb u of service. demonstration that Scouting could also be for girls. He then As you plan your asked his sister Agnes to develop a program suitable for girls. meetings, use our past By 1910, women had not yet gainedth.e vote, yet Guiding had successes as a foundation, aught the imaginations of women and girls around the world. use the "tried and true" as Guiding offered many opportunities for women and girls to break well as newideas; nd ree of the "doomed life f domesticity" and other traditionally remember that what you do predictable feminine roles. Guiding encouged women of ail remebertha wha yo do classes and races to explore new horizons in small groups or today has the potential to companies'of friends. become a turning point and In 1912, B-P married Olave Soames. She quickly became a lasting memory in a young involved in the Guiding movement and in 1916 was appointed woman's life tomorrow. chief commissioner for the United Kingdom and was one of the inititors of the first World Council in 1920. These women knew the power of networking: whether the Marshaeosrissue was wtar relief or women's suffrage, women united their Chief Commissioner strengths under the fellowship of Guiding. Girl Guides of Canada Such was the case with those women who, in 1911, set out tAtE ___ ___ ___ ___1995 P sasmeoday.uWhitby. brecaunsto i M ribas ln tk na e tiv e àocCur inin Since.1926, thisrebi r at ha s 5 eet edao n h ol s G ii 'GThiuides - Guides du Canada is wihmbrs its th Citizens becaficanGSaints' rlglian iThe TWflof htbbas played a signi cat rolei l ur-elag.Support th pn romotheioadreerhitbyvadatA inl c anndig.lit wah edustaidni ral growth r since that haPPY w e ad G o Pth Dated at V eveAatgandenoW1boast55,unts C spBraleP elS (f-P e i s a ot rea 1comuit kt tan<aI.tevolunteers, past and presetwh ordlm mbkeg d n a itor ee r e ao gl i n the Btis h Armysaw ervceini Foe Mad n w n e f lta, Indi and pate tsuo rica. ur g t e S uh A rc n W ,he w m n to thank the enitet who os fornma s malr bu r cookieacanendarnandsoap oragd W taprtheat ybeo ides on Feb. 22, wa a iescsang So to al theGui'Girl Guides.er strong ish the Girl Guides of Canada -- Guides du Canada. These all worked with many other prominent organizations and by e Act of Incorporation of the Canadian Council of the Girl 4ssociation was signed. ihout the years, Guiding in Canada has grown in both and numbers, with the aim to help girls and young women responsible citizens, able to give leadership and service to munity. g is active in more than 140 countries world-wide. g in Central Area (the region east to Cobourg, west to g and north as far as Haliburton) has become synonymous ice. are the perceptions of an organization that is solely cookie ping driven. Girl Guide cookies are not only a tradition, they the primary source of program funding, and camping has new heights in global environmental awareness. Dre than 80 years, Guiding in Canada has provided girls and with a fundamental program that encourages and implores its s to reach new horizons. do we Guides," said Lady Baden-Powell, "of ail kinds and of and of ail nations, go with the highest and the best towards ading of true peace and goodwill on Earth." SWhtby are encouraged to ýe valuabIe cOmmunity Work 9uides Of Canada. Vhitbyy Ontaro this l5th day 1%995.