TREFOIL THEATRE
Use any method of production you wish for this thinking day presentation-----one idea would be to have the individual letters on poster board, with the readings accompanying them attached to the back so the girls could read them as they held the cards.
THINKING DAY
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Thinking Day is celebrated February 22nd. This is the birthday of Lady and Lord Baden-Powell, who organized and did so much for the Girl Guide movement.
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He, Lord Baden-Powell, founded Boy Scouting in 1907. At a boy rally in 1909, girls appeared, who were most interested in the movement. They wanted in too
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In 1909, as a result of the Boy Scout rally, Lord Baden-Powell with the help of his sister Agnes founded the Girl Guides of England, out of this grew our own Girl Guides of Canada in 1913 when the first company was officially registered.
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Newfoundland's first company was officially established in 1918 although Newfoundland did not become part of Canada until 1949.
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Knowing little about Girl Guiding, Princess Mary did have an interest and inspected companies on different occasions. She gave many gifts of money to help Girl Guides really get on their feet.
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In 1928 the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGS) was founded and Canada was a charter member. This helped bind Girl Guides and Scouts closer together. The World Trefoil Pin shows that you are part of the WAGGS and a member of an international family around the globe who share the same values and ideals. We wear this special pin as a symbol of friendship and unity.
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No one can ever forget our first chief commissioner Lady Mary Pellatt who did so much to promote and organize guiding in Canada.
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Girl Guides of Canada is the largest organization for girls and women in Canada, with over 160,000 members. Today there are over 10 million girls and women in over 144 countries in the world participating in guiding.
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Day by day this movement, started by Lord Baden-Powell, has increased, not only in size, but also in its activities. Even though girls from different countries do not wear the same color or style uniform, their interest and activities are very similar.
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And let us remember that the word "Friendship" means much to all, and "International Friendship" means even more. Thinking Day is also a good time to contribute to the World Friendship Fund. The money provides opportunities for international exchange programs, which in return widens friendships around the world.
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You are a part of this, so let us all join hands in a friendship with wishes for all that is good for all Girl Guides and Scouts the world over.
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